What is Browser Hijackers

Browser Hijacking is caused by malicious code which can alter your browser settings without your knowledge. Browser Hijackers are extremely common.Here's a list of the typical effects a Browser Hijacker can have on your system.
* Altering the Homepage, Search Page of your browser.* Changing various options in your Internet settings.* Blocking access to certain functions (parts or all of the internet options screen, registry editor etc)* Changing to reset (iereset.inf) file to prevent user being able to reset web settings within the internet explorer options screen.* Automatically add sites to your trusted zone* Hijack of URL prefixes, therefore if you enter a site in your browser without a prefix (ie google.com), internet explorer automatically appends http:// to the address.* This function can be abused to redirect you to any site if you omit the prefix* Altering your winsock list of providers used to resolve domain names.* Adding a proxy server so all your traffic could be intercepted.* Altering your user stylesheet (normally used for visually impaired users), thereby changing the way websites appear.