Landscape Scroller
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| Ranking: | 7,106 |
| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 172 |
| First Seen: | November 23, 2022 |
| Last Seen: | September 20, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Landscape Scroller offers users to replace their boring Web browser homepages with another one containing inspiring landscapes. In addition, users also may add convenient shortcuts to their most visited websites around the Web. Unfortunately, the browser extension also has been found to have browser-hijacker capabilities. Applications of this type can establish control over several, important browser settings (homepage, new tab page and default search engine) and force them to now open a promoted page.
This is exactly the behavior exhibited by the Landscape Scroller. Once installed on the device, it will start causing unwanted redirects and promoting search.landscapescroller.net, a Web address belonging to a fake search engine. Fake engines do not have the ability to produce search results on their own. Instead, they function by taking users' search queries and further redirecting them to another source. In this case, search.landscapescroller.net showed results taken from the legitimate Google search engine. It should be noted that while Landscape Scroller is installed, users will be prevented from reverting the affected browser settings to their original state.
Many adware, browser hijackers, and PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs) are equipped with additional, invasive capabilities. By keeping such applications on their devices, users risk having their browsing activities monitored and select data being exfiltrated to the operators of the specific PUP. In some cases, the collected data also may include numerous device details or even sensitive payment info, banking details and account credentials extracted from browsers' autofill data.
