GoPlay Search

By GoldSparrow in Potentially Unwanted Programs

The GoPlay Search browser extension is a product by the same team who created the Videodrome Search extension. The GoPlay Search program is developed by a team of programmers associated with the bettersearchtools.com site. The bettersearchtools.com site appears to be the homepage for a dozen extensions on the Chrome Web Store including Better Search Tools, bestMovies Search Plus, Videodrome Search and betterMovies Home. Additionally, the GoPlay Search software has a clone named justPlay Search, which supports the same functionality and connects to the same sites, but it has a separate page on the Chrome Web Store. Both versions of GoPlay Search are classified as Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) that are ad-supports products by bettersearchtools.com. The GoPlay Search (a.k.a. justPlay Search) extension and its clone can be found on the following pages:

  • chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/goplay-search/fclncbfokjdommefilgjlcpokdpodjmd
  • chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/justplay-search/ecjfdhganpldkmhpechheoemjhlhmmjj

PC users may encounter the GoPlay Search extension and other products by bettersearchtools.com in free software packages when they explore the 'Advanced' and 'Custom' options. The GoPlay Search extension is designed to change the user's browser settings and provide free access to games at better.cantstopplaying.com. You should note that loading better.cantstopplaying.com correctly does not require you to have the GoPlay Search (a.k.a. justPlay Search) extension installed beforehand. You can play games at better.cantstopplaying.com without paying a dime, and you will not have to change the layout of your new tab. The GoPlay Search browser extension requires the user to grant the following privileges during the installation process:

  • Read and change all your data on the websites you visit.
  • Display notifications.
  • Change your search settings to: games.eanswers.com.

As mentioned above, GoPlay Search (a.k.a. justPlay Search) is an ad-supported product that is likely to push notifications from advertisers to your browser. The ads by GoPlay Search (a.k.a. justPlay Search) may be shown via a virtual overlay and take the form of banners and floating ad boxes. The links and marketing materials generated by GoPlay Search (a.k.a. justPlay Search) might be based on your recent activity online. The GoPlay Search (a.k.a. justPlay Search) extension is reported to force users into loading games.eanswers.com as their primary search aggregator. The games.eanswers.com site is a customized version of Searchalgo.com, which is connected to many cases of browser hijacking. Web surfers that dot not like the new tab and search configuration introduced with GoPlay Search (a.k.a. justPlay Search) may want to use help from a reliable anti-spyware instrument and have it removed cleanly.

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