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What is Social Extras?

Social Extras is a deceptive application claiming to allow users to modify the appearance of their Facebook social network pages.

This functionality may seem legitimate and useful, however, Social Extras infiltrates systems without users' permission. Furthermore, this app gathers various information relating to users' Internet browsing activity. Therefore, Social Extras is classed as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) and adware.

Following successful infiltration, Social Extras employs a 'virtual layer' to generate pop-up, banner, coupon, and other similar advertisements. The virtual layer enables placement of third party graphical content on any site.

Therefore, displayed advertisements often conceal underlying content of visited websites, thereby significantly diminishing the web browsing experience. Furthermore, some redirect to malicious websites containing infectious content - clicking them is risky and can result in high-risk computer infections.

Social Extras continually gathers various information relating to users' Internet browsing activity. Examples include IP addresses, website URLs visited, pages viewed, and search queries. This information might contain personally identifiable details that developers of Social Extras share with cooperating third party companies (who misuse private information to generate revenue).

Thus, the presence of an information-tracking application such as Social Extras on your system can lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. We strongly recommend that you uninstall this potentially unwanted program immediately.

There are hundreds of potentially unwanted programs virtually identical to Social Extras including Ghostify, MySafeSavings, HDWallpaper - these are just some examples from many.

Adware falsely claims to enhance the Internet browsing experience by providing certain features, however, rather than providing any significant value for regular users, Social Extras and other similar apps collect personally identifiable information, display intrusive advertisements, and often cause unwanted browser redirects. In this way, adware generates revenue for the developers.

How did Social Extras install on my computer?

Social Extras is distributed as a bundle with other programs. Research shows that many users do not express enough caution when downloading and installing software. This is the main reason why developers hide bundled programs such as Social Extras within the "Custom" or "Advanced" settings. Skipping these settings often leads to inadvertent installation of potentially unwanted programs.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

There are two simple steps you should take to prevent this situation. Firstly, never rush when downloading and installing software - select the "Custom/Advanced" settings and closely analyze each step. Furthermore, decline all offers to download and/or install additional applications and cancel those already included. The key to computer safety is caution.

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Quick menu:

• What is Social Extras?
• STEP 1. Uninstall Social Extras application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove Social Extras adware from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove Social Extras ads from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove 'Ads by Social Extras' from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove Social Extras extension from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Social Extras adware removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window, look for "Social Extras", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted program that causes Social Extras ads, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove Social Extras adware from Internet browsers:

Video showing how to remove potentially unwanted browser add-ons:

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for "Social Extras Plugin", select this entry and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the social extras adware, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Tools" and click "Extensions". Locate "Social Extras", select this entry and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the social extras adware, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click "Extensions", in the opened window, remove "Social Extras".

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with social extras adware removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active, click Safari menu, and select Preferences....

In the opened window click Extensions, locate any recently installed suspicious extension, select it and click Uninstall.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the upper-right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and click "Remove" below their names.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the social extras adware, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Summary:

Commonly, adware or potentially unwanted applications infiltrate Internet browsers through free software downloads. Note that the safest source for downloading free software is via developers' websites only. To avoid installation of adware, be very attentive when downloading and installing free software. When installing previously-downloaded free programs, choose the custom or advanced installation options – this step will reveal any potentially unwanted applications listed for installation together with your chosen free program.

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