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What is search.hquickemailaccess.co?

search.hquickemailaccess.co is a fake search engine and we advise that you do not use it under any circumstances. Developers promote the site using a browser hijacker, a potentially unwanted application (PUA) called Quick Email Access. This PUA supposedly allows users to login to their email accounts in just a few clicks.

For some people, this may seem to be a useful tool, however, PUAs record user-information to track browsing activity and adjust browser settings. Furthermore, most users install browser hijackers inadvertently without their permission. Quick Email Access browser hijacker is also known for promoting search.haccessmyemail.co (hp.haccessmyemail.co) browser hijacker.

Browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer can generally be hijacked by PUAs. Once installed, Quick Email Access sets search.hquickemailaccess.co as the default search engine, homepage, and new tab URL. Therefore, users are forced to visit this site when a browser or new tab is opened, or a search query is entered into the URL bar.

This cannot be avoided unless Quick Email Access is removed/uninstalled, since it reassigns settings when attempts are made to change them. Quick Email Access also collects browsing-related data such as entered search queries, IP (Internet Protocol) addresses, geo-locations, URLs of visited websites, and so on.

The same applies to its associated search engine (search.hquickemailaccess.co). Note that personal data might also be recorded. People who develop browser hijackers share all gathered data with other third parties who misuse it to generate revenue. These parties might include various cyber criminals.

Additionally, search.hquickemailaccess.co is a useless search engine, since it simply redirects users to search.yahoo.com and displays results generated by Yahoo. We recommend that you uninstall all unwanted applications from browsers immediately and use only legitimate search engines.

Browser hijackers and fake search engines can also cause problems relating to web browsing safety, online privacy, and even identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Quick Email Access browser hijacker
Threat Type	Browser Hijacker, Redirect, Search Hijacker, Toolbar, Unwanted New Tab.
Symptoms	Manipulated internet browser(s) settings (homepage, default Internet search engine, new tab settings). Users are forced to visit hijacker's website and search the internet using their search engines.
Distribution methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake Flash Player installers.
Damage	Internet browsing tracking (potential privacy issues), display of unwanted ads, redirects to dubious websites.
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There are many fake, untrustworthy search engines on the internet and most are virtually identical. Developers offer supposedly 'useful features' or tools and present them as legitimate search engines, however, in most cases, they deliver no real value for regular users and have only one purpose: to generate revenue for their developers.

Installed fake search engines and browser hijackers puts people at risk of various problems, including computer infections. A few examples of other dubious search engines similar to search.hquickemailaccess.co are feed.thegamesearcher.com, search.fastpackagetracker.co, and internet-start.net. 

How did Quick Email Access install on my computer?

Developers generally offer download of potentially unwanted applications from their websites (this is the case with Quick Email Access), however, they often infiltrate systems without permission and users install them unintentionally. PUAs are commonly installed through intrusive advertisements or during installation and download of other software.

To trick people into downloading and installing PUAs together with other software, developers use a method called "bundling". This causes unwanted downloads/installations by hiding information regarding the inclusion of additionally-included apps in "Custom", "Advanced" and other options or settings of the software download/installation set-ups.

Furthermore, many users often skip steps and click advertisements, thereby allowing installation of unwanted apps.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

To avoid installation of PUAs, pay attention to details when downloading and installing software, especially if it is free. To check all available settings and options ("Custom", "Advanced", and other similar parts) and deselect offers to download/install PUAs.

Avoid downloading software using third party software downloaders, torrent clients, eMule (and other Peer-to-Peer networks), unofficial websites, and so on. The safest way to achieve this is using official websites and direct links. Intrusive ads cannot be trusted, especially if they are displayed on dubious (unofficial) websites.

Once clicked, they usually redirect to untrustworthy websites (gambling, adult dating, pornography, and so on), however, if these redirects occur without clicking ads, or ads appear very often, this might be due to installed adware-type PUAs. Check installed extensions, plug-ins, and add-ons on your browser and remove any suspicious entries.

The same applies to programs installed on the operating system. If your computer is already infected with Quick Email Access, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate this browser hijacker.

Screenshot of search.haccessmyemail.co fake search engine:

Website promoting Quick Email Access browser hijacker:

IMPORTANT NOTE! This deceptive site asks to enable web browser notifications.

Therefore, before commencing, perform these steps:

Google Chrome (PC):

• Click the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen
• Select "Settings", scroll down to the bottom and click "Advanced"
• Scroll down to the "Privacy and security" section, select "Content settings" and then "Notifications"
• Click three dots on the right hand side of each suspicious URL and click "Block" or "Remove" (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again)

Google Chrome (Android):

• Click on the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen and click "Settings"
• Scroll down, click on "Site settings" and then "Notifications"
• In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs and click on them one-by-one
• Select "Notifications" in the "Permissions" section and click "Block"

Mozilla Firefox:

• Click the Menu button (three bars) on the right upper corner of the screen
• Select "Options" and click on "Privacy & Security" in the toolbar on the left hand side of the screen
• Scroll down to the "Permissions" section and click the "Settings" button next to "Notifications"
• In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs, click the drop-down menu and select "Block"

Internet Explorer:

• Click the Gear button on the right upper corner of the IE window
• Select "Internet options"
• Select the "Privacy" tab and click "Settings" under "Pop-up Blocker" section
• Select suspicious URLs under and remove them one by one by clicking the "Remove" button

Microsoft Edge:

• Click the menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the Edge window
• Scroll down, find and click "Settings"
• Scroll down again and click "View advanced settings"
• Click "Manage" under "Notifications"
• Click the switch under each suspicious website

Safari:

• Click "Safari" button on the bottom of the screen and select "Preferences..."
• Select the "Websites" tab and then select "Notifications" section on the left pane
• Check for suspicious URLs and apply the "Deny" option for each

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Quick menu:

• What is search.hquickemailaccess.co?
• STEP 1. Uninstall Quick Email Access application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove search.hquickemailaccess.co redirect from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove Quick Email Access browser hijacker from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove search.hquickemailaccess.co homepage and default search engine from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove search.hquickemailaccess.co redirect from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Quick Email Access browser hijacker removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window: look for any recently installed suspicious applications (for example, "Quick Email Access"), select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted applications that cause browser redirects to the search.hquickemailaccess.co website, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Quick Email Access browser hijacker removal from Internet browsers:

Video showing how to remove browser redirects:

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for any recently installed suspicious extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Change your homepage:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Internet Options", in the opened window, remove hxxp://search.hquickemailaccess.co and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you launch Internet Explorer. You can also enter about: blank to open a blank page when you start Internet Explorer.

Change your default search engine:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". In the opened window, select "Search Providers", set "Google", "Bing", or any other preferred search engine as your default and then remove "Quick Email Access".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the quick email access browser hijacker, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "More tools" and click "Extensions". Locate "Quick Email Access" and other recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, and remove them.

Change your homepage:

Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section, disable "Quick Email Access", look for a browser hijacker URL (hxxp://www.search.hquickemailaccess.co) below the “Open a specific or set of pages” option. If present, click on the three vertical dots icon and select “Remove”.

Change your default search engine:

To change your default search engine in Google Chrome: Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings", in the "Search engine" section, click "Manage search engines...", in the opened list, look for "search.hquickemailaccess.co", and when located, click the three vertical dots near this URL and select "Remove from list".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the quick email access browser hijacker, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click on "Extensions" and remove "Quick Email Access" (or simply "Email"), as well as all other recently installed browser plug-ins.

Change your homepage:

To reset your homepage, click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), then select "Options", in the opened window, disable "Quick Email Access" (or simply "Email"), remove hxxp://search.hquickemailaccess.co and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you start Mozilla Firefox.

Change your default search engine:

In the URL address bar, type about:config and press Enter.
Click "I'll be careful, I promise!".
In the search filter at the top, type: "moz-extension"
Right-click on the found preferences and select "Reset" to restore default values.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with quick email access browser hijacker removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click Safari menu, then select Preferences...

In the preferences window select the Extensions tab. Look for any recently installed suspicious extensions and uninstall them.

In the preferences window select General tab and make sure that your homepage is set to a preferred URL, if its altered by a browser hijacker - change it.

In the preferences window select Search tab and make sure that your preferred Internet search engine is selected.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate any recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, and remove them.

Change your homepage and new tab settings:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section look for the name of the browser hijacker and click "Disable".

Change your default Internet search engine:

To change your default search engine in Microsoft Edge: Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Privacy and services", scroll to bottom of the page and select "Address bar". In the "Search engines used in address bar" section look for the name of the unwanted Internet search engine, when located click the "Disable" button near it. Alternatively you can click on "Manage search engines", in the opened menu look for unwanted Internet search engine. Click on the puzzle icon near it and select "Disable".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the quick email access browser hijacker, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Summary:

A browser hijacker is a type of adware infection that modifies Internet browser settings by assigning the homepage and default Internet search engine settings to some other (unwanted) website URL. Commonly, this type of adware infiltrates operating systems through free software downloads. If your download is managed by a download client, ensure that you decline offers to install advertised toolbars or applications that seek to change your homepage and default Internet search engine settings.

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