Climbon.top

The Climbon.top site along with Nefryhok.xyz are used as redirect portals to Footybase.com. These portals are associated with browser hijacking software that may arrive on your PC as toolbars, plug-ins, add-ons, and extensions bundled with freeware like MyDrivingTab and Omiga Plus. Computer users that are infected with a browser hijacking applications may be redirected to Footybase.com via portals like Climbon.top and Nefryhok.xyz. These pages are used as proxies to bypass restrictions and security mechanisms of Web filtering services like Web of Trust (WOT), Google Safe Browsing and VPN networks. The browser hijacker related to Footybase.com may generate Web traffic to the site and allow its developers to collect pay-per-visitor marketing revenue.

Footybase.com may look like a stripped down version of Google since it uses the same color scheme and has a logo that says 'Google Custom Search' but Footybase.com is not related to the legitimate Google engine. The search service on Footybase.com may be used to prove text-based search results only. Security analysts note that the results on Footybase.com may include links to potentially malicious pages and disturbing content. Climbon.top, Nefryhok.xyz and Footybase.com are registered to the 104.18.45.75 IP address, which is flagged as a known source of riskware. Reports suggest that visitors at Footybase.com may be shown pop-up windows and recommendations to install fake system optimizers. That way, aside from the marketing revenue, the owners of the Footybase.com domain can collect an affiliate advertisement fee while users are harassed with ads all over their screens.

The Footybase.com browser hijacker may make changes to the online settings in Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. The app linked to Climbon.top, Footybase.com, and Nefryhok.xyz might be installed to the hidden AppData directory to avoid detection and users may not find it listed in the Add-ons/Extensions Manager. Experts advise users to install a credible anti-spyware tool to eradicate software that may be redirecting them to phishing pages and untrusted search providers like Footybase.com.