Search.playzonenow.com virus - How to remove

Search.playzonenow.com pretends to be useful tool that can enhance your search results, but in reality it is just another one malicious add-on that can hijack your web browser. That’s right, it is classified as browser hijacker and if this add-on is installed on your Google Chrome web browser, you are likely to experience unwanted consequences.

For all of you who are suffering from this infection we have prepared this post – here you will find detailed instructions how to solve this problem and protect your computer from similar viruses in the future, so just proceed reading.

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So first of all, we would like to mention that this malware is not directly that harmful and can’t be compared to other more severe computer viruses like ransomware or trojans. The worst thing it can do – reveal some of your personal information to other parties and that is the main reason why we recommend not to use it.

Another reason why this add-on is unwanted – the way it is distributed. It comes as a bundle to other free software that can be downloaded from the Internet and most of the time users install it without being even aware of it. That is straight forward deceptive method of installation and you should always pay close attention to the installation process of freeware in order to avoid it.

The add-on itself is also promoted on playzonenow.com website, however, it is odd for someone to download it from there. This infections comes from Superabbbox malware developers, and there are plenty of hijackers just like this – Games.eanswers.com and Search.theappzworld.com are just a couple of examples. They act in a very similar manner and will bring you the same consequences.

We have already mentioned that Search.playzonenow.com virus is listed as browser hijacker and that’s because once installed it will automatically set your homepage and default search engine to www.search.playzonenow.com. The landing page looks attractive and a lot of users think that it’s ok to use it, but it’s not.

In fact, Search.playzonenow.com only employs Yahoo search engine to deliver results to you, so there is no additional value to use it.  However, that might be dangerous – every search query submitted through this website is recorded and you can get into trouble because of that. If some of your private information shows up in the search, it can be leaked to other third parties that are affiliated with Search.playzonenow.com virus and that’s very dangerous.

Even though browser add-ons usually are easy to remove, this case is different. A lot of users struggle when it comes to removing Search.playzonenow.com add-on from Google Chrome web browser. That is because malware creators upload additional files to the computer that allow them to restore the extension even after it is removed.

So if you want to get rid of Search.playzonenow.com hijacker for good, first of all go to the extension section on Google Chrome web browser, find extension named “Playzonenow” and disable it. Then – remove it. Now, in order to ensure that it won’t be restored again, you need to locate all files related to this infection and remove them.

It can be difficult to achieve it manually, therefore we suggest to use reliable anti-malware program – Spyhunter. Either one of those programs should be able to detect and remove the virus in no time.

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