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How To Remove Faststartpage.com
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• Faststartpage.com often affects known browser program like Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Edge. This adware typically influences homepage and new tab of targeted internet application. Thus, if you are seeing Faststartpage.com on these pages, be conscious on the current security state of your computer. Adware may be residing on the system that can bring other harm than altering your browser’s start-up settings. Faststartpage.com is a website that utilizes unwanted extension to modify existing internet browser settings. This action will permanently hijack homepage to show Faststartpage.com as the default search engine. In fact, the adware have already replaced user’s preferences without their knowledge. It was carried out secretly right after Faststartpage.com extension gained an access to computer.
• Most homepage hijackers including Faststartpage.com aspire to change your default search engine with its own because of its intention to generate online revenue. It is obvious that search results generated by Faststartpage.com are surrounded by paid links, which may generate profit for adware makers when clicked by visitors. As you can observe, advertisements are made to look like normal search results so that users may accidentally click on it and divert their browser to a promotional web page. Because of this unsolicited browser redirect issue, some users assumed that virus or malware is present on their computer. Once freeware or shareware carrying Faststartpage.com is installed, the program will initiate the loading of adware in the background. It performs immediate modification on your browser programs like Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Edge. The changes not only affect homepage and search settings, more perilous are its ability to track your online browsing activities, records search inquiries, and logs websites you frequently visit.
• 1. Open Control Panel using instructions below base on your operating system.
• Opening Control Panel - Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7Click on Start > Control Panel. Window should open where you can adjust your computer settings.
• Accessing Control Panel - Windows 8 and Windows 10
• a) For Windows 8 and Windows 10, the easiest way to locate the Control Panel is through shortcut key. Actually, this also works for earlier versions of Windows.b) Press Windows Key + R on your keyboard to intiate Run dialog box.
• c) Type Control Panel in the Open field and click OK.
• 2. When Control Panel window appears, click on 'Uninstall a program' under Programs area.
• 3. Your screen now shows a window to uninstall or change a program. Please select the adware from the list. You may also try to look and remove items with the following names: FastStartPage
• If name of adware or relevant entry is not present, the next trick is to uninstall newly loaded programs. To do this, arrange listed programs in chronological order. Click on 'Installed On' to see programs recently installed.
• Select the Adware from the list and click on Uninstall button. See image below for reference. Removing unfamiliar software may also help solve the issue.
• 4. On the next prompt, you need to confirm the uninstall process.
• 5. Click OK to proceed with the removal of Faststartpage.com or any relevant software.
• Step 3 : Remove the Faststartpage.com Extensions or Addons from your Browser
• This section will guide you to effectively remove Faststartpage.com extensions, add-ons, and unwanted search engine from Internet browsers. If in case adware name is not listed, you need to find and remove relevant objects like FastStartPage.
• Procedures to Remove Faststartpage.com from Google Chrome
• 1. Open Google Chrome.• 2. In the address bar, type the following and press
Enter on keyboard: chrome://extensions• 3. You will now see Google Chrome's Extensions
window.• 4. Usually, Google Chrome has empty Extension, unless
you have installed other base on your preferences. Also on this area, you can find the item provided by Faststartpage.com. Click on Trash Icon beside the adware extension to remove it from Google Chrome.
• Restore Google Chrome's Home Page• 5. Next, you need to reset the default home
page of Google Chrome and remove Faststartpage.com tab during start-up. To do this, click on Settings on left side panel.
• 6. Go to the area 'On startup' and select 'Open a specific page or set of pages'. Click on Set pages link to open Startup Pages window.
• 7. To remove Faststartpage.com from the list, simply hover your mouse to the web address and click X on right most of the entry.
• 8. Type your desired home page address on the field 'Enter Url...' and press Enter on your keyboard. Since this is the only URL on your Startup Page, it will be set as your default home page.
• 9. Click OK to save the settings. Remain on Settings page.
• Restore Google Chrome's Default Search Engine
• 10. Scroll down to Search area.• 11. Click on Manage Search Engines... button.
New window will open with list of installed search engines.
• 12. Hover your cursor to preferred search engine and click on Make Default.
• 13. Select unwanted search engine that is relevant to Faststartpage.com and click on X mark to delete this item.
• 14. Click Done after removing all suspicious items. You may now restart Google Chrome.
• For more details
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