What is DocToPDF?
DocToPDF Toolbar is a tool that is compatible with many browsers. This application, according to its description, should convert .doc files to .pdf, however instead it brings only headache to the user who installed it. The browser extension not only adds the toolbar to a browser, but also alters its settings. This includes changing the main page, which becomes an unpopular and dubious search domain. Alongside with it, a victim of the malware may notice the ads that will start to appear on every visited page. Both advertisement and newly set search engine serve the same reason – to land a user on a partner source. Not to end problems here, DocToPDF toolbar is difficult to uninstall, and many users look for a guide to remove DocToPDF completely, which we present below.
How DocToPDF got installed on your computer?
You can easily download the add-on from your browser extension manager, as the developers of DocToPDF lay out their product as a legitimate one. However, sometimes users get the toolbar together with other freeware. In this instance, victims don’t even surmise that they in fact invite malware. This happens because there is no direct statement about additional installations. To notice the malicious elements you need to change the installation mode to Advanced/Custom and then find a step with bonus elements. After that search the names of these applications and deselect those that have negative reviews or that are labeled malicious.
Symptoms of DocToPDF infection
Toolbars are typically ad-supported, so if you noticed a toolbar you haven’t installed voluntarily, you may also expect the increase of ads in your browser.
Some of toolbars are connected with search engines, which become set as default mainpage. A search query made on the page or in the box of the toolbar will either present you corrupted results, or cause a redirection to an unwanted site.
Besides, toolbars may be very cumbersome and take a lot of space in the upper part of your browser. If there are more than one toolbar, they may conflict with each other slowing down your browser and causing crashes.
How to remove DocToPDF?
To make sure that the toolbar won’t appear again, you need to delete DocToPDF completely. For this you need to remove the application from the Control Panel and then check the drives for such leftovers as DocToPDF 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 automatic removal tool.
Performing an antimalware scan with Norton would automatically search out and delete all elements related to DocToPDF. It is not only the easiest way to eliminate DocToPDF, but also the safest and most assuring one.
Steps of DocToPDF manual removal
Uninstall DocToPDF from Control Panel
As it was stated before, more likely that the toolbar appeared on your system brought by other software. So, to get rid of DocToPDF you need to call to memory what you have installed recently.
How to remove DocToPDF from Windows XP
- Click the Start button and open Control Panel
- Go to Add or Remove Programs
- Find the application related to DocToPDF and click Uninstall
How to remove DocToPDF from Windows 7/Vista
- Click the Start button and open Control Panel
- Go to Uninstall Program
- Find the application related to DocToPDF and click Uninstall
How to remove DocToPDF 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 DocToPDF
How to remove DocToPDF from Windows 10
- Press Win+X to open Windows Power menu
- Click Control Panel
- Choose Uninstall a Program
- Select the application related to DocToPDF and remove it
If you experience problems with removing DocToPDF 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 DocToPDF from browsers
Since most of toolbars 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 DocToPDF from Google Chrome
- Start Google Chrome
- Click on Tools, then go to the Extensions
- Delete DocToPDF or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove DocToPDF from Internet Explorer
- Launch Internet Explorer
- Click on the Tools/Gear icon, then select Manage Add-ons
- Delete DocToPDF or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove DocToPDF from Mozilla Firefox
- Start Mozilla Firefox
- Click on the right-upper corner button
- Click Add-ons, then go to Extensions
- Delete DocToPDF or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
How to remove DocToPDF from Microsoft Edge
- Start Microsoft Edge
- Click the three-dot button in the upper right corner
- Choose Extensions
- Click the gear icon near DocToPDF 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 Show advanced settings
- Click the Reset Settings button
How to reset settings in Mozilla Firefox
- Click the icon in the upper right corner
- Choose Help
- Select Troubleshooting Information
- Click the Reset 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
Delete files and registry entries added by DocToPDF
Sometimes removal via Control Panel is not enough since the built-in application can leave some files that shortly will restore the toolbar. So, you need to find all of the following items and delete them.
Remove DocToPDF files and folders:
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\FromDocToPDF_65\bar\1.bin\65brmon.exe
%PROGRAMFILES%\FromDocToPDF_65\bar\1.bin\AppIntegrator.exe
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\FromDocToPDF_65\bar\1.bin\65SrchMn.exe
%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ttpw1d9w.default\extensions\65ffxtbr-bs@FromDocToPDF_65.com\content\FromDocToPDF.exe
%PROGRAMFILES%\FromDocToPDF_65\bar\1.bin\65SrcAs.dll
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\mallpejgeafdahhflmliiahjdpgbegpk
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\FromDocToPDF_65\bar\1.bin\CrExtP65.exe
%PROGRAMFILES%\FromDocToPDF_65\bar\1.bin\65bar.dll
%APPDATA%\FromDocToPDF_65
%LOCALAPPDATA%\FromDocToPDF_65
%PROGRAMFILES%\FromDocToPDF_65\bar\4.bin\65medint.exe
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\FromDocToPDF_65\bar\1.bin\65HighIn.exe
%LOCALAPPDATA%\FromDocToPDFTooltab
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\FromDocToPDF_65\bar\1.bin\AppIntegrator64.exe
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\FromDocToPDF_65\bar\1.bin\65barsvc.exe
Remove DocToPDF registry entries:
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\{e1c4699e-5e74-4f30-a4a2-378e45d44f07}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\{cbbea4b9-b183-47ac-8b1f-fd526ac99a8d}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\{c39d6d30-f9e1-4290-a731-c502fe173b39}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\{bc7e25d7-4681-46a3-af5a-9a1b865783ed}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\{2bd4465d-669a-42e6-b449-636b0b10ebb8}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{e1035f55-4c0c-4efc-9aae-38f421fce726}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{e0c3a839-0e5e-4ebc-9f8f-e56f8fc732ce}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{a3b975a0-f679-444e-9d94-6d292fa53140}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{36b445bf-1b84-466a-a623-a360a8cff8c3}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{e1035f55-4c0c-4efc-9aae-38f421fce726}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{e0c3a839-0e5e-4ebc-9f8f-e56f8fc732ce}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{a3b975a0-f679-444e-9d94-6d292fa53140}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{701f5c41-bb30-46da-a56b-68784b0b762b}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{6cbf5c01-c876-481b-867e-111cb1d2a7d6}
SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{36b445bf-1b84-466a-a623-a360a8cff8c3}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{BC7E25D7-4681-46A3-AF5A-9A1B865783ED}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{A235E1E3-6296-4710-AF39-104A7FAA6C7C}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{F236CA79-3123-4AFB-9F74-E98117AD5625}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{C66A678D-5E6C-4AF9-8F57-C6192F42CF74}
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Settings\{A235E1E3-6296-4710-AF39-104A7FAA6C7C}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions, value: {A235E1E3-6296-4710-AF39-104A7FAA6C7C}
Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions, value: {C66A678D-5E6C-4AF9-8F57-C6192F42CF74}
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\www.fromdoctopdf.com
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\fromdoctopdf.dl.tb.ask.com
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\fromdoctopdf.com
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\fromdoctopdf.dl.myway.com
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\fromdoctopdf.dl.myway.com
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\fromdoctopdf.com
If the above-mentioned methods didn’t help in eliminating the threat, then it’s better to rely on an automatic way of deleting DocToPDF.
We also recommend to download and use Norton to scan the system after DocToPDF 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 DocToPDF.
