How to remove Sportsearchmaster.com redirect virus

Know all about Sportsearchmaster.com

Sportsearchmaster.com is a searching tool that might attract users’ eye because of its landscape. However, here, it must be emphasized that this browsing tool is some not considered for users to keep as the main homepage. It has the potential data tracking ability, although it disclaims about it. The browsing based data are used for marketing and advertising purposes. Consecutively, it can lead to various suspicious and/or malicious sites as a redirect.

Indeed, the design of the browser hijacker is most attractive one. It appears as a refreshing alternative to Google or Yahoo. However, opting Sportsearchmaster.com as the alternative does not held good decision for you. It is commendable that this search engine has various flaws. It allows its authors to track the users’ browsing based data that include browsing habits, visited search entries and etc. These data could be shared with potent crooks that create the risk associated to privacy and identity exposure.

Also, Sportsearchmaster.com redirect is completely annoying due to the phenomenon that it often misleads to the domains with malignant elements or scripts. What’s more, it might be very disappointing. Sportsearchmaster.com does not support any plug-ins and thus could not provide many search results as other search engines. All such reasons are enough to tell you that this searching tool should not be one that to use as the main homepage of the web browser. If you are using this, perform its removal right away.

You are recommended to perform the removal soon without delay. The reason is that being a potentially unwanted application, it certain conducts many suspicious tasks within the browser settings and to the system internal settings like Windows registry and Startup preferences. Such processes, if continues for long time, may cause the CPU overheat. As a result, there could be a scene of system sluggishness, slowdowns, or even crashes or freezes issues. Below the post, you will find the complete manual as well as automatic guide to perform Sportsearchmaster.com removal.

How did Sportsearchmaster.com infiltrate my computer?

The browser hijacker application Sportsearchmaster.com could get installed together with some freeware or shareware download as a part of additional offers through deceptive bundling method. In this false marketing method, all the information about the browsers’ modifications option are hidden under Custom/Advanced and similar setups. Users rush the download and skip most of the installation processes and lead to the inadvertent installation of unwanted applications. In addition, some intrusive advertisements can also be designed to cause unwanted downloads/ installations by running certain scripts.

How to prevent PUAs installation?

You are advised to stay careful when downloading/ installing any software. Never finish the download/ installation step without checking Custom/ Advanced and similar setups and declining the offers to download unwanted offers. Also, try to use only official websites and direct links for any software download. Avoid p2p networks, free file hosting sites and third party downloaders/ installers that often offer dubious and/or bundled content. Additionally, do not click on any ads appear on any questionable sites. Such ads often open the pages of same kind or run certain scripts to cause unwanted download/ installation.

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 Sportsearchmaster.com:

Remove the related items of Sportsearchmaster.com 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 Sportsearchmaster.com 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 (Sportsearchmaster.com) 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 Sportsearchmaster.com 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 Sportsearchmaster.com 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 Sportsearchmaster.com 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 Sportsearchmaster.com 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 Sportsearchmaster.com (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.