Home.prontovideoconverter.com Redirect (Mac)

What is home.prontovideoconverter.com?

Pronto Video Converter is a deceptive application identical to Pronto PDF Converter, Download Speed Tester, and Pronto File Converter. By claiming to provide video format conversion functionality, Pronto Video Converter often tricks users to install, however, this app is categorized as a browser hijacker and a potentially unwanted program (PUP).

Pronto Video Converter is distributed using a deceptive software marketing method called "bundling", stealthily modifies web browser settings, and continually monitors users' Internet browsing activity.

Following successful installation, Pronto Video Converter hijacks the Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome browsers, assigning the new tab URL/homepage/default search engine options to home.prontovideoconverter.com. Note that all this is performed without users' consent.

Furthermore, users are unable to revert these changes, since Pronto Video Converter reassign settings when attempts are made to modify them.

Therefore, it becomes impossible to return browsers to their previous states and users continually encounter unwanted browser redirects to home.prontovideoconverter.com, significantly diminishing the web browsing experience. Another downside is information tracking.

Pronto Video Converter continually monitors users' Internet browsing activity by collecting IP addresses, search queries, websites visited, pages viewed, and other similar information that might be personally identifiable. Developers share this data with third parties who often misuse personal information to generate revenue.

This behavior might lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. Therefore, you are strongly advised to eliminate Pronto Video Converter immediately.

The Internet is full of browser-hijacking applications such as Pronto Video Converter. Research shows that all browser hijackers offer various functions that supposedly improve the browsing experience, however, these claims are false. In fact, browser hijackers are designed only to generate revenue for the developers.

All promises to provide so-called 'useful features' are simply attempts to give the impression of legitimacy. Most of these apps provide no value for regular users.

PUPs such as Pronto Video Converter cause unwanted browser redirects and collect personal information. In addition, some promote fake Internet search engines that generate results leading to malicious websites. Using these search engines can result in high-risk adware or malware infections.

How did home.prontovideoconverter.com install on my computer?

Although Pronto Video Converter has an official download website, many users install this application without their consent. Be aware that developers promote Pronto Video Converter using a deceptive marketing method called "bundling" - stealth installation of PUPs with regular (usually free) applications.

Developers hide bundled programs within the "Custom" or "Advanced" settings of the download/installation processes. Users often rush and skip this section, thereby exposing their systems to risk of various infections.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

There two simple steps you should take to prevent this situation. Firstly, closely analyze the download/installation processes using the "Custom" or "Advanced" settings. Secondly, opt-out of all third party apps listed for download/installation and never allow set-ups to modify options irrelevant to installation. The key to computer safety is caution.

Screenshot of Pronto Video Converter Safari browser plug-in:

Website promoting Pronto Video Converter:

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Quick menu:

• What is home.prontovideoconverter.com?
• STEP 1. Remove home.prontovideoconverter.com related files and folders from OSX.
• STEP 2. Remove home.prontovideoconverter.com redirect from Safari.
• STEP 3. Remove Pronto Video Converter browser hijacker from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove home.prontovideoconverter.com homepage and default search engine from Mozilla Firefox.

Video showing how to remove adware and browser hijackers from a Mac computer:

home.prontovideoconverter.com redirect removal:

Remove home.prontovideoconverter.com-related potentially unwanted applications from your "Applications" folder:

Click the Finder icon. In the Finder window, select “Applications”. In the applications folder, look for “MPlayerX”,“NicePlayer”, or other suspicious applications and drag them to the Trash. After removing the potentially unwanted application(s) that cause online ads, scan your Mac for any remaining unwanted components.

Remove browser hijacker-related files and folders

Click the Finder icon from the menu bar. Choose Go, and click Go to Folder...

Check for browser hijacker generated files in the /Library/LaunchAgents/ folder:

In the Go to Folder... bar, type: /Library/LaunchAgents/

In the "LaunchAgents" folder, look for any recently-added suspicious files and move them to the Trash. Examples of files generated by browser hijackers - "installmac.AppRemoval.plist", "myppes.download.plist", "mykotlerino.ltvbit.plist", "kuklorest.update.plist", etc. Browser hijacker commonly installs several files with the exact same string.

Check for browser hijacker generated files in the ~/Library/Application Support/ folder:

In the Go to Folder... bar, type: ~/Library/Application Support/

In the "Application Support" folder, look for any recently-added suspicious folders. For example, "MplayerX" or "NicePlayer", and move these folders to the Trash.

Check for browser hijacker generated files in the ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ folder:

In the Go to Folder... bar, type: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/

In the "LaunchAgents" folder, look for any recently-added suspicious files and move them to the Trash. Examples of files generated by browser hijackers - "installmac.AppRemoval.plist", "myppes.download.plist", "mykotlerino.ltvbit.plist", "kuklorest.update.plist", etc. Browser hijacker commonly installs several files with the exact same string.

Check for browser hijacker generated files in the /Library/LaunchDaemons/ folder:

In the "Go to Folder..." bar, type: /Library/LaunchDaemons/

In the "LaunchDaemons" folder, look for recently-added suspicious files. For example "com.aoudad.net-preferences.plist", "com.myppes.net-preferences.plist", "com.kuklorest.net-preferences.plist", "com.avickUpd.plist", etc., and move them to the Trash.

Scan your Mac with Combo Cleaner:

If you have followed all the steps correctly, your Mac should be clean of infections. To ensure your system is not infected, run a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus. Download it HERE. After downloading the file, double click combocleaner.dmg installer. In the opened window, drag and drop the Combo Cleaner icon on top of the Applications icon. Now open your launchpad and click on the Combo Cleaner icon. Wait until Combo Cleaner updates its virus definition database and click the "Start Combo Scan" button.

Combo Cleaner will scan your Mac for malware infections. If the antivirus scan displays "no threats found" - this means that you can continue with the removal guide; otherwise, it's recommended to remove any found infections before continuing.

After removing files and folders generated by the browser hijackers, continue to remove rogue extensions from your Internet browsers.

Remove browser hijackers from Internet browsers

Remove Safari browser hijackers:

Open the Safari browser, from the menu bar, select "Safari" and click "Preferences...".

In the preferences window, select "Extensions" and look for any recently-installed suspicious extensions. When located, click the "Uninstall" button next to it/them. Note that you can safely uninstall all extensions from your Safari browser - none are crucial for regular browser operation.

Change your homepage:

In the "Preferences" window, select the "General" tab. To set your homepage, type the preferred website URL (for example: www.google.com) in the Homepage field. You can also click the "Set to Current Page" button if you wish to set your homepage to the website you are currently visiting.

Change your default search engine:

In the "Preferences" window, select the "Search" tab. Here you will find a drop-down menu labeled "Search engine:" Simply select your preferred search engine from the drop-down list.

• If you continue to have problems with browser redirects and unwanted advertisements - Reset Safari.

Remove Google Chrome browser hijackers:

Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "More Tools" and click "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Change your homepage

Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select "Settings". In the "On startup" section, disable the malicious extension (if present), look for a browser hijacker URL below the "Open a specific or set of pages" option. If present, click on the three vertical dots icon and select "Remove".

Change your default search engine:

To change your default search engine in Google Chrome: Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings", in the "Search engine" section, click "Manage search engines...", in the opened list look for a browser hijacker URL, when located click the three vertical dots near this URL and select "Delete".

• If you continue to have problems with browser redirects and unwanted advertisements - Reset Google Chrome.

Remove malicious extensions from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window) and select "Add-ons and themes". Click "Extensions", in the opened window locate all recently-installed suspicious extensions, click on the three dots and then click "Remove".

Change your homepage

To reset your homepage, click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), then select "Settings", in the opened window disable malicious extension (if present), remove the browser hijacker URL and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you start Mozilla Firefox.

Change your default search engine:

In the URL address bar, type "about:config" and press Enter. Click "Accept the Risk and Continue".

In the search filter at the top, type: "extensionControlled". Set both results to "false" by either double-clicking each entry or clicking the button.

• If you continue to have problems with browser redirects and unwanted advertisements - Reset Mozilla Firefox.

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