What is Search.youremailhub.com?
Search.youremailhub.com masquerades as a search engine while in reality it is nothing more than a browser hijacker. Our malware analysts say that you have to remove it because it makes your computer vulnerable to infections. They say that this hijacker is set to promote questionable content that comes from unreliable sources. Furthermore, its developers use totally dishonest marketing tactics to trick you into installing it. In addition, this hijacker can collect personally and non-personally identifiable information about you. For more information about this and other issues about this hijacker, we invite you to read this whole article.
How does Search.youremailhub.com work?
Our malware researchers have tested this search engine and classified it as a browser hijacker because its developers use deceitful methods to convince you to install it on your computer. Search.youremailhub.com does not have an accompanying program or browser extension because its setup modifies your browser’s settings directly. Take note that it can hijack the homepage/new tab page for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer. The setup says that it will install Your Email Hub that will enable you to login to various email providers with ease. The list of supported email providers includes Gmail, AOL, Yahoo, Outlook, and Hotmail. However, all this browser hijacker does is sets bookmarks that are part of its main window, so if you want to access your email, then you will always have to go to Your Email Hub to use this function. If you want to have this function at hand at all times, then you should enable the bookmarks bar on your browser and create a custom bookmark. Hence, the function that Search.youremailhub.com is rather useless.
As mentioned in the introduction, this hijacker’s real purpose is to generate advertising revenue because it is part of a web monetization scheme. If you need proof, then consider the fact that Search.youremailhub.com has dozens of clones that include Search.youremailnow.com, Search.yourclassifiedscenter.com, and Search.yourinterestscenter.com, among others. Our researchers have discovered that this and other browser hijackers that come from the same family are configured to subject you to promotional links that are included in the search results. Search.youremailhub.com is particular redirects all search queries to Bing.com. However, it might include customized advertisements of questionable legitimacy. Hence, this hijacker can subject you to potentially dangerous content, and for this reason, you ought to get rid of it.
Nevertheless, this browser hijacker has other security issues that we want to cover. Its Privacy Policy states that it generally does not collect personally identifiable information, but if you contact the company that owns it via email and include your name, phone number, home address, and any other information, then all of this information will be stored and used for marketing purposes. In addition to personal information that you provide on a voluntary basis by contacting the owners, this hijacker will automatically collect non-personal information such as your IP address and by extension your geographical location, Internet Service provider, operating system type, device information, browsing history and search history, and so on. All of this information will be used to present advertisements, so you should not allow it to be collected.
Where does Search.youremailhub.com come from?
Our malware researchers have discovered that this browser hijacker is being distributed using two methods. The first distribution channel is its dedicated website at Youremailhub.com. This site uses deceptive promotional slogans which claim that Your Email Hub will help you login to your emails faster. Well, we have already stated what we think about this function. But what does it have to do with Search.youremailhub.com, you ask? If you click the Install & View Email button, then you will be offered to set this hijacker as your browser’s homepage. Note that the checkbox for this is checked by default. The second method used to distribute this browser hijacker is software bundles. Our researchers have found that this hijacker can come bundled with adware, such as InteliTerm, TermTrident, and SwiftSearch, among other adware from this family.
How do I remove Search.youremailhub.com?
After analyzing this program, our researchers have concluded that Search.youremailhub.com is malicious, so you have to delete it, provided that it has infected your computer. Our researchers say that you can get rid of it by going to your browser’s settings and replacing the homepage address with your preferred one. However, they have also stated that not might not always work due to the modifications this hijacker does to the browser files. Therefore, they have made a manual removal guide that we suggest that you use.
Removal guide
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Simultaneously press Windows+R keys.
- Enter regedit in the box and click OK.
- Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
- Find Start Page on the right side of the window.
- Right-click on it and click Modify.
- Enter a new homepage address in the Value data line.
- Close the Registry Editor.
Mozilla Firefox
- Simultaneously press Windows+E keys.
- In the Explorer window’s address bar, enter C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles
- Locate the {Unique Mozilla user ID} folder and enter it.
- Find a file named prefs.js and open it using Notepad.
- Find the string user_pref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://search.youremailhub.com/");
- Replace http://search.youremailhub.com/"); with your preferred address.
Google Chrome
- Simultaneously press Windows+E keys.
- In the Explorer window’s address bar, enter C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default
- Locate Preferences, Secure Preferences and Web Data files.
- Open each of them with Notepad and replace all strings containing http://search.youremailhub.com with your desired homepage address.
tested removal of Search.youremailhub.com*
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