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How to protect your PC against Browser Hijacks When you want to visit a website, in most cases, you simply type in the address, and take a look at your site. What if the address you typed in, though, didn’t take you to the site you wanted to visit? What if you were suddenly staring at a very different site? Situations like these are called browser hijacks. How a Firewall Protects Your PC A firewall is one of the most common means to protect your PC against dangerous malware and other risks to your system. It is essentially a barrier between your PC and the Internet, a guardian or gatekeeper against invasive or malicious programs. A firewall is a system (or a network of systems) that can be thought of like a doorman operating a swinging door. The door swings one way and information is allowed in. It swings the other way and information is allowed out. A firewall is set by its owner or system administrator to obey certain rules regarding what is allowed to transmit in either direction. It is the doorman, both operating and guarding the system. Zero Day Exploits – Could You Be At Risk? Just a few weeks ago, Internet Explorer 7 users experienced the newest zero day exploit, and this one was far more serious than many seen in the past. Microsoft was good enough to release a patch for this concerning exploit a week after it was discovered, but it leaves many different kinds of computer users quite worried about the weaknesses in their own security systems. Even with the IE 7 zero day exploit, users were left with options, but before you explore exactly what those options were, it