PDF Maker

The PDF Maker software from pdf-maker.com is marketed to Web surfers as an instrument that lets them convert files into PDF format quickly straight from the search bar. The PDF Maker program can be found at Chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pdf-maker/lpmedofaljioejmmdbbdbkadeenbgjcf, and there appears to lack support for Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. The PDF Maker Chrome extension is configured to change your default search provider, and browser start page to h[tt]p://feed.pdf-maker[.]com, as well as allow users share converted documents. The installation pop-up for the PDF Maker extension provides the following requirements:

'Add "PDF Maker"?
It can:
Read and change your data on all pdf-maker.com sites.
Read your browsing history.
Change your search settings to: feed.pdf-maker.com'

An input to the Omnibox is accompanied by search result suggestions by 'PDFMaker Search.' Clicks on the search suggestions trigger a browser redirect to feed.pdf-maker.com and then to Search.yahoo.com. The PDF Maker extension adds an icon to the navigation panel of Google Chrome, but it has no other functionality than showing you a pop-up with instructions on how to access h[tt]p://portal.pdf-maker[.]com and how to initiate a document conversion. A test of the PDF Maker conversion services yielded unsatisfactory results, as the service did not manage to convert 1080p images, TXT and DOCX files. The PDF Maker conversion services produce 'Oops, something went wrong' error notification whenever we tried to convert PNG, JPG, JPEG, TXT, DOC and DOCX files to PDF format.

The promoted functionality of PDF Maker is nonexistent, and the only working feature of the extension appears to be the browser redirects and the collection of Web usage statistics. Most PDF conversion services are paid, and there are not many quality free alternatives. The PDF Maker extension may be marketed as a useful tool, but it fails to deliver positive results. It is possible that the allure of a free PDF conversion service was used to convince Web surfers to add PDF Maker to their browser and let third parties track their online behavior for marketing purposes. The PDF Maker software from pdf-maker.com is categorized as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP/riskware) that you might want to remove.