Lilplay.com virus – another credit card scam that pretends to be legit streaming website

Lilplay is promoted as s service that allows accessing movies, games, music, books and other content for the members. However, it is reported as a scam and charging users for services they do not want.[1] According to the research, it seems to be related to or created by the same people who launched Geeker and Tzarmedia websites.
Lilplay.com by Eimhir Ltd tricks users into trying a free membership. However, in order to explore the content on the website, people are asked to create an account and enter their credit card details. Nevertheless, they are promised a free trial; soon they notice that their cards were charged for various subscriptions and memberships.
Unfortunately, users rarely read Privacy Policy, Terms of Use[2] and other user reviews online. Forums are full of victims’ reports who have suffered from Lilplay scam. People claim that they were charged from $1 to $30 without even knowing it. However, if you would read their Terms of Use, you would find that they look shady and hard to follow.
Owners of the website found numerous reasons how to complicate the membership and charge people for the services they do not use. Additionally, users report that cancellation of membership also costs a couple of dollars. Compared to legitimate video streaming websites, this situation looks shady and unfair.
Additionally, subscribers reported that the lilplay.com website does not contain all the promised movies or books. However, the content you might be allowed to access might be illegal too. It means that developers might violate law and stream movies without paying for the creators.
The main problems are related when users try to cancel their membership or get back their money for the services they did not use. Nevertheless, people can call support service via +44-203-300-0135 or 1-302-722-4141 phone numbers or send an email to support@lilplay.com; they barely get needed help.
Therefore, you can only remove Lilplay transactions by contacting your bank and informing about being victimized by cyber criminals. Your bank should block money transfers to this shady website owners. However, they won’t be able to get back your money.
Be careful with Lilplay ads
Security experts from NoVirus.uk[3] report that various adware programs can promote lilplay.com website and persuade people into trying it. It is reported that such ads promise to get a five-day free trial, offer special membership prices and claim to have newest movies, books or software. However, all these tricks are used for getting user’s credit card information.
If you see an increased amount of ads promoting this service, you should check your computer’s security with anti-malware/anti-spyware software. We highly recommend FortectIntego for Lilplay removal. Once you scan the device, all ads and redirects to this website will stop.

Learn how to identify phishing website
As we have already mentioned, lilplay.com might be promoted with the help of potentially unwanted programs (PUP) that are used for pushing numerous ads on the affected computers.
These cyber infections spread bundled with freeware and might enter the system when you install new software using Recommended/Quick setup which does not openly disclose about third-party software. Thus, you have to use Advanced/Recommended settings only.
However, catching Lilplay virus by accidentally installing is only one side of the problem. The scam website itself looks legitimate and stresses out its credibility and best features. Therefore, if you do not check the information about it online, you might not suspect anything shady. For this reason, you have to double-check the information about developers, read user reviews and Terms of Use before you enter your personal information.
One of the clearest signs that you entered on a phishing website is that you are asked to enter your credit card details for the free membership. Indeed, popular sites such as Netflix asks to do the same. However, you should always be aware that there are many scammers out there, and you have to make sure that you are signing in for the legit service.
Get rid of Lilplay.com scam
If you receive tons of pop-ups promoting this service, you should proceed to Lilplay adware removal. You can do it either manually by following the guide below, or you can scan the device with anti-malware software.
However, if you signed up for the membership and got charged a couple of times, you have to contact your bank immediately. Keep in mind that Lilplay’s support service won’t help you. These people will do anything to charge you more unless you will use legal language and convince them into getting back your money. However, it rarely happens.
Thus, in order to remove Lilplay subscription, you need to ask for help to your bank. Your bank will block these transactions and explain how to protect your credit card in the future.
Uninstall from Windows
Uninstall from Windows 10/8:
- Type Control Panel into the Windows search box and open the result.
- Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.

Uninstall from Windows 7/XP:
- Click on Windows Start > Control Panel (Windows XP users should click on Add/Remove Programs).
- In Control Panel, select Programs > Uninstall a program.

Remove the unwanted program:
- In the Programs and Features window, look for any recently installed suspicious entries, select them, and click Uninstall.
- If User Account Control appears, click Yes to confirm, then complete the removal.

Delete from macOS
Remove the unwanted application:
- From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
- In the Applications folder, look for any suspicious entries, then drag them to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash).

Delete leftover files and folders:
- Select Go > Go to Folder.
- Enter /Library/Application Support and remove any suspicious folders related to the unwanted program.
- Repeat the same check in the /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders, deleting any suspicious entries.

- Finally, empty the Trash to permanently remove the leftovers.
Reset Internet Explorer
Remove dangerous add-ons:
- Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top-right corner of the browser
- Pick Manage Add-ons.
- You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Here, look for suspicious plugins. Click on these entries and select Disable.

Change your homepage if it was altered:
- Open IE and click on the Gear icon.
- Select Internet Options.
- In the General tab, delete the Home page address and replace it by your preferred one (for example, Google.com).
- Click Apply and then select OK.

Delete temporary files:
- Press on the Gear icon and select Internet Options.
- Under Browsing history, click Delete...
- Select relevant fields and press Delete.

Reset Internet Explorer:
- Click on Gear icon > Internet options and select Advanced tab.
- Select Reset.
- In the new window, check Delete personal settings and select Reset.

Remove from Microsoft Edge
Delete unwanted extensions from MS Edge:
- Select Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and pick Extensions.
- From the list, pick the extension and click on the Gear icon.
- Click Remove.

Clear cookies and other browser data:
- Click on the Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and select Settings > Privacy, search, and services..
- Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
- Select Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files. (apart from passwords, although you might want to include Media licenses as well, if applicable) and click on Clear.

Restore new tab and homepage settings:
- Click the menu icon and choose Settings.
- Then find On startup section.
- Click Remove next to any suspicious startup page.
Reset MS Edge if the above steps did not work:
- Press on Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.
- Click on More details arrow at the bottom of the window.
- Select Details tab.
- Now scroll down and locate every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right-click on each of them and select End Task to stop MS Edge from running.

Instructions for Chromium-based Edge
Delete extensions from MS Edge (Chromium):
- Open Edge and click select Settings > Extensions.
- Delete unwanted extensions by clicking Remove.

Clear cache and site data:
- Click on Menu and go to Settings.
- Select Privacy, search and services.
- Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
- Under Time range, pick All time.
- Select Clear now.

Reset Chromium-based MS Edge:
- Click on Menu and select Settings.
- On the left side, pick Reset settings.
- Select Restore settings to their default values.
- Confirm with Reset.
- This will disable extensions and reset startup pages but will not delete bookmarks, saved passwords, or browsing history.

Remove from Mozilla Firefox (FF)
Remove dangerous extensions:
- Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click on the Menu (three horizontal lines at the top-right of the window).
- Select Add-ons.
- In here, select the unwanted extension and click Remove.

Reset the homepage:
- Click three horizontal lines at the top right corner to open the menu.
- Choose Settings.
- Under Home, set your preferred homepage and new tab settings.
Clear cookies and site data:
- Click Menu and pick Settings.
- Go to Privacy & Security section.
- Scroll down to locate Cookies and Site Data.
- Click on Clear Data...
- Select Cookies and Site Data and Temporary cached files and pages, then click Clear.

Reset Mozilla Firefox
If clearing the browser as explained above did not help, reset Mozilla Firefox:
- Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click the Menu.
- Go to Help and then choose Troubleshooting Information.

- Under Give Firefox a tune up section, click on Refresh Firefox...
- Once the pop-up shows up, confirm the action by pressing on Refresh Firefox.

Remove from Google Chrome
Delete malicious extensions from Google Chrome:
- Open Google Chrome, click on the Menu (three vertical dots at the top-right corner) and select More tools > Extensions.
- In the newly opened window, you will see all the installed extensions. Uninstall all suspicious extensions related to the unwanted program by clicking Remove.

Clear cache and web data from Chrome:
- Click on Menu and pick Settings.
- Under Privacy and security, select Clear browsing data.
- Select Browsing history, Cookies and other site data, as well as Cached images and files.
- Click Clear data.

Change your homepage:
- Click menu and choose Settings.
- Look for a suspicious site in the On startup section.
- Click on Open a specific or set of pages and click on three dots to find the Remove option.
Reset Google Chrome:
If the previous methods did not help you, reset Google Chrome to eliminate all the unwanted components:
- Click on Menu and select Settings.
- In the Settings, scroll down and click Advanced.
- Scroll down and locate Reset and clean up section.
- Now click Restore settings to their original defaults.
- Confirm with Reset settings.

Delete from Safari
Remove dangerous extensions:
- Open Safari, click Safari in the menu at the top-left of the screen, and select Preferences.
- Go to the Extensions tab, look for any suspicious entries, and click Uninstall to remove them.

Clear history and website data:
- Click Safari in the menu and pick Clear History.
- Set Clear to all history and confirm with Clear History.

Reset Safari:
- Click Safari in the menu and select Preferences > Advanced.
- Enable Show Develop menu in menu bar.
- From the menu bar, click Develop and select Empty Caches.

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