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Hao123 is a Chinese online listings portal by Baidu.^[1] It also has versions in other languages, such as in Portuguese (for Brazil)^[2] and in Thai (for Thailand).^[3]

Hao123 has been accused of being a malicious browser hijacker, as it often installs itself without user's consent after being installed by another application, and once installed it is difficult to remove. Hao123 has been accused of using Windows service, registry and browser parameters to modify the browser's default setting and prevent being removed or uninstalled by adding itself back through Windows service. It also sniffs user's internet traffic illegally and forces users to visit its website to improve its website traffic ranking. For this reason, Hao123 is considered as malware by many anti-virus programs.^{[citation needed]}

Since September 2011, foreign language versions such as Thai have been launched.^[4] However, because Baidu antivirus software will force hao123 to be the IE homepage, it was boycotted by Thai netizens.^[5]

References

^ Paul Bischoff (2014-07-18). "China web giant Baidu launches search engine in Brazil". Tech In Asia. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
^ "Learn how to remove Hao123". Archived from the original on 2014-12-28. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
^ "Chinese net giant Baidu faces call for boycott in Thailand". Tech In Asia. 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
^ 网易 (2011-09-16). "百度推出面向埃及和泰国市场的新产品". www.163.com. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
^ "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 2022-06-17.

External links

Official website (in Chinese)
Brazilian version ^{[dead link‍]} Archived 2014-08-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
Thai version ^{[dead link‍]} Archived 2020-09-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Thai)
Japanese version (in Japanese)

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[1] Paul Bischoff (2014-07-18). "China web giant Baidu launches search engine in Brazil". Tech In Asia. Retrieved 2019-01-30.

[Olhard-2] "Learn how to remove Hao123". Archived from the original on 2014-12-28. Retrieved 2014-12-10.

[Techasia-3] "Chinese net giant Baidu faces call for boycott in Thailand". Tech In Asia. 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2019-01-30.

[4] 网易 (2011-09-16). "百度推出面向埃及和泰国市场的新产品". www.163.com. Retrieved 2022-06-17.

[5] "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 2022-06-17.

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+{{Short description|Chinese online listings portal}}
-{{Expand Chinese|date=April 2015}}
+{{More citations needed|date=June 2022}}{{Expand Chinese|date=April 2015}}
+[[File:Hao123_website_in_Google_Chrome.png|thumb|Hao123 website in the [[Google Chrome]] (Simplified Chinese version)]]
+[[File:Hao123 bundled in unrelated software.png|thumb|Hao123 shortcuts installed by a software bundle (Japanese edition)]]
+'''Hao123''' is a Chinese [[online]] listings [[web portal|portal]] by [[Baidu]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.techinasia.com/baidu-launches-search-engine-in-brazil/|title= China web giant Baidu launches search engine in Brazil|author= Paul Bischoff|date= 2014-07-18|accessdate= 2019-01-30|work= Tech In Asia}}</ref> It also has versions in other languages, such as in Portuguese (for Brazil)<ref name="Olhard">{{cite web|title=Learn how to remove Hao123|url=http://olhardigital.uol.com.br/noticia/saiba-como-remover-o-hao123-do-computador/44048|accessdate=2014-12-10|archive-date=2014-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228180832/http://olhardigital.uol.com.br/noticia/saiba-como-remover-o-hao123-do-computador/44048|url-status=dead}}</ref> and in Thai (for Thailand).<ref name="Techasia">{{cite web|title=Chinese net giant Baidu faces call for boycott in Thailand|url=https://www.techinasia.com/chinese-net-giant-baidu-faces-boycott-thailand/|date=2014-05-14|accessdate=2019-01-30|work= Tech In Asia}}</ref>
+Hao123 has been accused of being a malicious browser hijacker, as it often installs itself without user's consent after being installed by another application, and once installed it is difficult to remove. Hao123 has been accused of using Windows service, registry and browser parameters to modify the browser's default setting and prevent being removed or uninstalled by adding itself back through Windows service. It also sniffs user's internet traffic illegally and forces users to visit its website to improve its website traffic ranking. For this reason, Hao123 is considered as [[malware]] by many [[anti-virus programs]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}}
-[[File:Hao123 bundled in unrelated software.png|thumbnail|Hao123 shortcuts installed by a software bundle]]
-'''Hao123''' is an [[online]] listings [[web portal|portal]] by [[Baidu]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.techinasia.com/baidu-launches-search-engine-in-brazil/|title= China web giant Baidu launches search engine in Brazil|author= Paul Bischoff|date= 2014-07-18|accessdate= 2014-08-04|work= Tech In Asia}}</ref> As of July 2014, it was the [[List of most popular websites|14th most popular website in the world]], and the 5th in China.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/hao123.com|title= hao123.com |accessdate= 2014-09-16|work= www.alexa.com|publisher= [[Alexa Internet]]}}</ref> It has a Portuguese<ref name="Olhard">{{cite web|title=Learn how to remove Hao123|url=http://olhardigital.uol.com.br/noticia/saiba-como-remover-o-hao123-do-computador/44048|accessdate=2014-12-10}}</ref> and a Thai<ref name="Techasia">{{cite web|title=Chinese net giant Baidu faces call for boycott in Thailand|url=https://www.techinasia.com/chinese-net-giant-baidu-faces-boycott-thailand/|accessdate=2014-12-10}}</ref> version.
+Since September 2011, foreign language versions such as Thai have been launched.<ref>{{Cite web |last=网易 |date=2011-09-16 |title=百度推出面向埃及和泰国市场的新产品 |url=https://www.163.com/tech/article/7E2FF8UP000915BF.html |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=www.163.com}}</ref> However, because Baidu antivirus software will force hao123 to be the IE homepage, it was boycotted by Thai netizens.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem |url=https://www.techinasia.com/chinese-net-giant-baidu-faces-boycott-thailand |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=www.techinasia.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
-'''Hao123''' has been accused of internet hijacking by installing a virus that inserts Hao123 onto the Desktop.
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*{{Official website|http://www.hao123.com/}} {{zh icon}}
+*{{Official website|http://www.hao123.com/}} {{in lang|zh}}
-*[http://br.hao123.com/ Brazilian version] {{pt icon}}
+*[http://br.hao123.com/ Brazilian version] {{dead link|date=October 2023}} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805025645/http://br.hao123.com/ |date=2014-08-05 }} {{in lang|pt}}
-*[http://th.hao123.com/ Thai version] {{th icon}}
+*[http://th.hao123.com/ Thai version] {{dead link|date=October 2023}} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922190251/http://th.hao123.com/ |date=2020-09-22 }} {{in lang|th}}
+*[http://jp.hao123.com/ Japanese version] {{in lang|ja}}
 {{Baiduproducts}}
 [[Category:Baidu]]
+[[Category:Chinese brands]]
 [[Category:Chinese websites]]
 [[Category:Web portals]]
+[[Category:Windows adware]]
 {{China-company-stub}}
 {{web-portal-stub}}

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