What is MyStart.com?

MyStart.com is a browser hijacker, which, as the name of a threat implies, can override your browser. Originally MyStart.com is a search page that possesses some entertaining features like changing the background for the main page and a new tab page and playing relaxing music on the page. Though it looks pleasant it doesn’t worth using. MyStart.com is ad-supportive and will add commercials and sponsored links to the search results. It also blocks other search domains leaving user no choice but to make search queries in it. You should remove MyStart.com only if you don’t want to be overwhelmed by advertisement.

MyStart.com

How MyStart.com gets on your PC?

MyStart.com doesn’t get on the systems openly, preferring to hide behind legitimate software installers in the pretense of an advantageous page. When it spreads via bundling with other software, users always have opportunity to opt out of it. For this they simply need to change the installation type to Advanced or Custom and tick off the boxes against the unwanted software.

How to remove MyStart.com from your computer?

To uninstall MyStart.com remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and regkeys.

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You can try both of these products to remove MyStart.com

Or uninstall MyStart.com manually.

Step 1: Remove MyStart.com from Control Panel

Windows XP:

  1. Click Start.
  2. Control Panel.
  3. Then click Add or Remove Programs.
  4. Find MyStart.com.
  5. Click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.

Windows 7/Windows Vista:

  1. Click Start.
  2. Then Control Panel.
  3. Click Uninstall a Program.
  4. Find MyStart.com and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.

Windows 8/Windows 8.1:

  1. Open the Menu.
  2. Click Search.
  3. After that click Apps.
  4. Then Control Panel.
  5. Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
  6. Find MyStart.com, select it and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).

Windows 10:

  1. Click on the Start button (or press the Windows key) to open the Start menu, click on the Settings at the top.
  2. Click on App & features on the left menu.
  3. On the right side, locate MyStart.com and click it, then click on the Uninstall button.
  4. Click on Uninstall to confirm.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 10

Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Control panel and search for last installed programs.

After that remove MyStart.com from your browser.

Step 2: Remove MyStart.com from browsers

Google Chrome:

  1. Open Google Chrome
  2. Push Alt + F.
  3. Click Tools.
  4. Choose Extensions.
  5. Find MyStart.com.
  6. Click the trash can icon to remove it.

Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.

Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Open Firefox.
  2. Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
  3. Choose MyStart.com.
  4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.

Internet Explorer:

  1. Open IE.
  2. Push Alt + T.
  3. Click Manage Add-ons.
  4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
  5. Click Disable MyStart.com.
  6. Click More information link in the left-bottom corner.
  7. Click Remove button.
  8. If this button is grayed out – perform alternative steps.

Learn more about removing extensions from IE.

Step 3: Resetting your browser search and homepage settings

Reset browser setting in Google Chrome:
  1. Click the Chrome menu (3 bar button) in the top right corner.
  2. Choose Settings.
  3. Click Show advanced settings.
  4. Go to Reset browser settings section.
  5. Click Reset browser settings.
  6. In the dialog that appears, click Reset.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Google Chrome.

Reset browser setting in Mozilla Firefox:
  1. Open Mozilla Firefox.
  2. Go to Help.
  3. Go to Troubleshooting information.
  4. Click Reset Firefox… button.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Mozilla Firefox.

Reset browser setting in Internet Explorer:
  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Click on the cogwheel in the right upper corner.
  3. Click Internet options.
  4. Go to Advanced tab.
  5. Click Reset button.
  6. Put a tick near Delete personal settings checkbox.
  7. Click Reset button.

Learn more about resetting browser settings in Internet Explorer.

Step 4: Remove following files and folders of MyStart.com:

Remove following registry entries:

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Remove following files:

dtx.ini
geodata.xml
guid.dat
setupCfg.xml
autoenabledlsecure[1].txt
index[1].xml

Remove following folders

\ProgramFiles\dlsecuretb\
\Users\adm\AppData\LocalLow\dlsecuretb\

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