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2048 Puzzle Game

Posted: November 14, 2017

Threat Metric

Ranking: 17,615
Threat Level: 8/10
Infected PCs: 126
First Seen: April 21, 2021
Last Seen: October 1, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

2048 is the name of a popular game, which is addictive and has a relatively simple ruleset, which makes it an attractive choice to waste some time online. However, it seems that a software publisher has crafted a 2048 Puzzle Game Chrome add-on, which offers to provide users with instant access to this game whenever they use their Web browser. While the usefulness of this extension is undisputable and users who install it will get access to the 2048 game, we also must add that the installation wizard of the 2048 Puzzle Game requests permission to modify the Google Chrome's search settings.

The changes that the 2048 Puzzle Game brings is certainly not considered to be unsafe. In fact, many users might not notice anything different because the 2048 Puzzle Game will simply replace their default search engine with hxxp://2048-game.review. Searches executed through this page end up at the Yahoo Search so that users are likely to receive credible search results as well.

Keep in mind that the 2048 game is entirely free, and there are many websites, which can provide you with access to it without asking you to install 3rd-party software. If you wish to play 2048, then we advise you to stick to these websites instead of using the 2048 Puzzle Game extension, which will use your browser to boost the traffic that 2048-game.review receives. If you wish to uninstall the 2048 Puzzle Game, then you can take care of the task either by removing the add-on from Google Chrome's settings manually or with the assistance of a suitable PC security application.

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