How to Get Rid of Dm.startnow.com -Effectively Remove Dm.startnow.com

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Complaints about Dm.startnow.com:

I'm not a sophisticated computer user, but I believe that my machine has been infected with the subject virus. When I open Firefox, I get a screen labeled "Start Now." If I try to change my home page on Tools-Options-General screen, "http://dm.startnow.com/" always replaces it. Any help?

What is Dm.startnow.com?

Dm.startnow.com a new released computer virus which belongs to the browses hijacker family. Here are the malicious tasks Dm.startnow.com will do once it infiltrates into the target PC :

1. Dm.startnow.com will alter the browser settings in the target computer, such as replace the homepage with its own website, alter default search engines and add icons on the bookmark or favorite bar. Once these settings have been made, it is hard for users to reset them back.
2. Dm.startnow.com runs automatically when users boot the computer, and users cannot disable it from the startup menu. Some strange shortcuts appear in the desktop. Even though users have deleted them, they re-appear again when users operate the computer next time.

3.The running speed of the infected PC become more and more slowly. As time pass by, People can not watch videos online as the streamed videos turn into bad slideshows. If Dm.startnow.com stays longer in the infected PC, windows freeze, internet disconnection and even the blue screen of death will come out to disturb computer users.

How to prevent virus like Dm.startnow.com in the future?

1. You should choose the custom installation during the freeware setup process, and avoid downloading the software from unreliable sources.

2. You should be careful and resist the temptation to open emails from unknown people, especially, the attachments embedded in the emails.

3. You should be caution and close the weird and strange websites as soon as possible if you are redirected to those sites against your will.

4. Don’t get access to illegal online contents such as gambling or porn.

Video on how to remove Dm.startnow.com.

Manually remove Dm.startnow.com:

1.End all the running processes of this computer virus Open task manager by pressing Alt+Ctrl+Del keys at the same time. Another way is to click on the Start button and choose Run option, then type taskmgr into and press OK.
 
 Stop all the malicious running processes.
 
 2. Remove malicious add-on and extensions from your web browsers.
Internet Explorer:
 (1). Click Start, type: Manage browser add-ons
 
 (2). Hit Enter on your keyboard
 (3). Click Manage add-on and disable all the suspicious add-on.
 

Firefox:
 (1). Click the Firefox menu and click Add-on
 
 (2). Click Extensions, select the related browser add-on and click Disable.

 Google Chrome:
 (1). Click the Customize and Control menu button →Tools→ click Extensions

 3. Disable any suspicious startup items that are made by this computer virus.
Windows Vista or Windows7: click start menu→type msconfig in the search bar → open System Configuration →Disable all possible startup items generated.


 4. Clean cookies
 Internet Explorer: Tools → Internet Options →the General tab, Delete the Cookies button can be directly seen in IE6, IE7 is to click the Delete Browsing History button then tick Cookies and click Delete.

 Firefox: Tools → Options → Privacy → Remove Individual Cookies → Delete corresponding cookies in the cookies showing box.

Opera: Tools → Preferences → Advanced → Cookies →Delete corresponding cookies in Management Cookies.

 5. Show all hidden files and clean all the malicious files about this computer virus (1).Click the Start button and choose Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, to find Folder Options then double-click on it. (2).In the pop-up dialog box, click the View tab and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).
 
 (3). Clean all the malicious files about this infection as below.

%AllUsersProfile%\{random.exe\
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\
%AllUsersProfile%\random.exe
%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\random.exe
%Temp%\random.exe
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\random

6. Delete malicious registry entries related to this virus. Open Registry Editor by pressing Window+R keys together.(another way is clicking on the Start button and choosing Run option, then typing into Regedit and pressing Enter. )
 
Delete all the vicious registries as below:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run\random.exe"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Explorer\Navigating

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\random
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run \Regedit32
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” = 0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = 1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run\random

Note: have you got the way to get rid of Dm.startnow.com browser hijacker? Manual removal method may be a little complicated, but it is the most effective way to remove this notorious computer infection. If you still have any questions about Dm.startnow.com irus, you can click here and get support from the 24/7 computer experts.