Do you know what My Email Checker Tab is?
My Email Checker Tab says it can provide links to popular email services via your browser’s new tab. While such functionality might seem useful, you should know that it might require to replace your new tab page into a website called hp.hmyemailchecker.co. Also, users should be aware that the extension may ask to view their browsing history. Since such working manner might be unwanted, it was decided to classify this add-on as a potentially unwanted program. To learn more about it, we invite you to read our full report. Also, if you decide you want to delete My Email Checker Tab, we encourage you to have a look at our removal guide that is available a bit below the article.
At first, we ought to talk about how users could come across My Email Checker Tab. Our researchers say that the add on is available on its web page that is called myemailchecker.co and on the Chrome Web Store page (chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/my-email-checker-tab/hmgemcigonjmaneolcedacbpnkedpiea).
Like many similar potentially unwanted programs, My Email Checker Tab could also be spread through ads and bundled installers. Consequently, the first thing we recommend for users who want to stay away from potentially unwanted programs is to avoid interacting with ads offering tools you never heard of. Secondary, we advise staying away from file-sharing sites as they can contain installers bundled with adware, browser hijackers, and various other questionable tools. Plus, it would be wise to stay alert when installing new tools, for example, if you pick advanced installation settings you might be able to deselect bundled software, or at least learn about it.
If a user agrees to add My Email Checker Tab to his Google Chrome, which is the only browser the extension is currently compatible with, the add-on should ask for a couple of permissions. The first one ought to ask to allow the application “Replace the page you see when opening a new tab.” As said earlier, the new tab’s website ought to become hp.hmyemailchecker.co. Our researchers say that it might redirect to a modified Yahoo search engine, which might mean that the displayed results could be altered, for example, they could include advertisements from unknown third parties. Thus, we advise being careful if you see any doubtful content in your search results.
The second permission that My Email Checker Tab should say: “Read your browsing history.” If you provide this permission, the potentially unwanted program could view what websites you visit, what kind of ads you click, what you search for on the Internet, and so on. Some users do not want to share such information with companies, especially those that create potentially unwanted programs, work with advertising networks, and use gathered data show sponsored ads.
If you are disappointed and do not like how the discussed extension works, you could erase it. Users who need step by step instructions should have a look at the removal guide placed below that explains how to delete My Email Checker Tab manually. In case that the process seems too complicated, we advise getting a reputable antimalware tool that would eliminate My Email Checker Tab for you.
Erase My Email Checker Tab
- Open Google Chrome.
- Insert chrome://extensions into the address bar and press Enter.
- Search for My Email Checker Tab and click Remove.
- If needed, confirm you wish to Remove it.
- Close your browser.
In non-techie terms:
My Email Checker Tab might seem like a useful browser extension for Google Chrome users, but we advise not to rush with its installation if you do not know much about it. Researchers say that it belongs to the potentially unwanted programs category. Also, it seems like it may need to alter your browser preferences as well as view your browsing history to simply provide you with links to popular email providers. If you think it is too much, you could bookmark the links that you need instead of keeping the add-on. Should you decide to erase My Email Checker Tab from your browser, you should know that you can do so by accessing your Google Chrome’s extensions menu. If you need full instructions, we recommend checking the removal guide available a bit below this paragraph.