Remove StartEssentials
Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) used to be a problem exclusive to Mac systems. However, the developers of low-quality applications are now trying to target Mac users as well. They do this via low-quality PUPs, which try to work in the background of Macs in order to manipulate browser settings. StartEssentials is one of the PUPs in question, and dealing with it can be a bit troublesome if you try to do it manually.
The name 'StartEssentials' makes the app sound like a handy tool that will deliver useful features. However, there is nothing good about StartEssentials – this software is absolutely useless. Trying to find an official download page or website about StartEssentials will yield no results – this software is spread through misleading ads, fake downloads, software bundles, and other deceptive content. Mac users who have StartEssentials running on their system will not notice any icons or windows out of the ordinary. The only visible trace of StartEssentials's existence is a process in the 'Activity Monitor' and some obscurely named files in various directories.
As you can see, removing StartEssentials manually can be quite the challenge. Thankfully, there is no need to do this the old-fashioned way. Instead, you can use a reputable Mac anti-malware tool to dispose of this PUP in a matter of seconds. Once StartEssentials is gone, any changes it brought to your system should be reverted automatically.
But what are the changes that StartEssentials brings? Typically, PUPs of this type aim to modify the behavior of Web browsers. These changes are meant to redirect the user to 3rd-party sites whenever they perform certain actions in their browser. These 3rd-party sites are usually ridden with ads, and all the ad revenue goes in the pockets of StartEssentials's developers.
