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How Do You Fix A Hijacked Firefox Browser?

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How Do You Fix A Hijacked Firefox Browser?

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When you start your Firefox browser window, it should load to your homepage. If not, there may be a problem. This could mean that your browser has been hijacked. Browser hijacks occur in many ways. Most common attacks happen when you visit a web page and trigger code to download to your hard drive. Do not panic if you have been the victim of browser hijacking. Most hijackers do not want to do anything malicious to your computer but use this as a way to direct traffic to certain websites. Take some steps to fix a hijacked Firefox browser and return your computer to a healthy state. Right-click on the time located on the right side of your computer screen. Select “Task Manager” from the menu that appears next to your cursor. Look for any application titled Firefox under the “Processes” tab. Highlight any Firefox process and click on “End Process” at the bottom of the window. This will close any running browser windows. Open a new Firefox window. Click on the “Tools” menu located at the t

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