Play-bar.net
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| Ranking: | 9,878 |
| Threat Level: | 50 % (Medium) |
| Infected Computers: | 2,822 |
| First Seen: | October 7, 2015 |
| Last Seen: | September 7, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Play-bar.net search aggregator is similar to Ultimate-search.net, and it is a questionable service that is promoted by a browser hijacker. The Play-bar.net site is operated by Blisbury LLP and features a small search bar, a weather forecast in the top right corner and a clock widget in the top left corner. Additionally, the Play-bar.net site may offer users to play Adobe Flash games on online gaming platforms likePrincess Games, GamesRockit and TikiArcade. The browser hijacker related to Play-bar.net is written with the purpose of diverting the Internet traffic of infected users to Play-bar.net and earn affiliate revenue. The Play-bar.net browser hijacker may modify your DNS settings and change your default search aggregator, homepage and a new tab to Play-bar.net. The Play-bar.net browser hijacker might edit your Windows Registry to set Play-bar.net as your proffered Internet search tool in programs that connect to the Internet to do expanded searches. Computer users that are infected with the Play-bar.net browser hijacker may be presented with pop-up windows that may urge them to register for sponsored services. At Play-bar.net users may be welcomed to fill out surveys and type in their email address to receive promotional offers and coupons. The Play-bar.net browser hijacker may appear in your extension and plug-in managers, but you may find it hard to remove residual files and registry keys. Fortunately, you could use a credible anti-spyware tool to purge the Play-bar.net browser hijacker.
Table of Contents
SpyHunter Detects & Remove Play-bar.net
Registry Details
URLs
Play-bar.net may call the following URLs:
| play-bar.net |
| play-bar.org |
| playbar.biz |
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