I got a page called WhaatNext.com in my Firefox browser. I can’t tell if it is a good page or not as it looks innocent to me. I think it is a search engine that I can use, isn’t it? However, when I try to use it to search something, I can never get the right thing I want from the Internet. Is there something wrong on my computer? How do I check?

Brief Introduction to This Page

WhaatNext.com pretends to be a legitimate search engine for computer users to keep and utilize. Most computer users can be cheated by its appearance when they first encounter this website and judge it as a useful page. On the contrary, this page is a computer threat that invented by cyber hackers. It is used by those bad crooks to promote fake advertisements and spread more viruses through this page. It can be classified to be a browser hijacker that can infiltrate many computers without being detected. From technical aspect, this kind of computer threat is not a computer virus which can be caught by security tools. Under this case, computer users will not notice this infection when it sneaks into their systems.

The Screenshot of This Hijacker

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Cyber hackers can forge this WhaatNext.com hijacker with many means so that it can spread to more innocent computer. Usually, this page can be hidden into other dangerous websites, so that people who go to visit the corrupted web pages, they can be redirected to this hijacker site. People would be asked to set this unsafe page to be their homepages, otherwise, they can’t close the window. Also, cyber hackers can implant this hijacker as an optional program to other software and upload the affected programs to the web for people to download. As soon as people install the infected software on their systems, this hijacker can come.

This WhaatNext.com hijacker can cause great chaos not only to the browser, it can also make damages to the entire systems. At first, all installed browsers can be corrupted by this hijacker as the default homepage and search engine can be changed to be it and will not allow users to modify. With the help of this hijacker, many unsafe pop-ups can be generated which can contain more viruses. If people click them by mistake, they will get more and more computer malwares to damage their systems. Moreover, cyber hackers can be able to collect the personal details from the infected computers and abuse the info to get more illegal benefits.

The properties of Browser Hijacker

-Can not be detected by your anti-virus software, which makes it hard to uninstall from the computer.
-Once you open your browser, you will be redirected to some unknown websites.
-Can slow down the performance of the computer, or even blue screen.
-Can pop up many unwanted advertisements when you are doing something else.
-Can change your settings in your browser and it is not easy to change it back.

If you find any symptoms listed above showing on your computer, then your computer must be suffered with a browser hijacker that causes you keep being redirecting to this WhaatNext.com. Welcome to contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts for manual removal guide. Also, we will provide a short removal guide below for computer literate.

NOTE: Being afraid to do any wrong operation during the process of removing this browser hijacker? Please contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts, we are here to help you:

Manual Removal Guide of Browser Hijacker (For Computer Literate)

There is a removal guide of Browser Hijacker provided here; however, expertise is required during the process of removal, please make sure you are capable to do it by yourself.

Step 1: Find Ctrl, Alt, and Delete these 3 keys and then press them together to open task manager to end the process related to this hijacker, the name of the process of it is random.

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Step 2: Try to find Folder Options in Control Panel, select the View tab, and then tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK.

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Step 3: Click on Start button at the right lower corner, then click on Control Panel

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Then you will come to the Control Panel windows, click on Add and Remove Programs

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Then try to find the program which relates to this browser hijacker, highlight it and choose Remove, the program’s name is random.

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Step4: Change your homepage in your browser (Take Internet Explorer as an Example)

From the Navigation toolbar in Internet Explorer, click Tools and select Internet Options.

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Then type the URL you want into the Home page box and then click OK

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Conclusion:

Do not trust this WhaatNext.com page can provide convenience for your online activities. Instead, what it can do to your computer are countless troubles. You will find that your computer is flooded with thousands of irrelevant pop-ups which can make your computer works super slowly. If you don’t get rid of this hijacker in time, you will suffer from more computer virus and have your personal information leaked out. To secure your computer from virus attacks, this hijacker must be removed as soon as possible, otherwise the condition of your computer can be completely messed up.
Suggestion: To follow removal guide that mentioned above, a level of computer knowledge is needed. Still can’t get out of WhaatNext.com? Contact online experts for help now!

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on March 2, 2016 5:54 am

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