This guide will help you to remove chromestart1.ru from your browser. The appearance of this site as your home page and the search engine is the result of the penetration of your PC with malware, known as a browser hijacker, which has received widespread in recent days. Many people are faced with the fact that when the Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Opera or Mozilla Firefox starts, it will began to open chromestart1.ru instead of the start page and the option to restore a default browser settings was locked.
A malicious software that changes the settings of browsers on chromestart1.ru usually affects only Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Opera and Mozilla Firefox. However, possible situations, when any other browsers will be affected too. chromestart1.ru infection can change the Object property of a browser’s shortcut, so every time you start the browser, instead of your home page, you will see a completely different site.
When your PC is infected with chromestart1.ru, you will see this annoyiong site each time you start your browser. Moreover, a computer parasites like this browser hijacker often change and the search engine by the default, thus collecting data that you are looking for on the Internet. In addition, together with chromestart1.ru on your computer can be installed adware, which will show a lot of ads on each of the sites that you visit. And, of course, received a lot of information about your activity, the authors chromestart1.ru can pass it to third parties for various illegal activities.
Most often chromestart1.ru infection gets on your computer as a part of various free programs, as a bonus. Therefore it is very important at the stage of installing programs downloaded from the Internet carefully review the rules of use and the license agreement, as well as to always choose the manual installation mode. In this mode, you can turn off all unwanted add-ons, including chromestart1.ru infection, which will be installed along with the desired program.
To completely get rid of chromestart1.ru and restore the settings of your browser we recommend that you follow the guidance below. You will need to remove all components of the infection using the standard features of the Windows operating system and several proven free programs.
How to remove chromestart1.ru redirect (Step-by-step instructions)
The following instructions is a full step-by-step guide, which will help you to remove chromestart1.ru hijacker from Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. Moreover, the steps below will help you to uninstall potentially unwanted software such as adware and toolbars that your computer may be infected. Please do the instructions step by step. If you need a help or have any questions, then ask for our assistance here or type a comment below.
1. Delete chromestart1.ru associated adware by using Windows Control Panel.
2. Remove chromestart1.ru hijacker and malicious extensions from Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome with AdwCleaner.
3. Remove chromestart1.ru redirect with JRT (Junkware Removal Tool).
4. Remove chromestart1.ru browser hijacker related files and registry keys with MalwareBytes Anti-malware.
5. Reset Chrome settings to remove chromestart1.ru redirect (Optional).
6. Reset Firefox settings to remove chromestart1.ru redirect (Optional).
7. Reset Internet Explorer settings to remove chromestart1.ru redirect (Optional).
1. Delete chromestart1.ru associated adware by using Windows Control Panel.
Press Windows key 
, then click Search 
. Type Control panel and press Enter. If you using Windows XP or Windows 7, then click Start and select Control Panel. It will open the Windows Control Panel as shown below.
Click Uninstall a program 
It will open a list of all programs. Scroll through the all list, and uninstall any unknown programs.
2. Remove chromestart1.ru hijacker and malicious extensions from Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome with AdwCleaner.
Download AdwCleaner from the link below.
Once finished, open a directory in which you saved it. You will see a icon like below.
Double click the AdwCleaner desktop icon. Once this tool is started, you will see a screen like below.
Press Start button to perform a system scan for chromestart1.ru adware and malicious extensions. Once AdwCleaner has finished, it will open a scan report as shown below.
Review the report and then click Cleaning button. It will display a prompt.
Click OK. When the cleaning process is finished, AdwCleaner may ask you to reboot your computer.
When your PC is started, you will see an AdwCleaner log.
3. Remove chromestart1.ru redirect with JRT (Junkware Removal Tool).
Download Junkware Removal Tool from the link below.
JRT (Junkware Removal Tool) download link.
Open a directory in which you saved the JRT. You will see an icon like below.
Run it. Junkware Removal Tool will try to update itself, if a new version is available. Once updating is done, you will see JRT DISCLAIMER.
Please read and press any key to continue. First, JRT creates a restore point and once complete, it will start a scan of a computer.
During the scan, Junkware Removal Tool will check Startups, Services, Processes, Files, Folders, Registry keys, Registry values, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer (EDGE), Google Chrome extensions and remove chromestart1.ru related malicious software that has been found.
When cleaning a computer is completed, JRT will display a log file.
4. Remove chromestart1.ru related files and registry keys with MalwareBytes Anti-malware.
Download MalwareBytes Anti-malware (MBAM) from the link below.
MalwareBytes Anti-malware download link
Once downloaded, close all programs and windows on your computer. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that named mbam-setup like below.
When the installation begins, you will see the Setup – Wizard that will help you install MalwareBytes Anti-malware on your computer.
Once installation is complete, you will see window similar to the one below.
Now click on the Scan Now button to start scanning your computer for malware that cause a redirect to chromestart1.ru. This procedure can take some time, so please be patient.
When the scan is finished, make sure all entries have “checkmark” and click Remove Selected button. MalwareBytes Anti-malware will start to remove chromestart1.ru browser hijacker related files, folders, registry keys. Once disinfection is completed, you may be prompted to Restart.
5. Reset Chrome settings to remove chromestart1.ru redirect (Optional)
Open the Google Chrome menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (
). It opens the drop-down menu. Click to Settings option.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Show advanced settings” link. Now scroll down until the Reset settings section is visible, as shown below and click on the Reset settings button.
Confirm your action, click on the Reset button.
6. Reset Firefox settings to remove chromestart1.ru redirect (Optional)
Open Mozilla Firefox menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It opens the drop-down menu. Click on the Help button (
).
In the Help menu click on the “Troubleshooting Information”. In the upper-right corner of the “Troubleshooting Information” page click on Refresh Firefox button.
Confirm your action. Click on the Refresh Firefox.
7. Reset Internet Explorer settings to remove chromestart1.ru redirect (Optional)
Open the Internet Explorer tools menu by clicking on the button in the form of gear (
). It opens the drop-down menu. Click on the Internet Options.
In the Internet Options window click on the Advanced tab, then click the Reset button. The Internet Explorer will show the Reset Internet Explorer settings window. Select the Delete personal settings check box, then click on Reset button.
You will now need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
Finish words.
Your computer should now be free of chromestart1.ru redirect. If you need help with the instructions, then ask for help here.
