Newphn.com Redirect

What is newphn.com?

Identical to clicktabs.net, yesadsrv.com, creativesrv.com, and many others, newphn.com is a rogue website designed to direct to other suspicious sites.

Research shows that users often visit newphn.com inadvertently - they are redirected by various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that infiltrate systems without consent. As well as causing redirects, PUPs deliver ads, gather private information, and stealthily perform unwanted background tasks.

PUPs randomly open new browser tabs/windows and redirect to newphn.com. After visiting this site, users encounter a number (usually 2 or 3) of consecutive redirects to suspicious websites that might contain malicious content. Redirects such as these can result in high-risk computer infections.

As mentioned above, potentially unwanted programs also generate banner, pop-up, coupon, and other similar 'malvertising' ads. These are displayed via tools that enable placement of third party graphical content on any site. Therefore, the ads often conceal underlying content, significantly diminishing the browsing experience.

In addition, they can lead to malicious websites or run scripts that download and install malware/PUPs. Therefore, as with redirects to newphn.com, clicking them can result in computer infections.

Another downside is data tracking. PUPs often record various user-system information (such as URLs visited, search queries, pages viewed, keystrokes, etc.) that might be personally identifiable. PUP developers sell this information to third parties to generate revenue.

Furthermore, these rogue programs often perform unwanted tasks (such as mining cryptocurrency) without consent. By misusing system resources, PUPs significantly diminish computer performance. All of these actions are performed to generate revenue.

PUPs pose a direct threat to your privacy and Internet browsing safety. Therefore, you should uninstall them immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	newphn.com pop-up
Threat Type	Adware, Unwanted ads, Pop-up Virus
Symptoms	Seeing advertisements not originating from the sites you are browsing. Intrusive pop-up ads. Decreased Internet browsing speed.
Distribution methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake flash player installers.
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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The Internet is full of potentially unwanted programs, all of which are virtually identical. Most offer various "useful features" (for example, file conversion/sharing, Internet download performance increasing, etc.), however, most are useless for regular users. Very few provide the functionality promised.

These false promises are merely attempts to trick users to install. Potentially unwanted programs are designed only to generate revenue for the developers.

Rather than enabling useful functionality, they promote malicious websites (mostly fake search engines), collect user-system information, deliver intrusive ads (via the "Pay Per Click" advertising model), and diminish system performance.

How did adware install on my computer?

Research shows that some PUPs have official download/promotion websites, however, these programs are mostly distributed using a deceptive marketing method called "bundling", and via the aforementioned ads. Bundling is stealth installation of third party programs together with regular software/apps.

Developers hide "bundled" programs within the "Custom/Advanced" options or other sections of the download/installation processes - they do not properly disclose these installations.

Many users rush this stage and skip steps, often leading to inadvertent installation of potentially unwanted programs. Skipping download/installation steps and clicking ads, thus exposes systems to risk of various infections and compromises users' privacy.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

To prevent system infiltration by PUPs, be very cautious when downloading/installing software and browsing the Internet in general. Carefully analyze each download/installation step (especially the "Custom/Advanced" settings), opt-out of all additionally-included programs, and decline offers to download/install them.

The bundling method is often used by developers of third party download/installation tools. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you avoid using these tools - download your software from official sources only using a direct download URL.

Furthermore, most intrusive ads appear genuine and it is virtually impossible to determine if they originate from the visited websites. If you have clicked ads leading to websites such as surveys, pornography, adult dating, gambling, etc., uninstall all suspicious applications and browser add-ons. The key to computer safety is caution.

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Quick menu:

• What is newphn.com?
• STEP 1. Uninstall adware applications using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove adware from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove rogue plug-ins from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove adware-type extensions from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove malicious extensions from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Adware removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window, look for any potentially unwanted programs, select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted program that causes newphn.com redirects, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove adware from Internet browsers:

Video showing how to remove potentially unwanted browser add-ons:

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for any recently-installed suspicious browser extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the newphn.com pop-up, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "More tools" and click "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, select these entries and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the newphn.com pop-up, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click "Extensions", in the opened window, remove all recently-installed suspicious browser plug-ins.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with newphn.com pop-up removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active, click Safari menu, and select Preferences....

In the opened window click Extensions, locate any recently installed suspicious extension, select it and click Uninstall.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the upper-right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and click "Remove" below their names.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the newphn.com pop-up, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Summary:

Commonly, adware or potentially unwanted applications infiltrate Internet browsers through free software downloads. Note that the safest source for downloading free software is via developers' websites only. To avoid installation of adware, be very attentive when downloading and installing free software. When installing previously-downloaded free programs, choose the custom or advanced installation options – this step will reveal any potentially unwanted applications listed for installation together with your chosen free program.

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