These free programs include 'offers' that install unwanted programs that modify your web browser's behavior. These types of programs are either installed manually or are bundled with free programs that you download from the Internet. Web Browser Redirects are typically causes by adware programs or unwanted browser extensions and addons. For example, if you are on and you click on a link and are redirect to a Tech Support Scam popup, then you are infected with a advertising redirect.Īdvertisement Redirect Example What types of infections cause Web Browser Redirects?

Search Redirect Example What is an Web Browser Advertisement Redirect?Ī web browser advertisement redirect infection is when your browser is redirected to advertisements when you click on links in legitimate web sites. For example, if your browser's default search provider is Google, but when you perform searches you are instead redirected to search results at, then you are infected with a web browser search redirect virus. Homepage Redirect Example What is a Web Browser Search Redirect?Ī web browser search redirect is when you perform a search from a search engine or your browser's address bar and instead of going to your configured search engine, it displays search results from another site. For example, if you have as your normal homepage, but suddenly when you open your browser you are redirected to and it is displayed as your homepage, then you are infected with a web browser homepage redirect. What is a Web Browser Homepage Redirect?Ī web browser homepage redirect is when you get redirected to a homepage other than your normally configured one. Each of these different types are explained below. There are three types of Web Browser redirect viruses, which are search redirects, homepage redirects, and ad redirects. Also many times the site performing the redirect will have the word redirect in the URL in the browser's address bar. When your browser is being redirected you will see messages such as 'Connecting to', 'Waiting for', 'Transferring from', or 'Processing request' in the browser status bar as shown in the image above.

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