Youhomepage.org

By GoldSparrow in Browser Hijackers

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 50 % (Medium)
Infected Computers: 749
First Seen: February 7, 2017
Last Seen: June 10, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Youhomepage.org and the Newbornkittens.online domains that you may load from ads should no be trusted. Both domains may be used for misleading marketing campaigns that may lead users to spend hundreds of dollars on premium phone services, fake lotteries, and replicas of premium smartphones. Youhomepage.org and the Newbornkittens.online are reported by users who were suggested to complete a short questionnaire and participate in a lottery that would result in five lucky gentlemen and ladies getting an iPhone. Users that loaded Youhomepage.org and the Newbornkittens.online were welcomed to ask questions about Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Instagram. They had to choose from three answers and, regardless of their correct or incorrect choice, they would be redirected to pages like monclerfroutlets.com and suggested to provide their phone number, credit card information, names, data of birth, and local address for 'authentication purposes.'

Youhomepage.org and Newbornkittens.online are registered to the 104.28.30.135 IP address and may be connected to phishing pages and disturbing pornographic materials. Computer users that load content at Youhomepage.org and Newbornkittens.online should ignore messages from these pages and avoid input that includes personally-identifiable information and contact details. It is not a good idea to download software from Youhomepage.org and Newbornkittens.online considering that AV vendors have found that it may be related to Trojans such as JS:Injection-I [Trj], JS/Redirector.db and Trojan.Redirector!8.E (Shepherd) that communicate with the 104.28.30.135 IP address. There are reports for browser hijacking software dispersed among users that may reroute them to Youhomepage.org and Newbornkittens.online and clones that may be hosted on other IP addresses. The browser hijacker linked to Youhomepage.org and Newbornkittens.online may have been promoted as a search add-on and video plug-in to appear as a legitimate program. Browsers that are affected by unwanted extensions may not provide the best protection you can have and reroute users to pages that are otherwise blocked by the built-in defenses. You might want to scan your machine with a reliable anti-spyware scanner that can remove potentially unwanted extensions and browser hijackers safely.

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