I wrote this article to help you remove Pdfconvertsearch.com. This Pdfconvertsearch.com removal guide works for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.

If you see the Pdfconvertsearch.com page all the time when you surf the Web, we have bad news for you. There is a browser hijacker on your machine. However, don’t panic. The infection can be removed completely but you have to act fast. Procrastinating will only make matters worse and it will be harder to remove the pest once it gets out of control. And it will get out of hand, eventually. Each cyber infection does, when granted enough time. Don’t let it. As soon as you see the Pdfconvertsearch.com page taking over your browsers, act. Accept the fact your machine harbors a parasite and start looking for ways to remove it ASAP. Hijackers are not helpful to you. They are created by cybercriminals to serve their malicious purposes. They were never meant to be beneficial to you. In fact, the quite opposite. In the matter of helping crooks, they expose you to threats and constant interruptions. The hijacker, hiding behind Pdfconvertsearch.com is no different. It has to be removed immediately. The sooner it is gone, the better.

Once the infection settles on board, the mess making begins. Your entire browsing experience changes significantly and not for the better. The hijacker makes unauthorized modifications in your settings, thus taking control of all of your browsers. The Pdfconvertsearch.com page`s appearance is your first clue. All of a sudden, this site is everywhere. It pops up every time you go online. It even replaces your homepage and your search engine and you are forced to use it whenever you want to search for something. Keep in mind that the results you see are not safe. You cannot trust them. They may appear as harmless and accurate but, in reality, they are sponsored. And you know that a sponsored link is not to be trusted. More often than not, it leads to compromised sites fool of more malware which you can download which a single click. Finding what you are searching for online becomes impossible. But this is not all.

The hijacker may also generate annoying commercials which additionally worsen your situation. They cover your entire screen and cannot be removed. Not even with the “X” button. Needless to say, clicking on them is just as dangerous as clicking on the corrupted results you are shown. And yet, all of these are considered minor inconveniences. Your biggest problem is the security risk this pest exposes you to. The hijacker spies on you. It uses your infected browsers to monitor your every online move, collect information and then send it to hackers. Do you think this will end well for you? Of course, not. Do the right thing and get rid of the parasite while it is not too late. To do so manually, use our removal guide at the end of this article.

How did the hijacker enter? Well, it was because of you. Let`s explain. The hijacker is still a program and it needs your permission to be installed. That’s why it asks for it. But not straightforwardly, of course. It uses sneaky tactics to trick you into allowing it to enter. These tactics include spam emails, fake updates, freeware/shareware bundles, compromised sites, fake torrents, malicious ads, etc. It hides and prays that you will be too distracted to notice it. Usually, it is right. Users are indeed distracted. They don’t read what they agree to. They skip steps do the process would end faster. They tend to open everything they receive without thinking twice about it. They are just negligent. And this leads to infections. If you want to keep your machine safe, you have to be vigilant. Your haste and carelessness only help crooks. Not you. Think about that and you will see we are right. Choose safety over speed. Be smart and don’t make yourself an even easier target for cybercriminals.

Pdfconvertsearch.com Uninstall

Before starting the real removal process, you must reboot in Safe Mode. If you are familiar with this task, skip the instructions below and proceed to Step 2. If you do not know how to do it, here is how to reboot in Safe mode:

For Windows 98, XP, Millenium and 7:
Reboot your computer. When the first screen of information appears, start repeatedly pressing F8 key. Then choose Safe Mode With Networking from the options.

For Windows 8/8.1
Click the Start button, next click Control Panel —> System and Security —> Administrative Tools —> System Configuration.‌

Check the Safe Boot option and click OK. Click Restart when asked.
For Windows 10
Open the Start menu and click or tap on the Power button.

While keeping the Shift key pressed, click or tap on Restart.

Here are the steps you must perform to remove the hijacker from the browser:

Remove From Mozilla Firefox:

Open Firefox, click on top-right corner , click Add-ons, hit Extensions next.

Look for suspicious or unknown extensions, remove them all.

Remove From Chrome:

Open Chrome, click chrome menu icon at the top-right corner —>More Tools —> Extensions. There, identify the malware and select chrome-trash-icon(Remove).

Remove From Internet Explorer:
Open IE, then click IE gear icon on the top-right corner —> Manage Add-ons.

Find the malicious add-on. Remove it by pressing Disable.

Right click on the browser’s shortcut, then click Properties. Remove everything after the .exe” in the Target box.

Open Control Panel by holding the Win Key and R together. Write appwiz.cpl in the field, then click OK.

Here, find any program you had no intention to install and uninstall it.

Run the Task Manager by right clicking on the Taskbar and choosing Start Task Manager.

Look carefully at the file names and descriptions of the running processes. If you find any suspicious one, search on Google for its name, or contact me directly to identify it. If you find a malware process, right-click on it and choose End task.

Open MS Config by holding the Win Key and R together. Type msconfig and hit Enter.

Go in the Startup tab and Uncheck entries that have “Unknown” as Manufacturer.

Still can not remove Pdfconvertsearch.com from your browser? Please, leave a comment below, describing what steps you performed. I will answer promptly.