How to Remove Revcontent Adware - Removal Guide

Revcontent crazily pop up ads on your browser? Your browsing activities are interrupted frequently and the browser performance is affected? These symptoms may be caused by Revcontent adware which has been invaded your PC. In order to get rid of the annoying pop-up ads, you have to remove the adware or other potentially unwanted programs from the PC thoroughly. If so, you are lucky to come to right place. Follow the guide below and you will learn more details about the adware and effective methods to clear it.

More Information about the Adware

Revcontent adware program, also known as a potentially unwanted program, which can come into the target computer when computer users downloaded free software from unsafe website. Criminals deliver this adware through a secret channel that they implant it onto software market which make it install without authorization. At the same time, this threat likes to mislead you into installing it by claiming its special functions and features for enriching your browsing experience. In reality, it is created by its developers with the purpose of making profits by displaying a plenty of ads and misleading users into making a purchase. Be similar to other adware, it is also an online advertising platform created by adware or other unknown program to boost traffic and generate pop-up ads in order to obtain illegal benefits. It will display various types of ads like sponsored links, coupons, deals, banner ads, pop-unders or interstitial ads frequently while going online. In addition, it has the capability of diffusing more ads focusing on your hobbies through monitoring your secret personal information. It will not miss any trace of the online behaviors including the IP address, search terms and often-viewed websites, and that information will be sent to the developers. What is worse, it is able to compromise your system and violate your privacy in order to steal your valuable information. However, don’t fall for its trap and take quick action to remove Revcontent fully from your PC.

What Will Revcontent Do to Your Computer?

1.It is able to get installed automatically on your computer without any approval through many ways.

2.It can change browser settings as well as desktop icons secretly.

3. It gives false hints on software update, pop-up windows to you.

4. It may frequently cause browser redirect problems and stop you from accessing the common websites.

5.It can gather your privacy that contains identity information and other sensitive data, then deliver them out of your computer system.

How to Remove Revcontent from Your Machine?

Focusing on avoiding a variety of annoying ads and any other problems from Revcontent, all you ought to do is to sweep it away fully. You can choose to use a professional anti-malware program to quickly delete it or manually delete the components of the adware by yourself with the several steps below.

Step 1: Press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys together to bring up Windows Task Manager and stop Revcontent related processes there.

Step 2: Remove the adware related programs.

Windows Vista/7:
Click the Start Orb and click Control Panel.
Make sure you are in the category view in control panel (indicated in the top right hand corner).
Click Uninstall a Program under the Programs heading.
Search for the adware related programs, click Uninstall from the options at the top of the list.

Windows XP:
Click the Start menu and click Control Panel.
Click Switch to Category View, if you are not already in this view.
Click Add or Remove Programs.
Select the adware related programs , and click Change /Remove or Remove.

Windows 8:
Press Windows key + R.
Type “control panel” in the box shown and hit Enter.
Go to Uninstall a Program.
Look for the adware related programs , and click Uninstall.

Step 3: In the C drive, find out and delete all adware associated files.

Step 4: Press Windows+ R keys and type "regedit" into the Run box. When the registry editor is opened, search for and delete the adware associated entries completely.

Step 5. Remove all add-ons and extensions.

Internet Explorer
1. Click Tools > Manage add-ons.
2. Under “Toolbars and Extensions”, search for Revcontent adware related add-ons. Highlight them, and disable them.

Google Chrome
1. Click the 3 bar options icon or wrench icon and navigate to Tools >Extensions.
2. Search for the adware related extensions and remove them all.

Mozilla Firefox
1. Click Tools > Add-ons (Ctrl+Shift+A).
2. Under “Plugins”, search for the adware related add-ons. Disable or remove them. You may also search for other unwanted add-ons under “Extensions”.


Tips for Preventing Adware

In order to avoid being installing adware on your computer, you should be extremely careful while downloading or installing items like free software, PDF creators, images, and music or video players. While installing free software, you may only remember to choose Next or Accept option, which makes this adware gain access to get into your computer successfully because it often lurks in additional programs along with free software, therefore, Advanced or Custom installation option is your better choice. On the other hand, be careful to receive any emails and attachments if they come from unknown or unfamiliar friends or third party. Adware and viruses are often hides in vicious email attachments. What is more, PC users need to be careful when clicking links, or any other items that they are not familiar with.