Mousetrapping prevents you from leaving a website.
If you are redirected to a bogus website, you may fi nd that you cannot quit with the back or close buttons. In some cases, entering a new web address does not enable you to escape either.
The site that mousetraps you will either not allow you to visit another address, or will open another browser window displaying the same site. Some mousetraps let you quit after a number of attempts, but others do not.
To escape, use a bookmark or “Favorite”, or open the list of recently-visited addresses and select the next-to-last. You can also press Ctrl+Alt+Del and use the Task Manager to shut down the browser or, if that fails, restart the computer.
To reduce the risk of mousetrapping, you can disable Java script in your internet browser. This prevents you from being trapped at sites that use this script, but it also affects the look and feel of websites.
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