Adware and Browser Hijacker – Symptoms and Preventions

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Adware and Browser Hijacker Symptoms and
Preventions  
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Table Of Content

1. What is Adware
2. Symptoms of Adware
3. How to Prevent Your System From Adware
4. What is Browser Hijacker
5. Symptoms of Browser Hijacker
6. How to Prevent Your System from Browser Hijacker
7. Conclusion

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What is Adware?   Adware is nothing but
advertising software which is specifically
designed to display and deliver ads and op-ups on
users computer screen. It is simply a passage for
the software developer to gain profit by getting
paid for placing ads within their software.
Adware can be categorized as malware programs
like worms, virus and spyware too. The ads and
pop-ups they used to deliver to the users may be
related to them but in reality, those ads or
pop-ups are not requested by the users. When
users download any freeware, games or other
applications from the internet, users are asked
to accept the license agreement then only they
can install the software on their system. But
comes the main role of adware, they also get
installed on users system along with the software
users install. Once it gets installed on your
system, it will start displaying continuous ads
automatically.
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Symptoms of Adware Recognizing adware is very
easy for the users. If users come in contact with
this kind of issue then it becomes very easy to
know if they are infected with the adware or not.
But those, who use computer very rarely, will get
confused. So, some common symptoms are mentioned
below to know if your system is infected with
adware program or not  
Install unwanted toolbars and software When
you open your browser you will notice some
toolbars added to it and when you open your
Control Panel and click on uninstall a program,
you will notice some installed software which you
have never installed.
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• Display ads and pop-ups When you click on the
  link you want to visit, you will get another
  pop-ups window displayed with some advertisements
  which are being used for promoting their
  business.
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• Slows down your browser and PC When your system
  gets infected with adware program then you will
  notice the difference that your system is working
  very slowly than before, as it will take more
  time to load the web pages than before.

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• How to Prevent your system from adware program
• You can take following steps in action in order
  to prevent from adware program
• Keep your Windows Updated Always keep your
  Windows updated. Also, you should always install
  security software and other important updates
  with your service pack that will help you keep
  your computer away from adware or by some other
  similar attacks.
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• Scan you system Regularly Always try to scan
  your computer at regular interval by using your
  anti-virus that will keep you safe and secure and
  away from these kinds of attacks.
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• Use Anti-malware program In order to prevent
  from adware infection you can also install
  anti-malware program that can easily detect and
  remove this kind of infection from your system
  and can keep your system protected.

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What is Browser Hijacker? Browser Hijacker
is a kind of malware program that can easily
alter or modify your browsers settings and so
you are redirected to the sites that you are not
willing to visit. Almost all the browser hijacker
modifies default home pages and search pages to
the customers who pay for that service because of
traffic it generates. Browser hijacker may also
be installed without users permission. It can be
enter through infected or spam emails or a
drive-by download. IT can also be very dangerous
for you as it will redirect you to other
malicious web pages that can trick you into click
on any of the link displayed in the web page and
unknowingly you will install browser hijacker
into your system.
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• Symptoms of Browser Hijacker
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• Changes your Default Search Engine When your
  system gets infected with this program, it will
  completely change your default search engine.
  When you will open your search engine page then
  you will notice that you will be taken to some
  other sites.
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• Resets Your Homepage After getting infected with
  browser hijacker you will notice that the
  homepage you have set before is changed to some
  other page.
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• Hijack an Internet Connection Some of the
  program can also hijack an Internet connection
  for the programs own use. If you identify that
  your browser has been hijacked then it is
  understood that your system has been infected
  with Browser Hijacker.

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• How to Prevent your system from Browser Hijacker
  
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• You can follow the below mentioned steps which
  are most common in order to prevent from browser
  hijacker
• Use Antivirus software with Realtime
  Protection Most of the antivirus software
  provides realtime protection feature that keep an
  eye for attempts to change key configuration. If
  you have software like this then it may alert you
  if there is a chance to get infected with browser
  hijacker.
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• Update your OS and Browsers Always make sure
  that you have the latest and the greatest version
  of your browser with the updated security patches
  applied because it will prevent your system to
  get infected with this kind of program.

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After going through the above slides you must
have noticed what adware and browser hijacker is.
Also, you must be now familiar with the symptoms
and preventions of the adware and browser
hijacker. If your system ever becomes infected
with these malicious programs then you should go
for Anti-Malware Tool in order to remove these
from system.
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