WebHelper virus hijacker could be to blame for the modifications carried out to your browser, and it could have infiltrated your machine via freeware packages. Free programs generally have some kind of items attached, and when users don't untick them, they allow them to install. Such infections are why you need to are careful during program installation. Redirect viruses aren't exactly harmful infections but their behavior does raise a few questions. You'll find that instead of the usual home web page and new tabs, your browser will now load the hijacker's promoted page. They also change your search engine into one that will be able to insert advertisement content into results. Browser hijackers want to redirect users to sponsored pages so as to boost traffic for them, so that owners could make profit. Some browser hijacker are able to redirect to infected web pages so unless you wish to get your machine infected with malicious program, you should be careful. And malicious software could pose much more harm to your device than this. So that people see them as useful, redirect viruses attempt to appear very handy but the reality is, they're replaceable with legitimate extensions which wouldn't reroute you. Redirect viruses are also known to follow users around the web, collecting information, so that content users are more likely to click on could be shown. Furthermore, suspicious third-parties could be given access to that information. And the quicker you delete WebHelper virus, the better.
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