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Newpage16.site

Posted: August 30, 2016

Threat Metric

Ranking: 19,920
Threat Level: 5/10
Infected PCs: 66
First Seen: August 30, 2016
Last Seen: February 18, 2025
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Newpage16.site is a low-quality search engine whose search feature simply runs the user's search term through the Google Search API. In short, the search results that Newpage16.site provides are identical to the ones you'll see on Google. However, unlike Google's homepage, Newpage16.site's homepage includes not just the search field, but also a small collection of quick links to some popular Web destinations such as Facebook, Amazon, eBay, Instagram, etc. Another notable thing about Newpage16.site is that a significant fraction of the Newpage16.site's traffic is brought to it with the help of browser hijackers – small pieces of software that manipulate a Web browser's settings so that it redirects users to a particular website under certain circumstances.

Using Newpage16.site will not expose your computer to harmful content, nor will it impair your ability to search the Web. However, we advise users who didn't volunteered set up Newpage16.site as their default new tab page or homepage to consider scanning their computers with an anti-malware software suite because they may have a browser hijacker installed on their systems. The Newpage16.site browser hijacker is not a major concern, but its presence on your computer might prevent you from setting a default new tab page that is different from Newpage16.site, thus creating a minor inconvenience. Newpage16.site may include some advertisements, but for now, they appear to be provided by Google AdSense, so their content should be safe. However, keep in mind that there's nothing stopping the owners of Newpage16.site from including others ads or links on their page, so their advertisements might not always stay as safe as now.

If you are wondering how the Newspage16.site browser hijacker got on your computer, the answer is quite simple – dubious applications like browser hijackers tend to rely on low-quality software bundles to trick users into agreeing to install unreliable software on their computers mistakenly. For example, software bundles associated with Newspage16.site may use misleading installation instructions or other confusing tricks that aim to mislead users into installing unwanted software.

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