What is Search.emailaccountlogin.co?
After you install a free program that you downloaded from a questionable file-sharing site, it is possible that Search.emailaccountlogin.co appears as your new home page in your major browsers. This search website features easy-access links to the most popular e-mail engines as well as the main “attraction,” the web search. Our malware researchers have found that this search engine was created by the notorious Polarity Technologies Ltd who is also responsible for dozens of other questionable search engines, including Search.youremailnow.com, Search.trackmyflight.co, and Search.searchfzlm.com. In fact, our malware researchers labeled this threat as a browser hijacker just like all others coming from the same family. This hijacker may introduce you to potentially harmful third-party web content since promoting affiliates is the only way it can generate income for its creators. Since you can harm your system by engaging with such content, we recommend that you remove Search.emailaccountlogin.co from your browsers as soon as possible.
Where does Search.emailaccountlogin.co come from?
Since there is no official promotional webpage to offer you this feature search page as a browser extension available for download, there has to be shady ways for it to be able to show up on your computer. In fact, a lot of users do not even realize installing this hijacker since it mostly spreads in free software bundles containing several other programs and threats. Such a bundle may pack a legitimate free program that might even work properly as well as malicious software installers (e.g., browsers hijackers, adware programs, and fake alerts) and potentially unwanted applications. You can download such a bundle while downloading free files from questionable file-sharing websites like filewon.com and malavida.es. If you want to keep your PC protected, you need to avoid suspicious torrent and shareware pages because you can always drop a malicious package if you are not careful enough.
But this is not the only way that you can let such threats on board. When you are viewing suspicious gaming, gambling, file-sharing, and dating websites, there is a chance that you may click on corrupt content, such as third-party ads, fake buttons, and fake notifications. Of course, all of these may be third-party contents but you could be easily mislead and confused. If you are on an unfamiliar page, you can click on anything really and end up with a bundle of malware threats on your system. Therefore you need to understand the need for a proper system scan with a reliable online malware scanner right after you delete Search.emailaccountlogin.co from your PC.
How does Search.emailaccountlogin.co work?
This search engine page is supposed to have a fake toolbar at the top with a search tool and a couple of links leading to major e-mail servers, including Yahoo Mail, Outlook, and Hotmail. You can also find the same thumbnail links below the main search box. These links may work just fine but somehow we have found that there could be a temporary issue with this search engine and it does not seem to display all these features. In fact, right now we can only see the main search box and the logo that claims that it is “enhanced by Google.” This can, of course, confuse inexperienced users who may believe that the search results they are presented with are all trustworthy. Unfortunately, our research shows otherwise. As a matter of fact, this malware infection may manipulate these results by inserting potentially unreliable third-party advertisements and supported links. If you click on a corrupt ad or link accidentally, you may infect your system with further threats or end up on a malicious page and get scammed by criminals. If you do not want to experience such horrors, we suggest that you remove Search.emailaccountlogin.co right away. Let us tell you how you can make your precious PC more secure.
How can I delete Search.emailaccountlogin.co?
If you want to take matters into your own hands, you can use our guide below that will help you step by step to eliminate this threat from your affected browsers, including Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer. You can also use your browser menu to apply the necessary changes to the home page settings. Keep in mind that this browser hijacker could only be one of several malware infections and potentially unwanted programs on your computer. You can try to detect all other threats but, unless you are an experienced user, we do not advise you to do so because you may leave more dangerous ones behind or cause more mess. Therefore, we suggest that you start using a reliable anti-malware programs, such as SpyHunter.
Remove Search.emailaccountlogin.co from your browsers
Internet Explorer
- Tap Win+R and type regedit. Click OK.
- Change the “http://search.emailaccountlogin.com” value data in these registry keys:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Start Page (64-bit)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Start Page
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\Start Page - Overwrite the value data in these value names in “HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A}” registry entry:
FaviconURL (value data: “http://search.emailaccountlogin.com/favicon.ico”)
FaviconURLFallback (value data: “http://search.emailaccountlogin.com/favicon.ico”)
TopResultURL (value data: “http://search.emailaccountlogin.com”)
URL (value data: “http://search.emailaccountlogin.com”) - Exit your editor.
Google Chrome
- Tap Win+E to launch the File Explorer.
- Open the “%LocalAppData%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default” directory.
- Delete Preferences, Secure Preferences, and Web Data files.
- Empty your Recycle Bin.
Mozilla Firefox
- Tap Win+E to launch the File Explorer.
- Open the “%AppData%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[Unique Mozilla user ID]” directory.
- View prefs.js in Notepad.
- Overwrite the user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://search.emailaccountlogin.com/") string with a preferable home page address.
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