FootballScores24 - How to remove

FootballScores24 is a browser hijacker that has been riding the wave this past month because of the Fifa World Cup 2018 event. Although this virus has been released at the beginning of this year, it reached the greatest success just now gaining over 45,000 downloads in the Google Chrome store. The developers behind FootballScores24 extension, Aztec Media inc. from Cyprus, have more than one malicious add-on to offer, yet the probability of getting a soccer-related hijacker is greater than others at the moment.

A nicely designed official website, Chrome extension displays and convincing descriptions can easily fool you into thinking that this small application is all you need to follow FIFA game results. But what you do not know is that this tiny extension, although it seems harmless, can cause more trouble than help you. Your privacy gets in danger every time you go online.

Therefore no matter how big of a fan you are of soccer, risking your private data is not a good idea, and also there are many trustworthy add-ons that you can use in order to watch the game and be sure that no one is spying you. In this article below you will learn more about the FootballScores24 malware and how to banish it once and for all.

How can you notice the FootballScores24 infection

Aztek Media inc., the brains behind this and much other malicious malware like moviesfanatic.com, findiosearch.com, and blpsearch.com, is not new to the browser hijacking game, therefore, their viruses such as FootballScores24 usually look like a legitimate program tricking many, even really experienced users, therefore it won’t be as clear as Polarity’s or Airfind’s creations.

Still, FootballScores24 parasite tries to modify the browser by changing the default settings, homepage, search engine and etc. Furthermore, malicious codes make changes in Windows registry, to ensure the persistence each time you reset the system or browser. It also displays advertisements.

Many users noticed that when the virus took over their URL would change to blpsearch.com, each time they would Google something. This is just to alter what pages you access and content you see to promote sponsored websites, increase traffic to certain clients and track you for further information sharing with 3rd-parties. You can read more about signs that your browser has been hijacked here.

Take a look where the company notifies the user of the real behaviour this product demonstrates:

Like many Internet sites, Aztec Media uses Cookies to be able to analyze Site usage, improve content, customize the Site’s content and layout and for other customer service purposes. Aztec Media’s use of cookies is in not linked to any Personal Information.

Aztec Media may automatically receive and record certain non-personally identifiable information on its server logs from your browser, including your IP address, browser type and version, internet service provider (ISP), cookie information, and the webpage that a user visits.

Aztec Media collects non-personally identifiable information for general purposes, including but not limited to analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking user movements, ongoing research, and providing anonymous reporting to internal and external clients. Aztec Media will not link any Personal Information, including e-mail addresses, with aggregate data of its users.

From time to time, Aztec Media may provide links on the Site that will allow You to visit the websites of third parties. Neither these websites nor the companies sponsoring these websites are controlled by blpsearch.

Despite the open confession that FootballScores24 browser hijacker does track people and modify the browsers, it still gains users by convincing that the application will allow you to pick the favourite teams and follow their match results right from the browser, additionally you will be able to access statistical data about players and teams and etc. Meanwhile, crooks will be recording your behaviour and personal information. To know what happens to your stolen info read trendmicro.com.

How did FootballScores24 virus enter your PC

The FootballScores24 infection either got into your browser after your consensual setup after believing their smart advertising promising all the latest news from the soccer world or it could have been an accidental contamination through bundling and other viruses.

There is no surprise that the biggest part of victims actually brought the virus to their PCs themselves. Especially now since the World Cup 2018 championship is heating up. Even though Enigma reported that malware infections started to go down during each WorldCup game, FootballScores24 is as popular as it could be. Currently, Football Scores has two Google Chrome extensions that you can download and they are identical, except for the main picture. Additionally, you might have come across their official website https://www.your24football.com/, which also offers the soccer fan virus download.

On the other hand, to gain even more users FootballScores24 threat uses other methods to gain access to your system. It spreads like most browser hijackers and adware – via Bundling. If you happened to recently download a pack of software or just one program from a shareware distributors, there is a big chance that FootballScores24 hijacker was also included together with a few other PUPs, Trojans and worms as an Optional Program installs (which is why you should never rush through any software set up).

Lastly, since Aztec Media corp. has so many other adware, browser hijackers, they might have displayed the promotions to get this extension or simply downloaded it to your PC without the permission. However, the way it spreads and how you got the Football Scores 24 virus is not going to influence the maliciousness nor removal process.

How to solve FootballScores24 infection

You might call yourself the biggest soccer fan, but having FootballScores24 is not going to bring any good, overall it will slow down and spam your browser so much that once you do have time to watch the game you won’t be able to anymore. The positive thing is that this virus is not that persistent and can be easily remove if automatically and manually if you follow all the right steps mentioned below.

Automatic removal is suggested because the anti-spyware tools can detect all the existing vulnerabilities in the computer and not just Football Scores parasite. If one threat enters your computer then it’s likely for other malware to find their way to the compromised system as well. The best products that fight against all threats at once are SpyHunter. Their wide virus databases allow to track even the newest viruses, no matter how well camouflaged they are.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Of course, the removal is possible without the malware hunting programs too. It’s enough to disable and delete the FootballScores24 extension from your browser’s Setting and sometimes Control Panel as shown below. At the same time don’t forget that it is sensible to invest in a trusted sophisticated antivirus to later prevent such infections and we advise to learn more about how to protect yourself from the malware intrusion and how to avoid getting it.

“How

How to remove FootballScores24 using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like FootballScores24 install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to FootballScores24 . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make FootballScores24 easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove FootballScores24 from macOS

Delete FootballScores24 from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the FootballScores24 app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopHow To remove FootballScores24 from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to FootballScores24, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How To remove FootballScores24 from Firefox:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (Or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything FootballScores24 related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to FootballScores24, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove FootballScores24 from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to FootballScores24, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove FootballScores24 from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall FootballScores24 and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings(older versions) If you are still experiencing any issues related to FootballScores24, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari…
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.