Details of About.Blank Homepage Hijacker
About.Blank is an hostile browser hijack threat that attacks Windows XP and Vista operating system. Generally, the About.Blank is installed after clicking on unsolicited spam e-mail links, corrupt p2p and freeware downloads or via pornographic related websites. After infecting the system blank will drop harmful appInit_DLLs files into Windows temp folder to stay active in the memory. The About.Blank browser hijack can harvest private info and considerably slow down computer performance!
Clone definitions: Not available
About.Blank threat symptoms:
- Sluggish Internet connection performance, sluggish browser and Computer perforamnce
- Browser startpage and search engines re-directs to strange website
- Missing registry keys, dlls and system files resulting in "Blue Screen" error
- Strange About.Blank malware files running in system task manager, continual tower speaker beep sounds
- about blank is a memory resident software, exceptionally difficult to remove manually
- Inactivated popup blocker, irritating bulk pornographic and gambling popups even offline
- Altered wallpaper and desktop settings, unusual system tray icons and desktop shortcuts
Behaviors of About.Blank browser hijack:
- Watches Windows system activity, records browsing habits and creates matching pop up ads
- Use Windows security holes to download hazardous third-party files bundled with harmful malware
- Infects system in stealth mode to bypass antivirus and firewall programs and sends confidential banking records to outlying hackers
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