PDF Converter Search

The PDF Converter Search is classified as a browser hijacker due to its ability to modify the user's Web browser's settings upon successful installation. Nearly all of the programs similar to the PDF Converter Search usually employ underhanded methods to trick the user into agreeing to their installation, such as being a hidden part of the installer of another more widely used free software. This technique is called 'bundling,' and most applications that resort to it are also classified as PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs).

The first sign that the PDF Converter Search may have infiltrated your computer is that instead of carrying your normal search queries, the affected browser starts to redirect to pdfconverter-search.com. According to cybersecurity experts, pdfconverter-search.com is a fake search engine due to its inability to produce search results on its own. Instead, it uses another legitimate search engine, which, in PDF Converter Search's case, it uses search.yahoo.com to generate the search results. The problem with programs such as the PDF Converter Search is that they could insert sponsored advertisements into the list of the results. They also could track the browsing habits of the user.

Users who want to undo the changes made by the PDF Converter Search may find that to be nearly impossible while the application is still present on their computers. It is recommended to either use a legitimate anti-malware tool to remove all similar PUPs from the device or to do it manually as soon as possible.