Mysmartconverter.com - How to remove

Mysmartconverter.com is a browser new tab. It appears with the installation of a browser add-on called My Smart Converter. It replaces the default new tab page you see in your browser, so no more bookmarks and pinned links and no more customization. Although Mysmartconverter.com doesn’t appear to be malicious, it does appear to be adware and a potentially unwanted program. There are safer and more reliable ways of converting files to PDFs than using a ew tab hijacker like Mysmartconverter.com.

Details on Mysmartconverter.com:

Type of threat	PUP (potentially unwanted program).
Problems with Mysmartconverter.com	Replaces the new tab page while hardly adding any features, restricts which search engine can be used to search from the new tab.
How hijackers get installed	Bundled with other programs, advertised as required to access converter functionality, advertised by other adware.
How to remove Mysmartconverter.com	Check your computer for malware (with Combo Cleaner for Mac, Spyhunter for PC, etc.), uninstall My Smart Converter and other PUPs, block annoying notifications.

Issues with Mysmartconverter.com

Browser hijacking

My Smart Converter is another Innover add-on, similar to Convertersuite.com, Directionstab.com, Speedtest-guide.com, and other new tab replacers. In theory, Mysmartconverter.com is meant to provide a free file converter in the browser, just like Convertersuite.com. But there are a lot of problems with Mysmartconverter.com’s implementation that make it not really worth using.

It looks nice enough and does work, but still, Mysmartconverter.com has issues:

• It replaces your new tab. This makes it difficult to reach y0ur frequently visited websites and bookmarks, as well as customize the new tab in other ways.
• Mysmartconverter.com ignores your search engine preferences. It has a search box in the middle and this search box only goes to Yahoo.com. This is inconvenient for those who prefer other search engines, like Google.
• Mysmartconverter.com is a new tab replacer, so to use it, you must open the new tab. This is no more convenient than saving a link to a converter website in your bookmarks. Which makes me wonder why My Smart Converter exists at all.

Converter features

Another thing I should note is that Mysmartconverter.com’s main selling point is converting files from DOC, PPT, and XML to PDF. But programs that can read DOC, PPT, and XML files can easily export them as PDFs. This includes online applications and mobile apps. It is difficult to come up with circumstances in which a browser add-on like Mysmartconverter.com would be useful when most people can use the programs and web apps that they already have to convert the files.

Also, here are some drawbacks of using Mysmartconverter.com to convert your files between types:

• Having to upload files for conversion. Personal files being uploaded on a server that you don’t own is a privacy risk.
• Lack of control over the conversion settings. Mysmartconverter.com does not provide as much control over the conversion settings as offline applications usually do.

How to remove Mysmartconverter.com

It is important how you installed Mysmartconverter.com:

• You could have found it in internet search results while trying to find a PDF converter. Remember, if a website requires you to install a browser extension for it to work, be suspicious. It might be just an advertising scheme.
• Innover’s products tend to show traffic common with suspicious search engines, such as Safeplexsearch.com and Searchactiv.com. This means that some people who have Mysmartconverter.com may also have a search hijacker installed.
• If Mysmartconverter.com just randomly appeared in your browser, a bundler may be responsible. Bundlers are installers that carry potentially unwanted programs and install then alongside the main program. This is often used to spread junkware.

Get an anti-malware app, like Combo Cleaner for macOS, Spyhunter for Windows, and others, to scan your computer. Check the scan results. If there’s any malware found, you should delete it.

Uninstall My Smart Converter by going into browser settings and removing it. Make sure to look at your other extensions – remove or disable all that are suspicious.

Mysmartconverter.com may have asked you to enable notifications and be using them to show pop-up ads. Notifications can be blocked in browser settings as described in this article – How to disable web push notifications.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Remove unwanted browser extensions

TopRemoving Mysmartconverter.com from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Mysmartconverter.com. Click on the trash bin icon next to Mysmartconverter.com or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Mysmartconverter.com, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Mysmartconverter.com from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Mysmartconverter.com. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Mysmartconverter.com or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving Mysmartconverter.com from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Mysmartconverter.com related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Mysmartconverter.com, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.