Firefox Redirect Virus
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| Ranking: | 637 |
| Threat Level: | 10 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 28,786 |
| First Seen: | October 15, 2012 |
| Last Seen: | September 20, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Firefox Redirect Virus is one of the many ways people refer to browser hijackers that affect the Mozilla Firefox web browser. However, it is incorrect to assume that the Firefox Redirect Virus only affects this particular web browser. While computer users that make use of this web browser will observe the symptoms of a Firefox Redirect Virus infection in the form of web browser redirects in Mozilla Firefox, the infection runs much deeper and affects how your computer connects to the Internet; in other words, the Firefox Redirect Virus affects all of your web browsers, rather than being limited to the Mozilla Firefox web browser.
What to Do in Case of a Firefox Redirect Virus Infection?
The Firefox Redirect Virus is typically used as part of shady marketing scams that rely on hijacking the victim's web browser in order to generate illegal advertisement-based revenue. Failure to remove the Firefox Redirect Virus immediately can result in additional problems on the infected computer, ranging from more severe malware infections to the loss of sensitive data stored on the infected computer's hard drive.
How Criminals Profit from Using the Firefox Redirect Virus to Infect Your Computer
So, how do criminals profit from a browser hijacker? After all, the Firefox Redirect Virus and similar browser hijackers are not used to steal credit card information or to control your computer remotely, the two most common ways in which criminals can use malware to make a profit. However, by controlling what websites you visit, criminals can make tremendous amounts of money from advertising. In fact, most online revenue is generated from advertising. In most cases, this means that website owners need to put in the hard work required to create a website with useful, interesting content that draws computer users in. If a website has a high amount of traffic, this translates into more frequent advertisement impressions and more clicks on specific sponsored links, which generate advertising and marketing revenue for the owner of the website. Using the Firefox Redirect Virus, criminals can simply force a web browser to visit a particular website repeatedly, generating this advertising revenue without the need to create content for that particular URL, which can be composed of nothing but advertisements and sponsored links. Of course, this practice is highly unethical and illegal in most parts of the world.
