RevContent - How to remove

RevContent is a semi-legal content-distributer service that was first introduced in 2013. It is not to be treated as a malware infection or a virus: it is a legitimate company. Our concern is focused on the notion that content which is ‘sponsored by RevContent’ is identified to belong to units of fabricated articles, news and services. Since some of the advertisers that begin their association with RevContent could be aimed to commit ad fraud, you should be aware of exactly what can be sprinkled on your visited websites.

About RevContent:

What it is	Native advertising platform, content discovery platform.
URLs related to RevContent	Trends.revcontent.com.
Problems with RevContent	Used by adware and by browser hijackers, full of clickbait and misleading ads.
Stopping excessive RevContent ads	Find and remove suspicious programs and browser extensions, use anti-malware apps like Spyhunter for Windows, Combo Cleaner for macOS, and others, block unwanted websites.

Update of RevContent service

Controversial advertising platform

RevContent has to be treated with caution: while the network itself has won awards and has grown into the largest content recommendation network in terms of reach, its ad module has been exploited for distribution of fake news and other disturbing material (Digiday). It is no surprise that among 250 billion recommendations released into the fields of the Internet monthly, some of them are bound to be rotten eggs.

In June of 2017, it appears, RevContent committed to transforming its service. The additional layer of credibility is expected to arrive thanks to additional efforts that the service will put to fight fake news (Martechtoday). People now will obtain a chance to report material by marking it as “fake news”. Furthermore, the RevContent indicated plans to assign trustworthy third-parties like Snopes.com to authenticate transmitted material. Other similar networks have also been burnt by the concept of fake news. Taboola is a competitor of RevContent and if any one of these platforms would apply more security measures, it will work as a huge advantage.

That said, privacy is not RevContent’s friend. This platform targets people based on our interests, which is contrary to privacy online. Targeted ads are often presented as being good for users but more often, they’re just an annoying reminder that we’re constantly being tracked.

Low-quality ads

RevContent, as a platform for advertising, has a lot of rules for its sponsored material like refusing to promote material that contains fake documents, child pornography, illegal drugs, legal or synthetic highs, herbal drugs, hate-ads that are directed against a specific person or organization and etc. But that doesn’t mean that all of the content promoted by RevContent is safe. Much of it is misleading and reads a lot like fake news.

Despite the fact that RevContent is a respectable company, you should not immediately assume that the services, goods and articles it delivers are 100% safe and accurate. Its partners are aiming to receive as big revenue as possible and in order to do this, they will take advantage of this advertising platform. Especially because RevContent displays native ads that are designed to look like articles, which makes people take them more seriously than any regular ads.

RevContent has been criticized for allowing deceptive, misleading and disruptive advertisements to be displayed as their supported content. While the company clearly has positive features and has won awards for its practices, its promoted material cannot always be trusted. As it has been emphasized, the service can inject promotional content which is clearly fake and its purpose is to mainly generate revenue for certain advertisers.

To learn more about specific features of RevContent please continue reading this article. In case you would like to ask some questions related to this topic, feel free to do it in the comments section below and we will try to answer them all.

About RevContent adware

Clickbait-like ads

You may encounter RevContent ads at a rate that seems excessive. To a point where you might suspect an adware infection related to RevContent. RevContent’s ads look like article links but they’re always marked with its logo at the top. You can also recognize the ads because they repeat quite often. Here are some examples of RevContent ad “headlines”:

• “The Genius Pill That Is Taking The Country By Storm”
• “Doctors Amazed: Do This Immediately If You Have Diabetes (Watch)”
• “This Video Will Soon Be Banned. Watch Before It’s Deleted”
• “Older Men Need to Know This 1 Weird Tip Before It’s Too Late”

As you can see, many RevContent’s ads use clickbait tactics, similar to Taboola and Adblade.

Usually ads displayed by RevContent appear on controversial news sites like Breitbart. They fit right in, appearing in the sidebar and using the same format and font as real article links, no doubt leading some to click on them without realizing these are advertisements.

Deceptive advertisements

In addition, RevContent advertises with browser hijackers and new tab replacers. Sites like Myemailcentral.com, Mynewswire.co, Totalvideos.tv, Nationalweatheragency.org and others are absolutely full of RevContent and other ads. The problem is that these sites come with browser hijackers – dangerous browser extensions that trick their way into being installed and then interfere with your browsing by promoting related sites and redirecting searches. It appears as though some of RevContent’s ads also lead to more browser hijackers. These and other programs lead to RevContent adware.

If it happens so that you click on one of those advertisements displayed by RevContent adware, then you will be redirected to sites that sell brain pills, diet supplements, and diabetes “drugs” that aren’t evaluated by the FDA. You also access get-rich-quick schemes and work-at-home offers (like The Tesler) that, at best, are deceptive, and at worst lead to people being scammed out of hundreds of dollars.

Distribution Methods of RevContent adware

Unwanted installation

You can get infected with RevContent adware simply by downloading and installing free software from the Internet. I.e. when you download and install some media player, PDF generator, or any random free application, there is a chance that RevContent adware (such as a browser hijacker) will be downloaded alongside and installed behind your back. To avoid this happening, don’t download software from unreliable websites and aways pay high attention to the installation process of freeware.

RevContent adware is not very dangerous as long as you don’t click on any of those advertisements displayed by RevContent but it can be a difficult thing to do since those advertisements cover almost all space on your screen and you can do it simply accidentally. So if you want to avoid cybersecurity problems, get rid of this adware. Review your installed programs and browser extensions and delete the suspicious items.

Delete adware

Since it’s much easier to do this automatically, we recommend you to use an anti-malware app, such as Spyhunter for PC, Combo Cleaner for Mac, and others. Install it and then run a full scan of all files stored on your hard drive. One of these applications should immediately detect suspicious and malicious itesms. You can use other anti-malware applications of your choice as well.

If you want, you can get rid of RevContent adware manually. We have developed a step-by-step RevContent manual removal guide to assist you. Scroll down below this article and take a look at it. Try to complete all steps correctly and you will be able to eliminate RevContent manually by your own.

Avoid unwanted ads

Removing RevContent adware (browser hijackers and other programs that use RevContent ads to make money) does not stop RevContent ads from showing on other sites that post them. Just remember – if you notice the “RevContent” label, it’s an ad. No matter how intriguing the headline is, remember that it’s almost never accurate. All those links are trying to sell you something. Clicking on them would only waste your time.

If you wanted to stop seeing RevContent ads altogether, you’d need to use an ad-blocker or an anti-malware program and block RevContent and other clickbait/advertising addresses. Make sure you know how to block notifications (browser pop-up messages from websites).

Manual removal of RevContent Ads

How to remove RevContent using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like RevContent install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to RevContent . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make RevContent easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove RevContent from macOS

Delete RevContent from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the RevContent app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to RevContent and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to RevContent, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving RevContent from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to RevContent. Click on the trash bin icon next to RevContent or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to RevContent, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving RevContent from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything RevContent related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to RevContent, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove RevContent from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to RevContent. Click on the "Remove" icon next to RevContent or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving RevContent from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the RevContent. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to RevContent, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari.
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

Manual removal