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521news.com

Posted: April 24, 2016

521news.com is a highly suspicious domain that serves as a redirection platform. If you notice this URL in your address bar, it may mean that you are infected with a browser hijacker. The people behind 521news.com may rely on a harmful add-on to promote it. You may load this parasite accidentally when you install freeware. You should download legitimate applications only from reliable sources to avoid loading such unwanted extensions. You should perform the setup procedure via the 'Advanced' menu instead of the 'Quick' one. The former should show a detailed list of all applications that are included in the bundle, so you should be able to opt-out of installing the ones you don't need. This browser hijacker is pretty aggressive as 521news.com may modify all present Web clients. When you launch Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer, you may notice that 521news.com has become your homepage automatically. You may notice this suspicious site only briefly. 521news.com may redirect you towards other equally unreliable platforms shortly after you go online or open a new tab. You may experience a series of redirections, which may involve over five different sites. It is uncertain where this will end up. In some cases, you may land on e-commerce pages that don't represent an imminent danger for you. However, in other cases, you may find yourself on sites that may be associated with threatening activities. For example, they may encourage you to update your Adobe or Java. However, instead of offering you the legit newer version, these harmful pages may sneak in some Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) or threats. 521news.com also may transfer you to fraudulent pages that rely on different mechanisms to collect money from its visitors. You should scan your PC with a credible security solution to delete the browser hijacker that loads 521news.com automatically.

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