What is Pdfconverter hub?
Pdfconverter hub is a questionable browser extension that supposedly enhances your browsing experience. In fact, this is just another browser hijacker that displays pop-up ads instead of improving search results, as it initially promises. Following infiltration, it affects installed web-browsers so that every time you surf the Internet, you will be bombarded with annoying pop-ups and redirects. The only way to stop such browser’s behavior is to eliminate malware itself. You may follow this step-by-step guide to uninstall the browser hijacker and remove Pdfconverter hub from your browser.
How to remove Pdfconverter hub?
- Remove Pdfconverter hub automatically
- Uninstall Pdfconverter hub from the Appications
- Remove rogue software from Profiles
- Delete malcious elements using Terminal
- Remove Pdfconverter hub From Browsers
Automatic removal of Pdfconverter hub
To make sure that the hijacker won’t appear again, you need to delete Pdfconverter hub completely. For this, you need to remove the application then check the drives for such leftovers as Pdfconverter hub 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 Pdfconverter hub. It is not only the easiest way to eliminate Pdfconverter hub but also the safest and most assuring one.
Steps of Pdfconverter hub manual removal
Remove Pdfconverter hub 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 Pdfconverter hub 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 Pdfconverter hub (for example: some applications that you never installed yourself). Select them, right-click it and choose Move to Trash
Remove Pdfconverter hub from Profiles
- Launch System Preferences
- Select Profiles at the bottom of window.
- Choose AdminPrefs profile, click “-“ icon and enter password.
Remove Pdfconverter hub 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 Pdfconverter hub 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 Pdfconverter hub from Safari
- Start Safari
- Click on Safari menu button, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Pdfconverter hub or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Pdfconverter hub from Google Chrome
- Start Google Chrome
- Click on Tools, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Pdfconverter hub or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Pdfconverter hub from Mozilla Firefox
- Start Mozilla Firefox
- Click on the right-upper corner button
- Click Add-ons, then go to Extensions
- Delete Pdfconverter hub 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 Pdfconverter hub.
We also recommend to download and use Norton to scan the system after Pdfconverter hub removal to make sure that it is completely gone. The antimalware application will detect any vicious components left among the system that can recover Pdfconverter hub.
