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About this infection

Find.mystart.space is a browser hijacker, advertising a questionable search engine. If you find it installed on your computer, it’s likely that it was attached to freeware as an extra offer, which means you need to start paying closer attention to how you install programs.

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The following paragraph will explain how to avoid these unwanted hijackers in the future. This infection is not serious but it will make some unwanted changes to your browser. It will set you a different homepage, new tabs and search engine. Those changes are likely to be carried out without your explicit permission, and are irreversible until you get rid of the hijacker. So you should remove Find.mystart.space. It will not do anything useful anyway, seeing as even the search engine it provides you with does not work.

How are hijackers distributed?

Browser hijackers are added to freeware as extra offers, and in order to prevent their installation, you need to deselect them. This can be done in Advanced or Custom settings. Select those settings instead of Default when you are installing freeware, and you will be able to check for added offers. If something appears, you will be able to deselect it. Do not rush installation processes because you might miss something and end up having to delete Find.mystart.space or similar over and over again.

Why uninstall Find.mystart.space?

The browser hijacker will change your browser’s settings so that your browser displays its promoted site as your homepage and new tabs. You will also have a new search engine. These changes can be performed without your permission, and will be irreversible unless you first remove Find.mystart.space. The site tries to imitate Google, it even uses the same colors. However, it will quickly become clear that it’s noting like any legitimate search engine. The one that the hijacker provides you does not work. Whatever you search for, there will be no results. The About Us, Privacy and Terms will also not work, which means you have no way of knowing whether the site collects information about you and your browsing activity. It could gathering all kinds of data about you behind your back, you would not know. And seeing as the search engine does not work, the site is useless. Usually, hijackers aim to redirect users to sponsored sites because traffic means money, but this hijacker will not do that. Which makes one wonder what the purpose of it is. You should uninstall Find.mystart.space.

Find.mystart.space removal

If you have decided to uninstall Find.mystart.space, you have two ways to do it. You could obtain anti-spyware software and have it take care of everything. Or, you could do it yourself. If you’re not sure where to start, use the below provided instructions to help you with Find.mystart.space removal.

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Step 1. Uninstall Find.mystart.space and related programs.

Remove Find.mystart.space from Windows 8

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once Quick Access Menu shows up, select Control Panel choose Programs and Features and select to Uninstall a software.

Uninstall Find.mystart.space from Windows 7

Click Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features → Uninstall a program.

Delete Find.mystart.space from Windows XP

Click Start → Settings → Control Panel. Locate and click → Add or Remove Programs.

Remove Find.mystart.space from Mac OS X

Click Go button at the top left of the screen and select Applications. Select applications folder and look for Find.mystart.space or any other suspicious software. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash, then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

Step 2. Delete Find.mystart.space from your browsers

Terminate the unwanted extensions from Internet Explorer
  1. Tap the Gear icon and go to Manage Add-ons.
  2. Pick Toolbars and Extensions and eliminate all suspicious entries (other than Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Oracle or Adobe)
  3. Leave the window.
Change Internet Explorer homepage if it was changed by virus:
  1. Tap the gear icon (menu) on the top right corner of your browser and click Internet Options.
  2. In General Tab remove malicious URL and enter preferable domain name. Press Apply to save changes.
Reset your browser
  1. Click the Gear icon and move to Internet Options.
  2. Open the Advanced tab and press Reset.
  3. Choose Delete personal settings and pick Reset one more time.
  4. Tap Close and leave your browser.
  5. If you were unable to reset your browsers, employ a reputable anti-malware and scan your entire computer with it.
Erase Find.mystart.space from Google Chrome
  1. Access menu (top right corner of the window) and pick Settings.
  2. Choose Extensions.
  3. Eliminate the suspicious extensions from the list by clicking the Trash bin next to them.
  4. If you are unsure which extensions to remove, you can disable them temporarily.
Reset Google Chrome homepage and default search engine if it was hijacker by virus
  1. Press on menu icon and click Settings.
  2. Look for the “Open a specific page” or “Set Pages” under “On start up” option and click on Set pages.
  3. In another window remove malicious search sites and enter the one that you want to use as your homepage.
  4. Under the Search section choose Manage Search engines. When in Search Engines..., remove malicious search websites. You should leave only Google or your preferred search name.
Reset your browser
  1. If the browser still does not work the way you prefer, you can reset its settings.
  2. Open menu and navigate to Settings.
  3. Press Reset button at the end of the page.
  4. Tap Reset button one more time in the confirmation box.
  5. If you cannot reset the settings, purchase a legitimate anti-malware and scan your PC.
Remove Find.mystart.space from Mozilla Firefox
  1. In the top right corner of the screen, press menu and choose Add-ons (or tap Ctrl+Shift+A simultaneously).
  2. Move to Extensions and Add-ons list and uninstall all suspicious and unknown entries.
Change Mozilla Firefox homepage if it was changed by virus:
  1. Tap on the menu (top right corner), choose Options.
  2. On General tab delete malicious URL and enter preferable website or click Restore to default.
  3. Press OK to save these changes.
Reset your browser
  1. Open the menu and tap Help button.
  2. Select Troubleshooting Information.
  3. Press Refresh Firefox.
  4. In the confirmation box, click Refresh Firefox once more.
  5. If you are unable to reset Mozilla Firefox, scan your entire computer with a trustworthy anti-malware.
Uninstall Find.mystart.space from Safari (Mac OS X)
  1. Access the menu.
  2. Pick Preferences.
  3. Go to the Extensions Tab.
  4. Tap the Uninstall button next to the undesirable Find.mystart.space and get rid of all the other unknown entries as well. If you are unsure whether the extension is reliable or not, simply uncheck the Enable box in order to disable it temporarily.
  5. Restart Safari.
Reset your browser
  1. Tap the menu icon and choose Reset Safari.
  2. Pick the options which you want to reset (often all of them are preselected) and press Reset.
  3. If you cannot reset the browser, scan your whole PC with an authentic malware removal software.

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