What is Browser Hijacking and How to Fix it?
Sometimes when you’re busy working at your computer and you notice multiple Internet Explorer
windowsstart opening at random and you cannot stop them. Sometimes, you may be even notice that
your home page...
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What is Browser Hijacking and How to Fix it?
Sometimes when you’re busy working at your computer and you notice multiple Internet Explorer
windowsstart opening at random and you cannot stop them. Sometimes, you may be even notice that
your home page mysteriously changed. When you notice these, it usually means that your browser has
been hijacked, usually by a piece of malware. While these symptoms are unsettling, you can reclaim
Internet Explorer and return it to functionality.
Browser hijacking is the modification of a web browser's settings by a malware, spyware or a virus. The
term "hijacking" is used as the changes are performed without the user's permission. A browser hijacker
may replace the existing home page, error page, or search page with its own. These are generally used to
force hits to a particular website, increasing its advertising revenue.
Some browser hijacking can be easily reversed, while other instances may be difficult to reverse. Various
software packages exist to
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