Browser Hijacker is a computer parasite designed to alter your web browser's settings. It may also redirect your searches to unsolicited websites. Its main malicious purpose is to increase the traffic of the websites to which you are being redirected. It means that the profit of the website owner is automatically rises for the increased traffic. For example, if you mistype the web address, browser hijacker may redirect it to the unsolicited website. Additionally, browser hijacker may change your default Home page to its predefined one. Many new releases of browser hijackers may add pornographic content bookmarks on your browser's window and generate excessive pop-up advertisements. Browser hijacker may be installed without your knowledge or consent through drive-by downloads or with infected e-mail. Note, that the parasite may also come bundled with various shareware software products. Our advice would be carefully read EULA's of shareware program vendor's.

Top Browser Hijackers:

All Browser Hijackers in our database: