The following site attached to my mozilla and I don't know how to get rid of it (http://search.hmyquickconverter.com)
On the day of the eclipse I wanted to watch a live newsfeed, when I clicked to download I got this site "myquickconverter.com" which attached itself to my Mozilla. Every time I open a new tab their tool bar and search opens and I can't get rid of it. I checked my computer for a site to remove but there isn't one that shows up. Help!!!
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Hi !
Good for you to be on the alert, for Search.hmyquickconverter.com is a browser hijacker.
Go to the 3-bar menu => Addons => Extensions and look for any unfamiliar or suspicious looking extensions, like e.g.:
SafeSearch Incognito SearchAssist Incognito
When you find any : remove them.
Also look in : 3-bar menu (or 'Tools') => Options => Advanced => Network tab => Under : 'Offline Web Content and User Data'
Do the same in Windows' Control Panel => Programs.
However : most malware will be 'hiding' somewhere , so let's run malware scans :
Further information can be found in this article :
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware?cache=no
Run most or all of the listed malware scanners.
They all work differently - what one program doesn't pick up, the other might.
Also see : https://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-search-hmyquickconverter-com/
It’s very sad, but many software downloaders/ installers will trick you into installing not only their program, but other programs as well.
You have heard of the fine print in shady contracts, right? Well, some installers you need to look at the itsy bitsy teeny weeny fine print.
You are thinking you are giving the installer permission to install the program you want by using the recommended option. But if you use the Manual Option Instead, you discover all kinds of stuff that you do not even know what it is or what it does.
From now on, everyone needs to Use The Manual Option to put a stop to this.
Note that these programs can also change browser/computer settings.