How to disable WPAD on Windows so hackers can’t hijack your computer
Security researchers are warning that all Windows users need to disable a feature on their operating system that could allow hackers to hijack their online accounts and steal sensitive information.
The Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol (WPAD), developed by Microsoft in 1999, is turned on by default and is designed for computers to automatically discover which web proxy they should be using for a specific URL.
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