Social Reviewer Removal Guide

Social Reviewer is a questionable application built on the Injekt engine. Having this ad-supported program on your computer may mean that your operating system is attacked by several malware infections. It is also possible that your browsers have already been hijacked; your home page and default search engine settings have been altered without your permission. It is also likely that you are annoyed by third-party ads that do not just block your view, they may also present to you unreliable third-party content. All in all, this adware and the related infections may put your virtual security at risk. You should not hesitate to remove Social Reviewer if you intend to protect your machine. But you need to know that you would not have to fight this battle now if you had proper protection by an active antimalware application.

The real function of this adware program is rather vague. It certainly wants you to believe that it has something to do with Facebook and helping you to “know your real friends”, whatever that means. However, most probably, you will not find a properly functioning version because Social Reviewer is very similar to Web Guard, Web Shield, and Blasteroids, which are also useless adware apps. Unlike other ad-supported programs, this adware may not flood your screen with ads. It is possible that it will only show third-party pop-up ads periodically. But it can also advertise applications via in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types. This adware may also gather data about you and your online habits. This is what the Privacy Policy reveals about that:

Third parties that support Social Reviewer Apps by serving advertisements may also use cookies and other tracking technologies described above to collect similar information. The Company does not control these third parties and their use of these technologies is governed by the privacy policies of the third parties using such technologies.

The only reason behind this is to compile a profile on you so that targeted ads can be sent to you. That way it is more likely that you click on the ads – and that is exactly what the publisher needs you to do to make easy bucks. By clicking on ads displayed by this unreliable program you may practically support potential criminals. There is only one way out of this: You need to delete Social Reviewer right now.

It is quite possible that you have never visited the official website at socialreviewer.com. It is even more likely that you did not download the application from there because it is virtually impossible. One reason is that there is no download button, the other reason is that even if you click on the tiny “Install” link at the bottom, you will be redirected to a page that explains how to install the application, but no download starts whatsoever.

That leaves only one possibility for this useless application to spread on the web, and that is via freeware bundles. That is a rather suspicious way for programs to be distributed by since there may be bundles that are packed with several malware infections beside a legitimate free program. If that is how this adware entered your computer, you will not only have to delete Social Reviewer, you will also have to eliminate any related infection you may find.

In order to clean your operating system of this malware infection, you can follow our instructions below to manually put an end to it. But it is possible that your computer will not be all safe. That is why you should run a full system scan to detect if there is any other threat hiding. It may not be as straightforward to remove other malware programs though; therefore, we advise you to consider installing a reliable antimalware application.

Remove Social Reviewer from Windows

Windows 10

1. Press Win+X and access Programs and Features.
2. Select the application and press Uninstall.

Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

1. Right-click on the Windows logo on the Taskbar and go to Control Panel.
2. Click Uninstall a program.
3. Right-click on the application and select Uninstall.

Windows Vista and Windows 7

1. Press the Windows button on the Taskbar.
2. Choose Control Panel and click Uninstall a program.
3. Select the application and press Uninstall.

Windows XP

1. Access the Start menu and go to Control Panel.
2. Click Add or Remove Programs.
3. Select the application and press Remove.