What is Pdfprodocs.com?
Pdfprodocs.com is presented as a useful tool for searching and converting office documents online. However, instead of useful options, it brings only problems to the user who installed it. In fact, it is yet another browser hijacker, which is used for advertising purposes. 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. These changes and the newly set search engine have the same purpose – to make user visit partner sources. 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 Pdfprodocs.com from your browser.
Another unpleasant feature of Pdfprodocs.com is personal information tracking. It can gather, record and send such data as frequently visited pages, search queries, clicked ads, bank account details, passwords, e.t.c. This might result in serious privacy issues.
The appearance of intrusive pop-up ads, slowness of the system, redirecting links, random websites opening and even spying on you, all of these are caused by Pdfprodocs.com browser hijacker. Follow this guide to get rid of.
How to remove Pdfprodocs.com?
Performing an antimalware scan with Norton would automatically search out and delete all elements related to Pdfprodocs.com. It is not only the easiest way to eliminate Pdfprodocs.com, but also the safest and most assuring one.
Norton Antivirus is a well-established tool for Mac users that can clear your computer from malware like Pdfprodocs.com and all related files from your computer. Another important advantage of the program is an up-to-date database of computer threats which is perfect to protect your computer in case of a new malware attack.
Steps of Pdfprodocs.com manual removal
To make sure that the hijacker won’t appear again, you need to delete Pdfprodocs.com completely. For this, you need to remove the application from the Control Panel and then check the drives for such leftovers as Pdfprodocs.com files and registry entries. We should warn you that performing some of the steps may require above-average skills, so if you don’t feel experienced enough, you may apply to the automatic removal tool.
Uninstall Pdfprodocs.com from Control Panel
As it was stated before, more likely that the hijacker appeared on your system brought by other software. So, to get rid of Pdfprodocs.com you need to call to memory what you have installed recently.
How to remove Pdfprodocs.com from Mac
- Open a Finder window
- Click Applications line on the sidebar
- Select the application related to Pdfprodocs.com right-click it and choose Move to Trash
How to remove Pdfprodocs.com from Windows XP
- Click the Start button and open Control Panel
- Go to Add or Remove Programs
- Find the application related to Pdfprodocs.com and click Uninstall
How to remove Pdfprodocs.com from Windows 7/Vista
- Click the Start button and open Control Panel
- Go to Uninstall Program
- Find the application related to Pdfprodocs.com and click Uninstall
How to remove Pdfprodocs.com from Windows 8/8.1
- Right-click the menu icon in left bottom corner
- Choose Control Panel
- Select the Uninstall Program line
- Uninstall the application related to Pdfprodocs.com
How to remove Pdfprodocs.com from Windows 10
- Press Win+X to open Windows Power menu
- Click Control Panel
- Choose Uninstall a Program
- Select the application related to Pdfprodocs.com and remove it
If you experience problems with removing Pdfprodocs.com from Control Panel: there is no such title on the list, or you receive an error preventing you from deleting the application, see the article dedicated to this issue.
Read what to do if program won’t uninstall from Control Panel
Remove Pdfprodocs.com from browsers
How to unlock Windows Group Policies
Before you will started to remove Pdfprodocs.com from browser you should perform following instructions in Command Prompt
This step is necessary to delete Windows Group Policies created by Pdfprodocs.com
- Start Command Prompt as Administrator
- To do this in Windows 10/8 or Windows 7 click Start and in the search box type cmd. Right-click on the found result and choose Run as Administrator.
- While in command prompt type:
rd /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicyUsers" - Press Enter button.
- Then type:
rd /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicy" - Press Enter button.
- Finally, type:
gpupdate /force - Press Enter button.
Since some 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 Pdfprodocs.com from Safari
- Start Safari
- Click on Safari menu button, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Pdfprodocs.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Pdfprodocs.com from Google Chrome
- Start Google Chrome
- Click on More tools, then go to the Extensions
- Delete Pdfprodocs.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Pdfprodocs.com from Internet Explorer
- Launch Internet Explorer
- Click on the Tools/Gear icon, then select Manage Add-ons
- Delete Pdfprodocs.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Pdfprodocs.com from Mozilla Firefox
- Start Mozilla Firefox
- Click on the right-upper corner button
- Click Add-ons, then go to Extensions
- Delete Pdfprodocs.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove Pdfprodocs.com from Microsoft Edge
- Start Microsoft Edge
- Click the three-dot button in the upper right corner
- Choose Extensions
- Click the gear icon near Pdfprodocs.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
- Choose Remove
Reset your browsers
How to reset settings in Google Chrome
- Click on the icon in the right-upper corner
- Choose Settings
- Click Advanced settings
- Click the Reset button
- In “reset” window click the Reset button
How to reset settings in Mozilla Firefox
- Click the icon in the upper right corner
- Choose Help
- Select Troubleshooting Information
- Click the Refresh Firefox… button
How to reset settings in Internet Explorer
- Click on the Tools button
- Go to Internet options
- Go to the Advanced tab
- Click Reset
How to reset settings in Microsoft Edge
- Start Microsoft Edge
- Click the three-dot button in the upper right corner
- Choose Settings
- Under the Clear browsing data category select Choose what to clear
- Select everything and click Clear
If the above-mentioned methods didn’t help in eliminating the threat, then it’s better to rely on an automatic way of deleting Pdfprodocs.com.
We also recommend to download and use Norton to scan the system after Pdfprodocs.com removal to make sure that it is completely gone. The antimalware application will detect any vicious components left among system files and registry entries that can recover Pdfprodocs.com.