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Basically, click here and here (or even here which is helpful too), which are instruction in how to remove it if you have the same problem or to keep it in mind for future reference. I thought I removed it the first time but I guess I missed something and that's why it came back. This time I'm double-checking everything and hoping that I got it all. Also, don't rely on only one or two programs to get the job done. It helps to get a backup just in case they missed anything, hence the reason why I got HitmanPro.

There's browser hijacking going on! At least one of the photosets reblogged from me has been compromised. If you click a reblog on your notifications tab and it opens a window about an FBI security warning for browsing illegal pornography, it is a poorly-coded browser hijack and a SCAM. It will prevent you from closing the window as well as from navigating to your other tabs. Do not pay the $300 it demands to unlock your browser! Manually shut down your browser via the task menu and open a new session without restoring tabs. The offending tab does not carry over.

A browser hijack can make your internet session start on a page that may not be the page originally configured. It may monitor you & steal passwords or other data. In order to do this, a hijack has to take advantage of vulnerabilities in a browser (or the user - yes humans have vulnerabilities too), to compromise a computer. A browser cannot necessarily display everything on a certain webpage natively, it may require a number of extra ‘plugins’ to add any certain extra rendering capability that may be required. Because these ‘plugins’ or ‘modules’ are not actually part of the browser itself (but work in conjunction with it), they are subject to their own individual vulnerabilities. ‘Holes’ or ‘backdoors’ can therefore be opened in security that may not be anticipated by your protection. Third party plug ins like Flash (required for video playback on certain sites) or Java are examples of modules that have their own independent vulnerabilites. When (or if) such vulnerabilities are discovered they are usually patched by the third party vendor independently. Interpreters themselves may be prone to very nasty vulnerabilities that may allow infiltration of your computer & even posting of updates to social media sites on your behalf. When software is installed (or an update followed through from a vendor), sometimes a dialog is sneaked into where it covertly asks you if you want to install a seemingly ‘valuable’ toolbar. This is a common way browser toolbars get inadvertently installed on computers. fixmypc.24ex recommends that whenever a third party plug in actually offers a security update, rather than follow through & risk a toolbar or unwanted add on being ‘piggy backed’ into your system, simply decline the install. Instead, immediately install the update via ninite.com. This allows deployment of common modules & updates at any time without unwanted add ons or requirement to click, next, next, next, untick hidden boxes or agree to additional EULAs. Toolbars are sometimes just as bad as viruses. Some of them may set your homepage & search provider as they see fit while not letting you disable this or uninstall. Others may grab your keyboard input & steal your passwords & other confidential information. Since you use your browser to log in to web-based services and authenticate card data, it’s very obvious that any third party software can be extremely dangerous to your privacy. Malware itself poses a significant threat to users during software installations. Toolbars can be very difficult to get rid of. At the very least even a legitimate third party toolbar (there are even security toolbars) will take away some screen real estate from your browser & also possibly slow its operation down too. If you’re installing a program and it asks you to install a toolbar, refuse it! If it’s not possible to refuse, do not install the application. Because Browsers also have vulnerabilities (all software does, some of which may not yet have been discovered), it is important to use the most current version from any particular vendor. Although modern versions now actively patch themselves they cannot patch third party plug ins or software supported by other vendors.

One of the most annoying viruses floating around these days is the redirect virus. The virus itself is not based on any particular search engine this is why it will effect all your web traffic. What it takes is your web browser so it can be virtually impossible to escape it if you want to search the web. Stress less though, there are some great fixes out there and some work like magic, if you keep asking why does Google keep redirecting me. You have probably already noticed that regular anti virus programs do not work when it comes to detecting and removing the virus. The virus itself comes in two forms, one that is a standard virus and another that is a trojan horse. This is what can make it difficult to remove completely but thankfully there are step by step guides and automated solutions out there that can help you eliminate the virus easily. Chances are you may become infected again in the future, if you do you know exactly what you have to do to get your web search results back the way they should be.

YOU DO NOT NEED TO GO THROUGH THE STEPS PROVIDED BY OTHER SITES UNLESS YOU CAN'T REMOVE THE PROGRAM NORMALLY