PDFSearchz is a browser hijacker. PDFSearchz browser hijacker redirects the web browsers’ search queries to feed.pdf-searchz.com and installs the PDFSearchz extension.
PDFSearchz is usually recommended on the internet as a helpful new tab or homepage by get.pdf-searchz.com advertisements. However, in reality, PDFSearchz is a browser hijacker that collects all kinds of browsing data from your browser settings.
The web browsing data collected by the PDFSearchz adware is used for advertising purposes. The browsing data is sold to advertising networks. Because PDFSearchz gathers browsing data from your browser, PDFSearchz is also classified as (PUP) Potentially Unwanted Program.
PDFSearchz browser extension will install itself in the Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Edge browser. No major browser developer yet notices this browser hijacker as dangerous. PDFSearchz extension is identical to BestPDFSearch, and PDFConvertersSearch.
If your home page or new tab has changed to feed.pdf-searchz.com and the PDFSearchz browser extension has been installed, remove the PDFSearchz extension as soon as possible using this PDFSearchz removal instruction.
Remove PDFSearchz
Uninstall PDFSearchz extension from Google Chrome
Open Google Chrome
Type chrome://extensions/ in the Google Chrome address bar and press ENTER on your keyboard.
Find the “PDFSearchz” browser extension and click Remove.
Uninstall PDFSearchz extension from Firefox
Open Firefox
Type about:addons in the Firefox address bar and press ENTER on your keyboard.
Find the “PDFSearchz” browser extension and click the three dots on the right of the PDFSearchz extension.
Select Remove from the menu to remove PDFSearchz from the Firefox browser.
Uninstall PDFSearchz add-on from Internet Explorer
Open Internet Explorer
Click the menu (wrench icon) in the top right.
Open Manage Addons from the menu.
Remove PDFSearchz from Extensions and Toolbars.
On the left open Search Providers settings.
Find PDFSearchz Search and Remove PDFSearchz Search.
Do you still have PDFSearchz in Internet Explorer?
Open Windows Control Panel.
Go to Uninstall a program.
Click “installed on” column to sort the recently installed applications by date.
Select PDFSearchz and click Uninstall.
Follow PDFSearchz uninstall instructions.
Remove PDFSearchz adware with Malwarebytes
I advise you to remove PDFSearchz adware with Malwarebytes. Malwarebytes is a comprehensive adware removal tool and free to use.
PDFSearchz adware leaves traces such as malicious files, registry keys, scheduled tasks on your device, make sure to completely remove PDFSearchz with Malwarebytes.
Reboot Windows after all the detections are moved to quarantine.
You have now successfully removed PDFSearchz adware from your device.
Remove malware with Sophos HitmanPRO
In this second malware removal step, we will start a second scan to make sure there are no malware remnants left on your computer. HitmanPRO is a cloud scanner that scans every active file for malicious activity on your computer and sends it to the Sophos cloud for detection. In the Sophos cloud both Bitdefender antivirus and Kaspersky antivirus scan the file for malicious activities.