If you haven’t been careful enough when installing certain kind of programs, it’s possible that a browser hijacker called Moonly, found at Mooonly.com has been installed in your computer. The term “hijacker” is due to the fact that your browser’s settings will be hijacked and replaced for settings that will work for the browser hijacker’s author needs.
If you’ve being constantly redirected towards the page shown in the picture below, either when you’re opening up the browser, trying to get to your homepage, or try to search for something via your browser’s address bar, you can be sure that this browser hijacker is installed in your computer.
This is not a virus, which is why your antivirus never reacted against Moonly. What we’re dealing with is a program that will redirect your browsing towards websites or sponsored links filled with publicity that will pay them a commission. Besides messing with your web browser, Moonly will also show fake search results like the one show above.
A lot of “browser hijackers” are poorly coded which means you’ll be facing problems related to programming bugs, including a slower and sometimes completely blocked computer. These programs are usually installed by a virus or a worm, and sometimes as a result of visiting an insecure website. However they could also be installed in a “legitimate” way as part of a freeware or hidden in a license agreement you didn’t read with enough care.
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