Deceiving domain - luckybeginning.com
Luckybeginning.com is the main page that users see as soon as they launch their browsers after they install a potentially unwanted application on their computers. In most of the cases, the PUP uses deception for installation, meaning that it does not ask for direct permission from users in order to be installed.
Upon infiltration, Luckybeginning.com also sets itself as the new tab URL and applies a customized search engine that directs all the searches to Google.com or another reputable search tool. The shown search results are not genuine, as they are filled with sponsored links that bring users to affiliated sites. Each of the visits guarantees the developers of the PUP with profits.
Luckybeginning.com also presents access to Privacy Policy or other important documents that state the terms of site usage. A substantial amount of non-personally identifiable as well as personally identifiable information might be gathered from users as per developer's statement:
When you visit luckybegining.com our servers record the information your browser automatically sends whenever visiting or using a Web site,including your web request,the Internet Protocol address and browser configuration of your computer,the date and time of your request,the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the referring and exiting Web sites. <...>
In addition to the anonymous user information above,we may occasionally request from you or you may otherwise voluntarily provide us information that personally identifies you.
| Name | Luckybeginning.com |
| Developer | MobiTech Inc |
| Aim | To expose users to sponsored links and bring them affiliated pages for profits |
| Deceptors | The potentially unwanted program makes changes to web browser settings to expose users to affiliated sites and also collects non-personally identifiable and personally identifiable information; the main page does not use safe and encrypted connection - any entered data might be stolen by cybercriminals |
luckybeginning.com violations
2CR-003: Luckybeginning.com collects personally identifiable data via surveys and other means
2CR-004: Upon infiltration, the potentially unwanted program changes the new tab URL, homepage and the search engine of the browser to Luckybeginning.com
