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2. Browser hijacking - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_hijacking

   A previous installer of SourceForge included adware and PUP installers. 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.

3. Restore your browser to default settings - AOL Help

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

   This can remove adware, get rid of extensions you didn't install, and improve overall performance. 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.

4. uBlock Origin - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UBlock_Origin

   Website. github .com /gorhill /uBlock. uBlock Origin ( / ˈjuːblɒk / YOO-blok [5]) (previously uBlock and originally μBlock) is a free and open-source browser extension for content filtering, including ad blocking. The extension is available for Chrome, Chromium, Edge, Firefox, Brave, Opera, Pale Moon, as well as versions of Safari before 13.

5. Adware - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adware

   Adware, often called advertising-supported software by its developers, is software that generates revenue for its developer by automatically generating online advertisements in the user interface of the software or on a screen presented to the user during the installation process. The software may generate two types of revenue: one is for the ...

6. Potentially unwanted program - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potentially_unwanted_program

   Thirty-eight percent of extensions and 17 percent of programs were catalogued as malicious software, the rest being potentially unwanted adware-type applications. Some Google Chrome extension developers have sold extensions they made to third-party companies who silently push unwanted updates that incorporate previously non-existent adware into ...

7. Malwarebytes (software) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malwarebytes_(software)

   Malwarebytes (formerly Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, abbreviated as MBAM) is anti-malware software for Microsoft Windows, [6] macOS, ChromeOS, Android, and iOS that finds and removes malware. [7] Made by Malwarebytes Corporation, it was first released in January 2006. This is available in a free version, which scans for and removes malware when ...