Threat Database Browser Hijackers Search.playsearchnow.com

Search.playsearchnow.com

By GoldSparrow in Browser Hijackers

The Search.playsearchnow.com portal is not a search service but a redirect-gateway to Under-cover.info. Web surfers will find links to Twitter.com, Icloud.com, Soap.com, Soundcloud.com, Facebook.com, Youtube.com, Zynga.com, and Spotify.com at Search.playsearchnow.com, which you may find useful to some extent. PC users report that Search.playsearchnow.com was presented as the homepage after installing a free program and users may not like the portal. Search.playsearchnow.com is advertised as a clean and intuitive start page that offers a search functionality. Search.playsearchnow.com is owned and operated by Popollo Media LLC, which is known for the PlaySearchNow browser add-on. You may want to revise your recently installed add-on and look for PlaySearchNow because the add-on may set Search.playsearchnow.com as your default homepage.

We should add that users who are redirected to Under-cover.info may want to avoid the portal. Under-cover.info and Search.playsearchnow.com are advertised to support encryption and ensure the user's privacy. There is no evidence that either of these pages supports up-to-date security measures. A quick look at the top right corner where the URL address is displayed you will reveal that Search.playsearchnow.com and Under-cover.info do not encrypt the user's connection. It is not clear whether the same company operates Search.playsearchnow.com and Under-cover.info. Judging by reports and misleading information posted on the portals it is not a good idea to begin your Internet session by using Search.playsearchnow.com. The only thing that is clear about Search.playsearchnow.com and Under-cover.info is that your input on the pages is collected by third parties to facilitate the display of tailor-suited ads and claim pay-per-click revenue. Security expert does not approve of how information on the services at Search.playsearchnow.com and Under-cover.info is presented and users should reconsider using the portals. Browser redirects and the presence of unwanted software can be addressed by using a trustworthy anti-spyware scanner.

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