Hijack.AutoConfigURL is Malwarebytes' generic detection name for hijackers that change the target's proxy settings on a Windows system.
Users may find a change in on of these registry values:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings AutoConfigURL
orHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings AutoConfigURL
They do this by pointing them to a remote WPAD.datfile that the affected machine downloads and then use the instructions in the file to configure various browser settings such as proxy settings.
Malwarebytes can modify these registry value data back to their Windows default settings without user interaction.Also, we advise users to do a full system scan as Hijack.AutoConfigURL could have been added to the system by malwareor PUP.
When Hijack.AutoConfigURL is detected on your computer, Malwarebytes for Windows does not know if it was authorized. Optimization software, malware, and potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) are known to make these types of changes, hence they are regarded as potentially unwanted.To have Malwarebytes for Windowsignore Hijack.AutoConfigURL, you must add Hijack.AutoConfigURL to the Allow list. Here’s how to do it.
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