Rakbler.ru hijacker may be to blame for the altered browser's settings, and it could have infected along with freeware. The threat was possibly attached to a free program as an additional offer, and because you did not uncheck it, it was allowed to install. If you do not want these types of threats inhabiting your machine, be cautious about what kind of programs you install. This is a low level threat but because of its unwanted activity, you will want to get rid of it right away. You'll find that instead of the normal home website and new tabs, your browser will now load the hijacker's promoted page. You will also have a different search engine and it might inject sponsored content into results. You are rerouted because the hijacker aims to boost traffic for certain websites, and in turn, earn income for owners. You should also know that if a reroute to a dangerous web page occurs, you could easily get a serious infection. And malware would be much more severe compared to this. If you find the redirect virus's provided features useful, you should know that you could find legitimate add-ons with the same features, which don't endanger your OS. Something else you should be aware of is that some hijackers can track user behavior and collect certain data in order to know what kind of content you're likely to press on. It is likely that the data would be shared with third-parties too. All of this is why you ought to uninstall Rakbler.ru.
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