MySearchGiant virus redirect virus may be to blame for the altered browser's settings, and it could have infected your PC along with free programs. You probably installed some kind of freeware recently, and it probably had the browser hijacker attached to it. Similar threats are why you should pay attention to how you install software. While browser hijackers aren't malicious threats themselves, their behavior is quite suspicious. You will find that instead of the normal homepage and new tabs, your browser will now load the hijacker's promoted page. Your search engine will also be changed into one that could inject sponsored content into results. This is done so that the hijacker might reroute you to sponsored websites, and the owners of those pages can earn revenue from traffic and advertisements. Some of those reroutes might lead to insecure sites, so be cautious of malicious program. And a malicious software contaminations would be much more severe. So that users find them handy, redirect viruses try to appear very handy but the reality is, they are replaceable with trustworthy add-ons which wouldn't redirect you. You will notice more personalized content appearing, and in case you're wondering why, the hijacker is following what your browse, so that it could know about your habits. Questionable third-parties could also be able to access that data. Thus, terminate MySearchGiant virus, before it could affect your PC more severely.
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