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Convertmypdf.co

Posted: January 11, 2017

Convertmypdf.co is a website that hosts the 'Convertmypdf.co Chrome Extension', a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP), which may alter your Web browser's settings so that you'll be redirected to a particular website whenever you launch a new tab. In this scenario, the Convertmypdf.co Chrome Extension may manipulate Google Chrome, so that the user's default new tab page may be set to convertmypdf.co/homepage/homepage.html?id=11162, a search engine associated with Convertmypdf.co. The first time users visit their newly modified new tab page, they'll be asked to choose the type of files they wish to work with while using the Convertmypdf.co Chrome Extension. Once these settings have been configured, the Convertmypdf.co/homepage/homepage.html?id=11162 page will feature new buttons that allow the user to convert PDF to DOC, XLS, etc. quickly. While the extension does indeed work, it is undeniable that it uses tricky ways to force users to generate traffic for Convertmypdf.co/homepage/homepage.html?id=11162.

Browser extensions that force users to visit a particular website are certainly a bit suspicious, but they rarely pose a threat to the user's online safety and privacy. The case with Convertmypdf.co Chrome Extension is the same, and users should not be worried if they have this extension on their computers. However, if you are also being redirected to Convertmypdf.co/homepage/homepage.html?id=11162 whenever you open a new tab, and you wish to put an end to this, then the recommended course of action is to dispose of the Convertmypdf.co software, and restore your Web browser's settings to their previous values manually. Although the manual uninstallation of Convertmypdf.co Chrome Extension may be carried out via the Web browser's settings, some users might prefer to use a 3rd-party computer security utility to execute this task.

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