How to Completely Get Rid of Trojan:W32/StartPage

Trojan:W32/StartPage is a nasty and strong Trojan infection which is mainly distributed via hacked websites, forum, spam email attachment and executable processes. The virus makers want to violate victims' individual privacy and damage their PCs seriously. Once Trojan:W32/StartPage gets installed onto your computer, system settings like homepage, desktop image and even the default browser will be modified completely. Trojan:W32/StartPage can also replace your homepage to other malicious website and create a lot of add-on because it is able to download other viruses like browser hijacker redirect on the infected PC.
Normally, Trojan:W32/StartPage can escape from the tracking of the anti-virus program, and that is why it cannot be removed completely by most advanced anti-virus program, it keeps coming back when the PC users restart the infected PC. It can cause the slow performance on the infected PC which makes the PC users annoyed, they may even suffer other virus infection with the time goes by. Trojan:W32/StartPage is a big threat to target machine, so it is advised that PC users should remove it completely and manually before the further damage on the problematic PC.

Harmful properties embodied in Trojan:W32/StartPage

->Trojan:W32/StartPage is a malicious Trojan parasite
->Trojan:W32/StartPage slows down your computer performance
->Trojan:W32/StartPage will replicate and email itself to contacts in your address book.
->Trojan:W32/StartPage may come bundled with or spread other spyware
->Trojan:W32/StartPage may prove difficult or impossible to remove
->Trojan:W32/StartPage steals your privacy information and compromises your security

Instructions on how to uninstall Trojan:W32/StartPage fully

Method one: Manually uninstall Trojan:W32/StartPage with the following steps. 
Firstly, please restart your computer and before Windows interface loads, hit F8 key repeatedly. Choose “Safe Mode with Networking” option, and then press Enter key. System will load files and then get to the desktop in needed option.
 

Secondly, you can follow these steps to get rid of Trojan:W32/StartPage manually: it’s to end virus related processes, search and remove all other relevant files and registry entries. Follow the removal guides below to start. Step one: Launch Windows Task Manager by pressing keys Ctrl+Alt+Del or Ctrl+Shift+Esc, search for suspicious processes and right-click to end them.
 

Step two: Open Control Panel in Start menu and search for Folder Options. When you’re in Folder Options window, please click on its View tab, check Show hidden files and folders and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then press OK.

Step three: Click on the “Start” menu and then click on the “Search programs and files” box, Search for and delete these files created by Trojan:W32/StartPage:

%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.dll
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\.exe
%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Application Data\[random]

Step four: Open Registry Editor by pressing Windows+R keys, type regedit in Run box and click “OK” to proceed. When Registry Editor is open, search and get rid of the following registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” = ‘1’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments “SaveZoneInformation” = ‘0’

Thirdly, reboot the computer normally to check whether the virus is completely removed or not.

Method two: Automatically delete Trojan:W32/StartPage with SpyHunter removal tool
SpyHunter is a powerful, real-time anti-spyware application that designed to assist the average computer user in protecting their PC from malicious threats like worms, Trojans, rootkits, rogues, dialers, spyware, etc. It is important to notice that SpyHunter removal tool works well and should run alongside existing security programs without any conflicts.

Step 1. Click the Download icon to install SpyHunter in your PC.


Step 2. After the installation, run SpyHunter and click “Malware Scan” button to have a full or quick scan on your PC.


Step 3. Choose Select all>Remove to get rid of all the threats on your PC.


Note: The following instructions require certain levels of computer skills. If you're in lack of knowledge about computer or find it hard to follow the removal guide smoothly, please download Spyhunter to offer you the automatic support to eliminate Trojan:W32/StartPage virus completely.