Browser Helper Object (BHO)

A Browser Helper Object is dll file which helps to increase functionality for Internet Explorer. It was intended for a good purpose; for example, when running a toolbar, a BHO is used to run it in Internet Explorer.

However, hackers have used it in malicious ways. For example, BHO’s can be used to

1. Hijack the current page the user is looking at, redirecting the user to a different site
2. Displaying popups

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