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How do users get infected with Browser Hijacking/Adware?
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<blockquote data-quote="RoboMan" data-source="post: 769519" data-attributes="member: 53544"><p>I strongly believe browser hijacking relies 100% upon novice users don't caring nor understanding. Cybercriminals, if we can call people who code these, often distribute adware and browser hijacking with bundleware (aka software installed within other software because you didn't unchecked the options).</p><p></p><p>The main two reasons with browser hijacking takes place is:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Users who don't care to read and just download and install</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">No enough protection (anti-malware solution capable of detecting these)</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RoboMan, post: 769519, member: 53544"] I strongly believe browser hijacking relies 100% upon novice users don't caring nor understanding. Cybercriminals, if we can call people who code these, often distribute adware and browser hijacking with bundleware (aka software installed within other software because you didn't unchecked the options). The main two reasons with browser hijacking takes place is: [LIST] [*]Users who don't care to read and just download and install [*]No enough protection (anti-malware solution capable of detecting these) [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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