Convertersuite.com New Tab - How to remove

Convertersuite.com is a file converter in the form of a browser add-on. Because of how it treats web searches and is associated with other low-reputation sites, Convertersuite.com is considered a potentially unwanted program – PUP. If you didn’t install Convertersuite.com yourself, you might want to remove this browser add-on and regain control over your browser. There are better and safer ways to convert your files without letting a site like Convertersuite.com access to your data and web browsing.

In short about Convertersuite.com:

Classification	PUP, browser hijacker.
How to remove Convertersuite.com	Uninstall suspicious browser add-ons, look for malware and junkware (with Combo Cleaner for Macs, Spyhunter for PC, etc.), review browser settings, especially notification settings.
Issues caused by Convertersuite.com	Browser settings are changed to help advertisements, inconvenient to use, limits one’s ability to customize their browser.
Avoiding infections	Use reliable software, be skeptical of sites and browser add-ons that ask for intrusive permissions, review the programs and browser add-ons that are installed.

Removing Convertersuite.com from your browser

Convertersuite.com is not really dangerous, but it behaves more like adware than an honest file converter.

To delete Converter Suite from your browser, right-click on its icon in your browser’s user interface (Converter Suite’s icon is a stylized ‘S’) you choose “Remove”. Or go into your browser settings, find the extensions section, and find Converter Suite among the installed add-ons. Be suspicious of browser add-ons that are not obviously reputable and have permissions to:

• control your new tab page,
• change your search engine,
• can read and change your data on Google.com, Bing.com, and other popular sites (used by some hijackers to completely take over those pages).

Scan your computer with your antivirus program (such as Combo Cleaner for macOS, Spyhunter for Windows, etc. – Convertersuite.com can affect any device that supports browser extensions). It’s not just for Convertersuite.com – there’s a decent chance that Convertersuite.com came with some junkware or that the ads that it showed you promoted potentially unwanted programs. Most importantly, browser hijackers like Convertersuite.com often come with friends – other unwanted browser add-ons. The download and installation dates that match Convertersuite.com’s should make programs suspicious.

After this, check your browser search and new tab page settings. They should be set to what you want them to be and not under the control of a browser add-on. Importantly, check your notification settings. Convertersuite.com offers you to subscribe to its notifications – which it then can use to send pop-up ads to your browser.

What problems Convertersuite.com causes

Convertersuite.com is made by Innover Group, a software development company that has also released Quicklivenews.com, Getquickdirections.com, and a bunch of other dubious browser add-ons. They aren’t exactly malicious. The problem with them is that they are too intrusive and mainly focused on delivering advertising.

Specifically, Convertersuite.com does have links to a few different online file converters. That’s all good. But the way that Convertersuite.com does that is by replacing your new tab page. It could just put the converter links in the extension pop-up. That would be less intrusive and more convenient: you could still have your own new tab page and you wouldn’t need to open a new tab every time you want to use the file converter.

Why doesn’t Convertersuite.com do that” Because then it would be more difficult for it to hijack web searches. It’s not like Convertersuite.com puts the converter front-and-center; the links are hidden in menus, many of them open new tabs and load converter sites. It’s not streamlined at all.

In the middle of Convertersuite.com’s new tab is a search box that leads to Yahoo – and as far as I can see, there’s no way to change it to another site. There is also a link to a news aggregator site and a site that has a bunch of tax forms on it – both owned by Convertersuite.com.

So, overall, the way that Convertersuite.com works is good for its developers but not great for users. In fact, users lose out because they can’t customize their new tab page, they have to deal with pop-up ads and search redirects, and they have their browsing history logged.

How to avoid browser hijackers

Convertersuite.com’s traffic analytics show some ties with visits to a few other browser hijackers. Unsurprisingly, it is common for browser hijackers and adware add-ons to be installed in little groups. Since the different browser add-ons show very similar behavior, they overwrite each other while remaining installed.

One way for these extensions to be installed is by following the instructions of deceptive and manipulative ads. Some ads tell you to install an extension to get access to some features – despite the service being completely functional without any extensions.

Another option is browser add-ons being bundled with free programs and installed all at the same time. This often leads to unintentional installations, even though the bundled software should be presented with options to refuse them.

Rather than looking for online converters, I’d advise you to look into manual file conversion. The main option on Convertersuite.com is for converting documents, slide presentations, and spreadsheets into PDFs. But if you have a program that can read and edit those files (such as the Office suite, LibreOffice, iWork suite, etc), then you can use those programs to export PDFs of your document. Even better, you can actually modify various settings to get the best result. It’s safer and easier than using Convertersuite.com, which might even require you to upload potentially sensitive files online for the conversion to be done.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Remove the Converter Suite browser add-on

TopHow To remove Convertersuite.com New Tab 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 Convertersuite.com New Tab, 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 Convertersuite.com New Tab 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 Convertersuite.com, 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 Convertersuite.com New Tab 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 Convertersuite.com New Tab 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 Convertersuite.com New Tab, 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.