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A '''Browser Helper Object''' (BHO) is a [[software]] module designed to hook into a [[web browser]] to provide added functionality. Often such modules enable display of different file formats not ordinarily interpretable by the browser, such as [[PDF]] or [[spreadsheet]]s. Some forms of [[spyware]] use this mechanism also. |
A '''Browser Helper Object''' (BHO) is a [[software]] module designed to hook into a [[web browser]] to provide added functionality. Often such modules enable display of different file formats not ordinarily interpretable by the browser, such as [[PDF]] or [[spreadsheet]]s. Some forms of [[spyware]] use this mechanism also. |
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Revision as of 22:48, 3 October 2004
A Browser Helper Object (BHO) is a software module designed to hook into a web browser to provide added functionality. Often such modules enable display of different file formats not ordinarily interpretable by the browser, such as PDF or spreadsheets. Some forms of spyware use this mechanism also.