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How to Prevent Browser Hijack infection Po s ted
o n December 26, 2013 by Mary Alleyne
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Browser hijac king is a serious nuisanc e in
todays web surfing experienc e. Fortunately,
avoiding a browser hijac king is not impossible
if you stay aware, and take a few simple prec
autions.
It is very important to prac tic e prec aution
1. Use c ommon sense 2. Use and update an anti-
virus program regularly 3. Use antivirus auto
protec tion 4 . Keep an anti- hijac k toolkit
for emergenc ies 5. Change your Internet
Explorer sec urity settings
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6. T ry an alternate browser
Use Anti- virus programs regularly
Many browser hijac kers are also identified and
stopped by anti- virus software pac kages.
Running Norton Antivirus with auto- protec t
enabled is a good idea as a sec urity measure,
and there are many other equivalent antivirus
programs that c an help.
Use antivirus auto protec tion
Many AV programs c ome with a program that c
onstantly sc ans information entering and
leaving your c omputer for viruses and malware.
Nortons auto- protec t is one example of this.
While they c an oc c asionally c ause trouble
with installing and running software, these
programs are your friends when it c omes to
protec ting your PC from browser hijac kers and T
rojan horse viruses c ontrac ted from websites.
Make sure your antivirus pac kage has an
equivalent feature up and running.
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General Tips Tricks
Keep an anti- hijac k toolkit for emergenc ies
T here are several free programs available whic h
will help you rec over your system in the event
of a hijac ked browser. Ad- aware and Spybot,
whic h we c overed above, are two of them. In
addition, download and store Hijac kthis and
CWShredder. Both of these programs c an help you
rec over in the c ase of an emergenc y. We will
detail their use in the sec ond part of this
artic le. A reputable Antivirus program like
those provided by Norton, Mac Afee or Panda is
also essential, as many browser hijac kers are c
onsidered to be T rojan horse viruses and c an
be detec ted and removed by antivirus software.
Change your Internet Explorer sec urity settings
IE c ontains some sec urity features whic h c an
be used to ward off annoying malware like
browser hijac kers. Open Internet Explorer, go to
the tools menu and selec t Internet options.
Now selec t the sec urity tab.
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If you want the highest degree of protec tion
against browser hijac kers and other malic ious
online c ode, set your Internet zone to the
high sec urity setting. T his will ensure that
IE does not run ac tiveX instruc tions, the means
by whic h most browser hijac kers get ac c ess
to your c omputer.
Note that this may also c ause problems and
missing c ontent in some legitimate web pages.
T o get around this, you c an plac e trusted
websites that you regularly visit into the
trusted sites Internet zone.
Site addresses that you enter here will be
mostly unrestric ted, allowing them to display
their c ontent properly.
T ry an alternate browser
T he best way to defend against many browser
hijac kers is to stop using Internet
Explorer altogether. Sinc e a majority of these
programs are c oded spec ific ally for IE, switc
hing browsers will render them harmless.
Consider Mozilla as one alternative.
Manual system searc h HOST S file
Empty the rec yc ling bin.
Open the HOST S file by launc hing a Notepad
window and opening the C\WINDOWS\SYST
EM32\DRIVERS\ET C\HOST S file. Note that the
HOST S file has no extension, so it will not
appear as a text file. You will need to c hange
the files of type dropdown box to all files
in order to see it.
T he HOST S file provides a means for your system
to resolve DNS addresses (like www.pc stats.c om
) into IP addresses for transferring data ac ross
a network or the Internet.
T yping the addresses from the right hand c olumn
into your browser will result in it being direc
ted to the IP address to the left of that
address. In this way, a browser hijac ker c an
divert traffic automatic ally from legitimate
pages to those of its own c hoosing, sinc e your
c omputer will c hec k its own HOST S file for
data on an address you enter before it asks
your Internet Servic e Providers DNS server for
information.
T he only entry in a normal HOST S file should be
127.0.0.1 loc alhost
Unless you have c ustomized it yourself or your c
omputer is part of a network whic h is managed
by someone else. Note that in some c ases, other
programs suc h as Nortons email protec tion
software may insert their own entries into the
hosts file. What you are looking for is a
diversion of c ommonly used websites or Internet
Explorer searc h func tions to a spec ific valid
IP address.
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T he pic ture above shows a HOST S file with a
foreign entry whic h would redirec t a browser to
the IP address 216.177.73.182' if www.google.c
om was requested. Eliminate any foreign entries
and save the file.
Manually Chec king the registry
Now lets c hec k the Windows registry.Open the
registry editor by going to start/run and
typing regedit.
From here, open the edit menu and c lic k
find. Now type in the URL of the web page you
are redirec ted to by the browser hijac ker. If
you find an entry, delete it and press F3 to c
ontinue searc hing through the registry. Delete
all matc hing registry entries, but first make a
note of their c ontents, looking for any
keywords. You c an do suc c essive registry searc
hes on these words if your problem is not fixed.
Now empty the rec yc ling bin again for luc k
and restart the c omputer. Chec k to see if your
problem has gone. If it has not, there are
likely settings in the registry whic h you
missed. T ry all three manual searc hes again.
Using the above methods should quic kly make
your browser hijac king a thing of the past.
Now that your c omputer is c lean again, please
be c areful. Inc reasingly, the dark c orners of
the Internet are a dangerous plac e to surf. Be
sensible, follow our tips and keep your guard
up. Note that browser- hijac king programs are c
onstantly emerging and c hanging, just like c
omputer viruses, so it pays to keep your sc
anning programs updated. Sc anning your c
omputer weekly for spyware and viruses is always
a great idea too.
By following the above steps, you will be able
to c ompletely remove Browser Hijac k Virus
from your internet browser. If you still
experienc e issues, c ontac t online Virus
Removal servic e like Jupiter Support, who will
guide you through the removal of the virus at a
low c ost of only 29.
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