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Nationzoom.com hijacker imposes browser preferences without asking

Gaby Pobaschnig | 28.12.2013 23:09 | Technology

The big money implications behind promoting services and products on the web are a substantial incentive for some individuals to come up with not-so-fair ideas. Some of the people who aren’t willing to play by the rules created the Nation Zoom traffic driving tool...

Nation Zoom
Nation Zoom


Imagine the following scenario: you open your web browser one day and discover that instead of your preferred homepage you see Nationzoom.com loading. Far from pleasurable web surfing experience, isn’t it? Even more, you try to look something up on your default search engine – and realize that it has been changed to Search.yahoo.com. How about that?

As a matter of fact, forcible online marketing is a pretty common realm to which the cybercrime scene has shifted in the last year or so in search of easy money. Nation Zoom is one of such adware objects which take one’s browser hostage and start managing the web traffic on the infected computer. Most commonly, this virus appears on a PC with downloads of third-party software that’s typically distributed on a cost-free basis. Some examples of these are Wsys Control, VPlay, eSave Security Control, and Desk 365. The additional offers to such installs are the things you may simply not notice, but what you will definitely notice is the impact of these little ‘bundles’.

As compared with other browser hijackers out there that have been spreading recently, Nation Zoom is somewhat unique in that it basically promotes a perfectly reputable search system by Yahoo!. Obviously, the bad guys are significantly advancing in their strategies. The presence of this adware inside your system is not something that may cause damage, but it definitely is annoying and may collect your private information, including search terms and other browsing preferences. This makes the pest an issue of concern for IT experts, so Nation Zoom has been added to malware databases of the top security solutions on the market. Some enthusiasts came up with cleanup tutorials intended for eliminating this infection and hence preventing your browser from getting redirected to Nationzoom.com further on. Be sure to resort to such resources for support in your removal endeavors.

Gaby Pobaschnig
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