How to remove YouPDFSearch browser hijacker? — Fix Guide

The YouPDFSearch search hijacker is an illustration of a typical unwanted program; such programs are spread enormously these days. In this article you will see the detailed guidance of “YouPDFSearch” hijacker elimination in several tactics: using anti-malware tools and hand-operated elimination procedure.

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YouPDFSearch – What is it?

“YouPDFSearch” search hijacker is a potentially unwanted application (PUA)¹, that is spread as a plugin for your internet browser. It is usually advertised as an add-on for Chrome or Firefox, that assists to search some precise info, for instance, about sport events, make your web browser much more secure, allow downloading of any web video, et cetera. Also, this app adds the “Managed by your organization” feature (on Chrome browsers).

However, the “YouPDFSearch” plugin is rather ineffective due to the fact that all such functions are already built-in to your web browser and/or Windows. Such marketing mottos are targeted at low-skilled computer users, such as pensioners or schoolchildren. But occasionally even skilled users are getting caught on such a lure. In specific situations, this hijacker is distributed along with free apps.

YouPDFSearch Search Hijacker

Here is a info for the YouPDFSearch hijacker

How harmful is YouPDFSearch hijacker?

Besides its impracticality, YouPDFSearch hijacker is likewise quite unsafe for browser usage. It modifies your search engine to its particular – Youpdfsearch.com, and also changes your background, putting its watermark on your wallpaper (or, in some cases, changing it to default with the mentioned sign).

Besides viewable changes done by YouPDFSearch hijacker, you can notice that a couple of your search inquiries are redirecting to the suspicious web pages, full of web links and advertisements – so-called doorway websites. Such websites can consist of web links for malware downloads. The chance of redirecting boosts if you try to start Google search page forcibly.

But all these activities are a lot more bothersome than really destructive. The largest threat, especially for people who have a huge amount of confidential information in their internet browsers, is embedded in information collecting capabilities. Cookie files, chats, often-visited sites, as well as other activities are easily gathered by YouPDFSearch hijacker.

How to remove YouPDFSearch search hijacker?

• Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
• Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
• “Move to quarantine” all items.
• Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
• Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
• Restart your computer.

Browser hijackers are generally quite easy to delete. For the most part, they have a separate app that can be located in the list of installed software. Due to the specific distribution way of YouPDFSearch hijacker, it can be simply tracked and removed manually. Nevertheless, if you got YouPDFSearch in the package with a free applications, your PC can be contaminated with a lot more severe malware – trojans, spyware or perhaps ransomware. That’s why I’d recommend you use anti-malware programs to deal with the YouPDFSearch PUA and all other malware.

You can make use of Microsoft Defender² – it is capable of finding and eliminating a wide range of malware, including named hijacker. But severe malware, that can exist on your personal computer in the specified situation, can disable the Windows antimalware program by modifying the Group Policies. To stay clear of such scenarios, it is far better to make use of GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

To detect and erase all unwanted programs on your PC with GridinSoft Anti-Malware, it’s better to use Standard or Full scan. Quick Scan is not able to find all the malware, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and directories.

You can observe the detected malicious programs sorted by their possible hazard during the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious apps, you need to hold on until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.

To set the action for every detected malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of the detected malware. By default, all malware will be removed to quarantine.

Reverting browser settings to original ones

To revert your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action cannot be intercepted by any virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be located in the Tools tab.

After choosing the Reset Browser Settings option, the menu will be shown, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to the original.

Deleteing YouPDFSearch hijacker manually

Besides using anti-malware software for browser restoration, you may choose the “Reset browser settings” function, which is usually embedded in all popular browsers.

To reset Edge, do the following steps :

1. Open “Settings and more” tab in upper right corner, then find here “Settings” button. In the appeared menu, choose “Reset settings” option :



2. After picking the Reset Settings option, you will see the following menu, stating about the settings which will be reverted to original :

For Mozilla Firefox, do the next actions :

1. Open Menu tab (three strips in upper right corner) and click the “Help” button. In the appeared menu choose “troubleshooting information” :



2. In the next screen, find the “Refresh Firefox” option :


After choosing this option, you will see the next message :

If you use Google Chrome

1. Open Settings tab, find the “Advanced” button. In the extended tab choose the “Reset and clean up” button :



2. In the appeared list, click on the “Restore settings to their original defaults” :



3. Finally, you will see the window, where you can see all the settings which will be reset to default :
   

Opera can be reset in the next way

1. Open Settings menu by pressing the gear icon in the toolbar (left side of the browser window), then click “Advanced” option, and choose “Browser” button in the drop-down list. Scroll down, to the bottom of the settings menu. Find there “Restore settings to their original defaults” option :



2. After clicking the “Restore settings…” button, you will see the window, where all settings, which will be reset, are shown :

As an afterword, I want to say that time plays against you and your PC. The activity of browser hijacker must be stopped as soon as possible, because of the possibility of other malware injection. This malware can be downloaded autonomously, or offered for you to download in one of the windows with advertisements, which are shown to you by the hijacker. You need to act as fast as you can.

How to Remove YouPDFSearch?

Name: YouPDFSearch

Description: YouPDFSearch - a lot of users became a victim of browser hijacker. I have a lot of friends who literally bombed me with the questions like “how to remove YouPDFSearch?”. In this article we will show you how to deal with YouPDFSearch (Youpdfsearch.com), which may corrupt your browser’s correct performance, and create a lot of troubles while you are working.

Operating System: Windows

Application Category: Browser Hijacker

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