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| Threat Level: | 20 % (Normal) |
| Infected Computers: | 244 |
| First Seen: | February 27, 2022 |
| Last Seen: | May 29, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Utilityextensionnewtab.com is not a page that users would want to visit intentionally. It is far more likely that they were taken to it after visiting other dubious websites (such as orderstartir.com) that utilize rogue advertising networks. Utilityextensionnewtab.com appears to have two main goals - to convince users to subscribe to its push notification services and promote an application named 'Yahoo Finance New Tab.'
Push notifications are an official browser feature that allows users to subscribe to specific websites to receive timely updates about topics that they are interested in. Unfortunately, the Internet has been flooded by deceptive con pages that abuse various social engineering and clickbait tactics to trick users into unknowingly enabling their push notifications. Afterward, these questionable sites can proceed to deliver intrusive and unwanted advertisements via the affected browser. The advertisements are typically used to promote suspicious adult-oriented sites, betting platforms, online games, phishing schemes and more.
As for the app offered by Utilityextensionnewtab.com, it appears to be a browser extension that will modify certain browser settings. More specifically, it will customize the new tab page to show various stocks and finance-related data. The app will also change the current default search engine to the legitimate Yahoo search engine.
URLs
Utilityextensionnewtab.com may call the following URLs:
| utilityextensionnewtab.com |
