Dvtkc.com is thought to be a hijacker, and it likely is being distributed via free programs. Browser hijackers may sometimes be found attached to freeware, and if they go undetected, they would install without the user even seeing. Similar infections are why you should pay attention to how applications are installed. Redirect viruses are quite low-level infections they do carry out a lot of unnecessary activity. Your browser's homepage and new tabs will be set to load the hijacker's advertised site instead of your normal site. You will also have a different search engine and it may insert advertisement content into results. This is done so that the redirect virus might redirect you to sponsored sites, and the website owners can make money from traffic and adverts. You need to be careful with those reroutes because you might contaminate your operating system with malware if you were redirected to a dangerous website. The malicious program contamination isn't something you want to deal with as it could bring about serious damage. So that users see them as beneficial, redirect viruses pretend to have beneficial features but the reality is, they're replaceable with reliable add-ons which wouldn't reroute you. More personalized content will also start appearing, and if you are wondering why, the redirect virus is tracking your browsing and collecting information about you. That information might also end up in questionable third-party hands. And the sooner you uninstall Dvtkc.com, the better.
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