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2. Browser hijacking - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_hijacking

   Most hijacking programs constantly change the settings of browsers, meaning that user choices in their own browser are overwritten. Some antivirus software identifies browser hijacking software as malicious software and can remove it. Some spyware scanning programs have a browser restore function to set the user's browser settings back to ...

3. CoolWebSearch - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoolWebSearch

   Infected computers can create pop-up ads which redirect to other websites, including pornography sites, collect private information about users, and slow the connection speed. CoolWebSearch uses various techniques to evade detection and removal, which many common spyware removal programs are unable to properly remove the software. [ 2 ]

4. Pharming - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharming

   Pharming [a] is a cyberattack intended to redirect a website's traffic to another, fake site by installing a malicious program on the victim's computer in order to gain access to it. [citation needed] Pharming can be conducted either by changing the hosts file on a victim's computer or by exploitation of a vulnerability in DNS server software.

5. Clampi (trojan) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clampi_(trojan)

   Clampi (also known as Ligats, Ilomo, or Rscan) [1] is a strain of computer malware which infects Windows computers. More specifically, as a man-in-the-browser banking trojan designed to transmit financial and personal information from a compromised computer to a third party for potential financial gain as well as report on computer configuration, communicate with a central server, and act as ...

6. Typosquatting - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typosquatting

   Later, the URL was redirected to google.com; [5] a 2018 check revealed it to redirect users to adware pages, and a 2020 attempt to access the site through a private DNS resolver hosted by AdGuard resulted in the page being identified as malware and blocked for the user's security. By mid-2022, it had been turned into a political blog.

7. Trojan:Win32/Agent - Wikipedia

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   Redirecting web traffic to malicious/compromised websites/domains; Manipulating certain Windows or other installed applications, including the specific settings and/or configurations; Dropping and/or installing additional malicious scripts or programs as well downloading and starting separate malicious programs