istartsurf.com is the name of a browser hijacker that attacks Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer. It modifies your computer’s settings without asking your permission at any point in time. istartsurf.com tries to make itself look like Google, especially by using the same menu bar and centering the search box. However, such resemblances don’t go much further: the results that istartsurf.com provides are obviously skewed because while some of them come from Google, it also adds its own results, which it positions at the top and might lead you straight to online portals and other websites that cause problems for the safety of your computer.
When you install a new application on your computer, it’s important to go through and uncheck certain boxes so that adware doesn’t infect your computer. All browser hijackers like istartsurf.com are installed in such a way that you won’t be able to get your old settings back using manual maneuvers: to achieve this, the adware automatically resets the wrong setup each time your browser is opened. istartsurf.com is usually held in place on Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer through various methods: links in your browser shortcuts, an add-on installed in the browser and sometimes a Windows process.
If you want to remove istartsurf.com and get your default search engine back, follow the list of steps below.
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