PDFSearchly Redirects - How to remove

PDFSearchly is a malicious browser extension – it hijacks searches, opens unwanted websites and ads, and logs user data. If you discover PDFSearchly in your browser, it’s recommended to remove it and to make sure that no other add-ons are messing with your settings.

About PDFSearchly in short:

Classification	Adware, browser hijacker.
Removing PDFSearchly	Uninstall suspicious browser add-ons, remove all malware with antivirus apps (Combo Cleaner for Mac, Spyhunter for PC, others), review the settings of your browser.
How PDFSearchly affects web browsers	It replaces the default search engine, it opens unwanted sites and ads, it tracks user data.
How it gets installed	Deceptively advertised online, installed by other programs, bundled with other browser hijackers.

How to remove PDFSearchly

Remove PDFSearchly and other malicious browser add-ons. You can do it manually and we have the instructions at the bottom.

To check your computer for malware and potentially unwanted items, you can use anti-malware apps, like Combo Cleaner for macOS, Spyhunter for Windows, and others.

Review the settings of your browser and see if any extensions are listed as being in control over those settings. If you see some unexpected, unknown, or unwanted extensions there, remove them so that you can get back control over your browser.

There’s actually one setting that PDFSearchly can affect even when it’s removed and even when it’s never been installed to begin with: web push notifications. If you see ads and other messages labeled with the “Pdfsearchly.com” address, you can block them by clicking on the Site settings button on one of these pop-ups. You can also review which sites are able to send you notifications in browser settings:

• Chrome – open Settings, scroll down to Site settings (under Privacy and security), click on Notifications.
• Edge (Chromium) – open Settings, click Site Permissions, Notifications.
• Safari – in the Safari menu, choose Preferences, Websites, Notifications.
• Firefox – open Settings, Privacy & Security, scroll down to Permissions, and click on Settings next to Notifications.

How PDFSearchly works

It spies on its users

It replaces your default search engine with PDFSearchly.

This causes your web search to behave strangely:

• Your home page and new tab page looks a little different. For instance, where there used to be a search box, it went away.
• Unfamiliar URLs appear in your address bar.
• A lot of redirects happen before you ever get to see your search results.
• Your search results are delivered by unexpected websites, like Mybrowser-search.com.
• Sites reload unexpectedly, their layout changes, more ads appear.

The PDFSearchly extension causes your browser to open certain websites. Most likely, the people who made PDFSearchly live off the money made from ads and affiliate links. They might be using PDFSearchly and similar extensions (SuperPDFSearch, BestSearchConverter, etc.) to force more people to visit those links and see those ads.

In addition to forcing its users to visit unwanted sites, PDFSearchly spies on them by reading their browsing histories and search logs. Its operators may share this data with other companies for mundane commercial purposes because they actually consider search logs to be non-personal information! This is not good for privacy.

It infiltrates browsers secretly

There’s almost no way that people install PDFSearchly voluntarily. It has no helpful features whatsoever, so nobody would want to add it to their browser if they knew what it did. And besides, there’s no way to find the PDFSearchly extension if you don’t have its exact address – it appears that its operators would like it to remain a secret.

The only way to find this extension is to encounter an advertisement for it:

• Ads inside installers for free programs (for example, InstallCore).
• Ads displayed by various websites, usually pop-ups that vaguely encourage or pressure you to download or install something.

PDFSearchly essentially tricks people into installing it.

Once PDFSearchly is installed, it’s not very obvious. You definitely notice the redirects and ads, but you might not know what’s causing them.

In case of browser troubles, it’s always recommended to check your extensions first. Experiment by disabling them and seeing if that makes the problems go away. Don’t ignore even the most trusted extensions. If you find the culprit, remove it and try to remember how it got on your browser originally. Knowing how your computer might be vulnerable to threats will make it easier for you to avoid them in the future.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Remove extensions manually

TopHow To remove PDFSearchly Redirects 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 PDFSearchly Redirects, 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 PDFSearchly Redirects 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 PDFSearchly Redirects, 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 PDFSearchly Redirects 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 PDFSearchly 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.
  
• 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 PDFSearchly 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.
  
• 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.