We advise that you uninstall all potentially unwanted apps, since they can cause problems relating to privacy, browsing safety or even lead to identity theft. Some of the shared data might contain personal, sensitive details. Furthermore, most browser hijackers gather information such as geolocations, entered search queries, URLs of visited websites, IP addresses, and other browsing data.ĭevelopers sell the data to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who misuse it to generate revenue. To remove from the aforementioned settings, PDF Converter App must first be uninstalled, since it prevents users from modifying the settings. Therefore, does not generate unique results and is thus fake. Note that, if used to search, provides results generated by Yahoo. PDF Converter App assigns them to so that users are forced to visit this URL when they open a browser, new tab or enter search queries into the URL bar. Most browser hijackers promote fake search engines by changing browser settings such as the address of the default search engine, homepage, and new tab. Typically, browser hijackers change certain browser settings and gather information relating to users' browsing activity. PDF Converter App promotes in this way and is installed together with Hide My Searches (also a PUA). These apps are categorized as browser hijackers and potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). In fact, they promote fake search engines by changing browser settings. PDF Converter App is one of many bogus applications that supposedly provide useful features.
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