ISoft Online

The ISoft Online search engine is associated with a browser hijacker that forces the affected computer to visit the ISoft Online website repeatedly. Because of this, this website and its associated Web browser toolbar and browser hijacker are considered as unwanted programs, which are not outright malicious but that cause a computer to behave in undesired ways. More importantly, the ISoft Online website and its associated browser hijacker can expose a computer to other, more dangerous forms of malware due to redirects to websites containing potentially malicious content.

Problems Associated with ISoft Online

Browser redirects associated with ISoft Online may affect the most popular web browser on the market. In fact, unwanted web browser redirects may occur with Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome, the three most popular web browsers used on Windows computer systems. Some problems associated with ISoft Online is that browser hijackers related to this website change the affected computer's homepage, default search engine and web browser security settings. ESG security researchers have also observed that browser hijackers associated with ISoft Online have the capacity to recollect personal data that can then be used to deliver advertisements and for other marketing purposes. Browser hijackers associated with ISoft Online may often consume system resources and cause the victim's web browser to behave erratically. It is also not uncommon for these kinds of browser hijackers to be bundled themselves with other programs disguised as system utilities or optimizers.

Most of the time, inexperienced computer users install browser hijackers associated with websites like ISoft Online unwittingly. The most common source for these kinds of browser hijackers is freeware programs that have been bundled with web browser toolbars and other kinds of unwanted programs. It is very important to confirm every step of the way that you are not installing unwanted software when installing any programs on your computer.