Search.startbrowser.io
The Search.startbrowser.io domain is governed by an Internet marketing company called AirFind Corp., and it receives most of its Web traffic from users who install software associated with the company. PC users who experience redirects to Search.startbrowser.io, pop-up windows and new tabs loaded with promotional materials may have installed a program supported by AirFind Corp. recently. PC users have reported unwanted redirects to promotions and their browser loading the Search.startbrowser.io site as their default start page.
Browser extensions, plugins, free radio and movie players supported by advertisers may trigger redirects to pages associated with marketing campaigns as a way to monetize free software and allow creators to push updates, expand features and keep their products free. The applications supported by AirFind Corp. may affect browsers like Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. Loading Search.startbrowser.io shows a search bar powered by the Microsoft's Bing search engine. Advertisers may use Search.startbrowser.io and Bing.com to deliver targeted offers to PC users and increase profits for online stores. The software connected to Search.startbrowser.io may collect information like your IP address, Internet history, recent downloads, bookmarks, installed software, and browser extensions to determine what ads should be loaded on your screen. We have seen the search service from Search.startbrowser.io on several other domains including:
- clarobuscar[.]com
- ebrowser[.]co
- flysrch[.]com
- gsearch[.]co
- iexplore[.]io
- instasrch[.]com
- mybrowser[.]co
- swiftsearch[.]co
- websrch[.]mobi
Some computer security companies may flag related programs as browser hijackers and Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs). AirFind Corp. is a legitimate marketing company that is found to use technologies by Microsoft Corp. to show personalized commercials and sponsored search results to users. You can read the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy employed by AirFind at hxxp://airfind[.]com/terms and hxxp://airfind[.]com/privacy. However, PC users may not wish to use software supported by the company and decide to remove related freeware with the help of a respected anti-spyware suite.
