SafeHomepage.com
Threat Scorecard
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Ranking: | 16,632 |
Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
Infected Computers: | 220 |
First Seen: | November 21, 2013 |
Last Seen: | August 17, 2023 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
SafeHomepage.com is a low quality search engine that is closely associated with a browser hijacker and adware. A PUP (Potentially Unwanted Program) is used to redirect computer users to the SafeHomepage.com website repeatedly. The PUP associated with SafeHomepage.com redirects may affect the three most popular Web browsers on the Windows operating system, including Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. The main purpose of PUPs associated with Safehomepage.com is to force computer users to visit the SafeHomepage.com website repeatedly in order to boost SafeHomepage.com's page ranking, Web traffic and subsequent advertising revenue. Although SafeHomepage.com claims to be a legitimate search engine, search results on SafeHomepage.com are unreliable, at best. They may include sponsored search results that are little more than advertisements. It is important to remember that the Safehomepage.com website is not designed to deliver a useful service or interesting content to visitors, but merely to show advertisements and expose computer users to sponsored search results.
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The Intentions Behind SafeHomepage.com Redirects
If your Web browser is forcing you to visit SafeHomepage.com repeatedly, this indicates that your computer has been infected with some sort of unwanted component. The types of components that may cause SafeHomepage.com redirects vary, ranging from dangerous rootkit infections to relatively benign PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs) that take the form of Web browser toolbars. In either case, ESG security analysts strongly recommend the immediate removal of any recently installed Web browser extensions or similar components. Once these have been removed, it is important to use a strong, fully updated anti-malware program to scan your computer and ensure that no damaging or potentially endangering files remain on your computer. In many cases, these types of PUPs may make unwanted changes to your computer or Web browser settings that may require manual removal on the part of the computer user.
Common Issues Associated with the SafeHomepage.com Website
- The SafeHomepage.com website is commonly associated with browser hijackers or other forms of unwanted components.
- SafeHomepage.com may be associated with pop-up advertisements or may appear in pop-up windows itself.
- The SafeHomepage.com website is designed to expose computer users to multiple advertisements and affiliate marketing links in order to generate revenue.
- The SafeHomepage.com is associated with components that keep track of your online activity and use this information to deliver advertisements to your computer.
SpyHunter Detects & Remove SafeHomepage.com
File System Details
# | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
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1. | safehp_uninstaller.exe | 0336ca04bef7eb3ab185fc1dd84a5dae | 2 |
URLs
SafeHomepage.com may call the following URLs:
safehomepage.com |