Search.getsports.co

Posted by Lisa Blanc on September 16, 2016

What is Search.getsports.co?

Get Sports is an extension that should enable users to access websites related to sports faster and get the latest information about different sports; however, in reality, it promotes Search.getsports.co only. We cannot say that this website does not contain anything related to sports because it would not be true – there are quick access buttons leading to sports-related websites; however, unfortunately, the Get Sports extension does not do anything very useful. Also, not all the users who install this extension know that it will change the settings of all the popular browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox), so they find it surprising that they see Search.getsports.co in the place of their default search engines and homepages. To be more specific, this search engine will be set as homepage on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. It will also change the default search engine on Mozilla Firefox, and might even modify the New Tab page URL without permission. It does not matter you have installed the Get Sports extension yourself, or it has secretly entered your PC, you need to know that the presence of Search.getsports.co might result in the entrance of malware. Yes, this happens rarely, but we still cannot cheer you up by saying that Search.getsports.co is a reliable search tool because it is not. You will find out why we call it an untrustworthy search engine in the next paragraph. test test test

What does Search.getsports.co do?

Search.getsports.co looks like an ordinary search tool because it has a search box and returns Yahoo! search results. Of course, the software appearance is often misleading, so specialists working at anti-spyware-101.com have decided to test it thoroughly. The extensive research they have carried out has shown that Search.getsports.co is not an extremely bad search tool; however, it cannot be trusted fully either because it displays the modified Yahoo! search results. In other words, you will see advertisements on the search results page. These search results might not differ from ordinary Yahoo! search results; however, they are definitely not harmless. According to our researchers, these ads might redirect users to bad websites if they click on them. Some users promise to ignore them and not to click on them again in order not to cause harm to their computers; however, they do not know that it might be really hard to say which of the search results on the page they see are ads promoting third-party websites. In other words, the decision to ignore ads is not wise at all.

Specialists do not think that users should keep Search.getsports.co set on their browsers because this search tool will collect information. Users are informed about that in the Privacy Policy document, but, of course, not all of them know that because they do not read the provided information before the installation of a new program:

BY USING THE SERVICES, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO GRANT Get Sports™ PERMISSION TO COLLECT YOUR URLS AND SEARCH DATA, INCLUDING SEARCH QUERIES THAT MAY CONTAIN PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION, SHARE THEM WITH THIRD PARTIES, AND USE SEARCH-RELATED COOKIES

As you can see, even though the non-personally identifiable information is collected mainly, these details contain personal facts too. For example, search queries might contain personal details if you have ever entered personal information, e.g. name and surname in the search box. The developer of the Get Sports extension will share these details with their partners, which means that these personal details will be handed in to them as well. Remove the extension ASAP in order not to reveal more information about yourself, and make sure that you do not set such search tools as search.yourinterestscenter.com, search.youremailnow.com, and search.searchyourpackagesnow.com on your browsers in the future because they act exactly like Search.getsports.co.

Where does Search.getsports.co come from?

Some users download the Get Sports extension promoting Search.getsports.co from its official website getsports.co/Sports? because they expect it to be a beneficial piece of software. Research has shown that not all the users download it willingly. Some of them do not know why they have this software installed on their computers if they have not downloaded it. Our researchers have found out recently that there is no need to click on the Download button to get it. This piece of software could have been installed on your PC if you have clicked on a malicious advertisement too. Also, it might have entered the system in a software bundle.

How to delete Search.getsports.co

To delete Search.getsports.co from all your browsers, you need to eliminate the extension. The quickest and easiest way to delete the extension and the search tool is to reset browsers. In addition, people who have Internet Explorer installed on their computers will have to remove this software through Control Panel. If you wish to take care of Search.getsports.co and Get Sports quicker, scan your computer with an automatic scanner, e.g. SpyHunter.

Search.getsports.co removal guide

Windows XP

Click on the Start button.
Click Control Panel.
Click Add or Remove Programs.
Select the undesirable software and click Remove.

Windows 7/Vista

Open the Start menu by clicking on the button in the lower-left corner.
Open Control Panel.
Open Uninstall a program.
Select the unwanted program and click Uninstall.

Windows 8/8.1/10

Tap Win+R.
Type Control Panel and tap Enter.
Open Uninstall a program.
Locate the unwanted software, right-click on it, and then uninstall it.