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The popularity of Internet Explorer led to the appearance of malware abusing its name. On January 28, 2011, a fake Internet Explorer browser calling itself "Internet Explorer – Emergency Mode" appeared. It closely resembled the real Internet Explorer but had fewer buttons and no search bar. If a user attempted to launch any other browser such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, [[Opera (web browser)|Opera]], [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]], or the real Internet Explorer, this browser would be loaded instead. It also displayed a fake error message, claiming that the computer was infected with malware and Internet Explorer had entered "Emergency Mode.” It blocked access to legitimate sites such as Google if the user tried to access them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.im-infected.com/hijacker/internet-explorer-emergency-mode.html |title=IE Emergency Mode |work=im-infected.com |date=January 28, 2011 |access-date=June 23, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110630065328/http://www.im-infected.com/hijacker/internet-explorer-emergency-mode.html |archive-date=June 30, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-avg-antivirus-2011 |title=Bleeping Computer – Fake IE Emergency Mode (by fake AVG) |date=January 28, 2011 |access-date=June 23, 2013}}</ref>

 

 

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