Hijack

Forum discussion tagged with Hijack.
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    Malwarebytes blocked a site due to Hijack?

    I just got a pop-up from Malwarebytes that said, "website blocked due to hijack." I was not looking for any website at the time, though I did have several pages open. Should I be concerned?
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    Cloud hijacked my photos

    I had to reset my phone to factory settings. I saved everything in Google Cloud. When I went back to Google Cloud to get my pictures I was given a message saying that I had revoked my own access and to contact customer support. I did not revoke my access and now I'm supposed to pay them to get...
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    Yahoo has hijacked my Firefox browser. Running Win 7 SP1 Please help!

    Yahoo has hijacked my Firefox browser on my Gateway laptop. Running Win 7 SP1 Need help with step by step instructions. Please help am a novice!
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    How do you defeat malicious ads like this?

    This ad came up earlier in a new window, while browsing some of the slummier parts of the internet. Adblock was disabled at the time, since it came up through one of those obnoxious sites that demands you disable your adblocker before you can do anything. However even WITH adnauseum enabled...
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    Browser Hijack FIX (please HELP!)

    ive done every guide there is about how to remove this malware... from adwcleaner to NPE, done a quick and full scan, have chrome tool cleanup and browser reset, i also remove any suspicious file from my control panel, i try to manage the hosts file from my systems 32 and still this website...
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    HELP!! Hijacked PC!!

    My husband and I have been invaded by R.A.T.s....will we ever be safe on the net again? I was able to do a fresh start on my Windows 10, but hubby got it worse than me and his 8.1 is gone! He is still trying to do a reset and can't. Is there a way we can find out how they got in? He suspects...
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    Someone has hijacked my router! What now?

    My NETGEAR C-7000 modem/router has been hijacked and my ISP (Comcast) refuses to help! I unplugged it from the wall and from coax for 2 hours in an attempt to reset my IP, which it did. However, no more than a minute or two later, the attacker was back. This time, he had changed the addresses of...
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    Solved! Hijacked by S.coldsearch

    I can't seem to get rid of s.coldsearch from Chrome. Help!!
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    HELP!! all my browsers have been hijacked

    I've followed the tips here - https://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-browser-redirect-virus/ I downloaded all of the utilities mentioned and ran them. but none of them were able to find the infection. But both Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome continue to have a redirect hijacker that is making...
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    Yahoo hijacked chrome. HELP

    So basically, I messed up. I downloaded a program on my laptop that came bundled with malware. Fortunately, I deleted all added programs manually, and with the help of some cleaner tools, but just one thing remains. Every time I open chrome, I get redirected to this link...
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    How can I find out if I have a duplicate Facebook profile to delete?

    I was spoofed, I have now made my friends list available only to me. Some of my friends responded to the hijacked invitations to become friends...
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    Malware infested in Google Chrome. Double search bar popping up

    I want to start off saying that I am your typical above par computer enthusiast. I know how to fix any problem I come across 100% of the time but this one is sneaky. It's some sort of malware which infested itself within my google chrome browser. Basically, the way it works is whenever i click...
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    hijacked web browser

    http://zodiac-game.info/ I have been hijacked by some adware that opens the website linked above every boot cycle. I also see the cmd pop up for a split second every half an hour or so, barely even noticeable but it's there. I have tried avast, malwarebytes and a couple other antiviruses but no...
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    browser hijacked by Symatec

    every day at a specific time, my browser opens a specific page: http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/download-insight-sep-121 my antivirus does not detects it, although I will still make a full scan today to see if it finds something. any tips on how to remove this thing?
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    Web pages have invisible layer over them (Virus?)

    Hi there. Recently I've had a run in with a possible virus that causes an ad to appear whenever i open a page or new tab on chrome, despite the adblockers I use. I think it was called super new tab or something. I searched it up and did some actions to clear it, which involved uninstalling some...
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    Help! My browsers were hijacked!

    Hello, I'll be honest with my story, I've been using a program (StartIsBack++) which increased size of icons in my taskbar since in W10 they were so tiny, but it had a trial which apparently ran out so I went out searching for a key so I wouldn't have such issues. But the damn keygens ( which...
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    How long does steam support take to respond to lost accounts?

    Locked my steam account and now want to reopen it. Wrote a ticket 5 weeks ago. Ref. No. 7527-QTAV-4658. Didn't got reply till now. How long does it take them to respond? Please help.
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    Cant remove omniboxes search engine

    I've been hit with the infamous omniboxes homepage hijacker. I've uninstalled it from my computer I've run hitman pro to remove it And I've reset the settings on my google chrome. On google chrome, while the homepage is now fine, whenever I search in google, it takes me to the omniboxes...
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    What is PUM.dns?

    What is PUM.dns?Is it a virus or someone hijacked my computer or something?It was detected using RogueKiller.
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    Search engine on Google Chrome's Address Bar Hijacked

    I've been having this issue for quite a while now, but no matter how many antivirus scans I run, I still have this error. The address bar for Chrome, is, by default, set to Google Search. But for some reason, when I search a keyword, I get automatically rerouted to Yahoo Search. In my settings...