Chrome-navigation-error.info

Chrome-navigation-error.info is a site that has been linked recently to browser-hijacking attacks and the distribution of threats with security-crippling functions, such as backdoor Trojans. While victims using both Mac and Windows PCs have found themselves subjected to browser redirects to Chrome-navigation-error.info, the origins of these attacks still are being investigated, although malware researchers estimate that Domain Name System-based exploits are involved. Every endeavor should be made to stay away from any kind of contact with Chrome-navigation-error.info, which may seek to install threats onto your PC, and your solutions to Chrome-navigation-error.info redirects should include both full-blown anti-malware analyses of your PC along with standard double-checking of all relevant Internet settings.

Chrome-navigation-error.info: the Browser-Redirecting Mystery that's Barely a Month Old

Chrome-navigation-error.info is a compromised website specialized in spoofing error pages for Chrome, although non-Chrome users also have been subjected to redirects to Chrome-navigation-error.info. Because Chrome-navigation-error.info only was registered in January 2014, its full content and payloads haven't yet been analyzed, but current evidence causes malware experts to suspect the use of botnet Trojans. There are few symptoms related to Chrome-navigation-error.info, but you may notice unusual memory process activities or system resource spikes while the relevant Trojan runs in the background. A PC that's compromised by a botnet Trojan can be commanded to perform illicit acts to harm others, have privileged information stolen from it or have other threats installed at the whim of the Command & Control server.

Browser redirects to Chrome-navigation-error.info's attacks have had an air of mystery accumulated around them for the indistinct attack method used. While malware experts often find browser redirects related to the installation of browser hijackers and other threats, Chrome-navigation-error.info redirects show signs of being unrelated to an initial infection, although your computer is likely to be infected after contact with Chrome-navigation-error.info, regardless of that.

Circumstantial data leads malware experts to believe that ill-intended persons may be exploiting a new DNS poisoning strategy to cause arbitrary browsers to redirect to Chrome-navigation-error.info automatically before the PCs are infected. However, unlike common DNS-based attacks, redirects to Chrome-navigation-error.info have been seen throughout multiple ISPs (the normal sources of your DNS settings). Interestingly enough, Google's own, recommended ISP settings have been confirmed to be inadequate at blocking Chrome-navigation-error.info redirects.

Getting Your Web Navigation Back the Way You Want It

Chrome-navigation-error.info redirects seem to be the prelude to a much longer and more involved campaign that starts with software exploits and ends with threats on your PC. The purposes behind Chrome-navigation-error.info redirects remain murky, but further investigation undoubtedly will reveal the unsafe domain owner's motives, as well as the means by which he's affecting such a diverse range of Web browsers. Until malware experts discover these details, you should act to block potential exploits capable of redirecting you to Chrome-navigation-error.info and consider your computer compromised after any such redirect attack.

Chrome-navigation-error.info redirects sometimes are accompanied by pop-ups and audio advertisements, but, in most cases, don't show other symptoms. They also tend to lack the standard signs of an installed browser hijacker, such as repeated redirect attempts. Even if a Chrome-navigation-error.info redirect only appears once, exposure to this site is a security hazard that malware experts recommend treating with appropriate anti-malware products. Switching to safe DNS settings, blocking scripts from your Web browser and updating all software also are some recommended steps that can be taken to reduce the potential vulnerabilities on your PC. You may also wish to monitor the network connections related to your PC through Netstat and other utilities, which can allow you to notice connections to Chrome-navigation-error.info (and other corrupted sites) whether or not there are visible symptoms.