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Fake YouTube Page Targets Chrome Users

ID: 08893f5f-628d-5788-b808-7ee407e5eafb

STIX ID: report--08893f5f-628d-5788-b808-7ee407e5eafb

Feed Name: Zscaler Security Research Blog

Threat Score
65/100

Date Published: 2025-04-02

Date Updated: 2026-05-01

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A malicious campaign uses fake YouTube landing pages (facebook-java.com / getjava.net) to lure Google Chrome users into installing a malicious Chrome Web Store extension that disables access to Settings/Tools, overrides chrome:// pages, injects JavaScript into every visited page (via goog.gl redirects to profonixcoder.com endpoints), and automatically shares links via the victim's Facebook account; several injected scripts are hosted behind Google URL shortener links and some payloads were already down or removed.

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