M.startbrowser.co Redirects - How to remove

M.startbrowser.co is an alternative search engine that might unexpectedly show up on your screen. If your internet search results are displayed by M.startbrowser.co, then there might be an unwanted extension installed on your browser.

About M.startbrowser.co:

Classification	Browser hijacker, potentially unwanted program.
Symptoms of an M.startbrowser.co infection	Web search results always or sometimes get redirected to M.startbrowser.co, unfamiliar browser add-ons are installed.
Problems and issues	Too many ads and not enough useful features on M.startbrowser.co, Airfind logs your data (browsing history, search terms) and may sell it.
How to remove M.startbrowser.co search	Uninstall all suspicious browser extensions, use anti-malware apps (Spyhunter for PC, Spyhunter for Mac, Combo Cleaner for Mac, etc.) to check your computer.

What does M.startbrowser.co do?

M.startbrowser.co displays ads

M.startbrowser.co is an alternative search engine. It accepts search queries and displays relevant results. Same as Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, etc.

Well, not quite the same. Mainstream search engines like Google show rich results, many different result types, offer tools to filter the results, and show relatively modest ads.

On the other hand, M.startbrowser.co has almost no tools or result types to offer. It’s as basic as it gets. In addition, M.startbrowser.co shows some pretty big ads, including those for shady websites, such as Zapmeta.ws, Izito.ws, and Info.com.

M.startbrowser.co uses Google ads and search results. That means that the result should be as accurate and safe as they are on Google.com. But the thing is, the people who operate M.startbrowser.co can choose to promote some sites and to ignore others in the search results.

Indeed, using private windows and searching for the same query on M.startbrowser.co and Google.com, there are some differences in the results. And as for ads, M.startbrowser.co almost always showed 4 ads (some with sitelinks), while Google.com tended to show 2 or none.

As M.startbrowser.co is the one to display the search results, it also gets to read people’s search histories. According to its privacy policy (which can be found on Airfind.com), that data is sold to other companies. So, not great for privacy.

It gets installed with browser extensions

The M.startbrowser.co site shows a lot of ads, but to actually make money, it needs people to click on them. And how is it supposed to do that when it offers no useful features?

One way is to trick people into installing M.startbrowser.co. There are a few ways to do this:

• deceptive online ads, such as prompts to update your software (Firefox requires a manual update),
• ads that say that you’re “required” to add an extension (Linkvertise.net),
• emails carrying malware (Google Chrome Update scam),
• freeware installers that offer additional software (InstallCore).

M.startbrowser.co is related to Airfind.com (that’s the site that hosts its privacy policy). In that way, M.startbrowser.co is a lot like Nearbyme.io. That site has been tormenting users by intermittently hijacking their search results. It’s been doing this with the help of various browser extensions that get installed in dishonest ways. It’s a safe bet that M.startbrowser.co is similar.

How to stop M.startbrowser.co

Since the appearances of M.startbrowser.co are likely caused by a bad browser extension, you just need to remove or disable that extension – and M.startbrowser.co will stop showing up.

Finding the responsible extension might be a bit of a chore, though. Even browser add-ons that work well and that are created by reputable developers can suddenly begin hijacking your search traffic.

One way to check your add-ons is to disable one of them and then see if M.startbrowser.co stops showing up. Disable your extensions one by one until you find the culprit. Then remove it and re-enable the other add-ons.

Another way to search for malware is to use an anti-malware app, like Spyhunter for PC, Spyhunter for Mac, Combo Cleaner for Mac, and others. These apps can’t always find suspicious browser add-ons, but they can recognize more serious threats, such as installers that bundle browser hijackers and other junkware.

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Manual removal instructions

TopHow To remove M.startbrowser.co Redirects from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to M.startbrowser.co Redirects, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove M.startbrowser.co Redirects from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to startbrowser Redirects, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How To remove M.startbrowser.co Redirects from Firefox:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (Or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything M.startbrowser.co Redirects related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to M.startbrowser.co Redirects, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.