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One of the most popular tactics of malicious attackers is to add malicious redirect malware to a site for the purpose of driving traffic to another site. This can be detrimental not only to the site owner, but to site visitors as well. A malicious redirect often brings an unsuspecting site visitor to spam sites or even sites that could infect the user’s computer with malware that can be tricky to eliminate.
In this post, we’ll talk about what malicious redirect malware is, why hackers use this tactic, how to determine whether or not your site is affected by this malware, and some possible solutions to recovering your site from the effects of malicious redirect malware.
As well, we’ll outline some important steps to ensure that your site remains protected once recovered.