What is Hdownloadconverter.com?
Hdownloadconverter.com is a potentially unwanted program that usually infiltrates device without user consent. A browser hijacker is usually distributed via software bundles. As soon as it enters the system, hijacker sets search engine and homepage of the browser to http://hdownloadconverter.com, which redirects all searches to the Yahoo. You cannot reverse these changes if you do not get rid of the browser-hijacking app completely. In addition to these changes, the PUP might trigger redirects straightly to other affiliate domains. The worst thing about this that you might find yourself landing on dangerous pages seeking to infect your system with more malware. Thus, we advise you to remove Hdownloadconverter.com from your computer and to do this – follow our guide.
How to remove Hdownloadconverter.com?
- Remove Hdownloadconverter.com automatically
- Uninstall Hdownloadconverter.com from the Appications
- Remove rogue software from Profiles
- Delete malcious elements using Terminal
- Remove Hdownloadconverter.com From Browsers
Automatic removal of Hdownloadconverter.com
To make sure that the hijacker won’t appear again, you need to delete Hdownloadconverter.com completely. For this, you need to remove the application then check the drives for such leftovers as Hdownloadconverter.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 Hdownloadconverter.com. It is not only the easiest way to eliminate Hdownloadconverter.com but also the safest and most assuring one.
Steps of Hdownloadconverter.com manual removal
Remove Hdownloadconverter.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 Hdownloadconverter.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 Hdownloadconverter.com (for example: some applications that you never installed yourself). Select them, right-click it and choose Move to Trash
Remove Hdownloadconverter.com from Profiles
- Launch System Preferences
- Select Profiles at the bottom of window.
- Choose AdminPrefs profile, click “-“ icon and enter password.
Remove Hdownloadconverter.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 Hdownloadconverter.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 Hdownloadconverter.com from Safari
- Start Safari
- Click on Safari menu button, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Hdownloadconverter.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Hdownloadconverter.com from Google Chrome
- Start Google Chrome
- Click on Tools, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Hdownloadconverter.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Hdownloadconverter.com from Mozilla Firefox
- Start Mozilla Firefox
- Click on the right-upper corner button
- Click Add-ons, then go to Extensions
- Delete Hdownloadconverter.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 Hdownloadconverter.com.
We also recommend to download and use Norton to scan the system after Hdownloadconverter.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 Hdownloadconverter.com.
