What is Search.hemailaccessonline.com?
Search.hemailaccessonline.com is just one of the many browser hijackers that come forth with the intention to make some money for their developers. The program may not be your worst nightmare, but it can still lead to a number of security issues, so you should not underestimate it.
The bottom line is that when you have a program you did not want to install on your PC, it should be obvious that you need to remove that program. And that is why we are writing this article. We want you to remove Search.hemailaccessonline.com from your computer, and we are going to show you how to do it.
Where does Search.hemailaccessonline.com come from?
Unfortunately, we cannot indicate one exact source that would be responsible for the Search.hemailaccessonline.com distribution. Browser hijackers like these tend to be distributed in software bundles, and this means that there might be countless websites that participate in the distribution scheme. At the same time, it also means that you have to be careful when you download new applications because some of them may bring additional programs that could prove to be dangerous to your computer.
Origins wise, Search.hemailaccessonline.com is practically the same as Search.searchlttrn.com, Search.yourpackagesnow.com, Search.yourmapscenter.com, and a long list of other applications that function according to the same pattern. Whenever we talk about programs that have multiple versions or that come from big “families,” we always emphasize that the sheer amount of individual apps usually means that they are practically identical. And when we deal with identical applications, we usually can apply the same removal methods to all of them. Thus, whatever we used to remove the previous browser hijackers, we can use it on Search.hemailaccessonline.com, too. For now, you just have to understand why it is not a good idea to keep on one your PC.
What does Search.hemailaccessonline.com do?
To understand why or how browser hijackers could be dangerous, we need to take a look at what these programs do. Browser hijackers are created mostly for financial proliferation. In other words, the programs make some money for their creators. Unlike Trojans or other malicious infections, Search.hemailaccessonline.com cannot steal your personal information or log your key strokes. In a sense, it is a good thing because it means that browser hijackers are not immediate security threats.
On the other hand, when the threat is not immediate, it could be left unnoticed for a long time. Luckily, Search.hemailaccessonline.com is very visible because upon installation, this program changes your default homepage and your search engine. The program also affects all the main browsers, so the settings will be changed on Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer.
Once this browser hijacker has taken over your browser, it will start collecting information on your web browsing habits. Most of the hijackers do that, and for that they employ tracking cookies. With tracking cookies, Search.hemailaccessonline.com can soon figure out the keywords you use the most often and the websites you frequent. Consequently, this allows the program to create your online profile, and then generate commercial content that would be similar to your likes and preferences.
And this is how Search.hemailaccessonline.com makes money. When the browser hijacker displays commercial advertisements that are tailored especially for you, there is a bigger chance you will click those ads. The moment you click them, you generate income for this program via the pay-per-click system.
Technically, there is nothing malicious about this, but the main problem is that the hijacker cannot review the third-party commercial content it promotes. Thus, it means that malevolent third parties could embed their own links into the ads, and you could end up on a dangerous web page.
How do I remove Search.hemailaccessonline.com?
Of course, the best way to avoid that is to remove Search.hemailaccessonline.com today. To terminate the browser hijacker, you will have to delete a few registry entries (for Internet Explorer), and remove a few files for the other browsers.
Please remember that this browser hijacker could be just one of the many unnecessary programs currently running on your PC. Thus, do yourself a favor and run a full system scan with the SpyHunter free scanner. If more unwanted programs are detected, delete them automatically and then safeguard your computer against other potential threats.
Manual Search.hemailaccessonline.com Removal
Internet Explorer
- Press Win+R and type regedit. Click OK.
- Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main.
- On the right side, right-click the Start Page value.
- Select Modify and change your homepage address. Click OK.
Firefox
- Press Win+R and type %AppData%. Click OK.
- Go to Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\[Unique ID].
- Open the prefs.js file with Notepad.
- Delete this string: user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://Search.hemailaccessonline.com");
- Save changes and close the file.
Chrome
- Press Win+R and type %LocalAppData%. Click OK.
- Navigate to Google\Chrome\User Data\Default.
- Delete Preferences, Secure Preferences, and Web Data files.
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