My Quick Converter

Threat Scorecard

Threat Level: 80 % (High)
Infected Computers: 58
First Seen: June 11, 2021
Last Seen: March 15, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The My Quick Converter software from h[tt]p://myquickconverter[.]com/ is a product developed by the company Polarity Technologies Ltd. The My Quick Converter software is published as a free-to-use browser extension that can be integrated into Google Chrome. The My Quick Converter extension has a product page on the Chrome Web store that can be reached via the following URL:

h[tt]ps://chrome.google[.]com/webstore/detail/my-quick-converter-v410/dhmigidcmpihgdjpnjngdbleinendbon/

The My Quick Converter extension is promoted to help Web surfers to convert files between DOCX and PDF format. The services rendered by the My Quick Converter extension are provided as a customized new tab page. Clicking on the 'Add to Chrome' button on the page listed above loads a notification that says:

‘Add "My Quick Converter V4.10"?
It can:
Read and change all your data on the websites you visit.
Replace the page you see when opening a new tab.
Manage your apps, extensions, and themes.’

Before you install the My Quick Converter, it is worth noting that the app is a renamed version of Easy Converter browser extension and both products are versions of earlier projects by Polarity Technologies Ltd. The pool of PDF conversion tools by Polarity includes a few other extensions such as the Sonic PDF Converter. The official page of My Quick Converter — h[tt]p://myquickconverter[.]com/ features the same text and layout as h[tt]p://sonicpdfconverter[.]com/FileConverter?. Additionally, both products provide users with identical new tab pages and links to h[tt]ps://cloudconvert[.]com/doc-to-pdf and h[tt]ps://cloudconvert[.]com/pdf-to-doc. You can see for yourself by navigating to h[tt]p://search.hmyquickconverter[.]com and opening h[tt]p://search.heasyconverter[.]co/ in a new tab.

The My Quick Converter extension is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) by Polarity, which loads targeted advertisements on your new tab page. It is recommended that you take the time to read the Terms of Use and Privacy Agreement published by Polarity on h[tt]p://search.hmyquickconverter[.]com/Home/Terms? and h[tt]p://search.hmyquickconverter[.]com/Home/Privacy?. The new tab page utilized by the My Quick Converter can be found at h[tt]p://search.hmyquickconverter[.]com/. You don't need to have the My Quick Converter extension installed if you intend to take advantage of h[tt]ps://cloudconvert[.]com for personal use. PC users who are not excited about how the My Quick Converter extension works may want to remove it.

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