Browser Hijackers, the Methods Of their Action And the Ways to Remove Them
by Dmitriy C. SEO specialistWhat is hijackers
Today
we will talk about the hijackers. Hijackers are one of the most common types of
malicious software, along with adware. In fact, the hijackers may be attributed
to advertising-oriented software, since its main purpose is advertising and
promotion of certain sites. A distinctive feature of the hijackers is that they
take the user's browser under full control, and do not leave him a chance. The
program changes the settings of the browser, the default search engine and
exposes its own homepage. The user would not be able to do a single action in
the browser, without the permission of hijacker. These programs could be very
dangerous if you do not remove them in time. The main danger lies in the fact
that a powerful hijacker won’t show up immediately. Viruses and adware can be
detected by specific features, such as the blocking of system functions, or a
large number of advertising and pop-ups. Powerful hijacker will not bore you
with advertising, it will do its job quietly. If the user doesn’t know, that his
computer is infected, he can go to a social network, bank account, or any
account that is somehow important to him. At this point hijacker will launch.
When the user enters the address of the site in the infected browser, hijacker
will redirect him to the fake site. It’s pretty easy to create a fake website,
because you only need to create a login form. The user unsuspectingly enters
username and password - and will lose your account. Fraud of this kind is very
frequent in recent years, and therefore I decided to create a detailed article
about hijackers.
Home.SearchPile, Yoursites123, Istartpageing - what they have in common?
In
order to make this article not purely theoretical, I’ll give you a few examples
of the hijackers, which are most common in recent years. So, here they are: Home.SearchPile, Yoursites123, Istartpageing. These
three hijackers have more than a million computers infected over the past
month, and they aren’t going to stop! Think about it, maybe you have lately
seen some of these names on your computer screen in a browser or in the list of
programs lately? If you had, then you need to remove this program immediately,
until it caused serious damage to the system. Any of these three programs could
be removed in the same way, and now I'll tell you how. Here, I will describe
the full sequence of necessary actions to successfully eliminate heavy
contamination. It is unlikely that you will have to perform each of these
points, but there is such a possibility. So, let's proceed to the removal!
How to remove a hijacker?
Most
of the hijackers have the software component, which can be found in the list of
installed programs. It carries out the change of browser settings, install of
add-ons, and recovery tasks. It’s very simple to find it: Click
"Start" then "Control Panel", "Programs and
Features", and remove the program from there, which is named the same as
the new search engine, which arose in the browser.
Instead
of a full program, some of the hijackers use browser-based application that
performs almost the same function. To get rid of it, you need to go to your
browser settings, choose "Add-ons", and remove the hijacker from
there.
After
removing the hijacker from the control panel and from the browser, you must
revert to the original browser settings. To do this, launch your browser and
restore the default settings. If you do not want to reset all settings, it is
enough to change the default search engine, the page that opens when you start,
and a new tab. Also, sometimes hijacker changes the properties of browser
shortcut, and they also have to be restored.
If
these measures do not help, or if the hijacker re-appears on the computer after
the removal and restart, you will need to repeat the same steps, in the safe
mode. You also need to check the list of tasks, which can be set to the task of
installing the hijacker, triggered by its removal.
How to prevent the hijackers to infect your computer
It’s
very well, when you know how to remove an unwanted program. But it is much
better not to install this program! To do this you need to follow a few simple
rules of computer security:
1. Do not
perform any action on the sites, that are not credible.
2. Do not
disable your antivirus program when you view websites or software installation,
even if you receive an offer to do it.
3. Pay
attention to each item on the menu that appears when you install the software.
4.
Do not underestimate the malware. If you
notice even a hint of the presence of malware on your computer - immediately
conduct a full scan. Procrastination
will only make the situation more complicated.
Implementation
of these recommendations will allow you to not worry about the hijackers,
adware and even viruses because they can’t penetrate into your computer!
If
you need more specific instructions, additional tips, and expert advice - did
not hesitate to visit our website, PCFixHelp and leave a comment under the article about
your problem. We’ll reply to
you!
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