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Shopzilla.com

Posted: December 7, 2011

Shopzilla.com Screenshot 1Shopzilla.com is a shopping search engine that offers links to deals but also has been associated with browser redirects. Browser hijackers that are affiliated with Shopzilla.com may force Shopzilla.com to load when you click an unrelated link, open a homepage or attempt to use a search engine, and are also indicative of a potential rootkit infection.

Some Browser hijackers are brought on by Trojans or rootkits that use a variety of techniques to control your web-browsing activities. However, browser redirects to Shopzilla.com can be considered simply one of the most visible symptoms of malicious software that may also contain other functions (such as password theft or software-blocking attacks), and, therefore, you should always be quick to remove any browser hijacker for Shopzilla.com with an appropriate anti-malware program. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers also recommend that you use strong web browser settings for security and keep scripts (such as Java and Flash) disabled by default. Also, you should use a competent anti-malware product to remove any browser hijacker as soon as its symptoms appear.

Pulling the Plug on Shopzilla.com's Web Browser Domination

SpywareRemove.com malware experts note that browser hijackers that are aligned with Shopzilla.com can be recognized by symptoms such as the ones listed here:

  • Having your homepage or default 'new window' page set to Shopzilla.com.
  • Having your online searches redirected to Shopzilla.com.
  • Being unable to change your web browser settings. Your changes may also be reversed as soon as you reopen your browser.

These attacks may also redirect you to affiliates of Shopzilla.com that should be considered equivalently harmful to your PC. Al though changes to your web browser will fail to put an end to the source of browser redirects to Shopzilla.com, a scan of your PC with a good anti-malware application should be able to find and remove all browser hijacker-related components.

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