PlayThunder Offers

The PlayThunder Offers software is packed as a browser extension that can be found on the Chrome Web Store. The PlayThunder Offers browser extension is said to be published by Playthunder.com and help the site owners pay server upkeep and wages for the staff. The PlayThunder Offers extension is said to enable fans of Playthunder.com help with keeping the site operational. Web surfers that may be familiar with Playthunder.com may consider installing the PlayThunder Offers extension and disable their advertisements blocker. The PlayThunder Offers application appears to generate various forms of advertising on the screen and enable the Playthunder.com team to benefit from ad revenues. That may seem all fair and reasonable, but a closer look at Playthunder.com and the PlayThunder Offers extension revealed disturbing facts. The Playthunder.com site may appear to offer Web-based gaming experience to users but the site is not in operation, and it blocks all visitors from accessing games. Web surfers are greeted by the following message:

'Thank you for visiting our website!
We do not offer access to our website and/or services to visitors from your country at this time.
Click here [link to an article on the EU's GDPR regulation] to learn more.'

Computer security researchers note that Playthunder.com is inaccessible from countries outside the EU region too. Loading Playthunder.com through a VPN lead to the same message. It is possible that the Playthunder.com site had no games as it was published initially. The low-ratio of PlayThunder Offers installations suggests the application might be distributed through free software bundles and it may be installed by PC users unknowingly. The PlayThunder Offers extension does not modify the new tab page, but it is known to collect information like your Internet history, download logs and installed third-party extensions. The data is relayed to marketers, and the PlayThunder Offers extension loads advertisements that are related to your recent Internet activity. The PlayThunder Offers extension from Playthunder.com is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that may redirect users to misleading promotional materials and untrusted online shops. It is safe to remove the PlayThunder Offers software with the help of a reliable anti-spyware scanner.