MyStart Search Protection

MyStart Search Protection is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that may be created to protect its bundled programs and assure they remain installed or unchanged by other third party applications. MyStart Search Protection may replace the default homepage with Mystart.com and the default search engine with Search The Web (Search.yahoo.com). If a PC user attempts to restore them to the default settings, a pop-up message may be displayed on a screen of a computer. MyStart Search Protection is a component of Search Protection and is created by Spigot, a company, which develops malicious programs. If the PC user has MyStart Search Protection on the computer system, a process called 'SearchProtection.exe may be running in the Windows Task Manager. MyStart Search Protection may usually spread and invade the machine via bundled free software that may have inserted into their installation MyStart Search Protection that computer users can download from unknown websites. MyStart Search Protection may also be added into the custom installer on many popular download websites and enter the computer system through bundled numerous freeware, so if the PC user has downloaded a free program from these websites, he may have also installed MyStart Search Protection during the application setup process. MyStart Search Protection during the application setup process.

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