Remove SimpleConverters: Stop Unwanted Redirects

SimpleConverters: Complete Uninstall Guide

SimpleConverters claims to enhance Windows users’ web browsing experience by personalizing search results and improving overall functionality. However, security experts considered it as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that belongs to the browser hijacker category. In general, this nasty application comes together with free software without you noticing. This makes it an unwanted guest operating on its own concurrence. The browser hijacking feature of this program makes it able to modify the browser’s settings to promote simpleconverters.com- a fake search engine. It assigns this URL as the default search tool, homepage, and new tab page without seeking for any consent and grabs full control over the entire browser.

SimpleConverters Displays Annoying Ads:

SimpleConverters delivers intrusive advertisements on your screen and interrupts your web sessions badly. Closing these ads will not fix the problem as it either does nothing or redirect to affiliated page. Promotions displayed by this hijacker are unfiltered, so among legitimate advertisers, cyber criminals hide with their social engineering attacks attempting to get you to take steps based on emotions. You may get rerouted to websites containing fake prize announcements, error messages, system updates, etc. For this reason, it is highly recommended to get rid of this PUP because it can cause troubles while trying to use your computer.

SimpleConverters can display advertising pop-ups, videos, banners, and full-screen ads on a PC screen or mobile device and redirect search results to advertising websites, and record victims’ data for marketing purposes. The sole motive of this hijacker is to generate revenue by serving internet users with advertising content. To differentiate a genuine ad and the one shown because of PUP action, you should be on the watch out for unprofessional-looking pictures, spelling and grammar mistakes, and styling, as well as weird-looking site names.

SimpleConverters gathers specific information about the sites you visit. While having this parasite in your work-station, your internet activity can be tracked. It can monitor your web actions and collect browsing-related data, in which case you should be more concerned because it can attract even more dubious websites your way with clever techniques to get you to do whatever they want. On normal occasions, information gathered by this hijacker is then shared with third-party advertisers who use it to customize the ads you see. To avoid all these occurrences, an instant SimpleConverters removal must be performed.

Ways To Spread SimpleConverters:

Browser hijackers and other potentially unwanted programs come masked as regular apps that can appear to provide a lot of benefit for the user. But in reality, they generally just pretend to perform. Typically, PUAs appear via bundled software. This occurs when users download free app versions on third-party websites and choose Quick or Recommended installation options. People then do not notice that additional software was included as a package. This way, all the unwanted components bundled to the software package manage to sneak into the device together with the main program.

It can be avoided by selecting the Custom or Advanced installation settings which provide you complete control over the incoming downloads and allow you to opt-out the contents that are undesired, or look suspicious. Furthermore, choose only reliable sources, official pages and use direct links for your software and avoid using the untrustworthy channels, peer-to-peer network, and other third-party downloaders. But at the moment, you must remove SimpleConverters from the PC as early 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 SimpleConverters:

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