How To Remove GlobalPDFConverterSearch Hijacker

Tips To Delete GlobalPDFConverterSearch

GlobalPDFConverterSearch is presented as a useful application that allegedly provides various special features including fast and accurate search results and enhances users’ web browsing experience. However, it is indeed a potentially unwanted program which instead of providing the claimed features, causes several precarious issues onto the Windows PCs once gets installed. Soon after getting into the targeted devices, this nasty browser hijacker sets globalpdfconvertersearch.com as the new search engine, home page and new tab addresses and grabs complete control over the entire browser. People usually don’t install these malicious apps intentionally, as they mostly spread via software bundle packages.

More About GlobalPDFConverterSearch:

GlobalPDFConverterSearch forces victims to use globalpdfconvertersearch.com as the default search engine. This way, each time they want to browse the net, they are forced to receive search results via search.yahoo.com. Moreover, this nasty threat also injects the results with ads and sponsored links at the top that makes people more likely to click on them. In the background, this malicious extension keeps tracking users’ online activities and collects a variety of information regarding their browsing preferences and sells it to third-parties for revenues.

Data gathered by GlobalPDFConverterSearch is utilized by advertisers to generate and serve targeted advertisements. And therefore, during the presence of this perilous hijacker in your work-station, you constantly receive pop-ups, banners, coupons, deals, sponsored links and other commercial contents which interrupt your web sessions badly. These ads are based on pay-per-click mechanism and earn profits for the developers when clicked on. We highly advise to avoid interacting with these adverts as they usually contain vicious links and redirect people to multiple scam, phishing and even malware-laden sites that host trojan, spyware, ransomware etc.

GlobalPDFConverterSearch also makes alterations to registry settings by making spiteful entries in it which allows the PUP to get automatically activated with each Window startup. It ruins vital system files that are essential for smooth computer functioning and prevents many running apps as well as drivers from working in an appropriate manner. This notorious infection keeps performing evil activities in the background all the time which consumes enormous amount of memory resources and drags down the overall PC performance severely. Due to this, machine begins responding slower than ever before and takes more than usual time to complete any task. And hence, a quick GlobalPDFConverterSearch removal is highly recommended.

Threat Summary   

Name: GlobalPDFConverterSearch

Type: Browser hijacker, Potentially unwanted program, Redirect virus

Short Description: Redirects users to third-party sites, promotes sponsored products, services and programs and make online revenues for the creators, Also steals users’ personal and confidential information and share them with hackers for evil purposes.

Symptoms: Home page, search engine, new tab page altered, tons of annoying adverts, Fake pop-up messages, identity theft. 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: Web browsing tracking (potential privacy issues), exhibition of unwanted ads, redirects to shady websites.

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

How Does This Hijacker Enter Your System?

A potentially unwanted program like adware or browser hijacker is likely to get into the targeted computers without attaining direct approval from users. This type of unwanted threats are mostly distributed via software bundle packages downloaded from third-party sites like cnet.com, download.com, soft32.com, softonic.com, and users install them unintentionally. This often takes place when people select the Custom or Advanced installation options as these wizards don’t disclose the components that are added to the software package.

Tips To Prevent Such Intrusions:

To avoid such unwanted installations, you should follow some very simple security steps. Never download anything from untrustworthy sites, Peer-to-Peer sharing networks, third-party downloaders etc. and choose only reliable sources and direct links for the process. Additionally, always opt for Custom or Advanced configuration settings to install apps where you can decline the additional offers and pick only the software you want to install. But at the moment, you must remove GlobalPDFConverterSearch from the device without wasting any time.

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 GlobalPDFConverterSearch:

Remove the related items of GlobalPDFConverterSearch 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 GlobalPDFConverterSearch 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 (GlobalPDFConverterSearch) 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 GlobalPDFConverterSearch 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 GlobalPDFConverterSearch 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 GlobalPDFConverterSearch 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 GlobalPDFConverterSearch 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 GlobalPDFConverterSearch (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.