How To Remove PDF Mighty Adware

Simple Steps To Delete PDF Mighty from PC

Developer promotes PDF Mighty as a genuine and useful application that claims to converting files like as Microsoft Office documents into the PDF Format.  But unfortunately, it’s all claims are false. It is mainly designed to promote the SearchMighty browser hijacker, displays advertisements, and gathers users personal and confidential information. However, it is identified as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) by the security expert. It was discovered and distributed by the team of cyber crook with the sole motive to makes illegal money through manipulate innocent users.

It gets inside into the targeted System without any users permission. Once installed it start to bombard various kind of annoying and intrusive advertisements like as commercial ads, pop-up ads, coupons, banners, discounts etc on the running webpage. The main intention behind it to earn illegal commission on pay per installation by boost web traffic on its partner website. Even accidentally clicking on these adverts might redirect users to questionable site and the installation of potentially unwanted program (PUP).

How PDF Mighty is More Risky:

 It has the ability to hijack all popular and mostly used web browsers like as Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Safari, Edge and others.  It  makes your web browser so strange by the alternation of  browser homepage, and search engine setting. It also assigned the homepage and default search engine with search Mighty fake search engine which shows sponsored search results as well as redirect users to questionable and malicious site where urges users to install third party rogue Software program.

It is able to make your PC highly risky by inactivate firewall, task manager, control panel and real antivirus program. It can corrupt your System files and Windows registries as well as create duplicate file as a similar name. it is able to install additional browser extension, plug-in , add-ons etc on your web browsers which may cause the execution of malicious scripts. It may also add other harmful infections like as malware, spyware, adware and other harmful threats which may cause severe issues. It also creates duplicate files as a similar name and distributed into various locations. So that it is hard to detect and eliminate by normal antimalware tool. It can track users online browsing habits to collect personal and confidential information like as email-id, password, bank account details, IP address, geo-locations etc. after that share such details to the cyber offender for illegal use like as identity theft, fraudulent, fake purchasing etc. It takes huge spaces of the System memory and slowdown overall performance. Thus it is highly advice to remove PDF Mighty as quickly as possible.

Threat Analysis:

Name: PDF Mighty

Type: Adware, PUP

Fake Functionality: File Format conversion

Symptoms: Lots of annoying adverts display on your web browser, redirect users to questionable site.

Distribution Methods: Installation of freeware, clicking on malicious links, peer to peer sharing files.

Removal Tool: To eliminate this infection we are highly advice scan your PC with legitimate antivirus Software.

 How did PDF Mighty infiltrate into your PC:

Developer proliferate PDF Mighty via the  various intrusive methods. Some of the most common method is software bundling. Mostly users download  and install freeware or software program via third party site with carelessness. They also skip the important setting including the custom or advance setting. Skip these setting allowing offers to install additional bundled which can execute scripts to download and install potentially unwanted program. It may also spread via the Updating System Software from irrelevant sources, clicking on malicious links, peer to peer sharing files through bad network and other social engineering techniques.

 How To Protect your System from PDF Mighty:

It is highly recommended, software must be research before to download and install or purchase. All downloads must be done from official and verified sources. It is important to select custom or advance options.  Must read the installation guide carefully.  It is recommended do not click on malicious links. File must be share from safe and secure network. If your PC is already infected by this vicious infection, then it is important to scan your PC with automatic removal tool to remove PDF Mighty automatically from PC.

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 PDF Mighty:

Remove the related items of PDF Mighty 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 PDF Mighty 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 (PDF Mighty) 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 PDF Mighty 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 PDF Mighty 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 PDF Mighty 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 PDF Mighty 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 PDF Mighty (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.