Threat Database Browser Hijackers Search.hthecalendar.co

Search.hthecalendar.co

Search.hthecalendar.co is registered to the 52.200.249.215 IP address and it is operated by a marketing company called Polarity Technologies Ltd that you can find at hxxp://www.polarity.com[.]cy. The Search.hthecalendar.co domain can be used on its own or in conjunction with a browser extension called 'Calendar New Tab' by Polarity. The company behind Search.hthecalendar.co is known to publish browser extensions for Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer along with domains like Search.hthecalendar.co. Polarity is a marketing company that follows a simple strategy, which consists of pairing browser extensions and Web portals to deliver curated lists with links to useful resources on the Web and integrated search by Yahoo.

The 'Calendar New Tab' extension is another example of its continuous efforts to meet PC users with new tab replacements and provide access to a customized Yahoo search service. Polarity is using applications like the 'Calendar New Tab' to collect Web usage data (browsing history, downloads, installed extensions, system version and browser type) and enable ad publishers to deliver targeted promotional messages through sites like Search.hthecalendar.co and on related pages. You can find the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy for 'Calendar New Tab' at hxxp://search.hthecalendar[.]co/Home/Privacy and hxxp://search.hthecalendar[.]co/Home/Terms. The 'Calendar New Tab' extension is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) by Polarity that may offer links to interesting content at Almanac.com/astronomy/moon/calendar and Timeanddate.com/calendar/create. Computer users who choose to install the 'Calendar New Tab' extension should take into consideration that it changes the new tab to Search.hthecalendar.co and should expect redirects to:

hxxps://search.yahoo[.]com/yhs/search?hspart=adk&hsimp=yhs-adk_sbyhp&p=[search terms]¶m2=[unique advertising ID]¶m3=calendar_~[country marker]~¶m4=~[browser name]~[search terms]~[unique ID]¶m1=17700101&type=

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