AVG forum: How can i remove mystart by incredibar?

Hello 10zachs1,

Can you please make sure that everything related is uninstalled in "Add or remove programs" in Windows?

Then to recover your internet browser(s) settings please follow these instructions (just replace "AVG Secure Search provider" with Incredibar related).

In case something is still not working properly, please provide us with mentioned outputs and detailed description what is happening.

Thank you

I ran a pc virus scan nothing came up. I deleted the incredibar toolbar from my programs. Removed the add ons for FF & IE. I changed my homepage back to google on both. I still get redirected to mystart incredibar and when I try ti make changes I get these pop ups asking me to allow to make changes that don't come from AVG. Idk what else to do but my laptop is freezing and messing up help please?

Hello xXxPowerPuffGirlxXx,

Can you please inform us about used internet browser and if all modifications were changed properly? (not just homepage) Like default search engine, new tab configuration, etc.

I would like to ask you to upload screenshot of described pop-up to favorite online (photo) storage and post a link to it, so we can check it.

Thank you

Hey,
Everytime i load up my internet browser which is google chrome i get this mystart by incredibar, i have looked in many places on the internet and thought it best to ask the experts, if you require any details of my syatem then feel free but i have tried uninstalling babylon which i cannot locate. tried task manager and searching for files, i would rather not do a system reboot either if anyone could help that would be fantastic

Hello phezant46,

Please remove unwanted search engines first, as described in this AVG Forums post.
If there is no Babylon toolbar to be uninstalled, please check whether there is the Web Assistant or MyStart software installed using Control Panel -> Programs and features. Uninstall these, if present, and restart your computer.

Should the issue persist, please describe the situation in details in AVG Forums. Our moderators will ask for detailed diagnostic data from your computer (this forum does not support file attachments).

Thank you.

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Right click on adress bar....go to edit search engines....go to settings On Startup.....third options (Open a specific page or set of pages. Set pages.)..click set pages and delete from there... then just mark to Open the New Tab page ..... thats all.....

Fantastic advice, really precise and very quick to effect.
Thank you!

Out of all the advice on the internet I've gone through, yours is the one that finally got rid of that crap!

Thank you, this worked for me finally and it was easy. Im finally rid of that crap!

Hi,
I also discovered this on my computer, i have removed it from my chrome search engines and add-ons/extensions and also uninstalled it from my computer through the control panel. I have read around that it still may be lurking in my computer, how can i find out ( antivirus software doesnt find anything) if it is still on my computer, and are there any further steps i can take to make sure ive gotten rid of it.

Any help appreciated,
Matt

Hello ohMatt96,

If your searches are not redirected now, nor the default home page is being changed repeatedly, the Incredibar appears to be removed completely. I would personally consider this issue resolved if all the symptoms are gone.

However, if you suspect there is a piece of malware lurking in your computer which is not detected by AVG full computer scan, please do not hesitate contacting AVG customer care experts or describe the situation in AVG Forums (diagnostic data will be required; this forum does not support attachments, unfortunately).

Thank you.

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I have tried to do everything to get rid of this annoying " MyStart by Incredibar ."

I went through and tried to delete every single file that could even be related to it.
Changed my internet settings, like my homepage, and etc.

Yet, every single time I click ' new tab ' instead of just bringing me to a blank new tab page, it uses MyStart by Incredibar again. It reverts the settings back to using MyStart every single time.

Can anyone help me?

Right click on adress bar....go to edit search engines....go to settings On Startup.....third options (Open a specific page or set of pages. Set pages.)..click set pages and delete from there... then just mark to Open the New Tab page ..... thats all.....

I did what you suggested but it failed to remove incredibar from Google Chrome.

Hi EdwinReffell,

If procedures described in this discussion thread won't help, you could also try searching Incredimail forums, there are a few threads discussing this topic.
Here you can find an older guide how to remove MyStart search from browsers.

If everything fails, I recommend contacting Incredimail support; providing the unwanted toolbar was installed together with the Incredimail software.

Hope this helps.

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Hello shnine,

Can you please make sure that everything related is uninstalled in "Add or remove programs" in Windows?

Then to recover your internet browser(s) settings please follow these instructions (just replace "AVG Secure Search provider" with Incredibar related).

In case something is still not working properly, please provide us with Autoruns output and detailed description what is happening.

Thank you

Hello eziukas123,

Can you please make sure that everything related is uninstalled in "Add or remove programs" in Windows?
And that there is no related extension in Mozilla Firefox?

1. Type about:config in the address bar and press Enter.
2. Press the I'll be careful, I promise! button.
3. Type search in the Search text box.
4. Right-click the browser.search.defaultenginename and select Reset from the context menu.
5. Type keyword in the Search text box.
6. Right-click the keyword.URL item and select Reset from the context menu

What is the current situation?

Thank you

Hello Ondrej_AVG,

Yes, I'm pretty sure I removed everything under Add/remove programs. I even removed some video converters that are no longer necessary. There are no web browser add-ons or extension, both section are empty. I only have several plugins: adobe acrobat, google update, microsoft office and silverlight.

Anyway, it doesn't matter know since incredibar is gone. I think the key step was:

4. Right-click the browser.search.defaultenginename and select Reset from the context menu.

Thanks!

I followed the directions and it appears to have worked. It bothers me that I could not find the source of the virus, trojan horse or whatever. It rode in with something, and that something is still there. Thanks for your help, however!

I did this but when you create a new tab it still came up so i searched further down i found more Incredibar crap so i reset them too and now i can open my NewTabs without havign to put up with that crap.

any solutions for google chrome?

You can follow removal instructions either here or here. Both works just fine.

I can not remove this hijacker, help me please.

Hello nanato4angels,

Can you please describe in more details what have you done (according to above mentioned steps) and which internet browser are you using?

Thank you

Hi, I'm having the same problem. Can you help me please?? I uninstalled it from my Dell desktop computer but my homepage is still the MyStart by incredibar. I tried doing a system restore on my computer but that failed, even in safe mode. My McAfee virus scan didn't detect anything.

Firefox is my main and preferred browser, however it has also infected Internet Explorer. I tried the steps that you recommended to eziukas123 about right-click ing the browser.search.defaultenginename and selecting Reset from the context menu. This didn't help either. I've run out of options, please help!

Hello MzAlaina,

Please try resetting also the following Firefox configuration values (after navigating to about:config):
browser.startup.homepage_override.buildID
browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone
- Restart your Firefox then and let us know results.

In order to revert the Internet Explorer configuration, please reset it as described here.

Thank you.

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