Start.msn.iplay.com virus - How to remove

Start.msn.iplay.com virus is a browser hijacker that can be installed to your computer together with free software from MSN, like MSN games, music players or other freeware. The program hijacks your start up page on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome and replaces it with start.msn.iplay.com. It doesn’t allow you to change anything back so you will see this website whenever you open your browser.

Although start.msn.iplay.com looks like any regular search provider and it claims to be powered by Yahoo Search, these modifications are made without users’ permission, so it is considered to be an unwanted program. The website may try to advertise various sponsored websites by including them to your search results or displaying random ads while you browse the Internet. It completely changes your browsing experience, so it is recommended to remove Start.msn.iplay.com virus from your computer.

First of all, you should know that you can easily avoid downloading this hijacker. As it comes bundled with various MSN related freeware, you should pay more attention to these downloads. Always go for Custom or Advanced installation and see what you are agreeing on before you click “Next”. Ignoring the installation steps is a common mistake that many users make. However, it is very important to change this habit if you want to prevent your computer from lots of unwanted applications.

If your browsers have already been hijacked, remove Start.msn.iplay.com virus as soon as possible. At first, uninstall it from Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs list. It is also recommended to uninstalling ALL programs installed on the same date as problems have appeared. Some versions of this hijacker install software that blocks browser settings from changing. To identify them, scanning with Spyhunter or other reputable antispyware tool might be useful. Then you can uninstall the extensions and reset settings in your browsers.

How To remove Start.msn.iplay.com virus from Internet Explorer:

1. Click arrow on the right of search box
2. Do following: On IE8-9 choose Manage Search providers, On ie7 click change search defaults
3. Remove Start.msn.iplay.com from the list

How To remove Start.msn.iplay.com virus from Firefox :

1. Enter “about:config” in url bar. This will open settings page
2. Type “Keyword.url” in the search box. Right click it & reset it.
3. Type “browser.search.defaultengine” in the search box. Right click it & reset it.
4. Type “browser.search.selectedengine” in the search box. Right click it & reset it.
5. Search for ‘browser.newtab.url’. Right-click and reset. This will make sure that the search page won’t launch on each new tab.
6. If the settings revert and scan with anti-malware programs are clean: Close Firefox, open file explorer and enter %AppData% in the address bar. enter user.js in search box. If this file exists, rename it and start Firefox again. You will have to repeat the steps above.

How To remove Start.msn.iplay.com virus from Google Chrome:

1. Click 3 horizontal lines icon on browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings.
3. Select Basics ->Manage Search engines.
4. Remove unnecessary search engines from the list.
5. Go back to settings. On Startup choose open blank page ( you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).

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