iStartsurf.com

iStartSurf.com is a search domain that uses results from Google as a substitute for providing its own, accurate search links. Although iStartSurf.com's results are not threatening to your computer, and malware experts have found no hostile content hosted on the site, iStartSurf.com is sometimes promoted by browser-redirecting attacks of various PC threats. Removing iStartSurf.com hijackers, or browser hijackers for any similar domain, always is a high priority task, and using appropriate PC security tools to do so will ensure that your browser is returned to its old behavior as fast as possible.

Surfing the Site without an Interest in Originality

iStartSurf.com is a search domain that lacks real search results independent from other search engines, although iStartSurf.com drives to pass off its results as simply being 'enhanced' by Google, rather than stolen wholesale. Although malware researchers found additional content provided by iStartSurf.com during searches, this content took the form of what could charitably be described as advertisements and sponsored links, rather than legitimate results. However, iStartSurf.com is not categorized as a hostile website, and iStartSurf.com doesn't include any content that could hurt your PC, as of this article's date of writing.

iStartSurf.com also has a history for more than providing poor search results; browser hijackers occasionally redirect computer users to iStartSurf.com, forcing them to use its searches rather or not they have any interest in doing so. Malware researchers have been unable to confirm what installation exploits are being used for iStartSurf.com hijackers, which appear to install themselves without visible components (such as toolbars). However, most similar PC threats prefer to use bundled installers that distribute multiple freeware programs simultaneously.

Calming the Waves of a Waste of Your Searching Time

iStartSurf.com may not have the official classification of a toxic domain, but neither does iStartSurf.com provide any reason to tolerate being redirected to iStartSurf.com by a browser hijacker, add-on, extension or other unwanted applications. Whenever your browser begins to show clear symptoms of a browser hijacker for iStartSurf.com or any other site, you should close it and use PC security software to analyze your system for threats. Naturally, the ideal way to avert redirects to iStartSurf.com is to scan potential bundles that could include an iStartSurf.com hijacker, thus identifying and deleting them before they may compromise your browser's settings.

iStartSurf.com hijacks are most likely to strike browsers popular in Windows, such as Chrome or Internet Explorer. However, the prominence of such browsers doesn't equate to a total immunity enjoyed by the browsers of other operating systems. Regardless of what search site you prefer to use, you should practice safe browsing behavior that guarantees a minimum of exposure to all PC threats with an interested in using your Web traffic for profit, without any concern for the health of your machine.