How To Remove PDFConverterSearcher Hijacker

Easy Steps To Delete PDFConverterSearcher

PDFConverterSearcher is a kind of browser hijacking application that changes the settings of the browser to promote pdfconvertersearcher.com- a fraudulent search engine. It has been categorized as a potentially unwanted program that often spread via ‘bundling’ technique. Soon after penetrating the work-station, this nasty hijacker starts contributing evil activities in the background and wreaks havoc onto the machine. During its presence in your computer, you are flooded with thousands of annoying ads and pop-ups all over the day which interrupts your web sessions badly. While using pdfconvertersearcher.com as the default search tool, you only acquire inorganic results mixed with commercial contents and sponsored links right at the top.

Depth Analysis of PDFConverterSearcher:

PDFConverterSearcher alters the default home page, search engine, and new tab addresses with pdfconvertersearcher.com and grabs full control over the entire browser. To prevent users from restoring the settings back to its normal form, it also installs multiple suspicious extensions, plug-ins, toolbars etc. on the browser. These add-ons often work as spyware and constantly monitor users’ web activities. It collects browsing-related data such as entered search queries, URLs of accessed sites, geolocations, IP addresses and also gather personal information like credit card details.

Information gathered by PDFConverterSearcher is later on sold to third-parties for monetary purposes and could be also utilized for deceptive transactions or purchases. Moreover, using your browsing preferences, advertisers generate eye-catching advertisements in order to get as many hits on them as possible and earn maximum profits via pay-per-click scheme. Ads delivered by this hijacker usually contain affiliate links and trigger redirects to unknown web portals that could be even malicious ones, promoting rogue software or useless services or even hosting trojan or ransomware. And hence, you should avoid interacting with these adverts no matter how eye-catching or useful they look.

PDFConverterSearcher disables the working of all the running security programs and opens backdoors for nasty parasites. It may easily bring other online infections in your computer and your computer and turn the device into a malware-hub. It eats up huge amount of memory resources and slows down the overall PC performance drastically. It causes the system to respond in a very slow manner and take more than usual time to complete any task. Due to this parasite, you may have to deal with many other hazardous issues like application malfunctioning, boot errors, hard drive crash, software failure and so on. And so, a quick PDFConverterSearcher removal is strongly required.

Ways To Spread PDFConverterSearcher:

Browser hijackers are most often spread with the help of bundling technique. This method is highly popular among PUP developers who seek to proliferate their malicious apps into the targeted computers. When you download a freeware or shareware from third-party site and then perform its installation via the pre-set configuration settings like ‘Quick’ or ‘Recommended’, you risk getting infected with such PUPs. These options don’t often reveal the components that are included in the software package and hence, they manage to settle down on the machine without letting users’ know.

You can also bring these unwanted threats in your work-station if you tend to click on malicious ads or hyperlinks that you usually see while surfing the net since these contents redirect you to malware-laden portals. The best way to prevent unwanted installations of PUPs is to select the right installation options and avoid interacting with suspicious ads and hyperlinks while web surfing. The Advanced or Custom wizards provide complete control over the incoming objects and allow you to opt-out all the objects that don’t want to be installed in your system. In case your system is already infected with this hijacker, you must remove PDFConverterSearcher 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 PDFConverterSearcher:

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