How To Remove ISportSearch Hijacker From PC

ISportSearch: Complete Delete Process

ISportSearch is a browser hijacking application which once gets installed, makes alterations to default browser’s settings to promote isportsearch.com- a fake search engine. This potentially unwanted program has been specially designed to redirect traffic to affiliated sites and make quick online revenues for the developers. It assigns the aforesaid URL as the new search engine, homepage and new tab addresses and grabs complete control over the entire browser. All these alterations are made to redirect all search inquiries through a chain of dubious portals that let the browser hijacker record your browsing habits.

ISportSearch Provides Manipulated Search Results:

After getting infected with ISportSearch, when you open your browser, the isportsearch.com website will load up. If you enter a search inquiry into the search field or type it into the URL bar, a new tab will be launched with search results from Yahoo or Searchlee. Nevertheless, results from other search providers might be presented to users, depending on their geolocation. The sole motive of this PUP is to show misleading ads of sponsored portals and redirect traffic to them to generate revenue. Never use a fake search as results delivered by it are filled with ads and affiliated links.

PUPs like ISportSearch are not hazardous as they don’t contain vicious scripts implanted into them. However, they can still act as a bridge to malware infections as they could redirect you to sponsored web pages that could be riddled with malware. And if the drive-by downloading technique is employed by cyber offenders, you could get contaminated with dangerous parasite only by visiting a hacked site. Therefore, you shouldn’t allow this type of software to stay within your computer for a longer duration, no matter how harmless it might seem at first glance.

By causing redirects, ISportSearch hijacker inserts ads directly into your search results. These ads might look attractive as the hijacker gathers your browsing details (search inquiries, clicked links, visited sites, geolocations, etc.) and customizes the ads accordingly. Avoid clicking on these adverts, as you will be redirected to sponsored portals that will have nothing in common with the shown ad. What’s more, the cyber infection could open any of the affiliated sites on demand by triggering a redirect. So you could be forced to visit a predetermined site that may include vicious content. Hence, an instant ISportSearch removal is strongly required.

Freeware Spread Browser Hijackers:

PUP developers tend to spread their malicious products by hiding the information about the program being bundled with the regular application. Creators of these kinds of browser hijackers usually do not show them and hide them in freeware or shareware packages. The majority of users rely on Quick/Recommended installation settings that do not openly reveal third-party apps that are spreading together with the carrier software.

However, it is possible to avoid browser from being hijacked and infiltration of other undesired programs. All you have to do is to use Custom/Advanced settings for the freeware installation and monitor this procedure. If you see some “optional components,” you should remove the ticks and only then click the “Next” button to finish the installation. This way, you can avoid the intrusion of potentially unwanted program and install only the required software. But at the moment, you must remove ISportSearch from the PC without wasting any time.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove ISportSearch:

Remove the related items of ISportSearch using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing ISportSearch issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (ISportSearch) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to ISportSearch removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter.  In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to ISportSearch still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove ISportSearch plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”.  Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in ISportSearch removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete ISportSearch (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications.  Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.