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Start.iminent.com redirect - how to remove this browser hijacker?

What is start.iminent.com?

The Start Web (or MyAllSearch) toolbar is a browser add-on design by Iminent and shared by assorted free software download websites. This plug-in claims to increase users' social networking practice by permissive emoticons and smileys. It is compatible with Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Although performance added by Iminent toolbar may seem genuine, this toolbar is classify as adware or a probably unwanted application since it installs without permission and modifies browser settings by changing the homepage and default search engine fields to Start.iminent.com

Moreover, this toolbar decreases Internet browser performance and tracks customer' Internet browsing activity by recording IP addresses, browser types, cookie information, internet service providers (ISP),and web pages visited. At time of analysis, Iminent Toolbar was shared using a misleading software marketing method called 'bundling'. This add-on installed together with different freeware downloaded from the Internet. This browser plug-in adds no powerful value - it is simply a collection of links to different popular websites (facebook.com, twitter etc.) Therefore, you are considered to eliminate this probably unwanted application from your Internet browsers.

Start.iminent.com browser hijacker removal:

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and clickUninstall a program.

Windows XP users:

Click Start, choose Settings and click Control Panel. Locate and click Add or Remove Programs.

Windows 10 and Windows 8 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Mac OSX users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window: look for "Iminent" and "IminentToolbar" select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling potentially unwanted programs that cause browser redirects to the start.iminent.com website, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components.

Start.iminent.com homepage and default Internet search engine removal from Internet browsers:

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Remove start.iminent.com related Internet Explorer add-ons:

Click the "gear" icon  (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for any recently-installed suspicious browser extensions, select such entries and click "Remove".

Fix Internet Explorer shortcut target:

This browser hijacker changes the "Target" field of the Internet Explorer shortcut. To fix this, locate the shortcut on your Desktop and click the right mouse button over it. In the opened menu, choose "Properties". In the opened window, locate the Target field and eliminate text (hxxp://www.start.iminent.com/...), which is entered after "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe".

Change your homepage:

Click the "gear" icon  (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Internet Options", in the opened window remove hxxp://www.start.iminent.com and enter your preferred domain, which will open every time you launch Internet Explorer.

Change your default search engine:

Click the "gear" icon  (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". In the opened window, select "Search Providers", set "Google", "Bing" or any other preferred search engine as your default, then remove "start.iminent.com".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the start.iminent.com , reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advancedtab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Remove start.iminent.com related Google Chrome extensions:

Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Tools" and click on "Extensions". Locate any recently-installed suspicious add-ons, select these entries and click the trash can icon.

Fix Google Chrome shortcut target:

This browser hijacker modifies the "Target" field of the Google Chrome shortcut. To fix this, locate the shortcut on your Desktop and click the right mouse button over it. In the opened menu, choose "Properties". In the opened window, locate the Target field and eliminate all text (hxxp://www.start.iminent.com/...), which is entered after "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"

Change your homepage:

Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section, click "set pages", hover your mouse over hxxp://www.start.iminent.com and click the x symbol. Now, you can add your preferred website as your homepage.

Change your default search engine:

To change your default search engine in Google Chrome: Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings", in "Search" section, click "Manage Search Engines...", remove "start.iminent.com" and add or select your preferred Internet search engine.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the start.iminent.com , reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Tools. From the opened menu, select Extensions. In the opened window, select Settings (at the left corner of the screen). Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Show advanced settings… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset browser settings button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plugins from Mozilla Firefox:

Remove start.iminent.com related Mozilla Firefox add-ons:

Click the Firefox menu  (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click on "Extensions", in the opened window, remove any recently-installed suspicious browser plug-ins.

Fix Mozilla Firefox shortcut target:

This browser hijacker changes the "Target" field of the Mozilla Firefox shortcut. To fix this, locate the shortcut on your Desktop and click the right mouse button over it. In the opened menu, choose "Properties". In the opened window, locate the Target field and eliminate all text (hxxp://www.start.iminent.com/...), which is entered after "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"

Change your homepage:

To reset your homepage, click the Firefox menu  (at the top right corner of the main window) then select "Options", in the opened window remove hxxp://www.start.iminent.com and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you start Mozilla Firefox.

Change default search engine:

In the URL address bar, type about:config and press Enter.
Click "I'll be careful, I promise!".
In the search filter at the top, type: "start.iminent.com"
Right-click on the found preferences and select "Reset" to restore default values.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with start.iminent.com removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu,  in the opened menu, click the Open Help Menu icon, 

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Reset Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click Safari menu, then select Preferences...

In the preferences window select the Extensions tab. Look for any recently installed suspicious extensions and uninstall them.

In the preferences window select General tab and make sure that your homepage is set to a preferred URL, if its altered by a browser hijacker - change it.

In the preferences window select Search tab and make sure that your preferred Internet search engine is selected.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

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