How to remove Easy Sports Access browser hijacker? — Fix Guide

The Easy Sports Access search hijacker is an illustration of a basic unwanted program; such programs are promoted enormously these days. On this page you will see the complete information of “Easy Sports Access” hijacker removal in various tactics: using anti-malware tools and manual removal procedure.

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Easy Sports Access – What is it?

“Easy Sports Access” search hijacker is a potentially unwanted application (PUA)¹, that is spread as a plugin for your web browser. It is typically advertised as an add-on for Chrome or Firefox, that aids to search some certain info, as an example, about sport events, make your web browser a lot more safe, allow downloading of any video clip, et cetera. Also, this app adds the “Managed by your organization” feature (on Chrome browsers).

Nevertheless, the “Easy Sports Access” plugin is fairly pointless since all such functions are already integrated to your web browser and/or Windows. Such marketing slogans are targeted at low-skilled computer users, for example, pensioners or schoolchildren. But in some cases even experienced users are getting caught on such an appeal. In particular cases, this hijacker is distributed together with free programs.

Easy Sports Access Search Hijacker

Here is a info for the Easy Sports Access hijacker

How harmful is Easy Sports Access hijacker?

Besides its uselessness, Easy Sports Access hijacker is also rather unsafe for browser usage. It alters your search engine to its specific – Heasysportsaccess.com, and additionally alters your background, adding its watermark on your background image (or, occasionally, altering it to default with the mentioned sign).

In addition to aesthetic alterations done by Easy Sports Access hijacker, you might see that some of your search questions are redirecting to the unknown websites, full of links and advertisements – so-called doorway websites. Such websites can contain web links for malware downloads. The chance of redirecting rises if you attempt to start Google search page by force.

However all these actions are far more annoying than truly damaging. The main risk, specifically for individuals who have a lot of secret information in their browsers, is installed in data gathering functionalities. Cookie files, conversations, often-visited websites, as well as other activities are simply gathered by Easy Sports Access hijacker.

How to remove Easy Sports Access search hijacker?

• Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
• Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
• “Move to quarantine” all items.
• Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
• Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
• Restart your computer.

Browser hijackers are almost always pretty easy to remove. For the most part, they have an independent app that can be located in the list of installed apps. As a result of the particular marketing tactic of Easy Sports Access hijacker, it can be conveniently tracked and erased by hand. However, if you got Easy Sports Access in the bundle with a free program, your PC might be contaminated with far more major malware – trojans, spyware or even ransomware. That’s why I’d suggest you utilize anti-malware tools to remove the Easy Sports Access PUA and all other malware.

You can utilize Microsoft Defender² – it is capable of recognizing and removing a wide range of malware, including named hijacker. However, severe malware, that might exist on your computer in the mentioned situation, can disable the Windows antimalware tool by modifying the Group Policies. To keep away from such situations, it is far better to utilize GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

To detect and remove all malicious programs on your desktop with GridinSoft Anti-Malware, it’s better to use Standard or Full scan. Quick Scan is not able to find all the malicious apps, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and directories.

You can see the detected malware sorted by their possible hazard simultaneously with the scan process. But to perform any actions against malicious apps, you need to hold on until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.

To choose the action for each spotted virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of the detected malicious app. By default, all malware will be moved to quarantine.

Reverting browser settings to original ones

To reset your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be counteracted by any malicious program, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be located in the Tools tab.

After pressing the Reset Browser Settings option, the menu will be shown, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to the original.

Deleteing Easy Sports Access hijacker manually

Besides using anti-malware software for browser restoration, you may choose the “Reset browser settings” function, which is usually embedded in all popular browsers.

To reset Edge, do the following steps :

1. Open “Settings and more” tab in upper right corner, then find here “Settings” button. In the appeared menu, choose “Reset settings” option :



2. After picking the Reset Settings option, you will see the following menu, stating about the settings which will be reverted to original :

For Mozilla Firefox, do the next actions :

1. Open Menu tab (three strips in upper right corner) and click the “Help” button. In the appeared menu choose “troubleshooting information” :



2. In the next screen, find the “Refresh Firefox” option :


After choosing this option, you will see the next message :

If you use Google Chrome

1. Open Settings tab, find the “Advanced” button. In the extended tab choose the “Reset and clean up” button :



2. In the appeared list, click on the “Restore settings to their original defaults” :



3. Finally, you will see the window, where you can see all the settings which will be reset to default :
   

Opera can be reset in the next way

1. Open Settings menu by pressing the gear icon in the toolbar (left side of the browser window), then click “Advanced” option, and choose “Browser” button in the drop-down list. Scroll down, to the bottom of the settings menu. Find there “Restore settings to their original defaults” option :



2. After clicking the “Restore settings…” button, you will see the window, where all settings, which will be reset, are shown :

As an afterword, I want to say that time plays against you and your PC. The activity of browser hijacker must be stopped as soon as possible, because of the possibility of other malware injection. This malware can be downloaded autonomously, or offered for you to download in one of the windows with advertisements, which are shown to you by the hijacker. You need to act as fast as you can.

1. More information about PUAs
2. Detailed review of Microsoft Defender