How To Remove Searchconverterpro.com Browser Hijacker

Easy Guide To Delete Searchconverterpro.com from System

Searchconverterpro.com is a dubious site that tries to presents itself as a genuine one. But its main goal is to show malicious ads, changes the browser setting and collect user’s online browsing data. However, it is categorized as a web browser hijacker by the security expert. It was discovered by the team of cyber hacker with the sole motive to makes illegal money through infiltrate innocent users. It gets installed into the targeted System without any user’s knowledge.

Once installed successfully, it will start to bombard your System screen with the tons of annoying and intrusive advertisements like as commercial ads, pop-up ads, coupons, banners, discounts etc. The main intention behind it is to diminish the browsing experience, generate illegal revenue on pay per click by boost web traffic on sponsored site. Sometimes, clicking on these adverts might cause the execution of malicious scripts that gets install potentially unwanted program.

It can infect all most popular and widely used web browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, safari, Edge and others. It makes the browser so unusual by the several modifications like as internet setting, browser setting, homepage setting and DNS setting etc. It assigned the homepage and default search engine with fake searching site that shows unwanted or unrelated searching results or the results generated by yahoo with sponsored ads. It also redirect users to questionable and malicious site where forces users to install or update third party rogue software with the aim to earn illegal commission on pay per installation.

How Searchconverterpro.com is More Harmful For PC:

Searchconverterpro.com is able to install additional browser extension, plug-in, add-on etc on your web browser. It has the ability to disable the System security and privacy by inactivate firewall, task manager, control panel and real antivirus program and makes the PC defenceless. It opens back door to install other harmful infections like as malware, spyware, adware and other harmful threats which may cause severe damage your PC.

It is able to track users online browsing habits like as search queries, web histories, cookies and other online details. It may also collect users personal and confidential information like as email-id, password, bank account details, IP address etc. later forwarded them to the cyber offender for illegal use. It generates web traffic on the running webpage to downpour surfing speed and makes your browser totally useless. Thus it is highly advice to remove Searchconverterpro.com as quickly as possible.

How did Searchconverterpro.com did gets installed into your PC:

Searchconverterpro.com is usually gets installed into the targeted System without any users knowledge while they open spam email attachments. Cyber offender often sends thousands of email which contains malicious attachments or downloader links. The malicious attachments can be into various formats like as MS Word, PDF documents, zip, archer and so on.

It may get installed while users download or installed System Software from third party downloader site with carelessness or without checking their terms and license agreements as well as skipping custom, advance and manual settings. Clicking on malicious ads even accidentally, peer to peer sharing files through bad network like as torrent, eMule, Gnutella etc could also bring harmful infections.

How To protect your System from Searchconverterpro.com:

It is highly recommended, do not trust on email which contain malicious attachments or downloader links as well as sent through unknown address. It is highly advice email attachments must be open before scanning. It is important to check the email body content including grammatical error and spelling mistakes.

Software must be downloading and installed from official and trustworthy download channels. It is important to read their terms and license agreements as well as select custom, advance and important settings. Unofficial site or third party download channels never be trusted. Clicking on malicious ads might cause the infiltration of malicious scripts so we are highly recommended do not click on malicious ads that looks intrusive even accidentally. It is highly advice to scan your PC with reputable antimalware tool.

Threat Summary:

Name: Searchconverterpro.com

Type: Browser Hijacker, Redirect virus

Descriptions: Searchconverterpro.com is a dubious site that tries to presents itself as a genuine one. But its main goal is to show malicious ads, changes the browser setting and collect user’s online browsing data.

Symptoms: seeing various kind of annoying adverts, redirect users to questionable site

Distribution: spam email attachments, updating System software, clicking on malicious ads

Removal: To eliminate this infection we are highly advice scan your PC with reputable antimalware tool.

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 Searchconverterpro.com:

Remove the related items of Searchconverterpro.com 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 Searchconverterpro.com 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 (Searchconverterpro.com) 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 Searchconverterpro.com 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 Searchconverterpro.com 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 Searchconverterpro.com 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 Searchconverterpro.com 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 Searchconverterpro.com (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.