How to Remove Start.qone8.com?

My browser was hijacked by Start.qone8.com? Its related pop-ups block my online search frequently and cover my PC screen? Cannot get the right information that I can receive from legit search engine like Google and Firefox? What I got is a lot of sponsored links and ads? This step-by-step guide can help you safely and completely remove Start.qone8.com. 

What is Start.qone8.com?

Start.qone8.com is a crafty and obstinate browser hijacker that changes the Internet settings on your computer, and then to change your home page. Whenever you want to search something through Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome or other browsers, it pops up every time when you launch your web browser and default search provider to Start.qone8.com without your permission. Even though you try to search something from Start.qone8.com, You cannot get the right information from this fake search engine. What you get is the irrelevant results including advertisements, porn or something dangerous.
Users mainly got start.qone8.com virus infection when they download the unknown .exe processes and freeware, or open spam email attachments by accident. Once the computer is infected by this browser hijacker, the virus will take into effect immediately. When you visit some website through start.qone8.com, you may get some hidden Trojan and other virus. Those viruses will change your computer system, and damage your existing files and data. And it will also create files on your disks and registry, which will lead to the damage of your system. So in order to keep the safety of your computer, and stop it from a further harm on your computer, it definitely needs to clean up this browser hijacker immediately.

Instructions to clean up Start.qone8.com

Instruction One: Manual Removal

Step 1- Get into the safe mode with networking:
To perform this procedure, please restart your computer and keep pressing F8 key until Windows Advanced Options menu shows up, then using arrow key to select “Safe Mode with Networking” from the list and press ENTER to get into that mode.

Step 2- Remove add-ons:

Internet Explorer

1) Go to 'Tools' → 'Manage Add-ons';
2) Choose 'Search Providers' → choose 'Bing' search engine or 'Google' search engine and make it default;
3) Select 'Search Results' and click 'Remove' to remove it;
4) Go to 'Tools' → 'Internet Options', select 'General tab' and click 'Use default' button or enter your own website, e.g. Google.com. Click OK to save the changes.

Google Chrome

1) Click on 'Customize and control' Google Chrome icon, select 'Settings';
2) Choose 'Basic Options'.
3) Change Google Chrome's homepage to google.com or any other and click the 'Manage search engines...' button;
4) Select 'Google' from the list and make it your default search engine;
5) Select 'Search Results' from the list remove it by clicking the "X" mark.

Mozilla Firefox

1) Click on the magnifier's icon and select 'Manage Search Engines....';
2) Choose 'Search Results' from the list and click 'Remove' and OK to save changes;
3) Go to 'Tools' → 'Options'. Reset the startup homepage or change it to google.com under the 'General tab';

Step 3- Open Windows Task Manager and disable all Start.qone8.com running processes.

(Methods to open Task Manager: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or Press the Start button->click on the Run option->Type in taskmgr and press OK.)

Step 4- Show all hidden files

Open Control Panel from Start menu and search for Folder Options. When you’re in Folder Options window, please click on its View tab, check Show hidden files and folders and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then press OK.

Step 5- Remove these Start.qone8.com associated files on your hard drive such as:

 C:\program files
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\
%AllUsersProfile%\

Step 6- Open the Registry Editor and delete the corrupted registries created by Start.qone8.com:

(Steps: Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box and click on OK)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = 1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system “DisableTaskMgr” = 1

Step 7- Restart your computer normally to check whether there is still redirection while browsing.

Instruction 2: Automatic Deletion with SpyHunter, an powerful antivirus

Step 1-Click the following button to download SpyHunter.

Step 2-Click Save to save its application into your computer.

Step 3-Follow the steps in the installation instructions.

Step 4-Click Finish, then it can be installed into your computer successfully.

Step 5-Press Start  New Scan to find out dangerous program or software.
Step 6-Tick Select All and then Remove to get rid of all threats.

Here video shows you how to remove the Start.qone8.com clearly:

Notice: Manual removal is risky and tough process requires expertise. Not a single mistake is allowed. It is wise to have an antivirus tool to help. SpyHunter can be helpful.Because it can not only remove malicious programs for you, but also can protect your computer permanently.Click on the following button to download it.