What is Huniversalconverter.co?
Huniversalconverter.co is yet another browser hijacker created by Polarity Technologies Ltd. This infamous company has released multiple applications which have been labeled as browser hijackers. Once on the target device, it modifies the user’s search settings by adding http://huniversalconverter.co/ value to it. The new search engine is blamed for providing irrelevant search results for users and making them visit those sites that seek to increase the number of their visitors. Of course, its owners do this for monetization purposes. Furthermore, you may dislike the fact that the hijacker collects certain information related to the user’s browsing activity and shares them with third parties. In this article, you can find a detailed instuction on how to do it manually. You can also rely on automatic solution which is quicker and simpler.
How to remove Huniversalconverter.co?
- Remove Huniversalconverter.co automatically
- Uninstall Huniversalconverter.co from the Appications
- Remove rogue software from Profiles
- Delete malcious elements using Terminal
- Remove Huniversalconverter.co From Browsers
Automatic removal of Huniversalconverter.co
To make sure that the hijacker won’t appear again, you need to delete Huniversalconverter.co completely. For this, you need to remove the application then check the drives for such leftovers as Huniversalconverter.co 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 Huniversalconverter.co. It is not only the easiest way to eliminate Huniversalconverter.co but also the safest and most assuring one.
Steps of Huniversalconverter.co manual removal
Remove Huniversalconverter.co 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 Huniversalconverter.co 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 Huniversalconverter.co (for example: some applications that you never installed yourself). Select them, right-click it and choose Move to Trash
Remove Huniversalconverter.co from Profiles
- Launch System Preferences
- Select Profiles at the bottom of window.
- Choose AdminPrefs profile, click “-“ icon and enter password.
Remove Huniversalconverter.co 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 Huniversalconverter.co 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 Huniversalconverter.co from Safari
- Start Safari
- Click on Safari menu button, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Huniversalconverter.co or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Huniversalconverter.co from Google Chrome
- Start Google Chrome
- Click on Tools, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Huniversalconverter.co or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Huniversalconverter.co from Mozilla Firefox
- Start Mozilla Firefox
- Click on the right-upper corner button
- Click Add-ons, then go to Extensions
- Delete Huniversalconverter.co 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 Huniversalconverter.co.
We also recommend to download and use Norton to scan the system after Huniversalconverter.co removal to make sure that it is completely gone. The antimalware application will detect any vicious components left among the system that can recover Huniversalconverter.co.
