Adf.ly is a browser hijacker that hijacks your browser default homepage and performs the modifications of your browser default settings like search provider and homepage without asking you. Once it gets on your computer, it pretends to be an extension or an add-on to get itself attached on the target browsers. It can attack browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. After its installation, you will notice that your default homepage is always being redirected to Adf.ly. And you may get irrelevant search results when you use the attacked browser.
The ways how Adf.ly is distributed
• Via your downloading freeware or shareware from the internet. Adf.ly is disguised as a bundled component of you wanted freeware.
• Via your clicking the malicious links planted with exploit code that tries to install Adf.ly automatically on your computer.
• Via your upgrading software like video player.
Trouble from Adf.ly
• It slows down your computer by starting its amounts of background activities which consumes most of the system resource.
• It gathers your browsing history and confidential information via tracking down your online activities.
• It drops additional malware like trojan, adware, spyware and ransomware onto your computer without any noticing.
• Spam links are added to your favorites or bookmarks.
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