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Redirect.ad-feeds.net

Posted: May 28, 2012

Redirect.ad-feeds.net is a site that's promoted by various browser hijackers, including those that also promote other websites. Because PC security companies have begun to blacklist Redirect.ad-feeds.net for association with hazardous content, it's advised that you do everything within your power to avoid any lengthy contact or interaction with Redirect.ad-feeds.net (and related sites). The most common symptom of infection by a Redirect.ad-feeds.net-related browser hijacker is a series of pop-ups windows for Redirect.ad-feeds.net and similar sites, although other functions may also be included in any given browser-hijacking PC threat. For the sake of your computer's safety, PC threats that promote Redirect.ad-feeds.net in the manner noted above should always be deleted by anti-malware products as a matter of course and with as much expediency as is possible.

What to Do When Your Browser Can't Stop Advertising Redirect.ad-feeds.net

As befitting its URL, Redirect.ad-feeds.net is a site that profits off of ads – without any concern for whether you want to view them or make them vanish into the ether. Browser hijackers for Redirect.ad-feeds.net may either redirect you to Redirect.ad-feeds.net after you click a search engine's result link or display pop-ups that include Redirect.ad-feeds.net amongst their other ads. The former may also promote other websites of varying reputations, including Pda.mybidsystem.com. Ultimately, because all browser hijackers like those that promote Redirect.ad-feeds.net are dangers to your PC, SpywareRemove.com malware research team suggests their quick eradication via anti-malware scans from suitable software.

Some variants of browser hijackers that promote Redirect.ad-feeds.net may refrain from altering the Hosts file (a typical method of launching redirect attacks), particularly those that use pop-ups for Redirect.ad-feeds.net, while others may make such alterations. SpywareRemove.com malware experts encourage you to scan your entire PC, including system components, whenever you experience Redirect.ad-feeds.net redirects or pop-ups as a means of accounting for the inherent variability in browser-redirecting PC threats for Redirect.ad-feeds.net. Full system scans should also be able to detect PC threats that are related to contact with Redirect.ad-feeds.net, as a blacklisted site that may be used to promote malicious content.

Unplugging Your Browser from Redirect.ad-feeds.net's Ad Stream

Upon occasion, PC threats that redirect to Redirect.ad-feeds.net have been known to evade normal anti-malware scans. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers, rather than recommending that you forgo anti-malware software for removal of Redirect.ad-feeds.net-related PC threats, suggests using the following extra steps to enhance any system scans that you perform:

  • If using Windows, boot into Safe Mode. Tapping F8 during a system boot will load the relevant menu for accessing Safe Mode (with a variety of additional options, such as network access, if required).
  • If the above tactic fails to disable the relevant PC threat and allow it to be detected, you may wish to boot your PC from a removable hard drive or a network-accessible hard drive.
  • Lastly, SpywareRemove.com malware researchers always encourage you to keep your anti-malware programs updated, particularly while trying to detect recent PC threats like hijackers for Redirect.ad-feeds.net. These PC threats have been widely reported as of late May 2012, and outdated threat databases may be unable to detect Redirect.ad-feeds.net-related browser hijackers.
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