Mystart.smilebox.com

Mystart.smilebox.com is a malicious website associated with a dangerous browser hijacker. Typically, the Mystart.smilebox.com browser hijacker will take the form of an add-on for your Internet browser, a BHO (Browser Helper Object) for Internet Explorer, or a toolbar included in certain unsafe freeware applications. Computer systems infected with a Mystart.smilebox.com browser hijacker will direct the user to the Mystart.smilebox.com website and its affiliates repeatedly, as well as displaying a variety of other symptoms. ESG PC security researchers recommend using a legitimate anti-malware application to remove the Mystart.smilebox.com browser hijacker. Since these kinds of infections tend to be associated with dangerous rootkits (such as the ZeroAccess rootkits and certain variants of the TDSS rootkit), it may be necessary to use a specialized rootkit-removal tool.

Symptoms Associated with a Browser Hijacker

While Mystart.smilebox.com is a fake search engine website, Mystart.smilebox.com is also associated with a browser hijacker that, apart from directing its victims to Mystart.smilebox.com, also directs them to a variety of malicious websites associated with Mystart.smilebox.com. The most common variant of the Mystart.smilebox.com browser hijacker takes the form of a visible toolbar that claims to be a legitimate search toolbar for your Internet browser. However, there are also variants of the Mystart.smilebox.com browser hijacker that are invisible, working in the background to force your Internet browser to visit certain websites. A computer system infected by a Mystart.smilebox.com browser hijacker will typically display various symptoms. The most common of these symptoms is being directed by your Internet browser to Mystart.smilebox.com after entering an address or web search. Other common symptoms of a Mystart.smilebox.com browser hijacker include the presence of annoying error screens and pop-up windows, an extremely slow connection and unauthorized changes to your Internet browser's homepage and security settings. According to ESG PC security researchers, a definitive sign of a browser hijacker infection is the computer user not being able to revert any of these changes made to his/her Internet browser's preferences.

Getting Rid of a Browser Hijacker

It is important to remove a browser hijacker from your computer system. Failure to do so will usually result in further browser issues. Fortunately, this can be easily done with the aid of a legitimate anti-malware application. Remember, a browser hijacker and malicious toolbar cannot be removed as you would remove a normal application from your computer system. Removal of a browser hijacker requires reverting changes made to the browser and system settings. This is why ESG malware analysts recommend automatic removal when dealing with this threat.