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playOnline Search

Posted: June 19, 2018

Just like the gamingZone Search, the playOnline Search is also a browser add-on meant to help users discover free and entertaining online games that can be played through their Web browser. However, the installation of the playOnline Search also can only be completed if the users accept to authorize the add-on to replace their default search settings with 'Play.eanswers.com,' a safe search engine, which might display advertisements related to online games, as well as other similar content.

One of the issues we noticed with the playOnline Search is that the games that it advertises are not hosted by the publisher and, instead, the extension simply links its users to 3rd-party websites and services that specialize in distributing online games. However, all of their contents are accessible for free, and you can use a simple search engine to find and play the same games, therefore rendering the playOnline Search useless.

If you do not wish to use the playOnline Search to find games and you are not happy with the changes it brought to your browser's configuration, then we suggest that you remove this Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) with the assistance of a suitable PC security utility.

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