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Search.getsports.co

Posted: September 11, 2016

Threat Metric

Ranking: 6,253
Threat Level: 5/10
Infected PCs: 7,668
First Seen: September 11, 2016
Last Seen: October 7, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Search.getsports.co is a low-quality search engine linked to Get Sports, a Web browser extension that is meant to deliver news, updates, stories, and other sports-related content to the user's Web browser directly. The installation of the Get Sports extension also may introduce users to a Web browser toolbar that includes quick links to popular sports news outlets, as well as a search field that can be used to search the Web. All search queries executed via Get Sports' search field will end up leading users to Search.getsports.co.

The Get Sports extension is associated with Safer Browser, a software publisher that is only known for its tendency to release questionable browser toolbars and Potentially Unwanted Programs. The Get Sports extension is no different, and it is identified by malware researchers as a 'Potentially Unwanted Program' (PUP). The installation of this software may lead to unexpected changes to your Web browser's configuration, such as having your new tab page changed to Search.getsports.co.

Although Search.getsports.co is a safe website, it does not offer any valuable features that might attract the user's attention. Even its search feature isn't unique – it just runs search queries through the Yahoo Search and redirects users to Yahoo.com. If you have the Get Sports toolbar on your computer, and you don't find any of its features useful, then removing this utility is the recommended course of action. The removal of Get Sports can be carried out by removing the 'Get Sports' browser extension manually, but the easier choice is to handle this task with the help of an anti-malware scanner.

Technical Details

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\apbclpiihbpokkpcofcbmlccmohkpmka
The following URL's were detected:
getsportscore.comhttp://query.getsports.co/s?uidhttp://query.hgetsports.net/s?uid=
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