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onlineArcade Search

Posted: June 19, 2018

The onlineArcade Search by Bettersearchtools.com is a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP), which works as an extension for Google Chrome. As the name implies, the objective of the onlineArcade Search is to provide its users with access to free-to-play online games that don't need to be downloaded. While this might seems an interesting offer, there are countless websites that host games of this sort, and the games there can be played without installing 3rd-party add-ons like the onlineArcade Search.

We would not be against the installation of the onlineArcade Search if it weren't for the fact that this add-on requests permission to modify the Google Chrome's settings. While the changes that the onlineArcade Search aims to bring are not harmful, some users are likely not to be happy with them since they may change the quality of the search results that users receive. This is because the onlineArcade Search will replace the user's default search engine with Games.eanswers.com.

If you do not wish to use software that tampers with your browser's settings and does not offer anything of value in return, then we suggest that you take the necessary measures to remove the onlineArcade Search and revert the changes it brought. The easiest ways to deal with this intrusive application is to either uninstall it via Chrome's add-on manager or use a trustworthy PC security application.

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