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- Changes default search engine
- Hijacks homepage
- Installs itself without permissions
- Connects to the internet without permission
- Shows commercial adverts
- Cant change my homepage
istart123.comIf you are certain that the home page and the search provider of your Internet browsers have been changed to istart123.com without your permission, you should get very concerned about your online security and browsing habits. The search engine that has just become your default search engine is promoted by a browser hijacker and is similar to search engines such as websearches.com, v9.com, and omega-plus.com. These search engines are designed differently but the programs distributing all of them, including istart123.com, work in the same way. The browser hijacker promoting istart123.com alters the shortcuts of the browsers so that you cannot rid the browsers of the search engine. After the link of the search provider is added to the Target line of the shortcuts, your attempts to manually change the settings of the browsers become useless. It is so because you cannot restore the former settings without editing the Target line. At the end of the review, you will find our instructions on how to remove istart123.com from the shortcuts. However, you should bear in mind that manual removal may be insufficient because some browser cookies and other unreliable files may remain on the computer. The browser hijacker, let us call it istart123.com , also installs a browser extension called SupTab, which work only on Internet Explorer, and QuickStart, which is compatible with Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. Note that instead QuickStart you may find FastStart, which is an identical program. We suspect that Elex Technology Co. Ltd. is responsible for the distribution of the hijacker because the installer and the symptoms exhibited are identical to the installer and the symptoms concerning the case of the v9.com browser hijacker. The search engine istart123.com may seem a useful search provider for it features links to popular websites, including Amazon, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Google. The fact that it allows you to access Google may imply that you can safely use the search engine, which is not true. As has been already mentioned, the browser hijacker distributing istart123.com attempts to hamper the removal of the search provider, which indicates that the developers of the program do not care about your preferences. The browser hijacker arrives at the computer with its uninstaller, which comes in handy when trying to remove the search engine manually. During the uninstall process, the Target line is fixed automatically; however, some manual changes are necessary within the browsers afterwards. Do you want to save time? If so, implement a reputable spyware and malware removal tool. We recommend using SpyHunter because this real-time security program can remove istart123.com from the browsers and shield the system from multiple computer threats. How to remove istart123.comWindows Vista and Windows 7
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Comments
Thx it was alright
I am not able to uninstall the istart 123 uninstall from control panel. Any other options
Interesting instructions as the istart123 program keeps coming back over and over and over again after it's been uninstalled!
i have also tried everythin i can think of please help!!!
I do not even see the istart123 it must be in a hidden folder somewhere!
I so need help to remove this... I am surprised that my antivirus software is not able to detect this!
I can't get rid of this. Please help!!
use revo uninstaller
Editing the Target line (as directed in "Fix your browser shortcuts", above), together with changing the settings according to the instructions for Chrome (also above), appears to have worked for Chrome.
The istart123 uninstaller still appears in the program list; attempts to uninstall it give an error message.
Function looks okay so far...
can someone please block istart-cant even work out how it got on my pc
I tried all of that as well, still can't get rid of it
This software is terrible. I don't appreciate software to install even though I tell it to not install useless software. Anything that install regardless of saying no, hijacks and changes your setting, etc., I don't want it.
Fixed my browser shortcuts worked for me also
fooled to belive google wanted me to install update video player got a dozen unwanted adware programs got rid of all execpt i start 123 still have on my taskbar reset page to google shurly this type of adware virusware must be illigal to force on you
Also cannot stop Istart123 from loading when launching Chrome browser. Have run malware removal - no change, still get istart123. get error message when I try to uninstall the programme in control panel. Completely stuck!
didnt work comes back
Seems to have worked (windows 8)...
This istart123 is in my IE home page. Cannot remove it and this ***** doesn't appear in Add and Remove Program. Hell be to the one causing hardship to mankind
Here is what fixed it for me.
1. go to your browser icon shortcut on your desktop, right click>properties change the target to "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" delete where istart url begins and type google there. Do this for all your browsers.
2. Go to internet explorer, click on tools>internet option. in general tab, change homepage to change search default setting. Enable google and set it as default, then delete istart. Apply and ok. You are good to go...
3. Go to mozilla firefox, open menu>option under general change your homepage to google.com as in 2. then in new tab address type in about:config and enter, click on i'll be careful, i promise type in istart right click and reset and you are good to go!!!
4. Do same for chrome,hope this works for you cos it fixed it for me.
Has anyone tried Adeleye John's method?
Adeleye John's method worked for me on the third attempt.
The problem I had was At tools-internet options-general tab. I deleted 123start from the "homepage" box and put google in, then "apply/ok", then i did the same in the "default" box, which still had 123start in there.
hope this helps someone
iStart123 did not appear in the 'programs' list on her laptop, but something odd had been added just before the problems occurred. Sorry, but I just deleted it without noting what it was. Didn't get rid of the problem. This site is the only one of many claiming to help you. The simple instructions for removing this ***** from browser short cuts and Internet Explorer worked fine for us; just remember to RESTART your computer! Otherwise the changes you make are ignored. Many thanks
Adeleye John, you are a rock star - thank you! All of my browsers were affected and your solutions were the only thing that did the trick!
Ok so I got excited too soon ... following the instructions I was able to get my browsers back for Mozilla, Chrome & IE; however if I try to open a new tab on my Firefox toolbar (clicking the + sign), that damn istart toolbar appears! So it's still there, insidiously.
Ok so I got excited too soon ... following the instructions I was able to get my browsers back for Mozilla, Chrome & IE; however if I try to open a new tab on my Firefox toolbar (clicking the + sign), that damn istart toolbar appears! So it's still there, insidiously.
Friends , pay attention on the browser's desktop shortcut. Make sure you click on the shortcut, go to properties and check out where it says TARGET look at the line make sure it contains for example just "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
You may find attached to it the istart123 address, you should delete it.
You may not find anywhere else existence of istart123.
Make sure you do this step and you will feel free from that problem
Max, you solved it! The TARGET line had iStart still in it, so once i removed that and restarted my computer, it was gone at last! I had tried everything else. Thank you!
Thanks Max!! FINALLY a solution!!
MAX!!! YOU ARE AWESOME!!!I have been trying to get rid of this stupid thing for months!!!!! WAY TO GO!!!