SearchConvertersOnline – What is it?

“SearchConvertersOnline” search hijacker is a potentially unwanted application (PUA)¹, that is spread as a plugin for your internet browser. It is usually marketed as an add-on for Chrome or Firefox, that aids to search some special information, as an example, about sport events, make your browser a lot more secure, allow downloading of any kind of video, and so on. Also, this app adds the “Managed by your organization” feature (on Chrome browsers).

Nevertheless, the “SearchConvertersOnline” plugin is fairly ineffective since all such features are already integrated to your browser and/or system. Such advertising mottos are targeted at low-skilled computer users, for example, pensioners or schoolchildren. However occasionally even experienced users are getting caught on such a lure. In specific instances, this hijacker is spread together with free programs.

How harmful is SearchConvertersOnline hijacker?

Besides its impracticality, SearchConvertersOnline hijacker is additionally quite unsafe for browser use. It transforms your search engine to its specific – Searchconvertersonline.com, and also modifies your background, adding its watermark on your wallpaper (or, sometimes, changing it to default with the mentioned symbol).

In addition to seeable alterations done by SearchConvertersOnline hijacker, you can observe that a couple of your search inquiries are redirecting to the suspicious web pages, filled with web links and advertisements – so-called doorway sites. Such sites can contain links for malware downloads. The possibility of redirecting increases if you try to open Google search page by force.

But all these activities are more annoying than really destructive. The major danger, primarily for people who have a considerable amount of confidential information in their browsers, is installed in information collecting functionalities. Cookie files, chats, often-visited sites, and various other activities are easily gathered by SearchConvertersOnline hijacker.