FetchSports

Posted by Max Lehmann on May 6, 2016

What is FetchSports?

An application called FetchSports is introduced to users as a free tool that provides a sports news feed directly from the Desktop. The download link on the official website, fetchsports.com, is called “Download & View Exclusive Offers,” which hints to the advertising services this supposedly beneficial program provides. Of course, most users download this program without even realizing that third-party ads might bombard them. Unfortunately, as soon as you install this program, it will showcase ads by unfamiliar parties. Despite this, instead of classifying it as an advertising-supported program, we list it as a PUP, which is short for “potentially unwanted program.” Regardless of the classification, you should remove FetchSports from your computer without further delay, and there are several reasons why this is important. Keep reading, and you will learn more about these reasons. test test test

How does FetchSports work?

If FetchSports has been downloaded onto your computer, it is highly likely that other suspicious programs are active as well. This program does not travel alone, and even if you use the official installer, additional software will be proposed. Hopefully, you will decline all suspicious and unfamiliar programs, because, according to our research, they can be unreliable and misleading as well. Of course, acquiring this app via third-party downloaders is even more dangerous because a security backdoor could be opened to infiltrate malware. Considering that FetchSports is a relatively attractive program, it is possible that malicious parties will use it as bait to trick you into downloading Trojans and other kinds of malware. You would face the same risk if you acquired DatingShot, BeautyBrilliant, MakeMoneyStar, and other potentially unwanted programs from the same family. Third-party downloaders could even install software without your permission and knowledge, which is why we suggest scanning your PC for malware if you have let this potentially unwanted program in. Note that silent infections can be very hard to detect, and a reliable malware scanner is an irreplaceable tool in this situation.

Are you aware of the fact that FetchSports collects data? Because most applications collect information about their users, that is not extremely disconcerting, especially considering that private data does not appear to be targeted. What is more worrisome is that third parties associated with this application are allowed using their own data-tracking tools to spy on you, and these are unpredictable. For all you know, malicious parties could be using tracking cookies to record personal information and develop scams targeted directly at you. One of the ways that schemers could use this security loophole is by recording your browsing history to expose you to misleading shopping deals based on the products you have recently researched. Unfortunately, these irresistible offers could hide scams and even the installers of malicious infections, which is what makes them dangerous. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers warn that misleading ads can show up via the interface of the PUP or via Internet Explorer. If you do not want to put your virtual security at risk, it is important that you eliminate all threats that are capable of jeopardizing it.

How to eliminate FetchSports

You might have been convinced that FetchSports is a beneficial program, but we can assure you that it is not worth any of your attention. If you have downloaded this program onto your computer, it is most likely that you have been exposed to suspicious ads as well. Unfortunately, you cannot control what kinds of ads pop-up via a new IE window, and you are likely to face them every time you interact with the suspicious PUP. The interface of this program is not helpful either because it simply provides you the contents of authentic, sports-related websites without showing their URLs. Overall, this PUP is not beneficial, and the sooner you eliminate it from your PC, the better. If you want to, you can delete FetchSports manually. We have created a removal guide that explains the elimination of this potentially unwanted program one step at a time. Another method you need to consider is automatic removal, and we believe that it is the best option for any user. Even if you are experienced, it is worth investing is software that can delete existing threats automatically and keep them away from your PC in the future.