How Can I Get Rid of Start.sweetpacks.com

What is Start.sweetpacks.com? 

Start.sweetpacks.com is a fake search engine which is created to disturb computer users’ online activities. Once infected, your search engine is replaced by Start.sweetpacks.com, whether you set it by yourself. Whenever you open your browser, Start.sweetpacks.com pops up, replaces your default search engine and takes over your homepages. Sometimes it also redirects your searching pages to Start.sweetpacks.com. According to its evil performance, Start.sweetpacks.com can also be classified as browser hijacker virus or redirection virus. It can affect all your browsers including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.


Start.sweetpacks.com can replace the search engine, take place the home pages and cause the redirection problems because it will change the default settings of your browsers and install its toolbar on the infected computer. Usually speaking, Start.sweetpacks.com bundled with free programs on the Internet. Once installed, users cannot search the Internet normally. It also displays warnings stating that your PC needs to be fixed and optimized, and lure you to download unsafe programs in your computer. It also sneaks to the vulnerable computer with spam email attachments.

Start.sweetpacks.com can record users’ online activities by collecting the searching histories and key word. Therefore, your personal data will be stolen by Start.sweetpacks.com and spread to hackers. To protect your system and private information, you are suggested to remove Start.sweetpacks.com as soon as possible.

Start.sweetpacks.com Is Harmful to Your Computer

1. It attacks computers without any of your knowledge;
2. It takes place of your search engine;
3. It replaces your homepages and causes redirection problems;
4. It installs its malicious toolbar to the infected computer;
5. It invites other threats to your computer;
6. It takes you to unsafe web sites;
7. It lures you to download malicious programs;
8. It steals users’ private information

How Can I Remove Start.sweetpacks.com Manually?

Step 1- Reset Internet Explorer by the following guide (take IE as an example):
Open Internet Explorer >> Click on Tools >> Click on Internet Options >> In the Internet Options window click on the Connections tab >> Then click on the LAN settings button>> Uncheck the check box labeled “Use a proxy server for your LAN” under the Proxy Server section and press OK.

Step 2- Disable any suspicious startup items that are made by infections from Start.sweetpacks.com

For Windows Xp: Click Start menu -> click Run -> type: msconfig in the Run box -> click Ok to open the System Configuration Utility -> Disable all possible startup items generated from Start.sweetpacks.com.

For Windows Vista or Windows7: click start menu->type msconfig in the search bar -> open System Configuration Utility -> Disable all possible startup items generated from Start.sweetpacks.com.

Step 3- Open Windows Task Manager and close all running processes.

( Methods to open Task Manager: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or Press the Start button->click on the Run option->Type in taskmgr and press OK.)

Step 4- Show all hidden files

Open Control Panel from Start menu and search for Folder Options. When you’re in Folder Options window, please click on its View tab, check Show hidden files and folders and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then press OK.

Step 5- Remove these associated Files on your hard drive such as:

%Desktopdir%\SweetPacks Toolbar and SweetIM Toolbar.lnk
%Programs%\SweetPacks Toolbar and SweetIM Toolbar\SweetPacks Toolbar and SweetIM Toolbar.lnk

Step 6- Open the Registry Editor and delete the following entries:

(Steps: Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box and click on OK)

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,Default_Search_URL
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PUP.Optional.Sweetpacks
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PUP.Optional.Sweetpacks\UninstallString“%AppData%[RANDOM CHARACTERS][RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe” -u

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