Fileconvertermaster.com Redirects - How to remove

Fileconvertermaster.com is a website that redirects search queries to Yahoo. This site takes residence in your browser to act like a search site and monetize your traffic.

Fileconvertermaster.com proposes to help you convert your files. It can turn text files into documents, images, and Pdf files, convert images to different formats, and turn Pdf files into text. It’s nothing that you can’t do with the programs on your computer, but some people still find online file converters useful.

In exchange for its features, Fileconvertermaster.com takes over your default search and redirects each query to Yahoo, a website often used by browser hijackers and known for showing more ads than search results. Yahoo is still a legitimate search engine, but still, it’s used by lots of hijackers.

The File Converter Master extension gets installed with the help of misleading ads and even adware viruses which are generally used by criminals, scammers, fraudsters — and browser hijackers. This means that those who find Fileconvertermaster.com in their browser are likely to have other potentially unwanted software on their computers.

Fileconvertermaster.com features, problems, and removal:

Type of program	Browser hijacker — browser extension meant to control your browsing activity Potentially unwanted program (PUP) — an application that doesn’t offer useful enough features and can negatively impact your privacy and security
Problems with Fileconvertermaster.com	Deceptive installation Search engine and new tab settings can’t be changed More ads in search results Browser activity exposed to the Fileconvertermaster.com extension
Sources	Misleading low-quality ads Adware viruses
Remove Fileconvertermaster.com redirects	Uninstall unwanted extensions manually Find and remove malicious programs from your Mac (Combo Cleaner) or PC (SpyHunter)

How browser hijackers work

Fileconvertermaster.com is a website freely accessible to anyone. It becomes a browser hijacker when an extension like File Converter Master gets installed in your browser and forced the aforementioned website to become your home page.

Extensions are little applications used to modify how a browser behaves, including how it displays every website. Hijackers also have the ability to see what you do with your browser — some can even read your passwords. This means that each browser add-on has a lot of responsibility to not misuse their power.

Browser hijackers are used to popularize sites like Fileconvertermaster.com because the installation process is quicker and easier than getting you to change your browser settings manually and because these sites are not attractive enough for people to want to use them. Besides, an add-on gets access to your browsing history and other private information. And though Fileconvertermaster.com’s privacy policy says that this information isn’t used for advertising, it’s hard to trust a program that behaves like any other browser hijacker — there’s ConvertoWiz, FileConvertor, Hdocumentconverter.app, EasyConvert, and lots of others.

Problems with Fileconvertermaster.com

People find converting files from one format to another very useful, otherwise, there probably wouldn’t be so many online converters and browser hijackers that do it.

First of all, Fileconvertermaster.com is not a very useful extension. Even though converting files from one format to another might seem valuable, most programs can already do it. Usually, you can not only save files as their normal type, but also export them to Pdf, Xml, or other formats. The Office programs allow you to export one type of document into another. Moreover, when using your own computer and manually converting a file, you can set the settings the way you need to.

On the other hand, online file converters like Fileconvertermaster.com are actually quite limited. The settings they use might not be fit for your case. Bad quality conversion can create more work than doing things manually. And Fileconvertermaster.com limits the size of the document, so if you have a large file, you’ll still need to find your own way to convert it.

And another thing — Fileconvertermaster.com uploads the files to an online server to perform the conversion. This doesn’t just require more time and bandwidth than doing things on your own machine — it’s also risky. Even though Fileconvertermaster.com promise that they do the best they can to keep your files private, they can’t absolutely guarantee that only you can see your files.

How to remove Fileconvertermaster.com

File Converter Master is a browser extension, which means that it needs to be removed by accessing your browser settings. There might be other unwanted add-ons installed there, so check every one of them and make sure you need them. Browser extensions have the keys to your browser, so it’s important to make sure that they’re all trustworthy.

Another important thing is to check your computer for malicious programs. You can use an anti-malware program like Combo Cleaner (Mac) or SpyHunter (PC) to perform an automatic scan, or you can check your applications manually.

Fileconvertermaster.com should be simple to uninstall manually, but with browser hijackers, people sometimes complain that the extension reinstalls itself a few days after being removed. This is only possible if malicious programs and/or settings were left on your computer, which is why it’s valuable to check it for malware.

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How to remove Fileconvertermaster.com Redirects using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Fileconvertermaster.com Redirects install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Fileconvertermaster.com Redirects . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Fileconvertermaster.com Redirects easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Fileconvertermaster.com Redirects from macOS

Delete Fileconvertermaster.com Redirects from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Fileconvertermaster.com Redirects app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to Fileconvertermaster.com Redirects and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

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

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Fileconvertermaster.com Redirects from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Fileconvertermaster.com Redirects. Click on the trash bin icon next to Fileconvertermaster.com Redirects or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

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

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset 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.

TopRemoving Fileconvertermaster.com Redirects from Firefox

• 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 Fileconvertermaster.com 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.
  

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

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Fileconvertermaster.com Redirects from Microsoft Edge:Top

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

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Fileconvertermaster.com Redirects. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Fileconvertermaster.com Redirects or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving Fileconvertermaster.com Redirects from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the Fileconvertermaster.com Redirects. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

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

• Click on the Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari.
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.