How to remove the "Web": a detailed guide

"Webalta" is a Russian search engine that has gained notoriety thanks to the promotion technologies that it uses. Periodically, some users notice that the start page from browsers without their consent and participation changes to start.webalta.ru, and the system itself becomes the default search. Let's see how to remove the "Web".

The first thing that usually comes to mind is a simple change to the start page of an Internet browser using standard methods. However, this method does not help to remove the "Web". Most likely, after the browser is restarted, the same start page will appear before you. Next, we'll show you how to remove Webalta once and for all.

In order to remove it from the most popular browsers (Google Chrome, IE, Opera), first of all, you need to get rid of all the changes that this compulsive popular system has made to the registry . To do this, call the command line "Start" - "Run" (Win + R) and use it to open the Registry Editor by typing "regedit" in it. Then, in the "Edit" menu, select "Find". The search window opens, in which you need to enter "Webalta", then click "Find Next". After the search is completed, you will have a list with all the entries containing this word. You need to get rid of them by selecting "Delete" in the context menu (right mouse button of the mouse), or simply highlighting with the cursor and pressing "Del". Note that the first time to remove all the accumulated does not work. You will have to repeat the procedure of scanning the registry several times to get rid of absolutely all references to "Webalta". Only after the result of the next search will produce a lack of results, go to the next stage. Be extremely careful when deleting records: all changes you make to the registry, you do at your own peril and risk. If you delete something, the system will become unstable, which can lead to the need to restore or even reinstall the OS.

After cleaning the registry, you can change the start page in the browser using standard methods:

1. In Google Chrome - click the button on the toolbar, then "Settings" - "Appearance", then tick the "Show Home button" and then "Change";
2. IE - "Tools" - "Internet Options" - "General" - "Home Page";
3. Opera - "Tools" - "Settings" - "Basic" - "Home".

To remove all mention of such a search engine as "Webalta", you should also look at the shortcuts for browsers. For example, if you are using Opera, you need to select "Properties" using the shortcut shortcut menu. In the window that opens, look at what is written in the "Object" tab, if at the end of the line something like http://start.webalta.ru is not written. If this entry is present, delete it, leaving only the initial part. Then save the changes. When using multiple browsers, you should check the labels of each of them in this way and, accordingly, repeat this procedure everywhere.

Note also that sometimes this search engine installs its own applications. So, how to remove Webalta from the list of installed programs? To do this, go to the "Control Panel" and select the "Add or Remove Programs" section, in the case of Windows XP, or "Programs and Components" if you use the "Seven". After that, you need to sort the applications by installation date and see if there are anything related to "Webalte" among the programs installed recently. If so, you must uninstall this software and clean the registry again .

These simple tips will tell you how to remove the "Web" from the most popular browsers. It should be noted that if you are using Mozilla, in addition to all the operations described above, you will also have to edit the settings files (user.js and prefs.js).