Dongtaiwang Redirect Homepage

Browser Hijacker
by Bert L. Jackson
October 27, 2015

This article aims to help users remove Dongtaiwang Redirect Homepage from Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari, as well as their respective system.

Dear reader Dongtaiwang Redirect Homepage (动态网) is a typical unwanted Hijacker which takes over your browser homepage without authorization. . As long as you are browsing on the internet you will be harassed and redirected to the same page. What we are trying to do is explain how this virus operates as well as how it may have gotten into your PC in the first time, with the hope that we may help you not only remove it but prevent similar occurrences in the future.

get rid of Dongtaiwang Redirect Homepage (动态网)

As we already mentioned and you have probably encountered already enough of them to know that you will be dealing with lots and lots of Ads. They may be presented in different forms – pop-ups, pages or banners. Also be on the lookout for highlighted parts of texts and/or numbers, Dongtaiwang Redirect Homepage may use hyperlinks to transform parts of your web browser with the purpose to redirect to some nefarious web place filled with more malware creations.

Watch out for:

Any executable files (basically the ones with .exe extension) that Dongtaiwang Redirect Homepage (动态网) may prompt you to run. Keep in mind that the file name may not correspond to what you will be in fact installing. This is a typical trick that malware applications often employ. Also be especially careful when you are installing any form of freeware programs or games, very often together with them would be bundled something you may not notice is being installed as well. We know it’s pretty annoying and irritating but please start reading the EULA’s or at the very least before hitting the “I, Agree” button check if something else is not being marked for installation too.

Most importantly only download .exe files from sources you know and trust. For official programs and updates we strongly urge you to download from the official developer websites. Try to avoid file sharing and torrent sites for these type of files. Sometimes some files might be disguised as something else- do not run any files that try to install something you are not aware of.

SUMMARY:

Name Dongtaiwang
Type  Browser Hijacker
Detection Tool

How to remove Dongtaiwang

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'; /* var answersYes = document.getElementsByClassName("answer-yes"); var showThankYouYes = function() { console.log(this.id); var answerNo = this.closest(".answer-no"); console.log(answerNo); answerNo.style.display= "none"; }; for (var i = 0; i < answersYes.length; i++) { answersYes[i].addEventListener('click', showThankYouYes, false); } */ jQuery('.answer-yes').click(function(e) { $(this).hide(); $(this).nextAll('.answer-no').first().hide(); $(this).nextAll('.thank-you-message').first().css('display', 'inline-block'); }) jQuery('.answer-no').click(function(e) { $(this).hide(); $(this).prevAll('.answer-yes').first().hide(); $(this).nextAll('.thank-you-message').first().css('display', 'inline-block'); })

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Bert L. Jackson

Bert L. Jackson has more then 13 years in the Cyber Security Industry consulting and collaborating. Distinguished for an entrepreneurial mindset, creative problem solving, cross-functional teams and a bottom-line orientation.

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