Sports Score Adware

What is Sports Score?

Sports Score is a dubious application that claims to allow users to check the results of various sport contests.

This application may seem legitimate and useful, however, research shows that Sports Score records various user/system information, delivers intrusive online advertisements, causes unwanted browser redirects, and usually infiltrates systems without users’ permission. For these reasons, Sports Score is classed as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware.

Research shows that Sports Score continually records visited website URLs, search queries entered into search engines, pages viewed, Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, and other similar data. This information might be personally identifiable and shared with third parties who often misuse private data to generate revenue.

Thus, the presence of an information-tracking app on your system can lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. Sports Score causes unwanted browser redirects to search.yahoo.com. Furthermore, it employs a 'virtual layer' to generate pop-up, banner, coupon, and other similar advertisement types, none of which originate from users' visited websites.

These third party ads often conceal underlying website content and cause unwanted browser redirects, thereby significantly diminishing the Internet browsing experience. Furthermore, these ads often redirect to infectious websites - clicking them can result in high-risk adware or malware infections. We strongly recommend that you uninstall Sports Score adware immediately.

Sports Score shares many similarities with other potentially unwanted programs such as Internet Quick Access, Splendor Search, BrowserProtect, etc. By giving fake promises to enhance the web browsing experience, potentially unwanted programs commonly trick users to install.

Research shows that these apps deliver no real value for regular users. Sports Score, and other similar apps, are designed only to generate revenue for the developers - their purpose is to collect personal data, display intrusive online advertisements, and cause unwanted browser redirects.

How did Sports Score install on my computer?

Sports Score is free for anyone to download on its official website. It is also distributed using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling'. Thus, users often install this PUP inadvertently. Bundling is essentially stealth installation of third party programs with regular (usually legitimate) software.

Developers hide PUPs within the 'Custom/Advanced' settings of download/installation processes. Rushing and skipping most/all of the download/installation steps exposes systems to risk of various infections.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

To prevent system infiltration by potentially unwanted programs, be cautious during the download/installation procedures. Also be cautious when downloading and installing software - closely analyze each step and cancel all additional third party applications.

Screenshot of free software installer distributing Sports Score adware:

Screenshot of Sports Score application:

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Quick menu:

• What is Sports Score?
• STEP 1. Uninstall Sports Score application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove Sports Score adware from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove Sports Score ads from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove 'Ads by Sports Score' from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove Sports Score ads from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Sports Score adware removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window, look for "Sports Score", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted program that causes Sports Score ads, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove Sports Score adware from Internet browsers:

Video showing how to remove potentially unwanted browser add-ons:

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for "Sports Score", select this entry and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by sports score, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Tools" and click "Extensions". Locate "Sports Score", select this entry and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by sports score, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click "Extensions", in the opened window, remove "Sports Score".

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with ads by sports score removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active, click Safari menu, and select Preferences....

In the opened window click Extensions, locate any recently installed suspicious extension, select it and click Uninstall.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the upper-right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and click "Remove" below their names.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by sports score, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Summary:

Commonly, adware or potentially unwanted applications infiltrate Internet browsers through free software downloads. Note that the safest source for downloading free software is via developers' websites only. To avoid installation of adware, be very attentive when downloading and installing free software. When installing previously-downloaded free programs, choose the custom or advanced installation options – this step will reveal any potentially unwanted applications listed for installation together with your chosen free program.

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