Start2.me

By GoldSparrow in Browser Hijackers

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 12,194
Threat Level: 50 % (Medium)
Infected Computers: 272
First Seen: September 10, 2014
Last Seen: September 11, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Start2.me is a browser hijacker and a web site that could alter web browser settings causing the Start2.me page to load up automatically as the default home page. With this happening, the Start2.me site may load up upon opening a new web browser window. The Start2.me page itself may appear as a generic search engine that uses a custom yahoo search to return results. The thing about the results through Start2.me is that many of them have associated sponsored links or advertisements listed. Use of those links or ads may cause additional redirects to other sits proving to have questionable content. Putting a stop to the actions of Start2.me taking place may involve finding all related components of Start2.me and removing them from the affected computer and web browser applications.

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Registry Details

Start2.me may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{666806CD-94D4-4689-BA73-E35EA1EA9666}
Software\Start2me

URLs

Start2.me may call the following URLs:

start2.me

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