Remove Asiastarter.com Hijacker from Chrome/Firefox/IE

Suddenly Asiastarter.com took over your homepage and you cannot remove it.

Have you encountered asiastarter.com’s presence on your PC? Probably. Not many people tend to read removal guides in their spare time so it’s rather safe to assume you’re here because you’re having some cyber problem and you’re struggling to deal with it. Asiastarter.com is nothing but a highly unoriginal hijacker which relies on its harmless facade while working against you behind your back. The parasite modifies your browser settings, messes with your entire Internet experience and exposes you directly to malware that it sneakily disguises as accurate search results. In addition, the virus spies on your personal data thus putting in serious danger your privacy as well. It’s quite obvious that in this never-ending mess of issues, dangers and tricks you’re in a very vulnerable position. Therefore, as time passes, asiastarter.com only becomes more likely to cause you trouble. If you don’t appreciate being manipulated, being constantly lied to and helping greedy hackers make money, you have to delete the virus from your PC system immediately. Even though its official website looks decent, the search engine itself doesn’t work. Obviously, this is the first of many red flags concerning asiastarter.com. Frankly speaking, browser hijackers aren’t among the most harmful infections out there but that doesn’t mean they are not capable of wreaking havoc. Asiastarter.com is both malicious and sneaky enough to hide its true colors so you have to be very careful when dealing with it. It’s recommended that you learn as much as possible about this parasite so you know what to expect from it before you remove it. Of course, you will find a comprehensive removal guide below this article.

How did I get infected with?

So you didn’t install  the asiastarter.com parasite yourself? You probably didn’t even know its name before it appeared out of the blue on your PC screen. And yet, here it is. Parasites usually travel the Web applying sly and secretive techniques so it should not come as a great surprise that you failed to notice the moment of infiltration. The most common scenario is that the hijacker was attached to some unreliable freeware or shareware bundle that you downloaded off of the Internet. What does that mean? It means asiastarter.com’s presence is partially your fault. If you don’t select the Advanced/Custom option beforehand, you can never know what software is landing on your machine as a part of the bundle. This way, as you can clearly see, you might accidentally give green light to some nasty “bonus” parasite alongside the safe programs you download. It’s also a good idea to read the Terms and Conditions of the software you install instead of just clicking the “Next” button. Yes, rushing can save you time right now but caution pays off in the long run. We advise you to stay away from third-party web links, spam email-attachments and spam messages because they could easily be corrupted and bring upon you a whole bunch of issues.

Why is this dangerous?

Hijackers in general were created to serve cyber criminals’ malicious interests, not your own. Therefore, no matter how harmless and/or useful asiastarter.com claims to be, you have to know that it’s not. The only reason why it exists is to generate web traffic towards some highly dubious websites because this way hackers gain profit. After successful installation, the parasite automatically goes after your browsers and infects Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Then it hijacks all of your browsers so it could starts redirecting you. Knowing that asiastarter.com replaces both your default search engine and default homepage with its own domain, do you really think you could possibly escape its manipulations? Since the very moment this virus gets installed till the very moment the virus gets deleted, it forces you to use its malicious search engine which would be a colossal mistake. The web links displayed by asiastarter.com are sponsored and that means clicking any of them might cause malware to get installed directly. Hijackers don’t tend to discriminate between safe, corrupted and bogus links so the parasite will flood your PC screen with all three kinds. Is it worth the gamble? Even if you don’t infect your machine with parasites (which you probably will) and even if you somehow don’t get involved in some cyber cram with a non-existent product (which you might), you will still lose your time trying to find the actual web link that you need. Asiastarter.com isn’t currently on your device to assist you. Apart from potentially corrupted links, the hijacker also manages to steal some personal information and it sneakily sends your data to hackers. That includes IP addresses, email addresses, your very own passwords and usernames, your entire browsing history and all of your search queries. How uncomfortable are you feeling right now? Cyber crooks will definitely not think twice before they sell your private information to some questionable third parties and you probably know already how bad this scheme might end for you. Let’s just mention that even though identity theft is the worst case scenario, it could become a terrible reality if you’re unlucky enough. To sum up, asiastarter.com is not really something you need in your life. If you decide to put an end to its shenanigans for good, all you have to do is deal with the virus. To help do so manually, we’ve provided some comprehensive removal instructions that you will find down below.

How to Remove Asiastarter.com virus

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the asiastarter.com infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

The asiastarter.com adware is specifically designed to make money. It generates web traffic, collects sales leads for other dubious sites, and will display advertisements and sponsored links within your web browser.

STEP 1: Uninstall asiastarter.com from Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Clean asiastarter.com from Chrome Firefox or Internet Explorer

STEP 3: Permanently Remove asiastarter.com leftovers from the System

STEP 1 : Uninstall asiastarter.com from your computer

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command Window

 

Type “regedit”

 

navigate to HKCU\software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Modify the string with a value data and set it to google.com for example.

STEP 2 : Remove asiastarter.com homepage from Chrome, Firefox and IE

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the asiastarter.com by clicking on the little recycle bin
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• Open Mozilla Firefox

• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable the unwanted Extension
• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer

• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Click on Internet options
• go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the unknown extensions
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset

• Restart Internet Explorer

How to Permanently Remove asiastarter.com Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify possible registry leftovers or temporary files.