Malicious programs (viruses, trojans, backdoors) sometime change the StartPage to "gain the ground". Spywares do this to invade a user's privacy by tracking destinations which a user visited, and collecting personal information.

SPG effectively deals with all these problems, making surfing the net safer, more secure, and more fun. StartPage Guard (SPG) protects your PC from cyberscam, by detecting and preventing any unauthorized changes to your internet browser's Start and Search pages.