PDFConverterHQ Toolbar

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 304
Threat Level: 10 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 183,634
First Seen: November 22, 2015
Last Seen: September 21, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The PDFConverterHQ Toolbar may offer Web surfers the necessary tools to convert TXT, JPG, BMP, XLS, DOC, DOCX and PPTX files to PDF file format. Users that install the PDFConverterHQ Toolbar may use it to send the converted file via email as well as translate its text content. The PDFConverterHQ Toolbar has an official site where users can read the end-user license agreement of the toolbar and preview its premium features. Most of the installations of PDFConverterHQ are performed when users handle free software bundles with the 'Express' and 'Typical' option. Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc., who created Video Convert Toolbar and SmarterPassword Toolbar, developed the PDFConverterHQ Toolbar. The PDFConverterHQ Toolbar may be free to use according to Download.Pdfconverterhq.com, but it will show promotional materials from sponsors to earn affiliate marketing revenue for Mindspark.

Additionally, the PDFConverterHQ Toolbar may use HTTP cookies, DOM storage data and record your IP address to load personalized marketing content in your browser. The ads by PDFConverterHQ may appear as banners, pop-up windows, and full-page promotions. The PDFConverterHQ Toolbar may record your search terms on Yahoo, Google, Bing and DUck Duck Go to show search results from online stores. The PDFConverterHQ Toolbar is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that delegates its features to third-party services and may show many ads. The PDFConverterHQ Toolbar change your start page and new tab settings in Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox. The PDFConverterHQ Toolbar may run as a browser service in your system background and place its files in the Temp folder of Windows that most users may not be able to find. Security experts note that the advertisements brought by PDFConverterHQ may contain disturbing, and adult rated content that is not appropriate to show to minors. You may want to use a reliable anti-spyware instrument to remove all files of the PDFConverterHQ Toolbar securely.

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Registry Details

PDFConverterHQ Toolbar may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
CLSID
{0090C9D5-D952-4D5B-AB0D-02D7A9863F7E}
{057c9ca6-4498-4529-a296-3ffffbeada1b}
{09EC6DC8-A68C-46BE-BDF7-0FA35E05FF1B}
{136af8e8-5bb0-4ced-a40c-1c41d7366d1a}
{19987381-0acf-4db3-ad83-9876e7318f5c}
{21b21364-a65c-4758-9235-c5bf95f2a2f4}
{2B01ED88-5307-4E9A-97F9-43949A90B209}
{2f4c81a1-e548-401b-b637-f2792ed34671}
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{447A3817-3E8B-453C-B692-B69C3D5449A5}
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{fade173a-c29b-4adf-9003-e647fe1a13d1}
File name without path
http_pdfconverterhq.dl.myway.com_0.localstorage
http_pdfconverterhq.dl.myway.com_0.localstorage-journal
http_pdfconverterhq.dl.tb.ask.com_0.localstorage
http_pdfconverterhq.dl.tb.ask.com_0.localstorage-journal
pdfconverterhq.dl.myway[1].xml
pdfconverterhq.dl.tb.ask[1].xml
Software\AppDataLow\Software\PDFConverterHQ_fs
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{19987381-0ACF-4DB3-AD83-9876E7318F5C}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{21B21364-A65C-4758-9235-C5BF95F2A2F4}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{FADE173A-C29B-4ADF-9003-E647FE1A13D1}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\pdfconverterhq.dl.myway.com
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\pdfconverterhq.dl.tb.ask.com
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\pdfconverterhq.dl.tb.ask.com
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{bba6af07-0e2d-46e5-a25f-87179a57aa50}
Software\PDFConverterHQ
Software\PDFConverterHQ_fs
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PDFConverterHQ_fs
PDFConverterHQ_fsbar Uninstall Internet Explorer
PDFConverterHQTooltab Uninstall Internet Explorer

Directories

PDFConverterHQ Toolbar may create the following directory or directories:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\PDFConverterHQTooltab
%LOCALAPPDATA%\PDFConverterHQ_fs
%PROGRAMFILES%\PDFConverterHQ_fs
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PDFConverterHQ_fs
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\PDFConverterHQ_fs
%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\PDFConverterHQTooltab

URLs

PDFConverterHQ Toolbar may call the following URLs:

pdfconverterhub.com

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