Help Get rid of new.startnow.com Browser Hijacker - Reset Homepage Tips

new.startnow.com shows up all of a sudden.

new.startnow.com is a browser hijacker and computer users usually get it accidentally along with the their wanted freeware downloaded online. They just clicked Yes>Yes>Yes>ect. to hurry their wanted software installation. Apparently, their absentmindedness during the installation resulted in getting hit by the browser hijacker new.startnow.com.

Chaos from new.startnow.com

Changing your default homepage and search engine is what new.startnow.com will first do to your PC. new.startnow.com continuously pops up to be your start-up homepage replacing your favorite one. You will get poor search result riddled with spam adverts and sponsored links by using the fake new.startnow.com search engine. And you may get redirected to spam webpages keep asking you to install their apps. Additionally, it may add harmful extensions on your browser, which will trigger gazillions of ads within your browsing. 

Some victims are suffered from the sluggished computer performance after the invasion of new.startnow.com. The computer takes ages to start up and loads the window explorer. When that finally happens, everything is very slow. Programs like Word and Google Chrome do not open. 

The big change behind all the chaos by new.startnow.com.

• system registries
• start-up items
• browsing environment: insecure; being monitored by tracking cookies
• system loopholes created
• additional spam programs installed.

It is definitely a mistake to keep new.startnow.com. The sooner you remove it, the better for your computer security and your personal data. 

Tested and Workable Methods to Remove new.startnow.com Completely

♥♥♥♥♥ Method A: manually remove new.startnow.com easily

♥♥♥♥♥ Method B: automatically erase new.startnow.com completely.

 

Method A: manually remove new.startnow.com easily.

1: end all the processes related to new.startnow.com as well as strange ones from task manager

• Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc together to get Task Manager Window
• Right click the process you want to end and choose end process

 

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  2. Clear all the cookies of your affected browsers. For Google Chrome:

• Click on the “Tools” menu and click the “Clear browsing data” button.
• Select “Delete cookies and other site data” to delete all cookies from the list.

For Internet Explorer:

Open Internet explorer window Click the “Tools” button Choose “safety” and then click “delete browsing history” click the “cookies” box, then click “delete”

 

  For Mozilla Firefox:

• Click on Tools> Options>select Privacy Click “Remove individual cookies”
• In the Cookies panel, click on “Show Cookies”
• To remove a single cookie click on the entry in the list and click on the “Remove Cookie”
• To remove all cookies click on the “Remove All Cookies” button

 

3. Show hidden files and folders 

Click Start > Control Panel> Appearance and Personalization> Folder Options>View Check Show hidden files and folders>uncheck Hide protected operating system files>then click OK.

 

4. Remove new.startnow.com registry and the spam one from

• path 1: press Windows+R together to bring up Run window > input "regedit"> click OK

• remove all the malicious registries below:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\<random>Software
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\supWPM
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Wpm
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Default_Page_URL" = "http://www.<random>.com/?type=hp&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing "NewTabPageShow" = "1"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\FIREFOX.EXE\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe http://www.<random>.com/?type=sc&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Google Chrome\shell\open\command "(Default)" = "C:\Documents and Settings\test\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"

5. Restart the infected browser and reset the homepage.

Method B: automatically erase new.startnow.com completely.( Recommanded for the lazy ones)

1. Download the Powerful Spyhunter here.

• There are 2 selections offered: click Save or Run to install the program. We recommend you to save it on the desktop if you choose Save for the reason that you can immediately start the free scan by using the desktop icon.
• After downloading, double click the downloaded file and follow the prompts to install the removal tool.

2. Spyhunter Installation Scenes: asking for your permission, please click Run

Now you need to follow the setup wizard to get the Automatic Removal Tool.

A good gain consumes time. Please wait for the files downloading...

Grasp the chance remove new.startnow.com. Click Start New Scan/ Scan Computer Right Now!

You are scanning your PC. About half an hour is required for the scan. You can take a cup of coffee or do something else.

Here you are. Please click Fix Threats. You are on the right track to remove new.startnow.com.

Last but Not Least:

new.startnow.com won't do anything nice but bring on troubles and messes for you and your beloved PC. If new.startnow.com stays on your PC, your browser will become a hell and you will be suffered a lot from it. Why not Download and Install the Effective and Fast Removal Tool to bring it down? You can make it!

( Kris )