Remove Social2Search

Social2Search is a label often seen with certain ads. These ads are not normal content offered by any website you’re visiting, they are being injected by an adware that was installed behind your back. Social2Search will torture you with huge amount of ads, and which is worse… most of them will be nothing but fake offers; we usually notice fake optimizer software, fake antivirus, or fake updates that will bring nothing but more problems for your computer… Obviously we recommend you not to click on any of them.

Social2Search official page.

Social2Search and its ads are installed through a modified install process that had some mention to the adware being present, but it was so discretely done, that you didn’t notice at all. Once installed it proves to be very hard to remove, and for good reason, since the authors of this adware have every interest on having the software installed as long as possible. The longer the program stays installed, the more money they’ll win through the shown ads.

Our recommendation in cases such as this is always the same… make sure to verify anything you download specially when it comes to free software. This little step will save you from many problems in the future, like browsing the net for a way to remove Social2Search. 

We’ll say it again below, but just as a note, let us say that unlike most of the allegedly security blogs out there where you’ll be forced to pay for a solution, all the software included in our guide is completely free.

How to remove Social2Search ?

Remove Social2Search with AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner is a tool that research for and removes Adware, Toolbars, Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP), and browser Hijackers from your computer. By using AdwCleaner you can easily remove many of these types of applications for a much better user experience on your system and while browsing websites.

• Download AdwCleaner (Official link and direct-download) :
  Download AdwCleaner
• Select AdwCleaner.exe with right mouse click and Run as Administrator.
• If User Account Control asks you to allow AdwCleaner.exe to make changes to your computer, press Yes to continue.
• Start scanning your computer for any malicious threats by selecting the Scan button, please wait.
• If AdwCleaner is done, it will display a list of malicious items detected, If you have nothing to uncheck, continue to the removal process and select the Clean button.
• Reboot your computer.

Remove Social2Search with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is an important security program for any computer user to have installed on their computer. It is light-weight, fast, and best of all, excellent at removing the latest infections like Social2Search.

• Download MalwareBytes Anti-Malware :
  Premium Version Free Version (without Real-time protection)
• Double-click mbam-setup-consumer.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
• Once installed, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program, and that a scan has never been run on your system. To start a system scan you can click on the Fix Now button.
• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now check for updates, and if there are any, you will need to click on the Update Now button.
• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for Social2Search.
• When the scan is done, you will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has detected. To remove the malicious programs that Malwarebytes Anti-malware has found, click on the Quarantine All button, and then click on the Apply Now button.
• Reboot your computer if prompted.

Remove Social2Search with ZHPCleaner

ZHPCleaner is a program that searches for and deletes Adware, Toolbars, Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP), and browser Hijackers from your computer. By using ZHPCleaner you can easily remove many of these types of programs for a better user experience on your computer and while browsing the web.

• If Avast is installed on you computer you have to disable it during the process.
• You can download AdwCleaner utility from the below button :
  Download ZHPCleaner
• Select ZHPCleaner.exe with right mouse click and Run as Administrator.
• Accept the user agreement.
• Click on the Scanner button.
• After the scan has finished, click on the Repair button.
• Reboot your computer.