It can be pop-ups, text links in the web-pages, banners where they never had. Often, the computer which has been infected by Browser redirect virus, will be also infected with ‘ad-supported’ software (also known as adware) that opens tons of various ads. Among these search results can occur links that lead to unwanted and ad sites. When you try to search on the infected browser, you will be presented with search results, consisting of advertisements and Google (or Yahoo, or Bing) search results for your query.
Moreover, Browser redirect virus can also alter the search engine selected in the browser. Thus forcing the user to see an unwanted page every time open the browser. Even if you try to manually open your favorite homepage, your web-browser is anyway, display another web site.Ī browser redirect virus may alter settings of installed web browsers, but often that the unwanted software can also infect all types of web browsers by changing their desktop shortcuts. The main function of any ‘redirect virus’ is redirect you to an unwanted web site, instead of the one that you want to visit. The web-browser redirect virus have a negative impact on the functioning of your PC system by changing settings of internet browsers. There are many different types of malware, but according to experts, the most common of them is a browser redirect virus.
