iPlay Search
Posted: June 27, 2017
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Threat Level: | 8/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 61 |
First Seen: | June 27, 2017 |
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Last Seen: | November 9, 2021 |
OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The iPlay Search is a clone of GoPlay Search, a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) whose installation is meant to provide users with quick and convenient access to a huge library of free-to-play online flash games. While it is undeniable that the installation of the iPlay Search brings a large number of free games to the user's Web browser, it is also important to mention that none of the games the iPlay Search promotes are hosted by the publishers of this browser extension. Instead, the iPlay Search simply refers users to 3rd-party online gaming portals, which host these games and can be accessed for free.
The installation of the iPlay Search may also bring unwanted and unnecessary changes to the settings of the Google Chrome browser. The extension appears to be compatible with just Google Chrome, and users who end up installing it might be disappointed to find out that the installation process will replace their current new tab page with a new one, which is linked to the iPlay Search. The new tab page the iPlay Search promotes hosts a search engine, quick links to popular websites, as well as a small collection of games that can be accessed easily.
Although the iPlay Search does not display unsafe behavior, we advise our readers to consider removing this program if they have it on their computers. The iPlay Search may not be reliable because it forces users to utilize the services of a 3rd-party search engine, and software that does this should not be trusted. Removing the iPlay Search is a task that users can carry out manually by uninstalling the iPlay Search from the Google Chrome's settings, or they also can take advantage of security software, which will remove the Potentially Unwanted Program automatically.
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