How to remove TheMediaConverter adware

About this threat

Pop-ups and redirects such as TheMediaConverter adware are usually occurring due to an adware installed. Hurried freeware installations are frequently the cause of the adware installation. If they are not aware of the signs, not all users will recognize that it’s indeed an adware on their systems. Expect the adware to expose you to as many advertisements as possible but do not worry about it directly endangering your system. Adware could, however, lead to a much more severe infection by rerouting you to a dangerous portal. We highly encourage you eliminate TheMediaConverter adware before it can cause more severe outcomes.

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What affect does the adware have on the machine

Since users would not set up the infection, knowing what it is, advertising-supported programs implement freeware as means to infiltrate your operating system. It ought to be common knowledge that some freeware might authorize undesirable items to set up alongside them. Those items include adware, browser hijackers and other possibly unneeded applications (PUPs). If you prefer Default mode during freeware set up, you authorize adjoined offers install. We encourage choosing Advanced or Custom instead. Those settings will allow you to check for and unmark everything. It’s not complex or time-consuming to use those settings, so you have no excuse to not use them.

When the adware is inside your OS, it will start generating ads. Whether you favor Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, they will all be affected. So whichever browser you use, you will not be able to escape advertisements, they will only disappear if you erase TheMediaConverter adware. Since ads are how adware make income, expect to see a lot of them.You might occasionally encounter adware asking you to acquire some type of program but you should never do it.You should stick to official portals for program downloads, and avoid getting anything from pop-ups and strange sites. If you opt to to download something from untrustworthy sources like pop-ups, you may end up acquiring damaging program instead, so take that into account. The reason behind your slow PC and often browser crashes may also be the adware. We strongly suggest you uninstall TheMediaConverter adware since it will only cause trouble.

How to erase TheMediaConverter adware

There are two methods to eliminate TheMediaConverter adware, by hand and automatically. For the quickest TheMediaConverter adware elimination method, you are encouraged to get anti-spyware software. You might also terminate TheMediaConverter adware by hand but you will have to identify and remove it and all its related programs yourself.

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Learn how to remove TheMediaConverter adware from your computer

• Step 1. Remove TheMediaConverter adware from Windows 10
• Step 2. Remove TheMediaConverter adware from Windows 8
• Step 3. Remove TheMediaConverter adware from Windows 7
• Step 4. Remove TheMediaConverter adware from Windows XP
• Step 5. Remove TheMediaConverter adware from Mac OS X
• Step 6. Delete TheMediaConverter adware from browsers

Step 1. Remove TheMediaConverter adware from Windows 10

1. Start → Settings → System → Apps & features.
2. Find all the unwanted programs, press on them and select Uninstall.

Step 2. Remove TheMediaConverter adware from Windows 8

1. Open the menu, select the search option and type in Control Panel.
2. Control Panel → Programs and Features → Find all unwanted programs and press Uninstall.

Step 3. Remove TheMediaConverter adware from Windows 7

1. Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features.
2. Find all unwanted programs and press Uninstall.

Step 4. Remove TheMediaConverter adware from Windows XP

1. Start → Settings → Control Panel → Add or Remove Programs.
2. Find all unwanted programs and press Uninstall.

Step 5. Remove TheMediaConverter adware from Mac OS X

1. Open Finder and select Applications.
2. Find all unwanted programs and drag them to the trash icon in your dock. Alternately, you can right-click on them and select Move to Trash.
3. Empty the Trash by right-clicking on the icon in your dock and selecting 'Empty Trash'.

Step 6. Delete TheMediaConverter adware from browsers

• a) Remove TheMediaConverter adware from Internet Explorer
• b) If your homepage was changed
• c) Reset Internet Explorer
• d) Remove TheMediaConverter adware from Google Chrome
• e) If your homepage was changed
• f) Reset Google Chrome
• g) Remove TheMediaConverter adware from Mozilla Firefox
• ) If your homepage was changed
• ) Reset Mozilla Firefox
• ) Remove TheMediaConverter adware from Microsoft Edge
• ) If your homepage was changed
• ) Reset Microsoft Edge
• ) Remove TheMediaConverter adware from Safari
• ) Reset Safari

a) Remove TheMediaConverter adware from Internet Explorer

1. Open your browser.
2. Press on the Gear icon (top right corner) and select Manage add-ons.
3. On the left side, select Toolbars and Extensions.
4. Find all suspicious extensions and press Disable.
5. Close the window.

b) If your homepage was changed

1. Open your browser.
2. Press on the Gear icon (top right corner) and select Internet options.
3. In General, delete the URL and type in your preferred homepage website.
4. Press Apply to save the changes and exit the window.

c) Reset Internet Explorer

1. Open your browser.
2. Press on the Gear icon (top right corner) and select Internet options.
3. Select the Advanced tab and press Reset (near the bottom of the window).
4. In the window that appears, check the box that says 'Delete personal settings'.
5. Press Reset, then OK to close the window.

If the changes were reversed again and the threat is still present, we recommend you obtain anti-spyware software to deal with the infection.

d) Remove TheMediaConverter adware from Google Chrome

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner) and press Settings.
3. Select Extensions, located in the menu on the left.
4. Find all suspicious extensions and press the bin icon. If you are not sure which extensions are causing you trouble, you can uncheck the box that says 'Enabled' and that will disable the extension without deleting it.

b) If your homepage was changed

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner) and press Settings.
3. In Settings, under On start up, select Set pages.
4. In the window that appears, put in the URL of the website you want to set as your homepage. Press OK.
5. Under Search, choose the search engine you want to set as default.

f) Reset Google Chrome

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner) and press Settings.
3. Scroll down and press Show advanced settings.
4. At the bottom, you will find the option to Reset settings.
5. In the window that appears, press Reset.

If the changes were reversed again and the threat is still present, we recommend you obtain anti-spyware software to deal with the infection.

g) Remove TheMediaConverter adware from Mozilla Firefox

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner).
3. Select Add-ons.
4. In the Extensions tab, remove all suspicious extensions. If you are not sure which extensions are causing you trouble, you can press 'Disable' and that will disable the extension without deleting it.

b) If your homepage was changed

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner).
3. Select Options.
4. In General, delete the URL in 'Home page' and type in the one you prefer.

) Reset Mozilla Firefox

1. Open your browser.
2. Open the menu (the bars in the top right corner).
3. Select the Help button (the question mark at the bottom).
4. Press Troubleshooting Information.
5. Select Refresh Firefox.
6. In the window that appears, press Refresh Firefox again.

If the changes were reversed again and the threat is still present, we recommend you obtain anti-spyware software to deal with the infection.

) Remove TheMediaConverter adware from Microsoft Edge

1. Open your browser.
2. Press More (the three dots on the top right corner).
3. Select Extensions.
4. Find all suspicious extensions, right-click on them and select Remove.

b) If your homepage was changed

1. Open your browser.
2. Press More (the three dots on the top right corner).
3. Press Settings.
4. In Settings, under Open with, select A specific page or pages.
5. You can select your homepage there. Select Custom to be able to put in your preferred homepage.

) Reset Microsoft Edge

1. Open your browser.
2. Press More (the three dots on the top right corner).
3. Press Settings.
4. In Settings, scroll down to Clear browsing data and press Choose what to clear.
5. Select everything and press Clear.

) Remove TheMediaConverter adware from Safari

1. Open your browser.
2. In the toolbar at the top of your screen, press on Safari.
3. Select Preferences and click on the Extensions tab.
4. Delete all suspicious extensions. If you are not sure which extensions are causing you trouble, you can uncheck the box that says 'Enable' and that will disable the extension without deleting it.

) Reset Safari

Safari no longer has a reset button, so you have to manually do everything.

1. Open your browser.
2. In the toolbar at the top of your screen, press on Safari.
3. Select Clear History, pick 'all history' and press 'Clear History'.
4. Select Safari again and press Preferences.
5. In Advanced, press on 'Show Develop menu in menu bar'.
6. In the toolbar at the top of your screen, press on Develop, and select Empty Caches.

If resetting your browsers does not solve the problem, download anti-spyware software and scan your computer for threats. If something is found, delete it.