LAST UPDATED: JAN 26, 2024
Website redirection, also called link forwarding, is used to make a web page available under more than one website address. When a web browser attempts to open a redirected link, it will go to a page with a different link.
Malware authors use this sometimes so you will acccess their malicious websites accidentally.
- Right-click the web browser (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Edge) shortcut on your desktop.
- Choose Properties.
- Click Shortcut tab.
- On the Target field, remove the excess string aside from the shortcut link of the browser.
In the example below, we deleted http://istartsurf.com.
- Click Apply, then click OK.
Remove suspicious browser extensions
Remove these suspicious browsers extensions manually on your web browser:
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For Google Chrome
Remove browser extensions in Google Chrome
- Open Google Chrome.
- Click the menu button ⋮ > More Tools > Extensions.
- Find the extensions you suspect as harmful.
- Click Remove.
For Mozilla Firefox
Remove browser extensions in Mozilla Firefox
- Open Mozilla Firefox.
- Click the menu button ☰, > Add-ons and Themes > Extensions.
- Find the extensions you suspect as harmful.
- Click the menu button … of the extension, then choose Remove.
For Microsoft Edge
Remove browser extensions in Microsoft Edge
- Click the menu button … > Extensions.
- Find the extensions you suspect as harmful.
- Click Remove under the extension, then click Remove again to confirm.
For Safari
Remove browser extensions in Safari
- Open Safari.
- Click on Safari on the top menu bar.
- Select Preferences from the drop-down menu.
- Click on the Extensions tab in the Preferences window.
- Find the extensions you suspect as harmful.
- Click the extension, then click Uninstall.
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