Remove Social Search - Here's how

The Toolbar Social Search is not a virus, but you should remove the toolware as it can harm your PC. This guide shows you how to delete Social Search from the PC.

Social Search: Remove the program from the PC

1. To get rid of the program, first open the "Control Panel" and switch to "Programs and Features".
2. Search for all the entries of "Social Search" in the list and uninstall them from your PC.
3. To ensure that the program has been completely removed, you should also uninstall any programs that you do not know and that have recently been added.

Remove social search and malware

1. Next, you should scan and clean your PC for malware and other unwanted programs. The free tool AdwCleaner has proven itself for this.
2. Download it and do a full review of your PC.
3. At the end you will see the scan results. Remove all finds with a click on "Delete".
4. Then restart your PC to ensure that the changes take effect.

Social Search: Clean and reset browser

Nevertheless, the program may still be in your browser - so you should reset it:

• Reset Google Chrome
• Reset Mozilla Firefox
• Reset Internet Explorer

Social Search: Clean up browser shortcuts

For security reasons, you should also check the links of your browsers, since the toolbar can also nest here:

1. Right-click on the browser shortcut and select "Properties" from the context menu.
2. Then click on the "Link" tab above and take a look at the "Target" field.
3. Here, there must be nothing left behind the ".exe" file specified. However, if there are other entries, delete them up to ".exe".
4. For security reasons, you should follow these steps with all of your browsers.

Next, read what you can do if you get a virus on Windows. This practical tip is based on AdwCleaner 5.018 under Windows 7.