Search.searchcpro.com virus - How to remove

Search.searchcpro.com infection is listed as browser hijacker for obvious reasons – it is distributed using methods that are simply not fair and it makes changes to your personal preferences without even asking your agreement to do so.

You are probably reading this article because at some point you noticed that search.searchcpro.com website appears whenever you open a new tab on your web browser. It is a clear sign that your browser is infected with a hijacker and you should really take care of it. There are a couple of ways to do that and we will tell you more about that later – just keep reading the article.

Possible threats of Search.searchcpro.com

Actually, the virus you are facing right now isn’t this website – it is “Converter Pro” browser add-on for Google Chrome. This malicious extension is causing all the fuss. It belongs to Polarity Technologies LTD and this company is not a newcomer in malware market – we have seen various browser hijackers that were produced by this company. Some of the most recent examples would be Search.searcheasywa.com and Search.hgomapsandirections.com viruses. It seems like this company lives of the malware, so you might be wondering how do they make money?

To put it simply, they monetize users with infected computers. I.e. once your computer is infected with Converter Pro extension, it will act as a natural browser hijacker and change your new tab page to www.search.searchcpro.com. From that moment, this website will appear every time you open a new tab on the infected browser.

This website is designed to look like an all-around gateway to the Internet that can help you to convert files, reach some useful websites via links placed on a toolbar and search the web with advanced search.searchcpro.com web search. In reality, there is nothing useful at all. Vice versa, you can get into some cybersecurity troubles if you just ignore the fact that your web browser was hacked and continue to use it anyway.

First of all, let’s talk about the toolbar displayed there. It provides you with some links to websites where you can convert PDF files to DOC files and the other way around. It also features links to websites that are affiliated with Polarity and an land you another infection on the computer, so obviously, we do not recommend to click on any of those links.

Speaking of the search feature, it’s just a cheap attempt to create an image useful website. They have no unique search engine, all search queries are processed through Yahoo search engine and the results are also displayed there. As a matter of fact, they can modify those results and insert some links too, thus you get results that are not relevant to what you are searching for. You will also be experiencing a block of random banner advertisements, as seen in an image below.

Last but not least – your search queries will be recorded and they can be transferred to third parties. Imagine what happens if some of your private information slips in there?

Efficient removal of Search.searchcpro.com hijacker

Probably the best thing about this hijacker is that it is relatively easy to get rid of it. Just paste this URL into the URL bar: “chrome://extensions/”. On the following window detect Converter Pro extension and remove it. Then, download either Spyhunter and scan your computer with it. This way you will make sure that no additional files related to this infection are still on your computer, so Search.searchcpro.com virus won’t be restored in the future.

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