Remove Download Converter Free: Stop Unwanted Redirects

Download Converter Free: Simple Uninstall Steps

Download Converter Free is a nasty computer infection that has been categorized as a browser hijacker. Once this notorious threat successfully gets into the Window PCs, It performs several malicious deeds inside and wreaks havoc onto the machine. Initially, it alters the default browser’s settings such as homepage, new tab and search engine preferences and acquires complete control over the entire browser. Due to its stealth intrusion methods, it is also considered as a potentially unwanted program (PUP). The real motive of the creators of this hijacker is to boost traffic for third-party websites and make quick online revenues for the developers.

Download Converter Free Manipulates Search Results:

Download Converter Free forces its victims to surf through a bogus search engine- search.downloadconverterfree.com. It’s a deceptive search tool that is not even able to provide results by itself, so it redirects to Google, Yahoo or other legitimate engine, depending on your geolocation. Nonetheless, the delivered results are not relevant as they usually contain ads and sponsored links that are placed right at the top. These adverts can redirect to dangerous websites. Hence, you should avoid interacting with them no matter how attractive of useful they look as you might end up with landing on push notification viruses, tech-support scams, or even malware-laden sites.

Furthermore, Download Converter Free also inserts spying cookies on the affected browsers and constantly monitors victims’ activities whatever they do online. It gathers several browsing-related data such as entered search queries, IP addresses, geolocations, visited sites, links clicked and so on. These details are very useful for the commercial content creators to customize ads according to users’ interests. And thus, while having this perilous hijacker in your work-station, you are flooded with an excessive amount of annoying Download Converter Free ads all the time that can be very risky for your device’s security if clicked.

In addition to that, this nasty PUP can also steal your personal data like credit card and banking details and expose it to cyber crooks for bad intentions. Scammers can misuse your sensitive information for making fraudulent transactions and unauthorized purchases that may result in severe privacy issues, identity theft and huge financial loss. This nasty hijacker drags down the overall computer performance severely as it consumes enormous amount of memory resources and increases the usage of CPU. Hence, an instant Download Converter Free removal is strongly recommended.

Intrusion Of Download Converter Free:

Many PUP developers tend to spread their vague products by hiding the information about the unwanted application being bundled with the regular software. You should never rush through the installation steps by clicking the “Next” button. Quick or Recommended settings should also be avoided since they do not allow to de-select the box permitting the installation of potentially unwanted programs (PUPs). If you choose these configuration settings after downloading the freeware from third-party site, you end up with infecting your device with hijacker or adware.

Instead, choose to install free software with a Custom/Advanced installation process and thoroughly follow the steps. This way, you can avoid unwanted threats from infiltrating your work-station and install only the one you wanted at the first place. If your system is already infected with this hijacker, you must remove Download Converter Free from the machine 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 Download Converter Free:

Remove the related items of Download Converter Free 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 Download Converter Free 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 (Download Converter Free) 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 Download Converter Free 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 Download Converter Free 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 Download Converter Free 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 Download Converter Free 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 Download Converter Free (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.