Search.mystartabsearch.com Removal Guide

Why would you want to use Search.mystartabsearch.com, when you can rely on a reputable search engine? Perhaps you have installed this search provider accidentally? This is exactly what we think because most of the complaints about this browser hijacker come from users who have no idea how it managed to slither into their systems. Of course, a browser hijacker is not a Trojan or a ransomware application, but you should always make your computer’s security one of your top priorities. And Search.mystartabsearch.com could be a potential security threat, so you will do yourself a favor if you delete it from your system.

This search engine comes with new tab settings. In fact, it can easily pass for a decent application because it has an official homepage with a working download link. You can access the homepage via mystartab.com, and you can also find a series of promotional taglines there, all of which should convince you that you simply need to have this application on your browser. For example, it says that with this new tab you can turn your browser into a media center and “get links to watch episodes legally from your PC.” It does not really indicate what kind of “episodes” it has in mind, but the point is that the application is promoted as something useful.

Can it really live up to its promises, though? That is highly debatable because Search.mystartabsearch.com follows in the footsteps of Search.searchinsocial.com, Search.emaildefendsearch.com, Search.realcoolmoviessearch.com, and a bunch of other browser hijackers. All of them were installed on target systems with the browser extensions they are coupled with. These extensions are supposed to help the user use the browser in a more efficient way, but it is far more likely that their browsers will become sluggish and irresponsive. Not to mention, we can never know where this plug-in gets its data from.

What’s more, Search.mystartabsearch.com is distributed entirely for free via annoying pop-ups and that contain links to adware and freeware downloads. And you probably know that nothing in this life comes for free. You would still have to pay for it, and the payment is collected in the form of mouse clicks on random third-party advertising. Naturally, it does not sound too bad, but you also have to consider the fact that Search.mystartabsearch.com does not review the third-party content it promotes. Hence, if cyber criminals suddenly decide they need the hijacker’s advertising space for their own purposes, they will definitely make use of that.

Thus, at first glance, it may look that this browser hijacker is just a random search engine that perhaps could improve your browser’s functionality. Unfortunately, the reality is that the program will expose you to corrupted content that could also lead to malware infection, and there is not a single user in the world who would want to deal with that.

Save yourself the trouble of dealing with computer threats. Remove Search.mystartabsearch.com today and then scan your PC with the SpyHunter free scanner to locate other unwanted applications. Seeing how the app is distributed via random pop-ups, it is very likely that these pop-ups were generated by some other potential threat installed on your PC. At the end of the day, you have to make sure your system is absolutely clean and safe.

How to Delete Search.mystartabsearch.com

Firefox

1. Press Win+R and type %AppData%.
2. Click OK and go to Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[Unique User ID]\extensions.
3. Remove the MyStartab-the-extension1@mozilla.com.xpi file.

Chrome

1. Press Win+R and the Run prompt will open.
2. Enter %LOCALAPPDATA% into the Open box.
3. Click OK and navigate to Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions.
4. Delete the bjgfhooffijefjbmngideflbbjnadcnl file.