How to remove PDFConverterHQ (hp.myways.com/PDFConverterHQ)

How to remove PDFConverterHQ Toolbar

from Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox.

The moment you discover PDFConverterHQ infection on your computer you should take some steps to remove it, otherwise, your computer will become vulnerable to other more dangerous infections. On this page you will get complete information on how to permanently remove PDFConverterHQ toolbar page from your computer and to ensure that it never comes back again.

What is PDFConverterHQ?

PDFConverterHQ is a browser extension toolbar developed by Mindspark Inc. This infection hijacks your browser settings and changes the default homepage of your browsers to sites like ask.com, myway.com, etc. The most annoying thing is that it installs PDFConverterHQ toolbar on your browsers, which completely spoils your browsing experience. To restore your original web surfing experience you must completely delete PDFConverterHQ infection from your computer by using the removal techniques given below.

How PDFConverterHQ comes into computer?

Mostly this infection uses other freeware programs as a vehicle to enter your computer. Because this infection is bundled with such freeware programs you are unable to detect its installation in real-time. Afterwards, you find your browsers are showing PDFConverterHQ toolbar and search page. At this stage we would recommend you to follow our removal methods so that you can permanently uninstall PDFConverterHQ infection from your computer and restore your original browser settings.

PDFConverterHQ main symptoms?

This infection can be identified by these symptoms:

1. Your search results are filled with sponsored ads.
2. Unwanted pop-up ads are appearing when you are surfing the internet.
3. Even after using several removal techniques you have failed to get rid of PDFConverterHQ infection.

How we can prevent from PDFConverterHQ infection?

Follow these steps to stop the entry of this infection in future. Before installing a freeware verify its credentials. Always use Custom, Manual or Advanced installation mode for a software and disable options that are unfamiliar. Keep an anti-virus and an anti-malware program installed on your computer.

We share the easiest way to remove PDFConverterHQ.

There are two simple ways to completely remove PDFConverterHQ infection from your computer. One is manual removal and the other is removal using a removal tool. If you are searching for how to remove PDFConverterHQ from your computer, then just implement any one of these techniques described below. Follow the below given removal guideline to completely remove PDFConverterHQ from your computer.

Removal Guideline

STEP 1 : Uninstall PDFConverterHQ malicious program from your computer (Manually).

Uninstall PDFConverterHQ browser hijacker from control panel, which you have accidentally got installed recently, Uninstall recently installed programs. follow below instructions to uninstall it from control panel.

Click on Start button –> click on Control Panel –> click on Add & Remove program or uninstall a program You will get a window which have listed all the installed program on your computer.
(if you are using windows 8, then Right-click on a bottom left hot corner (Normally known as a Start button) –> Control Panel –> click on Uninstall a Program).

Uninstall PDFConverterHQ program. (If PDFConverterHQ won’t uninstall itself then use REVO Uninstaller Tool to remove it.) Click here to know more How to Uninstall any software with Revo Uninstaller Tool
(If you don’t see PDFConverterHQ into installed program list then uninstall all other unwanted programs, may be it has installed with another name.)
Uninstall all unwanted programs which have installed recently (you can short all them by the date using clicking on date column on uninstall page). We are giving you a list of suspicious program, If you got installed any on your computer so please uninstall all them immediately List here:- DownloadTerms 1.0, LyricsGet, BrowseToSave, TidyNetwork.com, SuperLyrics, and WebCake 3.0.

STEP 2 : Remove PDFConverterHQ browser hijacker from Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome (Manually).

Internet Explorer.

Remove PDFConverterHQ homepage from Internet Explorer.

Open Internet Explorer.
Click on Tools menu on menu bar (Press F10 key to activate menu bar).
Click on Internet Options.
A Internet options window will come up, click on General Tab. Under General tab you’ll get a homepage box.
Now change your home page as your want. (www.google.com).
Click here to know more How to Remove Addons from Internet Explorer (Removal Guide).

Reset Internet Explorer (Restore to default setting)

Open Internet Explorer.
Click on Tools menu on menu bar (Press F10 key to activate menu bar).
Click on Internet Options.
A Internet options window will come up, click on Advanced Tab.
Click on Reset Button under advance tab.
An another confirmation window will come up, Here Check mark a box “Delete Personal Settings”, then click Reset button on it.
Click here to know more How to Reset Internet Explorer as Default (Reset Guide).

Mozilla Firefox.

Remove PDFConverterHQ homepage from Mozilla Firefox.

Open Firefox browser.
Click on Tools menu (Press F10 key once to activate the menu bar)
Click on “Options”
You’ll get a window. Here change homepage URL.

Remove PDFConverterHQ addons from Mozilla Firefox.

Open Firefox browser.
Click on Tools menu (Press F10 key once to activate the menu bar)
Click on “Addons”
You’ll get a window which have listed all installed addons, Remove / Disable PDFConverterHQ add-ons. Also remove all the unwanted add-ons from there.
Click here to know more How to Remove Addons from Firefox (Addon Removal Guide).

Reset Mozilla Firefox (Restore to default setting)

Open Firefox browser.
Click on Help menu (Press F10 key once to activate the menu bar)
Click on “Troubleshooting Information”
You’ll get a window, Click on Reset Firefox button and follow their on-screen instructions.
Click here to know more How to Reset Firefox as Default (Reset Guide).

Google Chrome

Remove PDFConverterHQ homepage from Google Chrome

Open Google Chrome, click on menu icon which is located right side top of the google chrome.
Click on Settings –> click on “Set Pages”, remove all other pages and make a new startup page www.google.com.

Remove PDFConverterHQ extension from Google Chrome

Open Google Chrome, click on menu icon which is located right side top of the google chrome.
Click on Tools –> Extension, you will get a window which have listed all the installed Addons / Extension.
Select PDFConverterHQ extension and click on their recycle bin icon to remove it completely from Google chrome. Also remove all the unwanted extensions from there.
Click here to know more How to Remove Addons from Google Chrome (Addon Removal Guide).

Reset Google Chrome (Restore to default setting)

Close All the Google Chrome window.
Open Google Chrome, click on menu icon and then click on settings (Note: menu icon is located right side top corner)
Scroll down and click on “Show advanced settings…” You’ll get more option expend on the bottom of the page. (Note: , “Show advanced settings…” is located bottom of the setting page.)
Now scroll down this setting page and click on “Reset Browser setting” button
That’s it
Now, your google chrome has been restored back to factory default settings.
Click here to know more How to Reset Google Chrome to Default Setting (Reset Guide).

STEP 3 : Remove PDFConverterHQ infection from “Windows Shortcuts” (Manually).

Right click on the icon of Internet Explorer on desktop then select Properties option, you’ll get a small window, In that window, look on the target field, if you found “PDFConverterHQ” string in this target field, please remove all the string related to PDFConverterHQ.
(You may leave that step, if you don’t see this type of infection.)
Repeat the same step with all the shortcuts of browsers (Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari) and from all the locations under Startmenu/Taskbar/Desktop etc.

STEP 4 : Remove PDFConverterHQ malicious program from “Registry” (Manually).

Press Windows key + R key together on your keyboard, you’ll get a RUN box, Type Regedit on this RUN box and then click on OK button or hit enter key on your keyboard. You’ll get open a Registry Editor window.
Before modifying registry, we have to take backup of whole registry. click on computer icon on the top of Registry Editor, then click on File menu and then click on Export, then Save that registry backup file with any name.
Click on Edit menu and then click on Find, you’ll get a find box to find any string in registry.
Type PDFConverterHQ into find box, and click on Find Next button. if it found any entry with the name of PDFConverterHQ in result, so please replace all them to Google, or you may remove them if you found suspicious.

STEP 5 : Remove PDFConverterHQ suspicious entries from “Computer Start-up” (Manually).

Press Windows key + R key together on your keyboard, you’ll get a RUN box, type MSCONFIG into this RUN box and then click on OK button or hit enter key on your keyboard. You’ll get open a System Configuration window.
Click on Services Tab, and un-check all the PDFConverterHQ entries.
Click on Startup Tab, and un-check all the PDFConverterHQ entries.
Then click on apply and then click on OK.

STEP 6 : Remove PDFConverterHQ Adware registry entries using “AdwCleaner” (Free).

Download Adwcleaner.exe, click here to download : Adwcleaner.exe, and then Run it. An Adwcleaner application will be started, It have the 4 buttons Scan / Clean /Report / Uninstall.
Click on “Scan” Button to start the scanning on your computer. After finished the scan, it will show you results, actually adwcleaner has been found all the Unwated Programs / Adwares on your computer and all these have been selected here. so please look on them once and Un-check the Items which you don’t want to remove (only selected items will be deleted when you click on “Clean” button).
Now click on “Clean” button to remove all that selected items – then follow their on screen instruction to complete it.
Now after all done, it will be asking for reboot your computer, so please allow it to reboot. After reboot, you will get a notepad open automatically when computer get started, this notepad will be listed all the logs.
After reboot you will be got rid of PDFConverterHQ from your computer.

STEP 7 : Remove PDFConverterHQ browser hijacker using “Junkware Removal Tool” (Free).

Download Junkware Removal Tool, click here to download : Junkware Removal Tool, and then Run it.
A “Junkware Removal Tool” application will be started with the command line screen. Here it is asking you that “press any key to continue” to start the scanning, so “press any key” on your keyword to start the scanning and fixing process.
Now “Junkware Removal Tool” is scanning your computer, After finished the scan, it will automatically open a text file which have listed all the logs, you can close that text file after reading.
Now please Reboot your computer.
After reboot, you’ll get removed PDFConverterHQ from your computer completely.

STEP 8 : Remove PDFConverterHQ virus using “Hitman-Pro” Anti-Malware (Free for 30days).

Download Hitman Pro, click here to download : Hitman pro-32bit – Hitman pro-64bit, and then Install it.
Start Hitman Pro program.
Click on Next button to start the scanning process and then follow their on screen instructions to complete it.

STEP 9 : Remove PDFConverterHQ Infection using “Malwarebytes” Anti-Malware (Free).

Download Malwarebytes, click here to download : Malwarebytes, and then install it on your computer.
(If you want to use it free for forever , so don’t select the check box named as “Enable free trial of malwarebytes Antimalware PRO” while installing).
Now Start Malwarebytes application.
Now select option “Perform quick scan” then click on “Scan” button to run a scan on your computer.
After finished the scan process, click on “Show Results” button.
It will show you a results page, actually Malwarebytes has been found all the Adwares / Malware on your computer. so please select all the found items and then click on “Remove Selected” button.
(You can deselect the selected items if you don’t want to remove any- because only selected items will be deleted when you click on “Remove Selected” button).
Now please Reboot your computer.
After reboot, you’ll get removed PDFConverterHQ from your computer completely.

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