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Browser Security is not something to be taken lightly. There are a lot of browser hijackers and spyware out there just waiting to jump into your computer. Often, users are tricked into clicking on something which installs malware in their computer. Sometimes it is enough to merely visit a hostile site.
Browser Security
The basics of browser security and how to set yours
Security Settings in Firefox
Click "Tools", on the drop-down list select "Options" as shown below:
A dialog box will open with some choices. Here is where you can tweak your browser security settings.
Browser Hijackers
A browser hijacker is a form of malware or spyware that replaces the users' Internet browser home page, error page, or search page with its own. These are most often used to unethically drive traffic and revenue to the selected website.
Some of the most famous ones are/were:
Morwill Search - hijacks your homepage where it gathers information
CoolWebSearch - One of the first and most annoying hijackers resists removal. There is a special tool to remove it. Click here to get it.
WinFixer - Rogue spyware removal
Earthlink - They redirected mis-typed domains to their search page until clients rebelled
Rogue security software - Claims "YOU HAVE SPYWARE IN YOUR PC!" - then you download a 'cure' but in fact it is a scam.
Bediddle.com, Findstuff.com, and Nexplore.com - All related search hijackers
How to Prevent Spyware and Browser Hijackers?
Download and install a spyware removal/blocker like AdAware or Spybot Search and Destroy. They are both free and can save you a world of grief and irritation.
How can I remove "Cool Web Search"?
A special application was written called CW Shredder which you can download for free.
How do I see the Firefox or IE version of these instructions?
This page will display the instructions for IE if you are using IE or for Firefox if you are running Firefox.
What is "WebMuncher"?
A browser-like application that does security evaluations of sites. It analyzes links, scripts, cookies, crypto and invisible data & finds risks.
How do hackers spoof links?
Click on the spoof button below, and you will see a link appear. When you hold your mouse over the link, the status bar will confirm it - however, it will direct you to a different link.
We are providing this as a demonstration, however these types of techniques are used to steal information and/or install malware on computers.
For our demonstration, we will display the google.com webpage and link, however if you click on it, you will be taken to Yahoo.
Newer browsers have been updated to override this script, so if you see the proper link, your browser is safe.
How can I check my browser security?
You can do a browser security test. This is simple enough to do online, you can start by clicking on the button below:
A website said that I have spyware installed. Is this true?
You don't really believe everything you read on the Internet, do you?
Those "SPYWARE DETECTED" and similar messages that appear on some rogue web pages on top of the actual content are ads. Worse yet, some of those ads actually install spyware when you click on them. Don't believe everything you read on the net!
Spyware is a very annoying problem, and if you have not taken appropriate steps it is quite likely that you do need to clean up your system. Be sure to use Windows Update regularly. Download one of the completely free applications for spyware removal:
Test your system
Tufftest - Simple user diagnostics
How secure is your browser?
The sites you have visited recently can be easily logged either through a page or an iframe. A malicious hacker could log this. In fact, you could create a list to see if anyone using your computer visits anyplace you disapprove of...
We had the list of sites here in this box, but recent updates to Microsoft Internet Explorer will make this page crash for some users. We put the link sniffer on its own page and it now works fine in all browsers tested so far.
