What is Crazy Score?

Crazy Score is deceptive program classified as adware. It installs add-ons in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Authors claim that Crazy Score enhances search and online shopping experience by displaying appropriate discounts and shop comparison. But, in addition, it shows tons of irrelevant banners and pop-ups. Those ads are named “brought by Crazy Score” or “Ads by Crazy Score” which can help you separate legal site ads from malicious advertising. Another issue is that users have problems uninstalling Crazy Score using standard Windows features. To remove Crazy Score from Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 or 8 use removal guide below.

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How Crazy Score gets on your PC?

Crazy Score comes bundled with free software installers. It installs without direct users permission. Instead it uses stealth installation. When does it start? When you run installer of some program downloaded from the web (it can be media player, converter, any utility) Crazy Score is included in the package. It usually gives you option to decline or opt-out, but developers expect, that most users do not read or pay any attention to the texts inside typical installation procedure.

How to remove Crazy Score from your computer?

To uninstall Crazy Score remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and regkeys.

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You can try both of these products to remove Crazy Score

Or uninstall Crazy Score manually.

Removing from Control Panel

Windows XP:

  1. Click Start.
  2. Control Panel.
  3. Then click Add or Remove Programs.
  4. Find Crazy Score.
  5. Click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.

Windows 7/Windows Vista:

  1. Click Start.
  2. Then Control Panel.
  3. Click Uninstall a Program.
  4. Find Crazy Score and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.

Windows 8/Windows 8.1:

  1. Open the Menu.
  2. Click Search.
  3. After that click Apps.
  4. Then Control Panel.
  5. Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
  6. Find Crazy Score, select it and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).

After that remove Crazy Score from your browser.

Google Chrome:

  1. Open Google Chrome
  2. Push Alt + F.
  3. Click Tools.
  4. Choose Extensions.
  5. Find Crazy Score.
  6. Click the trash can icon to remove it.

Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.

Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Open Firefox.
  2. Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
  3. Choose Crazy Score.
  4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.

Internet Explorer:

  1. Open IE.
  2. Push Alt + T.
  3. Click Manage Add-ons.
  4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
  5. Click Disable Crazy Score.
  6. Click More information link in the left-bottom corner.
  7. Click Remove button.
  8. If this button is grayed out – perform alternative steps.

Learn more about removing extensions from IE.

Remove following registry entries:


no information

Then remove following files:


CrazyScore.dll

And following folders


%PROGRAMFILES%Crazy Score

Information provided by: Alexey Abalmasov

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