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Myflow.top

Posted: June 19, 2017

Myflow.top is a domain name that, when opened, does not appear to host any suspicious or valuable information. However, Myflow.top appears to be related to an aggressive browser hijacker, which may modify a Web browser's behavior so that the users will always stumble upon Myflow.top ads when they attempt to start their Web browser. While most browser hijackers work by tampering with the settings of the Web browser, the one associated with Myflow.top uses a different technique to force the Web browser to load the ads hosted on this domain.

It is possible that users might install the Myflow.top hijacker when they attempt to install low-quality freeware or shareware since this is one of the most popular methods used to spread low-level threats like adware and hijackers. When the hijacker has been deployed to the user's computer successfully, it will proceed to create four shortcuts for Opera, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome. These shortcuts have had their properties modified to load a custom Myflow.top link whenever they are opened. After completing this task, the Myflow.top hijacker will replace the original browser shortcuts with the modified versions.

Hijackers like these are very annoying because users may often have no idea why they see websites that they did not mean to visit. Since the Myflow.top hijacker does not modify the browser's settings, it might be even more difficult for victims to find the source of the problem. Thankfully, dealing with the Myflow.top hijacker is a task that only requires one thing – running a credible anti-malware utility. This should dispose of the modifies shortcuts, and allow users to continue using their favorite Web browser without having to endure Myflow.top's ads on a regular basis.

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