Do you know what PlaySushi is?
PlaySushi is an adware-type application that our researchers have deemed unreliable and dangerous. Therefore, we at Spyware-techie.com recommend that you remove this infection from your computer, since it poses a real risk to your system’s security. The application displays various advertisements that are not to be trusted, because they are mostly supplied by shady advertisers who are apt to promote malicious websites. Do not put your cyber security at stake – remove this application and enjoy an ad-free browsing experience.
The application can be downloaded from its main website, called PlaySushi.com. The website is dedicated to flash games that attract a lot of people, so it’s the perfect place to have fake game-related advertisements that actually contain links to infected websites. Apart from its dedicated website, the infection does not appear to have any other means of dissemination.
PlaySushi screenshot
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At any rate, if you install this program, you will agree to receive advertisements trough the PlaySushi software in the form of text links and banners. Note that these ads may appear embedded on the web pages you visit and are often labeled “PlaySushi Ads.” Usually, on each, page you will be subjected to three advertisements that will be based on the web content viewed. Even though PlaySushi’s developers are denying it, it is nonetheless plausible that it can collect information about the user’s browsing habits and search queries.
The developers are likely to tailor specific ads to a unique user to increase the chance of a click. They do this because their revenue depends on how many clicks they accumulate. Easy money is what encourages such developers to do business with various scammers and cyber criminals who aim at making money by distributing their malware, such as ransomware, rogue applications, keyloggers, and so on. So if you click on an ad promoted by PlaySushi you might infect your computer with, for example, ransomware, which is impossible to remove manually and will even pose a challenge to mainstream anti-malware scanners. Such malware can render your computer impossible to use; it might steal your personal files and passwords. Therefore, we recommend that you remove this unreliable program.
We hope that this article has shed light on how an innocent looking adware application operates and what dangers they pose. PlaySushi is an annoying application that shows numerous advertisements per page and is likely to promote fake content. So remove this application as soon as possible.
How to remove PlaySushi from your operating system
Windows 8/ Windows 8.1
- Move the mouse cursor to the lower left corner of the screen and click the Start Screen icon.
- Type uninstall in the search box and then go to Settings.
- In the search results, click Uninstall a program.
- Find PlaySushi.
- Click Uninstall.
Windows 7/Windows Vista
- Move the mouse cursor to the lower left corner of the screen and click Start.
- Select Control Panel and click Uninstall a program.
- Find PlaySushi and click Uninstall.
Windows XP
- Move the mouse cursor to the lower left corner of the screen and open the Start menu.
- Click Control Panel and select Add or Remove Programs.
- Find PlaySushi and click Uninstall.
How to remove PlaySushi App from your browser
Google Chrome
- Press Alt+F and click More tools.
- Open Extensions.
- Remove PlaySushi.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Press Alt+X and click Manage Add-ons.
- Open Toolbars and Extensions.
- Remove PlaySushi and click Close.
Mozilla Firefox
- Press Ctrl+Shift+A.
- Click Extensions and click Remove/Disable PlaySushi.
In non-techie terms:
PlaySushi is an adware application that you ought to remove, because the content promoted by it is very unreliable. The application can be downloaded from PlaySushi.com, a gaming-related website that also features numerous advertisements itself. We recommend that you remove this unreliable application because it might allow far more dangerous infections to enter your computer.