X2convert.com Pop-Up Ads - How to remove

X2convert.com is an online converter that allows you to download Youtube videos as audio and video files. It’s problematic because it allows for piracy, but its biggest problem is that it shows aggressive pop-up ads before it allows users to download the files. Some of the ads that X2convert.com shows lead to dangerous sites that can cause real problems. It’s best for online security to block X2convert.com’s ads.

About X2convert.com in short:

Threat type	Adware.
Problems with X2convert.com	It shows unavoidable pop-up ads that lead to dangerous sites.
Problems with dangerous ads	They lead to dangerous apps, browser hijackers, and notification hijackers, they open scam sites and other deceptive sites.
How to stay safe on X2convert.com	Block unwanted ads and malicious websites, remove malware and adware (Combo Cleaner for Mac, Spyhunter for PC, others).

Problems with X2convert.com

X2convert.com is one of many websites that allow users to download video and audio files of Youtube videos. You just need to paste in the link of the video and X2convert.com converts the file.

The files are safe, or they should be. There appears to be no reason to suspect the files that X2convert.com converts.

However, X2convert.com appears to allow copyrighted content to be downloaded, which means that it could be used in piracy. Some people accuse it of being illegal, but this entirely depends on the video being downloaded. If the video’s owner allows free distribution, then there’s no problem with people downloading it.

Of course, most users don’t care about copyright, so X2convert.com and sites like it have a reputation of being piracy websites. Likely, it’s because of this negative reputation that the ads that X2convert.com shows are so dubious. Some advertisers just don’t want to work with sites perceived as being potentially illegal. At the same time, the operators of sites like X2convert.com appear to be more eager to work with advertising companies that show unsafe ads.

Pop-up ads and redirects

When you try to download a file, X2convert.com triggers a pop-up. It triggers ads when you click on random spots of its pages, which makes downloading its files difficult. These ads tend to be potentially dangerous, too:

• Fake download links and buttons. These ads often lead to unwanted apps and fleeceware. Ads for fake download buttons can easily trick people – an ad with a fake download link on a site that’s for downloading files is pretty intentionally deceptive.
• Notification hijackers, sites such as Z-videos.fun that use fake video players to trick people into subscribing to advertising spam.
• Browser hijackers and other unsafe browser extensions. These add-ons are misrepresented to manipulate people into installing them.
• Fake articles promoting various get-rich-quick scams – crypto trading platforms that massively misrepresent their features.

Even the normal ads displayed on X2convert.com are dubious. At the top, you might see ads that are styled to look like notifications or new messages on mobile devices. If you use X2convert.com on a phone, it might be easy to mistake those ads for real messages. And the clickbait ads at the bottom of X2convert.com’s pages lead to AdsKeeper sites – clickbait sites tend to feature iffy ads, so it’s better to avoid them.

In a way, it’s understandable – X2convert.com needs to cover its operating costs somehow. But the ads are so disruptive and so obnoxious that X2convert.com is hazardous to those who don’t use ad blockers.

How to stay safe on X2convert.com

The best way to stay safe on X2convert.com and sites similar to it, such as Youtubetomp3music.com and ClipConverter.cc, is to use ad blockers when visiting them. Ad blockers should stop the pop-ups that these sites show, as well as the normal ads displayed by the sites.

Besides blocking ads, it’s helpful to use anti-malware apps and malicious site blockers. Programs that block suspicious and malicious sites can improve your security and warn you about suspicious sites.

You can avoid malicious programs and low-reputation apps with anti-malware tools, such as Combo Cleaner for macOS, Spyhunter for Windows, etc. The antivirus program should be one that detects PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) and other minor threats. Allow antivirus apps to scan your device regularly to make sure that it’s protected from malware.

And avoid installing unnecessary browser extensions. Malicious ones get deceptively advertised online and they cause browser redirects and malware, but even the harmless ones are not good for privacy. X2convert.com uses Tampermonkey to distribute its browser extension, which is an extension for distributing extensions – only use it if you understand how it works.

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How to remove X2convert.com Pop-Up Ads using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like X2convert.com Pop-Up Ads 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 X2convert.com Pop-Up Ads . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make X2convert.com Pop-Up Ads 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 X2convert.com Pop-Up Ads from macOS

Delete X2convert.com Pop-Up Ads from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the X2convert.com Pop-Up Ads 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 X2convert.com Pop-Up Ads 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 X2convert.com Pop-Up Ads, 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 X2convert.com Pop-Up Ads 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 X2convert.com Pop-Up Ads. Click on the trash bin icon next to X2convert.com Pop-Up Ads 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 X2convert.com Pop-Up Ads, 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 X2convert.com Pop-Up Ads 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 X2convert.com Pop-Up Ads 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 X2convert.com Pop-Up Ads, 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 X2convert.com Pop-Up Ads 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 X2convert.com Pop-Up Ads. Click on the "Remove" icon next to X2convert.com Pop-Up Ads 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 X2convert.com Pop-Up Ads from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the X2convert.com Pop-Up Ads. 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 X2convert.com Pop-Up Ads, 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.