How to uninstall "CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS" virus (Simple Guide)

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What is CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS?

CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS is classified as Win32:PUP-gen (potentially unwanted program).

CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS detected as HIJACK.CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS.
What is PUP? PUP is crapware.
CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS have several types of unwanted behaviour:

Displaying popup ads.
Hijacking your browser.
Infecting your desktop shortcuts, etc.
Inserting ads to the web pages.

CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS can redirect your browser search, collect your personal information and sell it for advertising.
CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS is usually hard in removing. Some people could not find uninstall program for CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS in the Control Panel.
Sometimes CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS uninstaller does not work.

How CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS got on your computer?

Usually you got CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS with as part of a bundle with another tool you downloaded from the Internet. Since CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS manufacturer pays software developers for distributing CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS within their applications, CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS is often included as part of the installer.
Usually, you have not only one CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS problem, but a bunch of similar WIN32:PUPs.

You have 2 ways to remove CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS:

You have 2 ways

1. Remove Automatically.
2. Remove Manually.

Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?

You know only one virus name: "CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
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Here’s how to remove CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS virus automatically:

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STEP 3: Remove CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS virus (3 minutes)

So it was much easier to fix such problem automatically, wasn't it?
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How to remove CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS manually:

STEP 1: Check all shortcuts of your browsers on your desktop, taskbar and in the Start menu. Right click on your shortcut and change it's properties.

http://…

You can see CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS or another web site at the end of shortcut target (command line). Remove it and save changes.

In addition, check this command line for fake browser's trick.
For example, if a shortcut points to Google Chrome, it must have the path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.
Fake browser may be: …\Appdata\Roaming\HPReyos\ReyosStarter3.exe.
Also the file name may be: “chromium.exe” instead of chrome.exe.

STEP 2: Investigate the list of installed programs and uninstall all unknown recently installed programs.

check installed programs to uninstall

STEP 3: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.

Remove CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS virus from running processes

STEP 4: Inspect the Windows services. Press Win+R, type in: services.msc and press OK.

Remove CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS virus from Windows services

Disable the services with random names or contains CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS in it's name or description.

STEP 5: After that press Win+R, type in: taskschd.msc and press OK to open Windows Task Scheduler.
Remove CONVERTERSEARCHPLUS from scheduled task list.