Windows 10: Was this a hijack attempt?

Split from this thread.I made the mistake of falling for one of the clickbait-series ads scattered throughout the MSN.com page that appears upon launching Edge. After I'd been suckered into clicking the second "Continue" in a series about an unusual dog with tiger stripes, multiple Windows Defender pop-ups or pop-ups imitating Defender declared WD had prevented the downloading of a trojan virus onto my PC. However, Edge was frozen, and the pop-ups warned me not to shut down or restart my PC. I was to call a phone number, and warned not to attempt any other means of resolving the problem. Ins

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Browser hijacked by safesurfs.com Malware

After reading what you went through I would strongly suggest you read the advice of Monkey57 and try his steps. Normally

Browser hijackers don't show this kind of behavior and more could be going on. Normally I don't suggest Resetting your computer but in this case....

 

Removal of Browser Hijacker

• To remove Nova.rambler.ru redirect, follow these steps:
• STEP 1: Use Zemana AntiMalware Portable to remove browser hijackers
• STEP 2: Scan and clean your computer with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
• STEP 3: Double-check for malicious programs with HitmanPro
• (OPTIONAL) STEP 4: Reset your browser to default settings

 

Microsoft Edge Hijacked by yahoo

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