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Danger level 7
Type: Browser Hijackers
Common infection symptoms:
  • Hijacks homepage
  • Changes default search engine

Search.searchlf.com

Search.searchlf.com is a search engine that will be set in the place of your default homepage and search engine if you install the Login Faster extension that promises to enable users to access their emails with the single click. Of course, you might see the presence of this search engine if the extension promoting it enters the computer without your consent as well. Search.searchlf.com seems to be quite a trustworthy search engine at first because it contains the search box on its main page and returns search results. Also, it contains buttons that will help users to access Gmail, AOL, Yahoo!, and other popular websites. Yes, you will see easy-access buttons at the top of Search.searchlf.com once you install the extension ONLY even though it is said on its official website that it will not only enable users to access their emails faster, but will also help them to save time by allowing them to send emails quicker and easier. Also, Search.searchlf.com might put your system in danger, so you should remove this extension not only because it is quite useless, but also because it is the only way to protect the system from harm. It will become clearer what you have to do to get rid of it after reading this report.

Search.searchlf.com might not look like a bad search engine at first glance. Also, it is based on Yahoo!, which is known to be the legitimate search engine, so users do not even suspect that Search.searchlf.com is an unreliable search tool that might put the system in danger. We cannot say that this search engine is very dangerous itself too; however, it has been noticed that the search results it returns for users after they enter a query are full of commercial ads. If you look at them closer, you will also notice that they differ from those search results provided by reliable search tools, e.g. Google. Ads do not look very dangerous; however, researchers at pcthreat.com have revealed that they might promote untrustworthy services, programs, and products. Also, you might end up on a website containing malicious software once you click on any of them. Some users believe that nothing bad will happen to their computers if they do not click on these advertisements. Well, it is quite true; however, it is basically impossible to say which of these search results are sponsored and which are completely reliable. Therefore, we do not think that it is a good solution to the problem just to ignore them.

Specialists suggest getting rid of Search.searchlf.com also because it is clear that this search tool will collect information about users. Even though you will not find this information on the start page of loginfaster.com, it seems that this information is not hidden because it is available in the Privacy Policy document:

BY USING THE SERVICES, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO GRANT Login Fasterâ„¢ PERMISSION TO COLLECT YOUR URLS AND SEARCH DATA, INCLUDING SEARCH QUERIES THAT MAY CONTAIN PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION, SHARE THEM WITH THIRD PARTIES, AND USE SEARCH-RELATED COOKIES

You should not allow Search.searchlf.com to record this data, especially when it might contain personal details because nobody knows where these details will be used. If you do not want to allow this undesirable piece of software to violate your privacy, you need to remove it immediately. It is the only way to make sure that it does not collect information about you anymore.

As you already know, Search.searchlf.com is promoted by the extension called Login Faster. It can be downloaded easily from its official website loginfaster.com; however, the majority of users do not install it themselves but still find it on their computers. Therefore, specialists at pcthreat.com suspect that it might find illegal ways to enter computers. For example, it is very likely that it travels bundled with free applications which users download from various file-sharing websites, or it is promoted by untrustworthy pop-up ads. Be careful – other popular threats also employ these methods to be able to enter computers without permission.

It is not very easy to remove Search.searchlf.com from browsers because users have to find and erase the extension associated with the search engine. If it is the first time you are about to delete the extension, you should use our manual removal guide you can find below. It will help you to remove the undesirable extension fully. Users who wish to delete all the threats at once can scan their computers with an antimalware scanner, e.g. SpyHunter as well. If you upgrade it and enable it, it will also protect your PC from other threats 24/7.

Delete Search.searchlf.com manually

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open your browser and tap Ctrl+Shift+A.
  2. Open Extensions.
  3. Select the unwanted extension and then remove it.

Google Chrome

  1. Open your browser.
  2. Open the main menu by clicking on the button with three lines in the upper-right corner.
  3. Select More tools and then open Extensions.
  4. Locate the undesirable extension and click the recycle bin button.
  5. Click Remove.

Internet Explorer

  1. Open your browser and tap Alt+T.
  2. Open Manage add-ons.
  3. Click Toolbars and Extensions.
  4. Delete the Login Faster extension.
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