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2. Restore your browser to default settings - AOL Help

   help.aol.com/articles/reset-web-settings

   Restoring your browser's default settings will also reset your browser's security settings. A reset may delete other saved info like bookmarks, stored passwords, and your homepage. Confirm what info your browser will eliminate before resetting and make sure to save any info you don't want to lose. • Restore your browser's default settings in ...

3. Browser hijacking - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_hijacking

   A previous installer of SourceForge included adware and PUP installers. [26] One particular one changes the browser settings of Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer to show the website "istartsurf.com" as the homepage. It does so by changing registry settings and installing software which resets the settings if the user tries to change them.

4. Adware - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adware

   Adware has also been discovered in certain low-cost Android devices, particularly those made by small Chinese firms running on Allwinner systems-on-chip. There are even cases where adware code is embedded deep into files stored on the system and boot partitions, to which removal involves extensive (and complex) modifications to the firmware. [37]

5. Turn pop-ups off or on in your browser - AOL Help

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   If you click on links in a legitimate email and get a notice that link can't be opened, you will need to either temporarily turn off your pop-up blocker, or add AOL Mail to the list of sites you allow pop-ups from. While Internet Explorer may still work with some AOL products, it's no longer supported by Microsoft and can't be updated.

6. Potentially unwanted program - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potentially_unwanted_program

   A potentially unwanted program (PUP) or potentially unwanted application (PUA) is software that a user may perceive as unwanted or unnecessary. It is used as a subjective tagging criterion by security and parental control products. Such software may use an implementation that can compromise privacy or weaken the computer's security.

7. Mobile malware - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_malware

   ZitMo: This malware was identified in 2010. An abbreviation of Zeus-In-The-Mobile, it is a trojan that is suggested for installation on a mobile phone by a Zeus -infected computer, and redirects incoming SMSs by acting like a man-in-the-mobile. It was the first mobile malware designed to steal mTAN banking codes. [26]