The HijackThis application is a powerful anti-spyware utility that helps determine whether or not your web browser has been hijacked by spyware, adware, or other malware. HijackThis is a tool best run by expert computer users. However, computer novices can and should use this software to create logs of possible malware for professional analysis.

Note I said POSSIBLE malware found. HijackThis will display a list of POSSIBLE browser exploits and other POSSIBLE problems. Not everything found is a true problem. Thus, do not just run HijackThis and delete every item HijackThis finds, as it may cause:

* Your home page to change
* Device drivers (mouse, keyboard, graphics) not to work properly
* Trusted web browser toolbars to not work
* Your computer to become unstable
* and more.

To download HijackThis, visit the following website:

http://www.merijn.org/

Scroll down to the HijackThis downloads and grab the latest version. Save the file to disk, then unzip the ZIP file to an empty directory on your machine and run it.

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