Help! I had a problem couple days ago – when I launched my browser, Fissa.com appeared as my default homepage. I have tried to delete it but it came back again. What this annoying fissa.com is and how can I completely remove it?
What Is Fissa.com?
Fissa.com is actually a browser redirect virus especially designed to infect users’ computers and performs various malicious things, with the purpose of boosting website traffic and generate advertising revenue. Once installed on users’ computers, it will modify users’ homepage and search provider to its own domain, by doing which it can force users use its search engine to search the Internet. When users search for something with the new search engine, they will be provided many advertisements and sponsored links in the search results. If users click on those ads or sponsored links, they will be redirected to the purchasing pages of certain products or services. However, no one can ensure that the products or services promoted are authentic and worth buying. Besides, Fissa.com redirect virus will add some unknown add-ons to users’ browsers, which may pop up a lot of pops-ups including ads, deals, coupons, and discounts on the web pages that users are viewing. To deliver more targeted ads, this redirect virus will also collect users’ personal data by monitoring their online activities and tracking the browser cookies. Therefore, this nasty thing should be removed as soon as possible.
Symptoms of the Infection
• You computer obviously runs slower than before.
• Browser default homepage is changed to Fissa.com without any consent.
• Search results are always redirected to ad-based websites.
• There are many alerts, error messages and ads popping up on the computer.
• Unwanted toolbars appears on your browsers, which you have never installed.
• Network speed becomes slower and it is hard to access to the security-related websites.
How Does Fissa.com Redirect Virus Invade Your PC?
This redirect virus invades your computer mostly through email attachments. Usually, you may receive a legitimate email attachment, but once you click on it, a threat called rootkit may be downloaded onto your computer. Once the rootkit is downloaded, it attaches to the operating system on your computer. The rootkit hides the actual redirect virus which appears to be a legitimate folder or file in your computer. Besides, Fissa.com redirect virus may slip into your computer by means of hacked websites. If you visit some unsafe website and carelessly click on the dubious links or pop-up windows in the websites, you may unknowingly download this redirect virus onto your computer. Another way utilized by the redirect virus to infect your computer is freeware. Some free software looks harmless, but downloading and installing such software could lead to malware infections. The redirect virus can hide in the free software that you have downloaded onto from the Internet, and once your install such software, it gets installed as well.
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