Socopoco.com - How to remove

Socopoco.com might look like useful tool, but it’s just another malicious application that you should not keep installed on your computer. It is listed as a browser hijacker so once it enters your computer, some unwanted changes will be made to your web browsers.

First of all, you should get rid of this malware. There are two most common methods to do that – you can do it either manually or automatically, so it’s completely up to you which removal method to choose. If you have no previous experience in removing viruses like Socopoco.com we recommend to do it automatically because it is much faster and less time consuming. Simply download reliable anti-malware application, such as Spyhunter or Malwarebytes, install it on your computer and then run a full scan of all files stored on your hard drive. Either one of these applications should detect and eliminate the malware in no time. If your computer is infected with other similar malware, it will detect and remove it as well. You can use other anti-malware software of your choice as well.

If you feel like there is no need to download anti-malware software, you can eliminate Socopoco.com manually too. This process might be complicated so we have developed a step-by-step Socopoco.com manual removal guide – scroll down below this article and take a look at it. Try to complete all steps correctly and you will be able to eliminate Socopoco.com manually by your own.

In case you have faced some difficulties during the removal, feel free to ask us for help in the comments section below and we will do our best to answer them all. To learn more about specific features of Socopoco.com please continue reading this article.

About Socopoco.com browser hijacker

Even though it might look like legitimate search engine to you, it is not true. We do not recommend to use Socopoco.com because if you do, a lot of sponsored results will appear. Those sponsored results are not relevant to your search queries so you will waste your time this way. Moreover, those sponsored links might lead you to malicious websites that might be owned by cyber criminals, so it would cost you some serious cyber security problems.

If you click on a link sponsored by Socopoco.com you will be immediately redirected to other websites that might be owned by various cyber criminals, such as hackers or scammers. This way your computer can get infected with other viruses or if you attempt to purchase something there you can even get scammed and lose your hard earned money.

Socopoco.com is like advertising network for cyber criminals. Since they are banned from all legitimate websites, they use malware like this to promote their websites and drive some traffic to them. This being said, if you keep Socopoco.com installed on your computer, various hackers and scammers will be able to reach you right on your web browsers on a daily basis and that’s very dangerous.

It operates as browser add-on that can be added to all most common web browsers, including Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge or even Safari. That means Apple users can get infected as well.

Distribution Methods of Socopoco.com browser hijacker

Socopoco.com might be added to your system when you download and install some freeware from the Internet. For instance, if you download and install some PDF generator or media player from unreliable website, there is a chance that Socopoco.com will be downloaded and installed alongside without you even being aware of that happening. That’s why you should always pay close attention to the installation process of freeware and keep your computer secured with reliable anti-malware software all the time.

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Manual removal of Socopoco.com virus

How to remove Socopoco.com using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Socopoco.com 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 Socopoco.com . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Socopoco.com 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 Socopoco.com from macOS

Delete Socopoco.com from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Socopoco.com 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.

TopHow To remove Socopoco.com from Google Chrome:

• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select More Tools→Extensions
  
• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.
  
• Click on the 3 horizontal lines icon on a browser toolbar and Select Settings
  
• Select Manage Search engines
  
• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list
  
• Go back to settings. On Startup choose Open blank page (you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).
• If your homepage was changed, click on Chrome menu on the top right corner, select Settings. Select Open a specific page or set of pages and click on Set pages.
  
• Delete malicious search websites at a new Startup pages window by clicking “X” next to them.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

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

• Click on a Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on theReset browser 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.

How To remove Socopoco.com from Firefox:Top

• 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 Socopoco.com 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.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on the Firefox menu in the top right corner, select Options → General. Enter a preferable URL to the homepage field and click Restore to Default.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Socopoco.com, 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.
  
• ChooseTroubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on theReset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program to identify malicious entries.

How to remove Socopoco.com from Microsoft Edge:Top

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

• Select all malicious extensions and delete them.

• Click on the three-dot menu on the browser toolbar and Select Settings

• Select Privacy and Services and scroll down. Press on Address bar.

• Choose Manage search engines.

• Remove unnecessary search engines from the list: open the three-dot menu and choose Remove.

• Go back to Settings. Open On start-up.
• Delete malicious search websites at Open specific page or pages by opening the three-dot menu and clicking Delete.

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

• Click on Edge's menu button and select Settings. Click on the Reset Settings button on the left.
• Press the Restore settings to their default values option.

• 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.

How to remove Socopoco.com from Safari:Top

Remove malicious extensions

• Click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences.
  
• Select Extensions and uninstall Socopoco.com and other suspicious extensions.
  
• If your homepage was changed, click on Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Preferences and choose General tab. Enter preferable URL to the homepage field.
  

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

• Click on 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