2014-08-28

How to Remove SwiftStartApps.com - Removal Instruction

Dangers of  SwiftStartApps.com

* It is a parasitic browser hijacker
* It may show numerous annoying advertisements
* It is installed without your consent
* It will replace (hijack) your browser homepage
* It may spread lots of spyware and adware parasites
* It violates your privacy and compromises your security

Screenshot of SwiftStartApps.com



Know more about SwiftStartApps.com

SwiftStartApps.com is a nasty browser hijacker that can secretly sneaks into your computer along with the third parties. Once infected, it is able to hijack your web pages to display various annoying ads. It can change the browser setting of Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. It is a malicious browser website created to promote some certain programs or services.

Once infected, the default browser settings will be altered without your permission. When you open the browser hijacker, you will be redirected to SwiftStartApps.com automatically without your permission. On its webpage, it asks you to install player pro to speed the PC performance.If you follow the steps, you will install other unwanted programs as well. In addition, numerous pop-up ads will be displayed on your web pages when your surf the Internet.

SwiftStartApps.com will add many junk files to your computer with the accumulation of time. In this case, your computer will encounter other malware and slow speed. It is suggested to remove SwiftStartApps.com from your computer as soon as possible.


Solutions to remove SwiftStartApps.com Popup ads


In this post, there will be two solutions to remove SwiftStartApps.com Pup-up Ads:

1. Remove SwiftStartApps.com Pup-up Ads manually.
2.Remove SwiftStartApps.com Pup-up Ads by using SpyHunter anti-malware.




Instructions to Get Rid of SwiftStartApps.com

Method 1: SwiftStartApps.com Manual Deletion

Step 1: Reset your browser setting

Firefox:
In the drop-down list of Firefox, go to Help and click on Troubleshooting Information.
Click on the Reset Firefox button to reset it.

Google Chrome: 
Click on the Chrome menu on the right of toolbar and then select Settings.
Scroll down to the bottom to click Show advanced settings.
Go down to the bottom and click Reset browser settings to reset Google Chrome to its default setting.


IE: 
Click Tools on the up right corner and select Internet Options.
Click on Advanced tab, press Reset button to reset IE to its default settings.

Step 2: Disable all startup items created by SwiftStartApps.com
Click on Start button and select Run…
Type msconfig to start System Configuration Utility
At the tab of Startup, select possible startup items of Blasteroids, then press OK


Step 3: Remove files of SwiftStartApps.com  like the pictures showed:




Step 4: Go to the Registry Editor and remove all the infection registry entries listed here:

(Steps: Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box to search)



HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page" = "http://www.<random>.com/?type=hp&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search "CustomizeSearch" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search "SearchAssistant" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}"




Step 5: All the infection associated files listed below need to be removed:

%CommonAppData%\<random>.exe
C:\Windows\Temp\<random>.exe
%temp%\<random>.exe
C:\Program Files\<random>


Method  2: Automatic Removal with SpyHunter


SpyHunter is a world-famous real-time malware protection and removal tool, which is designed to detect , remove and protect your PC from the latest malware attacks, such as Trojans, worms, rootkits, rogue viruses, browser hijacker, ransomware, adware, key-loggers, and so forth. To keep SpyHunter Anti-malware on your computer is an important way to protect your computer in a good condition. Please find the instruction as follow. 

Step 1: Press the following button to download SpyHunter.



Step 2: Save it into your computer and click on the Run choice to install it step by step.



Step 3: Click Finish then you can use it to scan your computer to find out potential threats by pressing Scan computer now!

Step 4: Tick Select all and then Remove to delete all threats.

Note: Manual removal demand a high computer skill. If you are not so professional on computer. Spyhunter can be your better choice, because it is capable of antodetecting and removing viruses.

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