What is Revcontent?

RevContent is an adware that exists in the form of browser extension/add-on. The application claims to collect information valuable to user and display it to user. However, in fact it is a tactic of an adware. By this disguise RevContent presents links to sponsored websites. The contents of the application have X marks that can close the ads but they are always replaced with other links. These ads won’t disappear until user removes RevContent.

Revcontent ads

How Revcontent gets on your PC?

Revcontent is rarely distributed as a standalone application. More often it is bundled with other software. If user installs freeware, he/she rarely supposes having in the installer something additional. To check the attached software one should go to the Advanced or Custom mode. There, you shall be able to see everything suspicious.

How to remove Revcontent from your computer?

To uninstall Revcontent remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and regkeys.

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You can try both of these products to remove Revcontent

Or uninstall Revcontent manually.

Step 1: Remove Revcontent from Control Panel

Windows XP:

  1. Click Start.
  2. Control Panel.
  3. Then click Add or Remove Programs.
  4. Find Revcontent.
  5. Click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.

Windows 7/Windows Vista:

  1. Click Start.
  2. Then Control Panel.
  3. Click Uninstall a Program.
  4. Find Revcontent and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.

Windows 8/Windows 8.1:

  1. Open the Menu.
  2. Click Search.
  3. After that click Apps.
  4. Then Control Panel.
  5. Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
  6. Find Revcontent, select it and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).

Windows 10:

  1. Click on the Start button (or press the Windows key) to open the Start menu, click on the Settings at the top.
  2. Click on App & features on the left menu.
  3. On the right side, locate Revcontent and click it, then click on the Uninstall button.
  4. Click on Uninstall to confirm.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 10

Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Control panel and search for last installed programs.

After that remove Revcontent from your browser.

Step 2: Remove Revcontent from browsers

Google Chrome:

  1. Open Google Chrome
  2. Push Alt + F.
  3. Click Tools.
  4. Choose Extensions.
  5. Find Revcontent.
  6. Click the trash can icon to remove it.

Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.

Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Open Firefox.
  2. Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
  3. Choose Revcontent.
  4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.

Internet Explorer:

  1. Open IE.
  2. Push Alt + T.
  3. Click Manage Add-ons.
  4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
  5. Click Disable Revcontent.
  6. Click More information link in the left-bottom corner.
  7. Click Remove button.
  8. If this button is grayed out – perform alternative steps.

Learn more about removing extensions from IE.

Step 3: Remove following files and folders of Revcontent:

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