PDF Convert Tools

The PDF Convert Tools program from htt]p://www.pdfconverttools[.]com/index.jhtml is a free-to-use app developed by Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. The company is famous for releasing new tab replacements, customized search services based on Yahoo and Myway.com. The PDF Convert Tools program is promoted via free software packages and h[tt]ps://chrome.google[.]com/webstore/detail/pdfconverttools/niajnfgpmcoodbjffpekedghdjedalja to deliver file conversion features by modifying your new tab settings. The PDF Convert Tools app supports versions for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome but it doesn't have entries on the Mozilla Add-ons platform and the IE Gallery. When installing the PDF Convert Tools extension, you should take into consideration that it can:

• Read and change all your data on the websites you visit.
• Replace the page you see when opening a new tab.
• Read and change your browsing history.
• Manage your downloads.
• Manage your apps, extensions and themes.
• Exchange messages with programs other than Firefox.
• Access browser tabs.
• Access browser activity during navigation.

The PDF Convert Tools extension is classified as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that is a clone of the From Doc to Pdf Toolbar released by Mindspark earlier. There are other clones of PDF Convert Tools that include the EasyPDFCombine Toolbar and MyFileConvert by MyWay. All of the apps mentioned before redirect users to customized versions of Myway.com. The PDF Convert Tools extension is known to change the new tab and homepage to h[tt]p://hp.myway[.]com/pdfconverttools/ttab02, as well as open tabs with h[tt]p://ext.ask[.]com/index.jhtml?productName=PDFConvertTools&installDate=2017112410&partnerId= and urge users to make Ask.com their default search provider. APN LLC owns Ask.com and Mindspark owns theMyway.com brand but these two companies are owned by IAC/InterActiveCorp, and that is why you will see products by MyWay promoting the Ask.com search engine. The PDF Convert Tools may record non-personally identifiable data during your online activity and help marketers push related promotional materials on your screen. You might be interested in removing the PDF Convert Tools extension and related tracking beacons. AV engines tag the PDF Convert Tools app as:

• Adware.AdLoadCRT.Win32.544
• GrayWare/Win32.StartPage.gen
• PUA/MyWebSearch.Gen
• PUF.MySearch!1.AEA3 (CLASSIC)
• PUP.WebToolbar.MyWebSearch
• Pua.Mindspark
• WebToolbar.Win32.Agent.gen
• Win32.Adware.Mindspark.E