What is Free-converterz.com?
Free-converterz.com is presented as a regular search provider which has built-in pdf converter. However, its sudden appearance doesn’t bode well for users- quite the contrary. Once the user tries searching the web, he or she will see that all search queries will be redirected to another search engine like Google.com or Yahoo.com. Moreover, it can generate various intrusive ads and cause redirects to 3rd-party websites each time users surf the Internet. For this reason, it’s classified as a browser hijacker. Browser hijacker can install related files which pose a challenge for users who want to get rid of it easily. You may read this guide to uninstall browser hijacker and remove Free-converterz.com from Mac.
How to remove Free-converterz.com?
- Remove Free-converterz.com automatically
- Uninstall Free-converterz.com from the Appications
- Remove rogue software from Profiles
- Delete malcious elements using Terminal
- Remove Free-converterz.com From Browsers
Automatic removal of Free-converterz.com
To make sure that the hijacker won’t appear again, you need to delete Free-converterz.com completely. For this, you need to remove the application then check the drives for such leftovers as Free-converterz.com files and registry entries.
Norton is a powerful tool that is able to keep your Mac clean. It would automatically search out and delete all elements related to Free-converterz.com. It is not only the easiest way to eliminate Free-converterz.com but also the safest and most assuring one.
Steps of Free-converterz.com manual removal
Remove Free-converterz.com from Applications
As it was stated before, more likely that the hijacker appeared on your system brought by other software. So, to get rid of Free-converterz.com you need to call to memory what you have installed recently.
- Open a Finder window
- Click Applications line on the sidebar
- Try to find applications related to Free-converterz.com (for example: some applications that you never installed yourself). Select them, right-click it and choose Move to Trash
Remove Free-converterz.com from Profiles
- Launch System Preferences
- Select Profiles at the bottom of window.
- Choose AdminPrefs profile, click “-“ icon and enter password.
Remove Free-converterz.com using Terminal
- Open Terminal
- Copy/paste:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES - Press Return
- Hold the Option/alt key, then right click on the Finder icon in the dock and click Relaunch
- Navigate to: /Users/yourmacname/Library/Application Support/
- Delete Folder: Agent
- Go back to Terminal and copy/paste:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles NO - Press Return
- Hold the Option/alt key, then right click on the Finder icon in the dock and click Relaunch
Remove Free-converterz.com from browsers
Since most of the hijacker threats use a disguise of a browser add-on, you will need to check the list of extensions/add-ons in your browser.
How to remove Free-converterz.com from Safari
- Start Safari
- Click on Safari menu button, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Free-converterz.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Free-converterz.com from Google Chrome
- Start Google Chrome
- Click on Tools, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Free-converterz.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Free-converterz.com from Mozilla Firefox
- Start Mozilla Firefox
- Click on the right-upper corner button
- Click Add-ons, then go to Extensions
- Delete Free-converterz.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
If the above-mentioned methods didn’t help in eliminating the threat, then it’s better to rely on an automatic way of deleting Free-converterz.com.
We also recommend to download and use Norton to scan the system after Free-converterz.com removal to make sure that it is completely gone. The antimalware application will detect any vicious components left among the system that can recover Free-converterz.com.
