Do you know what search.strtpoint.com is?
According to our spyware-techie.com researchers, search.strtpoint.com is a browser hijacker. Even though some computer users install this search tool knowingly, in which case it should not be identified as a hijacker, most find it installed without permission. The worst part is that this hijacker has a silent installer, which is why computer users often have no clue how it slithers in. Of course, it is most likely that the installer is executed when installing bundled software. As you probably understand already, in this case, you might have to remove various other programs right after you delete search.strtpoint.com. Right now you do not need to worry about malware, because we will tell you how to remove it from your operating system.
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Search.strtpoint.com displays such search tools as Web, Images, Video, News, and Shopping. If you type a keyword into the “Search the web” box and click one of these tools, you will be routed to third-party sites. Luckily, search.strtpoint.com does not route to malicious or unreliable websites, but that does not mean that you don’t have to remove search.strtpoint.com. The clone of another hijacker Search.installmac.com is considered to be intrusive, and so the sooner you delete it from your browsers, the better. If you do not remove search.strtpoint.com (home page) and Start Point search (default search provider), you can expect tracking cookies to record your browsing behavior. Even though you can delete these cookies by themselves, we recommend deleting all components of the browser hijacker.
You have to make sure that unreliable and malicious programs are not installed on your operating system. In this case, you have to remove search.strtpoint.com. Even though this browser hijacker looks harmless, you should delete all illegally running threats without any question. Even if search.strtpoint.com cannot install malware or steal personal information, the programs installed with it could be even more dangerous. We advise removing search.strtpoint.com using the guides below and then installing automatic malware removal software to delete the remaining threats.
How to delete search.strtpoint.com
Delete from Google Chrome:
- Launch Chrome, simultaneously tap Alt+F, and click Settings.
- Find the On Startup section, mark Open a specific page or set of pages, and click Set pages.
- Edit/remove the URL of the undesirable search tool and click OK.
- Find the Appearance section, mark Show Home button, and click Change.
- Edit/remove the URL of the undesirable search tool and click OK.
- Find the Search section and click Manage search engines...
- First select a new default search provider and then remove (click X) the undesirable one. Click Done.
Delete from Internet Explorer:
- Launch Internet Explorer, simultaneously tap Alt+T, and click Manage Add-ons.
- Select Search Providers, select a new default search provider, and Remove Start Point search.
- Click Close, tap Alt+T again, and this time select Internet Options.
- Click the General tab, edit/remove the Home Page URL, and click OK.
Delete from Mozilla Firefox:
- Launch Firefox, move to the Firefox search box, and click the search provider icon.
- Select Manage Search Engines and Remove the undesirable search provider. Click OK.
- Simultaneously tap Alt+T to open the Tools menu at the top of the page and select Options.
- Click the General tab, edit/remove the Home Page URL, and click OK.
In non-techie terms:
Search.strtpoint.com is an unreliable search provider that could corrupt your browsers illegally. If this has happened, you must identify search.strtpoint.com as a browser hijacker. Needless to say, browsers hijackers must be removed, because they are intrusive and unreliable. As you know, unpredictable programs can cause many security issues, so the sooner you delete them, the better. You can delete search.strtpoint.com from your browsers using the manual removal guide, but we strongly advise trusting authentic security tools to delete the remaining threats automatically.