iStart123.com

By GoldSparrow in Browser Hijackers

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 3,331
Threat Level: 50 % (Medium)
Infected Computers: 6,899
First Seen: July 9, 2014
Last Seen: September 21, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

iStart123.com is a browser hijacker and a web site that may appear to offer an internet search. Through the iStart123.com search site computer users may be presented with relevant search results but are also hit with several sponsored links. Additionally, iStart123.com could load various advertisements on the screen with the sponsored links. If any of the links or ads are used, you may have redirected to other sites that are unwanted and could have questionable content. iStart123.com may also be set as your default home page where iStart123.com will load automatically upon opening up a new web browser window. In such a case, the iStart123.com components loaded on your system should be removed. Removal of iStart123.com and its components may require the use of an antispyware tool.

SpyHunter Detects & Remove iStart123.com

File System Details

iStart123.com may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. vtt_istart123.exe cef5fb5740928072c55244cd83e12a7d 1

Registry Details

iStart123.com may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
SOFTWARE\istart123Software
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\istart123.com
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\www.istart123.com
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\istart123Software

Directories

iStart123.com may create the following directory or directories:

%APPDATA%\istart123

URLs

iStart123.com may call the following URLs:

istart123.com

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