iStart123 Browser Hijacker – Remove
(Can effect IE, FF, Chrome)
(May see Quick Start, or V9)
One of the first things I would do is to -corrected the “target” field in each of IE, FF, and
Chrome in each place they could be launched, i.e. Desktop, taskbar, menubar, Start Menu, etc.
(Rclick on each browser’s QuickLaunch/Shortcuts, and go to Properties. Look at the targets.
Make sure this is correct. Insure there is nothing like “istart123.com in this entry.)
Try these target locations:
IE: Target: "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe". Start in: %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%.
FF: Target: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe".
Start in: "C:\Program Files
(x86)\Mozilla Firefox".
Chrome: Target: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe". Startin:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application".
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The following steps come from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkDpkoezSx0
Close all browsers.
Open Task Manager (Rclick TaskBar).
End Processes:
HpUI.exe
IePlugin Service
Loader32.exe
Loader64.exe
All instances of all browsers
Navigate WindowExplorer to: C:\Program Files (x86) (could be the Program Files folder w/o the 86 (i.e.
32, which has no number.) I do not yet have enough information to determine which directory this will
be under.
Find the subfolder called “Sup”, and delete it.
Empty RecycleBin.
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If istart persist, try:
In IE, click on gear (top right), click Internet Options, click on “Use New Tab for HomePage).
In FF Options, Click General tab, and click “Restore to Default for reset the home page.
Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s2v8QwLUng
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkDpkoezSx0