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Browser/website redirects me to a suspicious website - F-Secure Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <h3 data-version="3" data-article="000004694" data-id="issue">Issue:</h3> <p>While browsing the internet I got redirected a suspicious website. I have F-secure protection but it can't find viruses. </p> <h3 data-id="resolution">Resolution:</h3> <p>This is most likely not a virus, but an adware that is in your browser.<br><br>First you should check if there is anything new on your browsers toolbar, or new unknown extensions/add-ons.<br><br><a rel="nofollow" href="https://support.google.com/chrome_webstore/answer/2664769?hl=en">Uninstall extension on Chrome</a><br><a rel="nofollow" href="https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/disable-or-remove-add-ons">Uninstall extension on Mozilla Firefox</a><br><a rel="nofollow" href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17447/windows-internet-explorer-11-manage-add-ons">Uninstall extension on Internet Explorer</a><br><a rel="nofollow" href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/extensions/guides/adding-and-removing-extensions">Uninstall extension on Microsoft Edge</a><br><br>You should also try clearing the history and browser cache. <br><br><a rel="nofollow" href="https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95589?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en">How to clear history on Chrome</a><br><a rel="nofollow" href="https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-browsing-search-download-history-firefox">How to clear history on Mozilla Firefox</a><br><a rel="nofollow" href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17438/windows-internet-explorer-view-delete-browsing-history">How to clear history on Internet Explorer</a><br><a rel="nofollow" href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/10607/microsoft-edge-view-delete-browser-history">How to cleat history on Microsoft Edge</a><br><br>If this does not help, try resetting the whole browser. <br><br><a rel="nofollow" href="https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/3296214?hl=en">How to reset Chrome</a><br><a rel="nofollow" href="https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/refresh-firefox-reset-add-ons-and-settings">How to reset Mozilla Firefox</a><br><a rel="nofollow" href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17441/windows-internet-explorer-change-reset-settings">How to reset Internet Explorer</a><br><a rel="nofollow" href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4023560/windows-10-what-to-do-if-microsoft-edge-not-working">How to reset Microsoft Edge</a></p> <p>Article no: 000004694</p> </article> </main>