Start2.me virus - How to remove

Start2.me virus is a browser hijacker that can affect your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. It is a page full of links that give you a quick access to Facebook, Youtube, Yahoo and other popular websites. This may look like a helpful feature, however, pay attention that not all provided quick links take you to well-known websites and some of them may redirect you to completely unknown pages that may even be harmful to visit. The reason why computer users may trust Start2.me is because it uses a Yahoo search engine which is a popular search provider. However, you shouldn’t trust it too much. One of the reasons is that your search results may be modified, despite that it says they are provided by Yahoo.

 

 

 

 

 

Once you encounter Start2.me virus on your computer, you should immediately remove it from all your browsers as it will only complicate your browsing experience. The program tries to advertise websites of its partners, so it will include them in your search results, display ads with links to these pages and cause redirections when you least expect that. Beware that these pages may be unsafe and infiltrate various infections to your computer. You may also be forced to download various adware that not only tracks your browsing history and tries to use it for unethical marketing but also it can get access to your personal information and cause privacy related programs.

Start2.me virus usually infiltrates to computers while PC users are downloading other software. Normally it comes bundled to freeware from the Internet, even if you are downloading software from well-known download websites. You can actually avoid this hijacker quite easily. Make sure you always follow the installation steps of your new downloads and never agree changing your homepage or search provider to unknown websites like Start2.me. It is not recommended to add any unknown programs too if any come bundled to the main software that you are downloading. Bundling is a popular way to distribute little known and, most of the times, useless applications.

If your browsers have already been hijacked, you should remove this browser hijacker from your system as soon as possible. Go to Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs list and uninstall everything related to Start2.me from there. It is recommended to uninstall ALL programs added on the same date as problems have appeared. Some versions of this virus install software that blocks browser settings from changing. To identify them, scanning with or other reputable antispyware tool might help. Then you can uninstall the extensions and reset settings in your browsers. Follow the guide below for a more detailed plan how to remove Start2.me virus.

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How to remove Start2.me virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Start2.me virus install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Start2.me virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Start2.me virus easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Start2.me virus from macOS

Delete Start2.me virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Start2.me virus app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopHow To remove Start2.me virus 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 Start2.me virus, 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 Start2.me virus 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 Start2.me virus 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 Start2.me virus, 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.

How to remove Start2.me virus 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 Start2.me virus, 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 Start2.me virus from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall Start2.me virus and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to Start2.me virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari…
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

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