browser hijacker

About Blank is a hijacker, not just any hijacker but one that hijacks your browser using browser helper objects. About Blank is a virus that hijacks your homepage.

When you computer is infected with the about blank hijacker, you will find that your Internet browser settings have been changed to a Quick Search homepage which you can't remove even when trying to reset it to something of your own preference.

The most distinctive aspect of this browser hijacker is the about:blank in the URL search bar.

Whilst it may appear almost harmless, the main purpose of the about:blank browser hijacker is to redirect your searches to more dangerous download sites that prompt you to download spyware, viruses, trojans and other malware to further allow access to your computer and privacy that with just the about:browser hijacker installed.

These can be very annoying. Use your AV (anti-virus) program to remove it. A very good tool I like to use is Malwarebytes.

Browser hijacker is not a virus, but it can be dangerous. I prefer Trojan Killer in cases like this

I think there are some very popular and stubborn browser hijacker viruses at present. They are Tuvaro.com, Sweetpack.com, mysearchdial.com, interyield.jmp9.com etc. Strictly speaking, they are not viruses, but they have the ability to slow down computer performance. I