{"id":34,"date":"2018-05-05T05:42:36","date_gmt":"2018-05-05T05:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/?p=34"},"modified":"2018-07-31T11:00:09","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T11:00:09","slug":"fast-fix-hijacking-browser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/fast-fix-hijacking-browser\/","title":{"rendered":"A Fast Fix For An Overcoming Hijacking Browser | Know About Hijacking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Is your browser acting funny? Is your browser hijacked? If it is, then how to tell if it\u2019s hijacked or not? What should you do about it?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are looking for answers to such questions, you are in the right place. The topics covered in this post are \u2013<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>What is browser hijacking and how is it done?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Problems that come up with a hijacked browser.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Preventive measures.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Capture.png\" alt=\"Hikacking\" width=\"637\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Capture.png 637w, https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Capture-300x187.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">What Is Browser Hijacking And How Is It Done?<\/h2>\n<p>Browser hijacking takes place when you download and install malicious software on to your device which redirects you to a page, which might be a phishing website and delves into <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Data_mining\">data mining<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It can even spy on you online. This malicious software is usually developed by a hacker with ill intent. This might also benefit the hacker by increasing the traffic to his page.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Capture-1.png\" alt=\"Browser Hijacking\" width=\"796\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Capture-1.png 796w, https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Capture-1-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Capture-1-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Capture-1-450x250.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This malicious software has many ways of getting into your device; the hacker uses several means to trick the innocent internet user. This might get into your device by:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u25ca peer to peer file sharing which is the case for torrenting,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u25ca email,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u25ca when you unwittingly clicked a malicious link,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u25ca when you share data with an infected device,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u25ca when you unwittingly click the popup ads while playing games online,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u25ca when you update software by redirecting links or<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u25ca when you <a href=\"https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\">download the malicious software<\/a> while installing or<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u25ca download another software which comes bundled with it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is always wise to check twice before you check the boxes and click the \u2018I Agree\u2019 and \u2018Install\u2019 button.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Problems Associated With Browser Hijacking<\/h2>\n<p>\u2666 You will get to see a toolbar that you didn\u2019t install, but it\u2019s there.<\/p>\n<p>\u2666 Web pages will take forever to load. You can take a shower in the meantime.<\/p>\n<p>\u2666 The homepage of your browser will change without you having any hand in it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2666 Multiple popup ads.<\/p>\n<p>\u2666 Your browser will keep on redirecting you to some other website.<\/p>\n<p>\u2666 It will display a warning message that your computer has been hacked.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Preventive Measures<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Capture-2.png\" alt=\"Hicjacking browser\" width=\"933\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Capture-2.png 933w, https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Capture-2-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Capture-2-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Capture-2-450x250.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can follow the following measure to be safe and secure on the internet.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Always keep your <a href=\"https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\">browser and OS updated<\/a> to the latest version because every new update comes with new security features which you will miss out on if you don\u2019t.<\/li>\n<li>Change your browser setting to default; this will reset your browser. This should be done because in many cases some settings tinkered by the malicious software remains unchanged even after you remove the software.<\/li>\n<li>Turn on the real-time protection feature in antivirus program; it notifies you every time software attempts to tinker with the configuration files and settings.<\/li>\n<li>While installing any software, read the fine print properly and check what other software comes bundled with it. You can uncheck the installation box for such unwanted software. Also, avoid downloading cracked software and software from third party websites which are less trustworthy.<\/li>\n<li>Remove any fishy and unwanted extensions from your browser.<\/li>\n<li>Use an alternate DNS.<\/li>\n<li>Check the shortcut icon of your browser and delete any unwanted program from it.<\/li>\n<li>In the worst case scenario, you may need a new drive or BIOS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is your browser acting funny? Is your browser hijacked? If it is, then how to tell if it\u2019s hijacked or not? What should you do about it? If you are looking for answers to such questions, you are in the right place. The topics covered in this post are \u2013 What is browser hijacking and how is it done? Problems that come up with a hijacked browser. Preventive measures. What Is Browser Hijacking And How Is It Done? Browser hijacking takes place when you download and install malicious software on to your device which redirects you to a page, which <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39,"href":"https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34\/revisions\/39"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}