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Search.emailfaster.co

Posted: August 16, 2016

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 5/10
Infected PCs: 1,480
First Seen: August 16, 2016
Last Seen: August 11, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


Search.emailfaster.co is a low-quality search engine linked to SaferBrowser and its Web browser utility named Email Faster. The Email Faster browser extensions is a toolbar that allows users to reach their e-mail inboxes quickly by clicking on the Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, and other buttons featured in the toolbar. The quick access buttons are accompanied by a small search field that runs search queries through Search.emailfaster.co. Apart from providing the links to popular e-mail services, Email Faster also may change the Web browser's default new tab page to Search.emailfaster.co.

Despite Email Faster's claims to provide users with a way to check their e-mail messages quicker, it is apparent that the extension doesn't introduce any valuable features. Injecting a couple of quick links on the user's new tab page is by no means a useful feature, and users should think if Email Faster is a utility that worth keeping.

Email Faster is not just useless, but it also may force a Web browser to redirect users to Search.emailfaster.co whenever they open a new tab page. This search engine provides search results based on the Yahoo search API, which means that there's no difference between the results you'll see on Search.emailfaster.co and Yahoo.com. In short, Email Faster is identified as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that doesn't offer anything of value and its primary goal is to generate traffic for Search.emailfaster.co and other pages linked to SaferBrowser. Security experts recommend removing Email Faster either manually by uninstalling it from the list of installed browser extensions or automatically, with the help of reliable anti-malware tools.

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Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\gkgokodbjongpbkddkialofgiafjdlfa
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