How to delete Startmain.ru

About this contamination in short

Startmain.ru is considered to be a redirect virus that might set up without your authorization. Installation commonly happens by accident and many users feel confused about how it happened. It spreads attached to freeware so if it’s on your PC, you did not notice it being added when you installed freeware. A browser intruder is not a dangerous virus and should not do any direct damage. What it will do, however, is reroute to promoted sites. Hijackers do not guarantee the sites are not dangerous so you might be redirected to one that would authorize malware to infect your PC. It’s not recommended to keep it as it is quite impractical to you. You ought to terminate Startmain.ru if you want to secure your operating system.
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How are hijackers usually set up

This could possibly not be known to a lot of users that added offers travel with free programs. It might have adware, redirect viruses and various not wanted applications attached to it. Users generally end up installing redirect viruses and other undesirable items because they don’t choose Advanced (Custom) settings during a free program installation. Advanced settings will show you if anything has been added, and if there is, you will be able to untick it. You will set them up automatically if you use Default settings as you will not be able to inspect for something adjoined, and that authorizes those offers to install. You should delete Startmain.ru as it installed onto your machine without asking.

Why should I delete Startmain.ru?

The minute the hijacker infiltrates your machine, your browser’s settings will be modified. The site the hijacker is promoting will be set as your homepage, new tabs and search engine. It does not really matter which browser you use, whether it’s Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, because they will all have altered settings. And it could block you from altering the settings back unless you first erase Startmain.ru from your device. Your new home website will be advertising a search engine, and we don’t recommend using as it will give you plenty of advertisement results, so as to reroute you. This would occur because reroute viruses aim to to gain money from additional traffic. Redirects will occur to all kinds of strange portals, which is why browser hijackers are highly bothersome  deal with. They are not only troublesome, however, they may also pose certain danger. The redirects can be able to lead you to a portal where some damaging software are waiting for you, and some malevolent software could enter your PC. To prevent this from occurring, terminate Startmain.ru from your machine.

How to delete Startmain.ru

Getting spyware termination application and employing to erase Startmain.ru would be the easiest way because the program would do everything for you. Going with manual Startmain.ru termination means you will have to find the browser intruder yourself. We will supply instructions to help you uninstall Startmain.ru in case you struggle with finding it.Download Removal Toolto remove Startmain.ru

Learn how to remove Startmain.ru from your computer

• Step 1. Remove Startmain.ru from Windows 10
• Step 2. Remove Startmain.ru from Windows 8
• Step 3. Remove Startmain.ru from Windows 7
• Step 4. Remove Startmain.ru from Windows XP
• Step 5. Remove Startmain.ru from Mac OS X
• Step 6. Delete Startmain.ru from browsers

Step 1. Remove Startmain.ru from Windows 10

1. Start → Settings → System → Apps & features.
2. Find all the unwanted programs, press on them and select Uninstall.

Step 2. Remove Startmain.ru from Windows 8

1. Open the menu, select the search option and type in Control Panel.
2. Control Panel → Programs and Features → Find all unwanted programs and press Uninstall.

Step 3. Remove Startmain.ru from Windows 7

1. Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features.
2. Find all unwanted programs and press Uninstall.

Step 4. Remove Startmain.ru from Windows XP

1. Start → Settings → Control Panel → Add or Remove Programs.
2. Find all unwanted programs and press Uninstall.

Step 5. Remove Startmain.ru from Mac OS X

1. Open Finder and select Applications.
2. Find all unwanted programs and drag them to the trash icon in your dock. Alternately, you can right-click on them and select Move to Trash.
3. Empty the Trash by right-clicking on the icon in your dock and selecting 'Empty Trash'.

Step 6. Delete Startmain.ru from browsers

• a) Remove Startmain.ru from Internet Explorer
• b) If your homepage was changed
• c) Reset Internet Explorer
• d) Remove Startmain.ru from Google Chrome
• e) If your homepage was changed
• f) Reset Google Chrome
• g) Remove Startmain.ru from Mozilla Firefox
• ) If your homepage was changed
• ) Reset Mozilla Firefox
• ) Remove Startmain.ru from Microsoft Edge
• ) If your homepage was changed
• ) Reset Microsoft Edge
• ) Remove Startmain.ru from Safari
• ) Reset Safari

a) Remove Startmain.ru from Internet Explorer

1. Open your browser.
2. Press on the Gear icon (top right corner) and select Manage add-ons.
3. On the left side, select Toolbars and Extensions.
4. Find all suspicious extensions and press Disable.
5. Close the window.

b) If your homepage was changed

1. Open your browser.
2. Press on the Gear icon (top right corner) and select Internet options.
3. In General, delete the URL and type in your preferred homepage website.
4. Press Apply to save the changes and exit the window.

c) Reset Internet Explorer

1. Open your browser.
2. Press on the Gear icon (top right corner) and select Internet options.
3. Select the Advanced tab and press Reset (near the bottom of the window).
4. In the window that appears, check the box that says 'Delete personal settings'.
5. Press Reset, then OK to close the window.

If the changes were reversed again and the threat is still present, we recommend you obtain anti-spyware software to deal with the infection.

d) Remove Startmain.ru from Google Chrome

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner) and press Settings.
3. Select Extensions, located in the menu on the left.
4. Find all suspicious extensions and press the bin icon. If you are not sure which extensions are causing you trouble, you can uncheck the box that says 'Enabled' and that will disable the extension without deleting it.

b) If your homepage was changed

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner) and press Settings.
3. In Settings, under On start up, select Set pages.
4. In the window that appears, put in the URL of the website you want to set as your homepage. Press OK.
5. Under Search, choose the search engine you want to set as default.

f) Reset Google Chrome

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner) and press Settings.
3. Scroll down and press Show advanced settings.
4. At the bottom, you will find the option to Reset settings.
5. In the window that appears, press Reset.

If the changes were reversed again and the threat is still present, we recommend you obtain anti-spyware software to deal with the infection.

g) Remove Startmain.ru from Mozilla Firefox

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner).
3. Select Add-ons.
4. In the Extensions tab, remove all suspicious extensions. If you are not sure which extensions are causing you trouble, you can press 'Disable' and that will disable the extension without deleting it.

b) If your homepage was changed

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner).
3. Select Options.
4. In General, delete the URL in 'Home page' and type in the one you prefer.

) Reset Mozilla Firefox

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner).
3. Select the Help button (the question mark at the bottom).
4. Press Troubleshooting Information.
5. Select Refresh Firefox.
6. In the window that appears, press Refresh Firefox again.

If the changes were reversed again and the threat is still present, we recommend you obtain anti-spyware software to deal with the infection.

) Remove Startmain.ru from Microsoft Edge

1. Open your browser.
2. Press More (the three dots on the top right corner).
3. Select Extensions.
4. Find all suspicious extensions, right-click on them and select Remove.

b) If your homepage was changed

1. Open your browser.
2. Press More (the three dots on the top right corner).
3. Press Settings.
4. In Settings, under Open with, select A specific page or pages.
5. You can select your homepage there. Select Custom to be able to put in your preferred homepage.

) Reset Microsoft Edge

1. Open your browser.
2. Press More (the three dots on the top right corner).
3. Press Settings.
4. In Settings, scroll down to Clear browsing data and press Choose what to clear.
5. Select everything and press Clear.

) Remove Startmain.ru from Safari

1. Open your browser.
2. In the toolbar at the top of your screen, press on Safari.
3. Select Preferences and click on the Extensions tab.
4. Delete all suspicious extensions. If you are not sure which extensions are causing you trouble, you can uncheck the box that says 'Enable' and that will disable the extension without deleting it.

) Reset Safari

Safari no longer has a reset button, so you have to manually do everything.

1. Open your browser.
2. In the toolbar at the top of your screen, press on Safari.
3. Select Clear History, pick 'all history' and press 'Clear History'.
4. Select Safari again and press Preferences.
5. In Advanced, press on 'Show Develop menu in menu bar'.
6. In the toolbar at the top of your screen, press on Develop, and select Empty Caches.

If resetting your browsers does not solve the problem, download anti-spyware software and scan your computer for threats. If something is found, delete it.