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How do users get infected with Browser Hijacking/Adware?
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<blockquote data-quote="Moonhorse" data-source="post: 769631" data-attributes="member: 72712"><p>Well installers, some will bundle pups but browser hijacking how i have experienced that is just clicking video on legit site, that redirects you to sketchy site while letting you throught to video you wanted to see. So pop-ups wich are avoidable by installing adblocker. But i think you have to harden your adblocker by adding more and more filters/ keep it up to date to work well</p><p></p><p>But hijacking affecting google accounts, are what im worry about. Its very hard to get rid of them, since they can corrupt your profile completely. I have google account corrupted, and i just gave up with it ( happened years ago)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Moonhorse, post: 769631, member: 72712"] Well installers, some will bundle pups but browser hijacking how i have experienced that is just clicking video on legit site, that redirects you to sketchy site while letting you throught to video you wanted to see. So pop-ups wich are avoidable by installing adblocker. But i think you have to harden your adblocker by adding more and more filters/ keep it up to date to work well But hijacking affecting google accounts, are what im worry about. Its very hard to get rid of them, since they can corrupt your profile completely. I have google account corrupted, and i just gave up with it ( happened years ago) [/QUOTE]
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