Search.playsearchnow.com

Search.playsearchnow.com is a search engine linked to a Web browser extensions called 'PlaySearchNow.' This browser extension is meant to improve the users' online experience by providing them with quick access to an innovative search engine that will be set as their homepage and new tab page automatically. The page in question is, as you probably guessed, Search.playsearchnow.com. The good news is that although this website may be unpopular, there's nothing linking it to potentially harmful activities, the distribution of threats, or other online unsafe activities that may be hazardous to your computer's health and safety. Regardless of this, having Search.playsearchnow.com set as your default new tab page and homepage is not something many people would approve of but, unfortunately, that's what the PlaySearchNow's primary purpose is – to work as a browser hijacker that forces the users to use a particular Web browser configuration.

Using Search.playsearchnow.com is not guaranteed to bring reliable results since all search queries are directed through 'under-cover.info,' a 3rd-party search engine that is not associated with any reliable provider of Web search services. However, neither of these pages are linked to harmful behavior, so using them on a daily basis should not be considered as a thing that might get you closer to cyber threats and hoaxes. Regardless of this, we advise users who did not set Search.playsearchnow.com as their search engine intentionally or don't recall agreeing to install the PlaySearchNow extension, to consider resolving both issues by simply uninstalling the PlaySearchNow browser add-on.

The PlaySearchNow extension may not always be installed separately, since it is not uncommon for browser add-ons of this sort to travel packed in software bundles that spam the user with offers to install all sorts of 3rd-party software that claim to enhance a browsing experience, provide them with relevant media content, or help them find better deals online. Often, software bundles that contain the PlaySearchNow extension may use sneaky tricks to mislead users and cause them to authorize the extension to set Search.playsearchnow.com as their default homepage and new tab page unknowingly. Thankfully, solving this problem is not that big of a deal, and the problem can be approached in two ways – either manually removing the extension from the Web browser's settings, or using an anti-malware tool to identify and remove PlaySearchNow's files automatically.