How to Remove StartJoy New Tab

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StartJoy New Tab is a malicious adware, which is part of the PUP family. The potentially unwanted program sneaks into your system via deception and cunning, and once it settles, proceeds to wreak havoc. The nasty tool causes daily disruptions and headaches, as well as threaten your privacy. Oh, yes. Not only will you be forced to face a bunch of minor inconveniences, which will put your patience to the test, but you’ll also have to deal with having your personal and financial information at risk. That’s because adware applications are programmed to spy on you from the moment they invade your computer. As soon as they enter, they begin to keep track of your browsing activities, and thoroughly catalog your every online move. When they determine they have gathered enough data, they proceed to hand it over to the unknown third parties that published them. Oh, yes. Strangers with questionable intentions get a hold of your private details and are free to use them as they see fit. And, do you know what? You can’t stop them. So, ask yourself this: Am I willing to gamble with my personal and financial information, falling into the hands of individuals with unclear agendas? And, for what?What do you think you have to gain by keeping the StartJoy tool on your PC? Despite its tall tales of helpfulness and reliability, the answer is nothing. Do yourself a favor and get rid of the malicious PUP, which will only cause you troubles and expose you to various dangers. Find and delete it the first chance you get. It’s not worth even half the hassles it will inevitably put you through. Remove it now.

Remove StartJoy

How did I get infected with?

StartJoy New Tab doesn’t just pop p on your PC. It cannot enter your system unless you approve it. That’s right. The tool is required to seek your permission before it installs itself, and if you don’t agree – no admittance. But don’t think it just openly comes out and asks you. Oh, no. The program uses guile and deceit to fool you into approving it in without you even realizing it. It’s not shy about using every known trick in the book. Its usual antics involves hitching a ride with corrupting links or sites, hiding behind spam email attachments or freeware or pretending to be a bogus update. For example, you may be utterly convinced you’re updating your Java or Adobe Flash Player, but you’d be wrong. In actuality, you’ll be permitting the installment of a dangerous cyber threat. If you wish to prevent that from happening, and avoid getting stuck with such a hazardous infection, be more vigilant! Don’t rush and don’t throw caution to the wind! Nasty applications like StartJoy prey on carelessness, so don’t provide it. Keep in mind that even a little extra attention goes a long, long way.

Why are these ads dangerous?

StartJoy New Tab may try to fool you that it’s useful by throwing around claims that it “enhances search experience,” or that it allows you to “get links to watch episodes legally from your PC.” Well, those are simply not true. The same goes for every other promise the tool makes. It’s hazardous and malicious and does NOT have your best interest in mind. It’s designed to help the people, who unleashed it onto the web, and only them. The application exploits you in any way it possibly can so as to generate profits for these people and, thus, ensure its existence. That’s right. StartJoy is an ad-supported application. In other words, if it wishes to continue its operations, the program has to produce pay-per-click revenue for the people behind it. And, it does that with the myriads of pop-up ads it throws your way. Each one you’re foolish enough to press is good news for those individuals, but terrible news on your behalf. That’s because the pop-ups, which will plague you incessantly, are bundled with malware. And, a click is the equivalent of you unknowingly agreeing to install said malware. So, if you wish to avoid that, make sure to ignore the ads and NOT press a single one. That may prove a bit difficult as they’ll show up constantly. Each and every time you browse the web, you’ll be bombarded with advertisements. Not long after they appear, they’ll begin causing troubles. For example, due to their continuous display, your computer’s performance will slow down to a crawl, and your system will crash frequently. So, apart from a major nuisance, the ads also bring more problems your way. Add to that, the security threat, which StartJoy places upon you, and it should truly be no question that you need to remove the pesky program. Delete it now, and save yourself a ton of troubles and headaches, which you’ll, otherwise, be forced to deal with. Ignore the false promises and disregard the sugary marketing layer, StartJoy brings no positives your way. Delete it now.

How Can I Remove StartJoy Ads?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the StartJoy 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.

STEP 1: Uninstall StartJoy from your Add\Remove Programs

STEP 2: Delete StartJoy from Chrome, Firefox or IE

STEP 3: Permanently Remove StartJoy from the windows registry.

STEP 1 : Uninstall StartJoy from Your Computer

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

run command

Type “Appwiz.cpl

appwiz.cpl

Locate the StartJoy New Tab program and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.

STEP 2 : Remove StartJoy from Chrome, Firefox or IE

Remove from Google Chrome

  • In the Main Menu, select Tools—> Extensions
  • Remove any unknown extension by clicking on the little recycle bin
  • If you are not able to delete the extension then navigate to C:\Users\”computer name“\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\and review the folders one by one.
  • Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

delete this user chrome

  • If you are using the latest chrome version you need to do the following
  • go to settings – Add person

  • choose a preferred name.

person-2-chrome

  • then go back and remove person 1
  • Chrome should be malware free now

Remove from Mozilla Firefox

  • Open Firefox
  • Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
  • Disable and remove any unknown add on
  • Open the Firefox’s Help Menu

open-help-menu-firefox

  • Then Troubleshoot information
  • Click on Reset Firefox

reset mozilla firefox

Remove from Internet Explorer

  • Open IE
  • On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
  • Go to Toolbars and Extensions
  • Disable any suspicious extension.
  • If the disable button is gray, you need to go to your Windows Registry and delete the corresponding CLSID
  • On the Upper Right Corner of Internet Explorer Click on the Gear Icon.
  • Click on Internet options

IE-internet-options

  • Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset.

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  • Check the “Delete Personal Settings Tab” and then Reset

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  • Close IE

Permanently Remove StartJoy Leftovers

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

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