Browser hijacking is a form of unwanted software that modifies a web browser's settings without a user's permission, to inject unwanted advertising into...

A Browser Helper Object (BHO) is a DLL module designed as a plugin for the Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser to provide added functionality. BHOs...

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In computer science, session hijacking, sometimes also known as cookie hijacking, is the exploitation of a valid computer session—sometimes also called...

SAY Media and Lavasoft's Ad-Aware Web Companion. Many companies use browser hijacking to modify a user's home page and search page, to force Internet hits...

privacy-focused web browser and includes features such as built-in advertisement blocking, protections against browser fingerprinting and a private browsing mode that...

Fireball is a browser hijacking malware discovered by the security company Check Point. It takes over target browsers and turns them into zombies. Check...

adware. This browser hijacker has also been verified as being notoriously difficult to remove. It still takes over a user's web browser and search function...

to a computer. Browser hijacking can cause malware to be installed on a computer. On February 16, 2012, Trend Micro released the HijackThis source code...

DNS hijacking for their own purposes, such as displaying advertisements or collecting statistics. Dutch ISPs XS4ALL and Ziggo use DNS hijacking by court...

a browser hijacker component on people's computers which would advertise their site through pop-ups. The installer could turn the user's web browser into...

news outlets as malware and are difficult to remove. It has both browser hijacking and rootkit capabilities. Conduit began to shift away from this part...

China and India were identified as emerging contributors. Botnet Browser hijacking Comparison of antivirus software Computer security Cryptojacking Cryptovirology...

been hijacked, and unsuspecting persons who installed a prompted update had their web browsers hijacked, and a virus called the "Sweet Page" browser virus...

cookie, Internet cookie, browser cookie, or simply cookie) is a small block of data created by a web server while a user is browsing a website and placed...

predecessor of VMP is the browser plug-in MetaStream from the once acquired company MetaCreations. Viewpoint Media Player is a web browser plug-in that enables...

shareware and downloads. These software items are commonly browser toolbars, adware, browser hijackers, spyware, and malware. Another group of products are...

customizable text-based web browser for use on cursor-addressable character cell terminals. As of 2025[update], it is the oldest web browser still being maintained...

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unwanted programs like the Ask Toolbar and OpenCandy which installed the browser-hijacking malware Conduit. In July 2014, the Internet Storm Center reported...

applications and cause the taskbar and browser menu to become inaccessible. Some websites also employ browser hijackers to reset the user's homepage. The Federal...

by many anti-virus vendors, due to the software's use of invasive browser hijacking. Takahashi, Dean (29 September 2011). "SweetLabs raises $13M for desktop...

Thai (for Thailand). Hao123 has been accused of being a malicious browser hijacker, as it often installs itself without user's consent after being installed...

breach browser security, ostensibly in order to test browsers and network systems for vulnerabilities. Although not part of the browser per se, browser plugins...

doi:10.1145/2342356.2342394 "How to Remove Scour.com Redirect Virus? (Browser Hijacking Virus) - Remove Malware - Zimbio". www.zimbio.com. Archived from the...

bundled with Babylon and other software, has been widely identified as a browser hijacker that is very easy to install inadvertently and unnecessarily difficult...

Babylon Toolbar, a browser hijacker Babylon Health, a British provider of health apps Babylon.js, a real time 3D-engine for web browsers Kino Babylon, a...

ticking yes. Version 0.9: Adware Mobogenie (optional install); Adware browser hijacker Mysearchdial (optional install). Part of "KDE for Mac" and "KDE for...

Svchost32. The website claims that they are not responsible for the browser hijacking. They run an affiliate program that pays affiliates to direct others...

macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and also for Android, where it is the default browser. The browser is also the main component of ChromeOS, where it serves as the platform...