How to remove Easycool web application?
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Easycool web browser hijacker removal instructions
What is Easycool web?
Easycool web is a typical browser hijacker - it changes certain browser settings an address of a fake search engine, tailsearch.com. Additionally, it can read information related to user's browsing habits. It is uncommon for users to download and install browser hijackers knowingly, intentionally. For this reason Easycool web is categorized as potentially unwanted application (PUA).
Easycool web promotes tailsearch.com by assigning it as the address of a default search engine, homepage and new tab so that users would visit it when they search the web by entering search queries into URL bar, open a browser or new tab. As a search engine tailsearch.com is completely useless - it redirects users to bing.com via my-search.com and search-checker.com or to google.com. I other words, this fake search engine does not generate unique results, it provides results generated either by Bing or Google. It is common that when users have their browsers hijacked by apps like Easycool web they cannot undo the changes that were made by those apps unless they uninstall them. Therefore, tailsearch.com can be removed from browser settings only when Easycool web is no longer installed. Additionally, browser hijackers can be designed to collect various information. For example, geolocations, entered search queries, addresses of visited websites, IP addresses, etc. In some cases apps of this type can access personal details/information as well. Moreover, their developers may sell gathered data to third parties (potentially cyber criminals) or misuse it to generate revenue in other ways. Therefore, apps like Easycool can be the culprit of issues related to online privacy, web browsing safety or even identity theft.
| Name | Easycool web |
| Threat Type | Browser Hijacker, Redirect, Search Hijacker, Toolbar, Unwanted New Tab |
| Browser Extension(s) | Easycool web |
| Supposed Functionality | Improved browsing experience |
| Promoted URL | tailsearch.com |
| Serving IP Address (tailsearch.com) | 104.27.146.124 |
| Affected Browser Settings | Homepage, new tab URL, default search engine |
| Symptoms | Manipulated Internet browser settings (homepage, default Internet search engine, new tab settings). Users are forced to visit the 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 browser tracking (potential privacy issues), display of unwanted ads, redirects to dubious websites. |
| Malware Removal (Windows) | To eliminate possible malware infections, scan your computer with legitimate antivirus software. Our security researchers recommend using Malwarebytes. |
Some more examples of browser hijackers are LiveStreamingSearch, PDFConverterSearchHQ and GamingSearch. Most of them are advertised as apps that supposed to improve browsing experience, include various features and/or be useful in some other way. However, browser hijackers are designed only to promote some fake search engine and collect certain information.
How did Easycool web install on my computer?
Very often users downloaded and/or install browser hijackers and other types of PUAs together with other programs, when PUAs are included in download and/or installation setups as additional offers. This distribution method is known as "bundling". Unwanted downloads and/or installations are caused when users download and/or install programs without declining the aforementioned offers which can be done using "Advanced", "Custom", or other settings of setups. Additionally, it is possible to cause unwanted downloads, installations by clicking deceptive advertisements can be designed to execute certain scripts.
How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?
To prevent unwanted downloads and/or installations it is advised to download files, programs only from official websites and via direct download links. It is not safe to use third party downloaders, installers, unofficial websites, Peer-to-Peer networks and other similar tools, sources to download (or install) any software. Also, it is important to always check what are "Custom", "Advanced" and other similar settings of any download and/or install setup and decline offers to download and/or install integrated apps. Quite often it can be done by unticking certain checkboxes as well. One more way to avoid unwanted downloads, installations is not to click advertisements that appear on shady pages. If there are any unwanted, suspicious extensions, add-ons, plug-ins installed on a browser, then it is recommended to remove them. The same should be done with programs of this kind that are installed on the operating system. If your computer is already infected with Easycool web, we recommend running a scan with Malwarebytes for Windows to automatically eliminate this browser hijacker.
Notification saying that Easycool can read certain data:
Website promoting Easycool web browser hijacker:
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Quick menu:
- What is Easycool web?
- STEP 1. Uninstall Easycool web application using Control Panel.
- STEP 2. Remove Easycool web browser hijacker from Google Chrome.
- STEP 3. Remove tailsearch.com homepage and default search engine from Mozilla Firefox.
- STEP 4. Remove tailsearch.com redirect from Safari.
- STEP 5. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.
- STEP 6. Remove tailsearch.com redirect from Internet Explorer.
Easycool web browser hijacker removal:
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.
Windows XP users:
Click Start, choose Settings and click Control Panel. Locate and click Add or Remove Programs.
Windows 10 and Windows 8 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.
Mac 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, "Easycool web"), select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".
After uninstalling the potentially unwanted applications (which cause browser redirects to the tailsearch.com website), scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.
Easycool web browser hijacker removal from Internet browsers:
Video showing how to remove browser redirects:
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 "Easycool web" 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 "Easycool web", look for a browser hijacker URL (hxxp://www.tailsearch.com) 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 "tailsearch.com", 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 easycool web redirect, 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 plugins from Mozilla Firefox:
Click the Firefox menu 
(at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click on "Extensions" and remove "Easycool web", 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 "Easycool web", remove hxxp://tailsearch.com 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: "extensionControlled"
Set both results to "false" by either double-clicking each entry or clicking the 
button.
Optional method:
Computer users who have problems with easycool web redirect 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 easycool web redirect, 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.
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://tailsearch.com 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 "Easycool web".
Optional method:
If you continue to have problems with removal of the easycool web redirect, 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.
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.
Removal assistance:
If you are experiencing problems while trying to remove easycool web redirect from your Internet browsers, please ask for assistance in our malware support forum.
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