Yah000.net

By JubileeX in Browser Hijackers

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Yah000.net is a clone of the Yahoo website that is designed to fool inexperienced computer users into clicking on sponsored links, handing over their online passwords or participating in known online scams. Yah000.net has also been linked to browser hijacker infections that are designed to force the victim's computer to visit Yah000.net repeatedly. Apart from this, Yah000.net-related malware can cause the appearance of pop-up windows, unwanted advertisements and poor system performance. ESG security researchers strongly advise computer users to double check the URL of their website if they are accustomed to visiting Yahoo frequently, especially if their web browser is directing them to this website repeatedly. Phishing websites like Yah000.net are designed to steal your personal information and can expose you to additional dangerous malware as well.

Yah000.net Combines Phishing Scams with Fake Search Engine Browser Hijackers

One of the reasons why Yah000.net has caught the attention of PC security researchers is because of how Yah000.net combines two common online scams into a single attack that can be very effective for scamming inexperienced computer users:

  1. One of the most common and dangerous online scams involves creating web pages that are exact clones of legitimate, popular web services such as online email websites, online banking web pages or social network login pages. Inexperienced computer users may not notice that they are not actually visiting their preferred website due to the fact that these fakes are very convincing. However, inspecting the website's address will reveal that its address does not correspond to the website Yah000.net claims to be. Yah000.net is designed to look exactly like the Yahoo main page, including numerous links to Yahoo services and even fake news stories from Yahoo News. Inexperienced computer users may be tricked by the resemblance, even using this website to try to login to their online Yahoo account, allowing criminals to gain access to that computer user's password. Since inexperienced computer users are very likely to use the same password for numerous online services, this security breach may allow criminals to gain access to other online accounts as well.
  2. Another online scam involves creating fake search engines and then using browser hijackers to switch the search results of an online search so that they lead to the fake search engine instead of to the corresponding websites. If your computer is infected with Yah000.net-related browser hijackers, you may be directed to Yah000.net after carrying out an online search. Inexperienced computer users may believe that this is normal and may try again using Yah000.net's phony search feature. This exposes victims to sponsored search results and links leading to malware and known online scams.

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