Protectstartpage.com Removal Guide
Do you know what Protectstartpage.com is?
DESCRIPTION
Protectstartpage.com was discovered to be a malicious website used by the Zlob Trojan infection to redirect internet users to other harmful web pages. Protectstartpage.com is also known to send computer users to Secureinstruct.com which is another site that may spread infections onto computers just like Protectstartpage.com does.
We have found out that Protectstartpage.com executes code if a link is clicked on the Protectstartpage.com home page. The code that is run may install or download a Trojan infection which could potentially install a rogue anti-spyware program. Protectstartpage.com is known to promote and possibly offer fake anti-spyware programs such as Virus Heat and Win Antispyware. Protectstartpage.com creates popup alerts, if clicked on, may start the download of one of the mentioned rogue programs.
In non-techie terms: Protectstartpage.com is very similar to many other malicious sites that push rogue anti-spyware programs. Protectstartpage.com may be very harmful if you visit the Protectstartpage.com home page. Unlike other sites that only offer rogue applications, Protectstartpage.com can spread an infection onto your computer by simply clicking on a link. Do not visit Protectstartpage.com or download any programs from Protectstartpage.com under any circumstances.
Name: Protectstartpage.com
Protectstartpage.com WHOIS Information:
Website IP Address: 85.255.116.212
Registration Service Provided By: ESTDOMAINS INC
Contact: 1.3027224217
Namespace: ICANN Unsponsored Generic TLD – http://www.icann.org
TLD Info: See IANA Whois – http://www.iana.org/root-whois/com.htm
Registry: VeriSign, Inc. – http://www.verisign-grs.com
Registrar: www.estdomains.com
Domain Name: PROTECTSTARTPAGE.COM
Update Date: 19-May-2008
Creation Date: 19-May-2008
Expiration Date: 19-May-2009
Domain servers in listed order:
ns1.protectstartpage.com 85.255.116.212
ns2.protectstartpage.com 85.255.116.213
Protectstartpage.com website image:
Protectstartpage.com Removal Guide Automatic Removal Instructions
Protectstartpage.com Manual Removal Instructions
This manual removal method is for techie computer users. Protectstartpage.com manual removal may be difficult and time consuming to remove. There’s no guarantee that Protectstartpage.com will be removed completely. So read the Protectstartpage.com removal steps carefully and good luck.
Before you start: Close all programs and Internet browsers. Also back up your computer in case you make a mistake and your computer stops working.
- Uninstall Protectstartpage.com Program
Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel > Double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Search for and uninstall Protectstartpage.com if found. - To stop Protectstartpage.com processes (view process removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type taskmgr. The click the Processes tab and you’ll see a list of running processes.
Search and stop these Protectstartpage.com processes:
There are no processes.
For each unwanted process, right-click on it and then select “End task”. - To Unregister Protectstartpage.com DLLs (view DLL removal steps)
Search and unregister these Protectstartpage.com DLLs:
There are no dll's.
To locate the Protectstartpage.com DLL path, go to Start > Search > All Files or Folders. Type Protectstartpage.com and in the Look in: select either My Computer or Local Hard Drives. Click the Search button.
Once you have the Protectstartpage.com DLL path, go to Start and then click on Run. In the Run command box, type cmd, and then click on OK.
To locate the exact DLL path, type cd in order to change the current directory. To display the contents of the directory, use the dir command. To remove the DLL file type regsvr32 /u FILENAME.dll (FILENAME is the name of the file that you want to unregister). - To unregister Protectstartpage.com registry keys (view registry keys removal steps)
Go to Start > Run > type regedit > press OK.
Edit the value (on the right pane) by right-clicking on it and selecting the Modify option. Select the Delete option.
Search and delete these Protectstartpage.com registry keys:
There are no registry keys. - If your homepage has been changed, go to Start > Control Panel > Internet Options > click on the General > click Use Default under Home Page. Add the your desired default homepage, then click Apply > click OK. Open a new web browser to check that you have your desired default homepage.
- Remove Protectstartpage.com Directories.
To find Protectstartpage.com directories, go to Start > My Computer > Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > Show the contents of this folder.
Search and delete the following Protectstartpage.com directories:
There are no directories.
Right-click on the Protectstartpage.com folder and select Delete.A message will appear saying ‘Are you sure you want to remove the folder Protectstartpage.com and move all its contents to the Recycle Bin?’, click Yes.
Another message will appear saying ‘Renaming, moving or deleting Protectstartpage.com could make some programs not work. Are you sure you want to do this?’, click Yes. - To remove Protectstartpage.com icons on your Desktop, drag and drop them to the Recycle Bin.
You’ve completed the Protectstartpage.com manual removal instructions!
I hope this article has helped you solve your Protectstartpage.com problems. If you want to contribute to this article, post your comment below.
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These instructions are great! I was able to follow the steps with ease and it worked! Unlike the other websites, this one actually had steps for people with little or no patience/tech skill. Though, the only problem (don’t worry its really minor) is that for my computor, the notepad came on instantly after I had typed y for ‘Registry cleaning – Do you want to clean the registry’. Also step 6 never specified if you had to open the program or just wait for a few minutes. Thank you so much! MUHAHAHAHA! take that protectstartpage.com!