Scour.com Google hijack |
The Google redirect virus uses a powerful encryption technology to avoid detection, this is why most antivirus software are unable to detect and remove it. Parasites related to the malicious Scour.com redirect have the capability to harvest data from your hard drive and publish information from your computer to a remote attacker. The browser hijacker is a potential privacy and security threat that could infect your system with further malware and cause the computer to freeze if not removed in time. If you believe that your computer has become affected, we recommend that you scan your system and get rid of Scour redirect virus without delay. If you experience one or more of the following issues we highly recommend you to run a deep scan.
- You get a Windows blue screen error messages and the system starts running sluggish
- The web browser locks up when you try to connect to antivirus websites
- Each time you execute a Google search, your browser automatically redirects to Scour.com
- The home page of your browser has been hijacked and you can't switch it back