Remove Easy Access to Internet Services (Removal Guide)

Easy Access to Internet Services is a tricky application that provides attractive-looking features

The example of Easy Access to Internet Services

Easy Access to Internet Services is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and a browser hijacker that is presented as a useful tool. However, after installation, it changes the browser’s settings and might trick you into visiting suspicious websites. Easy Access to Internet Services virus is commonly known for stealthily infiltrating computers and changing the browser settings. So, when the hijack^[1] occurs, you are likely to see some unfamiliar site set as your homepage or the default search engine. We do not recommend ignoring these changes and scan your computer for potential threats immediately. If you continue using this suspicious search engine, you may not only fail to find important information, but risk being redirected to some unfamiliar and possibly infectious sites.^[2]

Name	Easy Access to Internet Services
Type	Browser hijacker
Category	Potentially unwanted program
Main sings	Changes in web browser homepage, search engine, and new tab URL
Browsers hijacked	Chrome, Firefox. In some cases, others such as Edge, Safari, Explorer
“Useful features”	The app provides fast access to popular networks to attract more users
Potential dangers	You can be taken to a malware-laden website and infect your computer there
Distribution	Via bundled software packages
Removal	Perform a full system scan with Fortect Intego and detect all suspicious content

Browser hijackers such as Easy Access to Internet Services are capable of hijacking various web browser applications. This includes apps such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Interner Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Safari. However, the most used browsers are Chrome and Firefox that is why browser hijacker developers mostly target them.

You should remove Easy Access to Internet Services virus from your computer unhesitatingly and quickly because its presence on the system may only expose your computer to a variety of unnecessary risks. An easy and fast virus elimination can be achieved with the help of reliable antivirus tools such as Fortect Intego.

While Easy Access to Internet Services is still on your computer, you should be especially careful to lessen the chance of damage your device. Even though the browser hijacker will not damage your computer directly, it might take you to malware-laden^[3] websites. The safest way is to keep away from the infected browser entirely. However, if it is essential, you should be very careful.

Easy Access to Internet Services browser-hijacking application

Remember not to click on suspicious links and ads you see in the search results. Otherwise, you may have to deal with the Easy Access to Internet Services redirect issue. The modified search results that this hijacker generates will try to trick you into clicking on them just to send you to predetermined websites. These sites are often owned by the affiliate parties which pay the hijacker’s creators to increase their traffic.

If you keep Easy Access to Internet Services on your computer for a long time, it might relate not only in rogue redirecting, advertising, and browser changes but also in non-personal data collection. Browser hijackers might be capable of gathering various details that relate to the user's browsing habits, experience, and history. This way information about mostly visited websites, IP addresses, bookmarks, and other data is shared with third-parties.^[4]

As you probably understood, the user’s interest is the least of their concern. If you do not wish to take part in such a shady business, you should start thinking about Easy Access to Internet Services removal as soon as possible. The developers might try to trick users by providing “useful functions and features” together with the application. It can be fast access to popular websites and networks such as Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Gmail, Wikipedia, etc.

The image of Easy Access to Internet Services virus

Browser hijacker might enter the system silently; however, you can avoid it

First of all, you should keep in mind, that you cannot rely on your antivirus entirely. Sometimes, even the most sophisticated software can fail to detect the threat. Therefore, you have to look out for the viruses yourself:

Avoid visiting suspicious, obscure websites, since they are often filled with potentially dangerous links.
Refrain from downloading software from unreliable download sites,^[5] because you can accidentally download a software package with some additional malicious content.
Even if you are obtaining your freeware^[6] or shareware from acknowledged sources, you can never be sure if the software you are downloading is always safe, so always read through Terms of Agreement and other documents before installing new software.
Install new applications in an “Advanced” or “Custom” mode to disclose potentially unwanted programs and terminate their installation.

This particular browser hijacker mostly aims at English-speaking computer users. However, the Internet has no borders or limits. Thus, the hijack might occur in Sweden,^[7] Japan, and other non-English-speaking countries.

Manual and automatic termination of the Easy Access to Internet Services virus

If you are already thinking about the Easy Access to Internet Services removal, you should remember that you can get rid of it either manually, or automatically. The first option is more recommended for the users, who have at least some experience with the virus removal.

If you are completely new to this, you may find this process complicated. In such a case, it is much easier to obtain a reputable antivirus tool and scan your system with it. The software will automatically remove Easy Access to Internet Services virus and, additionally, banish other junk files from your computer.

However, if you decide to take up manual virus removal, follow the instructions provided below. Please, be attentive and do not leave any files, programs or extensions that might be related to the hijacker. Otherwise, your Chrome, Firefox or Internet Explorer might be hijacked again.

Uninstall from Windows

Uninstall from Windows 10/8:

Type Control Panel into the Windows search box and open the result.
Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.

Uninstall from Windows 7/XP:

Click on Windows Start > Control Panel (Windows XP users should click on Add/Remove Programs).
In Control Panel, select Programs > Uninstall a program.

Remove the unwanted program:

In the Programs and Features window, look for any recently installed suspicious entries, select them, and click Uninstall.
If User Account Control appears, click Yes to confirm, then complete the removal.

Delete from macOS

Remove the unwanted application:

From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
In the Applications folder, look for any suspicious entries, then drag them to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash).

Delete leftover files and folders:

Select Go > Go to Folder.
Enter /Library/Application Support and remove any suspicious folders related to the unwanted program.
Repeat the same check in the /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders, deleting any suspicious entries.
Finally, empty the Trash to permanently remove the leftovers.

Reset Internet Explorer

Remove dangerous add-ons:

Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top-right corner of the browser
Pick Manage Add-ons.
You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Here, look for suspicious plugins. Click on these entries and select Disable.

Change your homepage if it was altered:

Open IE and click on the Gear icon.
Select Internet Options.
In the General tab, delete the Home page address and replace it by your preferred one (for example, Google.com).
Click Apply and then select OK.

Delete temporary files:

Press on the Gear icon and select Internet Options.
Under Browsing history, click Delete...
Select relevant fields and press Delete.

Reset Internet Explorer:

Click on Gear icon > Internet options and select Advanced tab.
Select Reset.
In the new window, check Delete personal settings and select Reset.

Remove from Microsoft Edge

Delete unwanted extensions from MS Edge:

Select Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and pick Extensions.
From the list, pick the extension and click on the Gear icon.
Click Remove.

Clear cookies and other browser data:

Click on the Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and select Settings > Privacy, search, and services..
Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
Select Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files. (apart from passwords, although you might want to include Media licenses as well, if applicable) and click on Clear.

Restore new tab and homepage settings:

Click the menu icon and choose Settings.
Then find On startup section.
Click Remove next to any suspicious startup page.

Reset MS Edge if the above steps did not work:

Press on Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.
Click on More details arrow at the bottom of the window.
Select Details tab.
Now scroll down and locate every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right-click on each of them and select End Task to stop MS Edge from running.

Instructions for Chromium-based Edge

Delete extensions from MS Edge (Chromium):

Open Edge and click select Settings > Extensions.
Delete unwanted extensions by clicking Remove.

Clear cache and site data:

Click on Menu and go to Settings.
Select Privacy, search and services.
Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
Under Time range, pick All time.
Select Clear now.

Reset Chromium-based MS Edge:

Click on Menu and select Settings.
On the left side, pick Reset settings.
Select Restore settings to their default values.
Confirm with Reset.
This will disable extensions and reset startup pages but will not delete bookmarks, saved passwords, or browsing history.

Remove from Mozilla Firefox (FF)

Remove dangerous extensions:

Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click on the Menu (three horizontal lines at the top-right of the window).
Select Add-ons.
In here, select the unwanted extension and click Remove.

Reset the homepage:

Click three horizontal lines at the top right corner to open the menu.
Choose Settings.
Under Home, set your preferred homepage and new tab settings.

Clear cookies and site data:

Click Menu and pick Settings.
Go to Privacy & Security section.
Scroll down to locate Cookies and Site Data.
Click on Clear Data...
Select Cookies and Site Data and Temporary cached files and pages, then click Clear.

Reset Mozilla Firefox

If clearing the browser as explained above did not help, reset Mozilla Firefox:

Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click the Menu.
Go to Help and then choose Troubleshooting Information.
Under Give Firefox a tune up section, click on Refresh Firefox...
Once the pop-up shows up, confirm the action by pressing on Refresh Firefox.

Remove from Google Chrome

Delete malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Open Google Chrome, click on the Menu (three vertical dots at the top-right corner) and select More tools > Extensions.
In the newly opened window, you will see all the installed extensions. Uninstall all suspicious extensions related to the unwanted program by clicking Remove.

Clear cache and web data from Chrome:

Click on Menu and pick Settings.
Under Privacy and security, select Clear browsing data.
Select Browsing history, Cookies and other site data, as well as Cached images and files.
Click Clear data.

Change your homepage:

Click menu and choose Settings.
Look for a suspicious site in the On startup section.
Click on Open a specific or set of pages and click on three dots to find the Remove option.

Reset Google Chrome:

If the previous methods did not help you, reset Google Chrome to eliminate all the unwanted components:

Click on Menu and select Settings.
In the Settings, scroll down and click Advanced.
Scroll down and locate Reset and clean up section.
Now click Restore settings to their original defaults.
Confirm with Reset settings.

Delete from Safari

Remove dangerous extensions:

Open Safari, click Safari in the menu at the top-left of the screen, and select Preferences.
Go to the Extensions tab, look for any suspicious entries, and click Uninstall to remove them.

Clear history and website data:

Click Safari in the menu and pick Clear History.
Set Clear to all history and confirm with Clear History.

Reset Safari:

Click Safari in the menu and select Preferences > Advanced.
Enable Show Develop menu in menu bar.
From the menu bar, click Develop and select Empty Caches.

How to remove Easy Access to Internet Services

Easy Access to Internet Services is a tricky application that provides attractive-looking features

Browser hijacker might enter the system silently; however, you can avoid it