My Firefox browser has changed to StartNow and I noticed StartNow toolbar suddenly added on the top of the browser. I tried to uninstall it and change my homepage back to Yahoo, but it didn’t work. I search on Google, and it says this is a browser hijacking virus. I run Norton but it found nothing. Also I cleared my cookies and history, nothing worked!! How do I get rid of this annoying StartNow Toolbar?
StartNow Toolbar Description:
StartNow toolbar is an unwanted toolbar which can be downloaded from its official website or bundled with the other programs that users download from the Internet. It is associated with Dm.startnow.com redirect that can change your default homepage, search provider as well as other browser settings. These changes are made without asking your permission and most of the users find it very annoying. Technically speaking, StartNow toolbar doesn’t belong to a virus. Browser hijacker can neither replicate, nor spread on its own. However, it can act aggressive like a virus by interrupting your work while browsing and even try to redirect you to commercial websites using unfair methods. It makes net surfing rather tough.
Once the toolbar is installed, it has the ability to attack different browsers like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome for its malicious purpose. You can’t uninstall it from Control Panel because it will not be listed in there. It works in the background and then security collects information about your web browsing and sends it to StartNow so it could provide various ads offering services and according to your interests. If you click on any of the ads, you will give an access of other infections like adware, PUP or Trojan viruses. The goal of this redirect malware is to generate traffic to third parties websites and make money from that. Therefore, follow manual removal instruction below to get rid of StartNow Toolbar step by step now.
StartNow Toolbar is classified as a potentially unwanted application or browser hijacker that can be added on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome without any knowledge. If you somehow get it installed on your computer, it is likely that you missed some hidden information while you are downloading some programs from the Internet because it usually comes on a target PC bundled with flash Player, pDF files or games etc. To avoid this download, you have to be more careful with the installation steps whenever you are downloading something new. Make sure you deselect any options indicating about changing your browser settings or adding another program. StartNow Toolbar can execute a lot of various malicious activities that should be removed instantly.
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