Convertmypdf.co

By GoldSparrow in Browser Hijackers

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 290
First Seen: January 24, 2017
Last Seen: May 23, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Web surfers that would like to save a page for later reading as a PDF file may be interested in what Convertmypdf.co has to offer. Convertmypdf.co offers Web surfers help with saving pages on the Internet as PDF documents that can be opened with any decent PDF viewer. Computer users that run the Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox may be welcomed to click the 'Convert Now' button at Convertmypdf.co and proced with the installation of a browser extension. The app hosted at Convertmypdf.co may appear differently depending on your default Internet client.

For Firefox users it is listed as 'ConvertMyPdf By convertmypdf.co.' In Internet Explorer, the app features the name 'WindowsFormsApplication1,' which most users are unlikely to associate with Convertmypdf.co. Web surfers that prefer to access the Internet via Google Chrome might notice the name 'convertmypdf.co Chrome Extension' in their Extensions Managers. Further research of Convertmypdf.co shows that the 'convertmypdf.co' extension is programmed to alter the user's new tab page and load convertmypdf.co/homepage/homepage.html?id=11162. The page is presented as a custom search service powered by Yahoo!, which is tailored to load advertisements from sponsors to Convertmypdf.co. Computer users that install the Convertmypdf.co app may be redirected to a stripped-down version of search.yahoo.com that lacks many useful features of the original Yahoo! engine. Moreover, users that are not interested in using convertmypdf.co/homepage/homepage.html?id=11162 as their default new tab, but want to retain their easy access to features at Convertmypdf.co, are not provided with the ability to limit the privileges given to the Convertmypdf.co extension. The Convertmypdf.co application is deemed as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that you may need to remove to make modifications to your new tab page freely. Convertmypdf.co is a gateway for features by Smallpdf.com, and you may want to explore the original suite of tools. Tracking cookies that came with convertmypdf.co/homepage/homepage.html?id=11162 can be removed with a complete browser history cleanup but you may want to use a reliable anti-spyware tool to delete unwanted cookies and riskware safely.

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Registry Details

Convertmypdf.co may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
File name without path
http_www.convertmypdf.co_0.localstorage

Directories

Convertmypdf.co may create the following directory or directories:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\http_www.convertmypdf.co_0.indexeddb.leveldb

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