ProSearchConverter Redirects - How to remove

ProSearchConverter is a browser add-on with no useful features. It forces web searches to go through Prosearchconverter.com and it gets access to various browsing data that it might use for advertising purposes. ProSearchConverter should be removed for you to regain control over your web browser.

About Prosearchconverter.com:

Threat type	Browser hijacker, adware.
How ProSearchConverter gets installed	It’s advertised online, it’s bundled with other programs.
Problems and issues	It makes unhelpful changes to browser settings, it hijacks internet search.
How to remove ProSearchConverter	Uninstall the extension and remove malicious programs manually and with an antivirus program (Spyhunter for Pc, Combo Cleaner for Mac, others), restore your browser settings.

What is ProSearchConverter?

Installed unintentionally

ProSearchConverter is a browser extension. You can install it after being prompted to by an advertisement on Prosearchconverter.com.

Interestingly, you can’t find ProSearchConverter by searching for it. The only way to get it is to encounter an ad for it. You might do that while browsing free movie sites, torrenting sites, file download sites, and similar places online. That’s to say, ProSearchConverter gets promoted on controversial sites, such as those used to pirate content.

It’s advertised without much of a description, often with just a button that says “Download” or “Download Now”. Indeed, as it’s advertised by pop-ups that just appear in new browser tabs, you could easily mistake them for real download buttons for whatever file you were trying to download. This could easily result in ProSearchConverter being installed by accident.

When people encounter pushy ads like those used by ProSearchConverter, sometimes they assume that they must install the extension in order to continue browsing. That’s not true – you’re free to ignore ProSearchConverter’s promos.

During its installation, you can see what permissions this extension needs in order to function:

• read your data on Prosearchconverter.com sites,
• read your browsing history,
• change your default search engine to Feed.prosearchconverter.com.

From these permissions, it’s clear that ProSearchConverter is a search hijacker. If you see that you’re about to install an extension that’ll change your search settings and if you didn’t expect that, just cancel the installation.

It makes unhelpful changes to browser settings

ProSearchConverter changes your default search settings. It sets Feed.prosearchconverter.com as your default search engine. If you go into your browser settings and look at what your search engine is, ProSearchConverter should be listed there.

That and its info tracking are the main features of this extension.

From ProSearchConverter’s name, you might suspect that it has something to do with converting file types or something – but it doesn’t. It is just a search hijacker, nothing more.

Because of it, when you search the web, Yahoo or another unexpected site delivers the results. These results might take a little longer to appear thanks to being redirected through Feed.prosearchconverter.com. And they might show a few more ads than Yahoo normally shows, as an affiliate link is being used. It’s possible that ProSearchConverter is making a bit of money every time you search the web through it.

And where privacy is concerned, ProSearchConverter is able to read your browsing history and your search terms. Ordinarily, your search terms are between you and your search engine. Now, ProSearchConverter is listening. If it wanted to, it could even change what website opens and what your search query is. It has a lot of control over your web search experience.

How to remove ProSearchConverter

You can stop Prosearchconverter.com from taking over your searches by just removing the ProSearchConverter extension.

Remove unwanted browser extensions and suspicious programs manually and with an anti-malware program, such as Spyhunter for Windows, Combo Cleaner for macOS, and others. It’s very possible that ProSearchConverter is not the only malicious add-on installed.

Also, check your notification settings, since Prosearchconverter.com might have asked you to subscribe to its ads:

• Chrome – open Settings, scroll down to Site settings (under Privacy and security), click on Notifications.
• Edge (Chromium) – open Settings, click Site Permissions, Notifications.
• Firefox – open Settings, Privacy & Security, scroll down to Permissions, and click on Settings next to Notifications.
• Safari – in the Safari menu, choose Preferences, Websites, Notifications.

Look for other potentially unwanted websites, too.

You can use ad blockers and anti-malware apps to protect yourself from sites like Prosearchconverter.com, Researchconverter.com, Fast2captcha.com, etc. Well, not always, as such websites don’t always get detected by anti-malware programs. But they can still improve your security, even if they only block some malicious sites.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Restore browser settings

TopHow To remove ProSearchConverter Redirects from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

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

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser 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 ProSearchConverter Redirects from Microsoft Edge:Top

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

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

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

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• 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 ProSearchConverter Redirects from Firefox:Top

• 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 ProSearchConverter Redirects 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.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to ProSearchConverter Redirects, 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.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.