Social Reviewer (also searched for as Social Reviewer virus or SocialReviewer) is an adware type potentially unwanted program, or PUP, that is primarily used to inject the webpages you visit with pop-up and in-text style advertisements. Social Reviewer ads usually contain text that say Ads by Social Reviewer or brought by Social Reviewer on them and they can be served by the adware across multiple internet browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Edge, and Safari.

What is Social Reviewer?

Social Reviewer adware is typically promoted by third-party download managers, software bundlers, and websites as a free web application that can show you reviews for the products you view and search for online and the websites you visit.

Ads by Social Reviewer displays ‘targeted’ style advertisements. This means that the adware will manufacture advertisements based off of your personal browsing data, such as your bookmarks and history.

Social Reviewer adware is not technically defined as a computer virus but this adware is still a threat to your privacy and can be the sign of a severe malware infection. The internet security community strongly recommends that you remove Social Reviewer if you find it installed on your machine or attached to your internet browser as a browser add-on or extension and use reputable Antivirus or Anti-Malware software to eradicate any existing malicious files.

Social Reviewer and programs like it are usually contracted without knowledge. Social Reviewer is often bundled inside third-party software downloaders and bundlers. It may arrive on a computer system once other programs have been introduced to the machine. Software that Social Reviewer adware may bundle with includes freeware, shareware, and dubious torrent files.

• Social Reviewer typically bundles with other potentially unwanted programs and malware.
• Social Reviewer is often promoted by or introduced to a computer through third-party freeware installers, download managers, and dubious torrent files.
• Social Reviewer injects visited webpages with pop-up and in-text advertisements.
• Social Reviewer changes existing Windows and internet browser settings and schedules new tasks allowing the adware to run every time Windows starts.
• Social Reviewer and browser extensions associated with it have permission to read and change all your data on the websites you visit.
• Social Reviewer and browser extensions associated with it can communicate with cooperating websites and applications.

This is a comprehensive Social Reviewer removal guide to help you remove “Social Reviewer virus” from your PC and get rid of ads by Social Reviewer. Follow the instructions on this page to get rid of this adware and other potential threats that may have been introduced to your computer.

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How to remove Social Reviewer (Virus Removal Guide)

• How to uninstall Social Reviewer
• How to remove Social Reviewer with Malwarebytes
• Social Reviewer removal tips

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How to uninstall Social Reviewer

Windows

1. Open Windows Start/Task Menu and go to the Control Panel.

2. Click Uninstall a program (or Add and remove program) in the Programs section.

3. Search for Social Reviewer in the list of installed programs and select it with your mouse, then click Uninstall. You can also double click Social Reviewer to uninstall it.

[note align=”left”]If you do not find Social Reviewer in your list of installed program but still experience ads by Social Reviewer when you browse the web you may need to uninstall additional third-party programs from your computer and remove browser attachments from each installed internet browser.[/note]

Google Chrome

1. Click the Customize and control Google Chrome icon and go to More tools > Extensions.

2. Search for the Social Reviewer extension in the list and click the trashcan icon.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Open the Menu and click Add-ons.

2. Search for the Social Reviewer add-on and click Remove.

Apple Safari

1. Go to Safari > Preferences > Extensions.

2.  Search for the Social Reviewer extension in the list and click the Uninstall button.

How to remove Social Reviewer with Malwarebytes

1. Download and install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware software.

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2. Launch Malwarebytes Anti-Malware software once it has finished installing.

3. Make sure that Malwarebytes has been updated. To ensure it is updated click Update Now on the Dashboard.

4. Click the large Scan Now button on the dashboard to perform a scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware software.

5. When the scan is complete click the Remove Selected button and then click the Finish button or restart your computer if Malwarebytes suggests that you do so.

Social Reviewer removal tips

• If you do not find Social Reviewer in your list of installed programs or browser attachments you may need to uninstall additional programs and remove additional browser add-ons and extensions. Additional programs and browser attachments may include suspicious titles that might have been contracted around the same time or after the initial infection. If you do not recognize a browser extension – remove it!
• If you are still having issues removing Social Reviewer you should use a second opinion scanner such as HitmanPro 3. HitmanPro 3 is the best second opinion scan and removal tool. It can be used to locate and remove remaining threats.