How To Remove NewPDFSearch ads From PC

Simple Steps To Delete NewPDFSearch ads

Regular appearance of NewPDFSearch ads on your system screen indicates that a browser hijacker is installed in your computer. NewPDFSearch is a potentially unwanted program which upon getting into the Windows devices, makes changes to default browser’s settings to promote newpdfsearch.com- a deceptive search engine. This perilous threat sets this domain as the new home page, search engine and new tab addresses without asking for any approval and acquires complete control over the entire browser. It also installs various suspicious extensions, toolbars, plug-ins etc. on the browser to prevent the settings from being restored.

Know More About NewPDFSearch ads:

NewPDFSearch ads are based on users’ browsing habits and hence, most of them look eye-catching. This notorious hijacker tracks the activities of its victims and collects browsing-related information such as IP addresses, geolocaitons, entered search queries, download history, URLs of accessed pages and so on. These details are very helpful for the production of targeted advertisements and hence, you constantly receive attractive-looking ads while web surfing during the presence of this malware in your work-station. NewPDFSearch ads ads are in multiple formats such as banners, coupons, deals, offers, discounts, surveys, pop-ups etc. that can easily gain users’ attention.

NewPDFSearch can also steal your personal and confidential data relating to banking and credit card details and send them to vicious criminals for bad purposes. Your sensitive data could be misused by the scammers for fraudulent transaction or purchases that may result in huge financial loss for you. While using newpdfsearch.com as the default search tool, victims are redirected to Yahoo. This is because fake search tools are not capable of providing results by their own and hence, they often redirect to genuine ones like Yahoo, Bing, Google and others. However, results are still not organic as they usually contain sponsored links and NewPDFSearch ads right at the top.

All the malicious activities performed by NewPDFSearch in your work-station consume huge amount of memory resources and drag down the overall PC performance severely. It changes the settings of registry editors by making spiteful entries in it which allows the PUP to get automatically activated with each system startup. This pernicious threat may lead to various other precarious issues in your work-station like hard drive crash, software failure, data loss, boot errors, application malfunctioning and so on. And thus, an instant NewPDFSearch ads virus removal is highly recommended.

Threat Details

Name: NewPDFSearch ads

Type: Browser hijacker, adware, Potentially unwanted program

Short Description: Shows intrusive advertisements, makes changes to default browser’s settings, Redirects users to affiliated or even malware-laden domains, promotes sponsored products, services and programs and make online revenues for the creators.

Symptoms: Numerous annoying advertisements, modified startpage, search engine and new tab page, 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 is recommended.

How Does This PUP Enter Your System?

PUP developers use multiple illusive tactics to spread their malevolent programs. However, the most common one is software bundling method in which several free components are added in a single package along with the regular application. As soon as the freeware is downloaded from third-party site like cnetc.com, download.com, softonic.com, soft32,com etc. and then installed via the ‘Recommended’ or ‘Quick’ configuration settings, all the contents that are included in the package also manage to get installed along with the carrier program.

Tips To Prevent Adware Intrusion:

It is necessary to always opt for the Custom or Advanced options to install software as these settings give you full control over the incoming downloads and allow you to opt-out all the components that you don’t want to get installed. Furthermore, avoid using untrustworthy channels, peer-to-peer sharing networks and third-party downloaders to download apps and rely only on official pages or direct links for the process. Additionally, stay away from suspicious ads or hyperlinks as they may redirect you to potentially dangerous sites that host PUPs or more hazardous infections. But at the moment, you must remove NewPDFSearch ads virus from the device 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 NewPDFSearch ads:

Remove the related items of NewPDFSearch ads 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 NewPDFSearch ads 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 (NewPDFSearch ads) 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 NewPDFSearch ads 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 NewPDFSearch ads 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 NewPDFSearch ads 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 NewPDFSearch ads 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 NewPDFSearch ads (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.