Last Updated on November 10, 2026 by [Kevin Abbot]
What to remove by hand
Start with the program entry.
Open Settings, then Apps, then Installed apps, and look for Startfenster-Replace
or Startfenster-Replace.de
(version 1.0.3 in the Trend Micro sample). Uninstall it, and also remove any other program you do not remember installing at the same time, such as an unofficial media player package.
The installer is reported to create these folders and files: C:\Program Files\Startfenster-Replace\
with uninstall.exe
and logo.ico, and a Start menu folder Startfenster-Replace holding Startfenster.lnk and Software deinstallieren.lnk. Delete the folders after the uninstall if they remain.
Registry traces named by Trend Micro:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\Startfenster-Replace.exe
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Startfenster-Replace.de
HKCU\Software\AM
with the value Startfenster-Replace set toinstalled
Remove these only if they survive the uninstall.
The program also rewrites browser shortcuts. Check the Target field of the Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Internet Explorer shortcuts on the desktop, taskbar and Start menu for a web addr...