Remove Checking My Email browser hijacker

Easy steps to delete Checking My Email

Developers present Checking My Email is a genuine and useful searching site by providing a tool for easy access to email accounts. Basically, it is done by making certain changes into browser to promote a fake search engine (search.hcheckmyemail.co or hp.hcheckmyemail.co). At the first experience this site seems so legit and useful. But it’s all claims are false and bogus. Additionally, it is distributed along with another PUA called Hide My History.

The main aim of this virus is to hijack well known browsers like Google chrome, Edge, Safari, Opera and others. Once activated, first of all Checking My Email will alter the default homepage and search engine to promote the addresses of their bogus search engine. It also has the ability to corrupt system files and Windows registries as well as create duplicate files. Apart from this, it can also inject other harmful infections like malware, spyware and other adware.

Moreover, it also has the ability to monitor online key habits to collect personal and sensitive details. All gathered details are shared with third parties who misuse those data in order to generate revenue as much as possible. Despite this, it can also consume huge amount of computer resources as well as slow down internet speed. To keep computer harmless and secured, you are advised to eliminate all dubious applications and browser extensions immediately.

Ways to spread Checking My Email:

Mostly, Checking My Email gets installed on the system via their own official download web pages. However, the most common ways through which PUAs infiltrated into your PC is through download and installation setups of other software. This misleading marketing method is called bundling. By rushing through installation processes and skipping available settings might increase the risk of involuntary installation of bundled content. Additionally, these apps also proliferate through intrusive ads. Upon being clicked, those ads can execute scripts that are designed to download and install potentially unwanted applications without having user’s permission.

How to avoid installation of PUAs?

In order to avoid installation of Checking My Email and other similar threats, users are highly advised to ignore the installation of freeware programs from third party webpage. Always try to install any programs and files from their official site. Read the installation guide carefully till the end. Don’t skip custom or advance options. Avoid clicking on misleading ads and pop-ups displayed on rogue web-pages. To keep system safe and secure from more damage, you are highly advised to remove browser hijacker as soon as possible.

Threat specification

Name: Checking My Email

Type: Browser Hijacker, Redirect, Search Hijacker, Toolbar, Unwanted New Tab.

Supposed Functionality: Easy access to email accounts.

Description: Each browser application on your device could get affected as they can redirect you to other harmful sites.

Promoted URL: search.hcheckmyemail.co or hp.hcheckmyemail.co

Affected Browser Settings: Homepage, new tab URL, default search engine.

Symptoms: make changes into browser settings and insist users to visit their domain in order to search any query.

Distribution methods: Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake Flash Player installers.

Damage: Internet browser tracking (potential privacy issues), display of unwanted ads, redirects to dubious websites.

Removal: Both manual as well as automatic guides have been discussed below.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove Checking My Email:

Remove the related items of Checking My Email using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing Checking My Email issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (Checking My Email) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to Checking My Email removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter.  In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to Checking My Email still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove Checking My Email plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”.  Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in Checking My Email removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete Checking My Email (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications.  Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.