How To Remove Converter Suite Browser Hijacker From PC

Complete Guideline To Delete Converter Suite From System

Converter Suite is advertised as a helpful application that is able to convert multiple file formats such as DOC, MP3, PDF etc. However, judging on its attributes and way of intrusion into the Windows PCs, security experts have classified it as a browser hijacker program. As soon as this notorious malware successfully infiltrates your computer, it makes several unexpected changes to your default browser’s settings and grabs full control over the entire browser. This potentially unwanted threat changes the current home page and new tab page and also forces the affected users to use an illegitimate search engine.

Know More About Converter Suite:

Converter Suite has been specially created by a team of potent hackers with their sole motive to boost traffic for their partners’ websites and make quick Online revenues. While using this bogus search tool, you only get inorganic results that are mixed with commercial contents and other forms of advertisements. You are constantly flooded with tons of annoying banners, deals, coupons, pop-ups, offers, discounts, promo codes etc. that look very attractive and can easily gain your attention. They include paid links and once you click on them, you are redirected to affiliated websites where numerous sponsored products and services are promoted. We highly advise to stay away from ads by Converter Suite as they might also lead you highly infectious domains that are filled with malicious objects.

This hazardous malware inserts various spying cookies on the infected browser and keeps eyes on your Online actions. It records vital information regarding your interests, needs and other preferences which is then utilized by the advertisers for the advertisement campaign. Furthermore, it can also steal your personal data relating to banking and other financial details and expose those stuffs to hackers for evil purposes. This perilous hijacker keeps performing malevolent acts in the background of your work-station all the time which consumes enormous amount of memory resources and drags down the overall PC performance severely. Converter Suite causes the machine to respond slower than ever before and take more than usual time to complete any task.

Threat Summary

Name: Converter Suite

Type: Browser Hijacker, Potentially unwanted program, Push notification virus

Functionality: Aims to redirect users to affiliated websites, promote sponsored products, services and programs and make Online revenues for the developers, Also steal users’ personal and confidential information and share them with hackers for evil purposes.

Symptoms: Altered default browser’s settings, endless intrusive ads, default Internet search engine, fake pop-up messages, identity theft, new tab settings. Users are enforced to visit hijacker’s website and search the Internet using their search engines, slowness of infected system’s performance.

Distribution methods: Free software installers (bundling), Deceptive emails, malicious pop-ups ads, fake flash player installers.

Damage: Internet browsing tracking (potential privacy issues), displaying of unwanted ads, redirects to shady websites.

Removal: To get rid of this infection and other malware threats, our security researchers recommend scanning your computer with a powerful anti-malware tool.

How Did Converter Suite Enter Your PC?

This nasty PUP has its official download site. However, it is mostly spread via software bundling method when users download and install setups of other products. ‘Bundling’ is an illusive marketing technique of pre-packing regular applications with unwanted or vicious additions. This generally takes place while installing the software using “Quick’ or ‘Recommended’ mode set. This setting hides the malicious components that are attached with the main program. Aside from this, clicking on suspicious ads or hyperlinks, visiting infectious sites, sharing peer to peer network, using infected removal drives etc. are also major reasons behind its penetration.

How To Avoid The PUP Intrusion?

To prevent your system from being infected by Converter Suite or other similar parasites, it is highly recommended to research products before downloading or installing them. Use only verified or official channels to download any application and ignore untrustworthy sources such as peer to peer sharing networks, unofficial and free file-hosting websites and other third-party downloaders. Read all the terms and study all options and always choose ‘Custom/Advanced’ settings. Here you can deselect the contents that give a concerning look and pick only the main program. Moreover, avoid clicking on suspicious ads or visiting infectious sites as they may also cause PUP infiltration.

Other Common Symptoms of Converter Suite:

This precarious threat is able to deactivate all the running security measures and Windows Firewalls and make the PC vulnerable for more notorious infections. It may easily bring other Online parasites such as Trojans, rootkits, worms, spyware and even deadly ransomware in your work-station and turn the device into a malware-hub. It displays fake security alerts and error messages and tries to make you fool into installing bogus software. And therefore, looking at all these hazards, it is necessary to remove Converter Suite from the machine as soon as possible.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove Converter Suite:

Remove the related items of Converter Suite using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing Converter Suite issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (Converter Suite) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to Converter Suite removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter. In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to Converter Suite still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove Converter Suite plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”. Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in Converter Suite removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete Converter Suite (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications. Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.