Protectstartpage.com Removal Process (remove Protectstartpage.com)

May 22, 2008 – 9:49 am

ProtectStartPage.com Explanation

Protectstartpage.com is a dangerous website that may infect computer users with a parasite through the Zlob Trojan infection. Protectstartpage.com offers rogue anti-spyware programs such as Win Antispyware and the infamous Virus Heat program. Protectstartpage.com may redirect you to another malicious site that has the potential of installing a Trojan on your machine.

Protectstartpage.com should not be visited and if you find yourself on the Protectstartpage.com home page it is recommended that you close out of your web browser. Protectstartpage.com is related to other malicious websites that all advertise and offer downloads of rogue anti-spyware programs. If you have an infection from Protectstartpage.com you must remove all of the related files or you run the risk of damaging your system or downloading other spyware files.

Are you getting popups from ProtectStartPage.com? Have you identified that you have ProtectStartPage.com installed on your computer? Do you wish to remove ProtectStartPage.com completely from your computer?

Why should you remove ProtectStartPage.com?

If ProtectStartPage.com resides on your computer, it can potentially damage your personal files or you may end up losing data stored on your system. Research has shown that ProtectStartPage.com may have the ability to make your computer vulnerable to remote attacks which could result, initially, in loss of money, possibly identity theft, and, eventually, a painstaking ProtectStartPage.com removal process.

How can you manually remove ProtectStartPage.com

Manual removal of ProtectStartPage.com may not be for everyone. Each manual ProtectStartPage.com removal step must be followed delicately to completely remove all related files and registry entries from your computer. If you are unsure or have doubts about editing your system registry, then we recommend that you use the automatic ProtectStartPage.com removal process.

ProtectStartPage.com can be removed manually by following the steps below.

With all programs closed, click the Start Menu and go to the Control Panel.
Locate the Add/Remove Programs icon and double click it.
Locate ProtectStartPage.com in the list of programs. If you find it, select it and remove it. If you cannot find ProtectStartPage.com, you can continue to step 5.
Restart your computer.
Close all open programs and windows on your desktop.
Open your registry editor (regedit) program by going to Start Menu, type in regedit, and click OK.
Find all of the following registry entries and delete them. If you do not know how to do this, then you can read how to edit the registry in Windows.
You may need to return to this removal process for removing ProtectStartPage.com. You can do this easily by bookmarking or adding a favorite to this page by clicking here. If you are using the FireFox web browser you can press the keys Ctrl and D simultaneously to bookmark this page.

Image 1. Bookmark PCHubs removal process
Delete all of the following files that are associated with ProtectStartPage.com from your computer.

msmsgs.exe
nvctrl.exe

If you need a better understanding on how to search for these files then you can read how to find and search for files and folders here.

If you have issues deleting any of the previously listed files that are associated with ProtectStartPage.com, you can try rebooting your computer into safe mode. Booting into safe mode may allow certain malicious files to be deleted. If you are wondering how to boot into safe mode, you can read our process for starting a computer in safe mode here.

Image 2. Select “Safe Mode with Networking”
After locating and deleting the previous files you must remove all directories associated with ProtectStartPage.com by going to the C:\ProgramFiles\ProtectStartPage.com folder, select it, and delete it. In some cases you may not be able to find this directory. You can still continue to the next step.
Restart your computer. You do not need to boot into safe mode at this point. You should have removed ProtectStartPage.com completely from your computer. If you find that ProtectStartPage.com is still on your computer, you can repeat the steps again or go to the automatic ProtectStartPage.com removal process.

Automatically Remove ProtectStartPage.com

Automatically remove ProtectStartPage.com for free. Free automatic ProtectStartPage.com removal process.

Do you wish to automatically remove ProtectStartPage.com from your computer? Are you looking for a free method to remove ProtectStartPage.com from your computer? If so, you can utilize the free automatic ProtectStartPage.com removal process below. Each step is designed to aid in the use of the program SmitfraudFix, which is a free tool created by S!Ri to remove parasites such as ProtectStartPage.com. Just so you know there’s no guarantee that SmitfraudFix or any other spyware remover will remove ProtectStartPage.com completely. These instructions are provided as a guide and are to be used at your own risk.

Download the SmitfraudFix tool to your computer by using our free download link here. Save the downloaded file to your desktop.

Image 1. Save SmitfraudFix.exe
Restart your computer into safe mode. Safe mode will allow malicious files that are normally loaded into memory to be easily deleted by the SmitfraudFix program. Do you want to learn how to boot into safe mode? If so, you can follow our process on how to boot into safe mode here.
After booting into safe mode, double-click on the SmitfraudFix.exe icon that should be located on your desktop. Follow the on-screen instructions. Option number 2 should be selected once the program starts.

Image 2. Click on SmitfraudFix.exe icon
After SmitfraudFix performs the initial removal processes it will ask you “Do you want to clean the registry?” Select Y for yes.

Image 3. For “Do you want to clean the registry?,” select Y for yes
Once SmitfraudFix has finished the registry clean you can restart your computer now.
ProtectStartPage.com should be removed from your computer. If not, you can start the automatic removal process over. It may take more than one try in some rare cases.

There’s no guarantee that SmitfraudFix will remove all files due to the complex nature of new spyware files that are ever-changing. If necessary, you may need to get help from a person who knows about computer and spyware.

(Disclaimers: These instructions are provided to you for free and to be used at your own risk. The free removal process for ProtectStartPage.com is not guaranteed to work in all circumstances. We are not responsible for any damages.)