Email Search Tools Redirect - How to remove

Email Search Tools is a browser extension that allows people to quickly open a specific email page. It also changes your default search engine settings to make Yahoo show you your search results.

This add-on often gets installed together with another browser extension. It tags along with another browser hijacker, which already uses misleading ads, so none of it is nice.

However, Email Search Tools cannot be called malicious. It’s just an arguably useless browser extension that can open your email provider’s website if you click on its icon and it also changes your search engine.

But because it gets installed using deceptive methods and it behaves like a browser hijacker, it can’t be called save, either. That’s why 17 of 70 engines on VirusTotal have a problem with Email Search Tools.

Email Search Tools is similar to ISportTV, SearchLetter, Search4musix, and other browser extensions that modify how the search bar behaves.

Email Search Tools short description:

Type of threat	Browser hijacker Adware PUP (potentially unwanted program)
Symptoms	Search queries go to search.emailsearchtools.com Search results shown on search.yahoo.com
Distribution	Bundled with other browser hijackers Bundled with freeware
Removal	Uninstall Email Search Tools and related browser hijackers Detect malware and PUPs automatically (Combo Cleaner for Mac, SpyHunter for Pc) Uninstall PUPs

What Email Search Tools does

Email Search Tools is a browser add-on that’s supposed to help you open your email provider’s website very quickly – nevermind that it doesn’t allow you to choose freely which email provider you use or how easy it is to save links for quick access without using a third-party browser add-on.

The permissions that Email Search Tools requires on Google are such:

• Read and change your data on all emailsearchtools.com sites
• Read your browsing history
• Change your search settings to: search.emailsearchtools.com
• Manage your apps, extensions, and themes

So, you might use Email Search Tools for the quick email access, but this add-on gets access to your browsing history, your list of extensions, and it sets your default search engine to Yahoo. These unnecessary privileges that Email Search Tools gets are useful for targeted advertising and could make the extension more lucrative and it’s up to each user if they think the service that the add-on provides is worth it.

How browser hijackers spread

On Chrome browsers, Email Search Tools has been installed by over 56 thousand users. If the add-on is as useless as I say it is, why do so many people use it?

In my experience, Email Search Tools is offered bundled with other browser hijackers, like Search Hub and Encrypted Search. These browser extensions complement each other: while one takes over your omnibar, another one changes your new tab page, and yet another one redirects you from other search engine sites. So while individually these add-ons are nothing special, all together they make a powerful browser hijacker.

One way that hijackers get offered is by misleading ads — and this applies to Email Search Tools, too. The ads use vague language, deceptive design, and manipulative user interface to get as many people as possible to install their add-ons:

• Big, bright confirmation buttons and the way to quit the installation is obscured
• Automatic redirects that give the impression that the installation of the extension is ongoing (when actually multiple extensions are being installed)
• Very vague descriptions of the products that don’t always explain that a browser extension is what’s being promoted

Another way that hijackers spread is by being downloaded and installed by another program – it’s called bundling, and it’s a way for free programs to make money: they offer you optional software, like an add-on to change your default search provider, and get a little bit of money every time a user does install the offer (it’s like very aggressive advertising). Some distributors intentionally make the offers very hard to notice – that way, you’re more likely to accidentally install the offer and they’re more likely to get paid.

So, a lot of Email Search Tools users probably don’t even know that they have the extension, which could explain why, of the 50 thousand users, nobody bothered to leave a review or a rating. To most people, the mysterious installation of this add-on would just manifest as having their search queries redirected to Yahoo.

How to remove Email Search Tools

Email Search Tools is probably not the only potentially unwanted extension attached to your browser. Besides that, there are probably some suspicious programs on your computer if you got Email Search Tools installed by a bundler. So, it would be best to scan your computer for PUPs and to review al the browser extensions that you have, then remove everything suspicious. This should improve the security of your computer significantly.

Review the applications that are installed on your computer – look them up online if you’re not sure if they’re safe, if not, then uninstall them manually. Or you can use an anti-malware program that detects PUPs, like Combo Cleaner for Mac or SpyHunter for PC.

Email Search Tools and the other browser hijackers might need to be removed manually, depending on which browser you use. The guide is below – the process is really simple and quick.

Automatic Malware removal tools

How to remove Email Search Tools using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Email Search Tools Redirect install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Email Search Tools . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Email Search Tools Redirect easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Email Search Tools from macOS

Delete Email Search Tools Redirect from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Email Search Tools app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to Email Search Tools Redirect and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Email Search Tools, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Email Search Tools Redirect from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Email Search Tools. Click on the trash bin icon next to Email Search Tools Redirect or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Email Search Tools, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Email Search Tools Redirect from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Email Search Tools related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Email Search Tools Redirect, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Email Search Tools Redirect from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Email Search Tools. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Email Search Tools Redirect or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving Email Search Tools from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the Email Search Tools Redirect. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Email Search Tools, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari.
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.