How To Remove EasyPDFCombine Browser Virus From Computer

What is EasyPDFCombine?

EasyPDFCombine is a malicious browser extension that claims to provide the users with a number of useful features which will directly add to user's Chrome, IE, Firefox or any other browser which you installed on your computer.  

Those highlights incorporate combining PDF documents, changing over PDF to different forms, content translation and access to a thesaurus. Up until now, so great. On paper, the greater part of this sounds extremely delightful and pleasing, particularly when thinking about the way that these highlights would be straightforwardly joined inside your browser and you would not have to download a specific PDF peruser keeping in mind the end goal to approach such features. At that point why is EasyPDFCombine considered potentially unwanted program (PUP)? Indeed, there are two or three purposes behind that and here we will give you a top to bottom clarification in the matter of why this program won't be as dependable and as accommodating as one may think at first.

Most importantly, it might enter on to your PC without your permission required. After that, it might begin making irritating redirections to its associated sites by showing changed search results. Also, once EasyPDFCombine hijacks your system, it might turn down some part of your PCs' settings and may alter your start page, the default search engine, new tab page. Indeed, a few people have also detailed about the sudden appearance of related Toolbars, so you should also be careful about that. Nonetheless, the more significant part of them have been experiencing redirections to obscure sites, and they are trying to increase their page rank and income through it.

 That is the reason EasyPDFCombine has been incorporated into the classification of the potentially unwanted program and browser hijacker.  

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Affected browsers:

1. Google Chrome
2. Mozilla Firefox
3. Internet Explorer
4. Opera

Techniques used to distribute EasyPDFCombine:

1. Bundling: The quickest and the most relaxed way of infecting a user’s PC with any malware is through freeware software’s, and in this case the user is equally responsible for authorizing the installation of such malicious program without reading the terms and conditions. Unfortunately, some freeware programs do not uncover that a malicious program will also be installed with it.
2. Social Clickjacking: Creators of such infections use online media such as Social Network and tempting advertisements to provoke or let us say in fooling the users to click on the ads, i.e., Update your flash player or win an iPhone.
3. Spam emails: These hijackers can get into your computer through malicious email attachments and download links present the body of the mail. This emails usually appear to be from a reputed organization, i.e., Banks and insurance companies.
4. It can infect the computer through infected websites or malevolent websites.
5. It can also trick you by fake security alert or system updates.
6. Torrents & P2P File Sharing: Torrents and files shared on P2P networks have a high probability of being a carrier to such infections.
7. It can also infect the computer through portable storage devices like USB stick, portable hard drive or through a disk.

Steps to be followed while installing a freeware program to avoid the installation of browser hijacker and adware

While installing a freeware software or a freeware game make sure you go through the license agreement section and read all the terms and conditions. And If reading the complete terms and condition is too much then while installing the freeware application if the installation offers you “custom and automatic installation”, it is always recommended that you go with the customs process as this would disclose the other programs that might get installed along with it. If you see any additional add-ons or toolbars checked, then remember to uncheck them this would avoid the installation of browser hijacker and adware.

Common symptoms show on a compromised system:

1. Web browser crashes frequently when multiple ads flow in at a time.
2. Default home page of the web browser changes.
3. New add-ons toolbars or extensions are added.
4. Whenever a user tries to open anything, he is redirected to a new website which might either display an advertisement or would give security warnings, i.e., a user searches for http://google.com, but he ends up on some advertisement.
5. Poor system performance, slow response time as the advertisement would pop out of nowhere on the screen even when the browser is disabled.
6. Slow internet browsing speed or internet would stop unexpectedly.
7. The operating system would crash now and then, or the computer would boot up for no reason.
8. Security program and the inbuilt firewall is disabled.
9. New icons are added to the desktop, or suspicious programs are installed.
10. Certain system setting and browser settings are disabled or changed.
11. Ads pop up even when the browser is not open.
12. New tabs open in browser to display ads or search results would always end up with ads.

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Tips to Prevent EasyPDFCombine from Infecting Your System: