What is SearchConverters?
SearchConverters is a browser extension that works on the Chrome browser. This application should enhance your browser’s functions, providing it with additional features. However, users often complain that they don’t know how or why SearchConverters is there, and they want to get rid of it. If you’re here for that, simply scroll down to the bottom of this description and remove the extension right now. The rest of the entry will deal with the origins and functionality of this extension, so if you want to find out more, be sure to read on. Also, don’t forget to drop us a comment if you have any questions.
Where does SearchConverters come from?
This extension belongs to the same group of potentially unwanted programs as BestPDFSearch, StreamBrosSearch, and AllConvertersSearch. In fact, there are many other applications that follow the same pattern and have the same layout on their main websites, but it’s pointless to list them because they’re all practically clones of each other. Also, please note that there is a good chance that these applications have a short lifespan. Hence, if one extension no longer works, you can apply the removal methods to a new extension, too.
Also, SearchConverters shares the distribution methods with its groupmates, too. All these programs can be found on the Chrome Web Store. This makes it seem as though the extensions are reliable apps that can enhance your web browsing experience. It also has an official website via portal.search-converters.com. However, as it’s common with such extensions, they can enter target systems through third-party sources, too. For instance, you might be on some gaming website, and you might encounter a pop-up ad that offers to add SearchConverters to your browser. Closing the add by clicking the X icon at the top right would be the right way to do it, but some users might absent-mindedly interact with the notification that offers the extension, and it could end up on the Chrome browser. The bottom line is that you can avoid the app as long as you are careful with the content that you encounter on various sites.
What does SearchConverters do?
The extension itself is promoted as a tool that can optimize your web search. It is supposed to let you “browse the web and get easy access to search, images, videos, and news.” Also, with your permission, SearchConverters reads your browsing history and changes your search settings to feed.search-conversters.com. These modifications are necessary to “optimize your web search,” but some users might say that they didn’t agree with these changes or at least weren’t aware of them. However, even if you were not aware of that, you still allowed SearchConverters to enter your system, and now you have to deal with the consequences.
We think that this program cannot provide you with anything original because it still has to use the Yahoo! Search to generate the search results. And why should you employ an extension to redirect you to yet another search engine? Wouldn’t it be easier and safer to set a search engine of your choice as your default search provider and be done with it?
That’s actually how it should be. Not to mention that SearchConverters could accidentally expose you to dangerous content, too. Such extensions can be easily exploited by malevolent third parties that can embed their content into the search result links or into the ads that SearchConverters may display. And since the app does not review the third-party content, whenever you interact with it, you are entirely on your own, especially if something bad happens. Hence, you should never tolerate programs that enter your system unplanned.
How do I remove SearchConverters?
We always emphasize that there are several ways to terminate unwanted apps. While it is possible to remove it via the Extensions menu, we would recommend performing a full browser reset. This would also remove other unwanted extensions that could have been added over the course of time. And you would also delete all the tracking cookies and browsing history that might be used for online marketing purposes.
Finally, please review your web browsing habits because no security program will be able to protect you from suspicious software if you install it willingly.
Manual SearchConverters Removal
- Open Chrome and press Alt+F.
- Select Settings on the drop-down menu.
- Click Advanced at the bottom of the screen.
- Click Restore settings to their original defaults.
- Press Reset settings on the confirmation box.
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