PlayBryte Virus

The PlayBryte Virus is a browser hijacker that takes computer users repeatedly to a Web page that uses the tagline 'manage and measure your social media', a statement that does not really specify or mean anything except for sounding vaguely computer-related. The PlayBryte Virus also includes a 'featured' game and lots of attractive colors and cliché Web 2.0 icons. In fact, this website is a search engine of the kinds typically used in these types of schemes. Basically, websites like this one are set up with the sole purpose of exposing computer users to advertisements and marketing schemes. Computer users are directed to these websites through the use of browser hijackers such as the PlayBryte Virus.

The main purpose of the PlayBryte Virus is to increase the traffic the website associated with this threat receives. The PlayBryte Virus may affect various Web browsers and is installed in the form of a Web browser extension. This Web browser extension is typically installed during the process of installing a freeware or shareware program from a dubious source. A PlayBryte Virus infection will typically result in the following:

1. The PlayBryte Virus may change the infected computer's homepage to PlayBrite.com.
2. The PlayBryte Virus may also alter the infected Web browser's default search engine, favorite Websites and bookmarks to include this website.
3. The PlayBryte Virus may change the infected Web browser's settings and expose the computer user to constant pop-up advertisements associated with this website.

One important detail to be noted is that the above symptoms are not the only issues related with the PlayBryte Virus. One of the main reasons why PC security analysts ask computer users to beware of browser hijackers is that these will typically include components that can keep track of the infected Web browser's online activity, compromising the victim's privacy in order to deliver advertisements and expose them to known threats.