What is Browser Hijacking? | Cyber Security | Education 2.0 & 3.0 | Scoop.it

Imagine it. You sit down at your computer about to do your daily perusal of Buzzfeed  or check out The Financial Times but your homepage is now some weird search engine you’ve never seen before. Guess what? You’ve been hijacked. Browser hijacking is when your Internet browser (eg. Chrome, FireFox, Internet Explorer) settings are modified…

 

Learn more:

 

http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/get-smart-with-5-minutes-tutorialsit-securitypart-1-browsers/

 

http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/02/05/help-my-pc-is-infected-with-adware-toolbars-and-potentially-unwanted-programs-pups/

 


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