Social Spy Whatsapp Scam Removal Guide [Free Fix Steps]

What is Your Social Spy Whatsapp Scam?

Social Spy Whatsapp Scam is a nasty scam that may pose multiple kinds of risks to your device, ranging from scamming you out of your information all the way up to deleting your data and infecting your device with dangerous malware. Seeing it on your device means that there may be some type of software that is showing you such pop-ups without your consent. This is why this software is classified as unsafe and the necessary steps should be taken to clean up your device.

Read this article if you want to understand more details about Social Spy Whatsapp Scam and how you can fully clean it up from your computer system.

Social Spy Whatsapp Scam Summary

Name	Social Spy Whatsapp Scam
Type	Ads, PUP, Scam
Short Description	Many annoying ads appear constantly in your WhatsApp. When trying to change the page, this results in redirects to malicious sites and more frequent pop-up advertisements. Trying to close the browser does not work.
Symptoms	The user may have installed the application without his approval. The used browser gets locked and is filled with lots of ads.
Distribution Method	Bundling, Freeware installers
Detection Tool	See If Your Device Has Been Affected by Social Spy Whatsapp Scam Download Malware Removal Tool
User Experience	Join Our Forum to Discuss Social Spy Whatsapp Scam.

Social Spy Whatsapp Scam – How Did I Get It?

Social Spy Whatsapp is a typical fraud, just like Viber Not Updated and McAfee Virus Redirects scams.

It’s may exist in a suspicious website that may prevent help you to track a WhatsApp number by hacking it. This website most likely has landed on your computer as a result of a browser redirect that may be caused by some type of an adware application.

Social Spy Whatsapp Scam – What Does It Do?

Social Spy Whatsapp Scam may initially appear on your device in the form of a browser redirection, which looks somewhat like the following:

Sing such a webpage of beer is a strong indicator that you may have some type of an adware application that may currently be running on your device that may also show the following kinds of advertisements as well:

• Banners.
• Push Notifications.
• Ad-supported search results.
• Pop-ups.
• Redirects.
• Others.

Is Social Spy Whatsapp a Virus?

No, Social Spy Whatsapp is not a virus, but it is a scam page. Trusting this application may result in tracking you using different cookies which send device information and also exposing your device to dangerous websites that may infect it with a more serious virus.

This is why it is suggested that you delete this program as soon as possible.

How to Remove Social Spy Whatsapp Scam Completely

Social Spy Whatsapp Scam can effectively be removed from your device if you follow the removal instructions that have been created underneath this article. They have been made with the main idea to assist you into cleaning up your device by following specific steps it takes to remove any biscuits after that may be lurking around in it and causing harm.

Ventsislav Krastev

Ventsislav is a cybersecurity expert at SensorsTechForum since 2015. He has been researching, covering, helping victims with the latest malware infections plus testing and reviewing software and the newest tech developments. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for learning new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management, Network Administration and Computer Administration of System Applications, he found his true calling within the cybersecrurity industry and is a strong believer in the education of every user towards online safety and security.

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Preparation before removal of malware.

Before starting the actual removal process, we recommend that you do the following preparation steps.

• Turn off your phone until you know how bad is the virus infection.
• Open these steps on another, safe device.
• Make sure to take out your SIM card, as the virus could corrupt it in some rare cases.

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Step 1: Shut Down your phone to win some time

Shutting down your phone can be done by pressing and holding its power button and choosing shut down.

In case the virus does not let you do this, you can also try to remove the battery.

In case your battery is non-removable, you can try to drain it as fast as possible if you still have control over it.

Notes: This gives you time to see how bad the situation is and to be able to take out your SIM card safely, without the numbers in it to be erased. If the virus is on your computer, it is espeically dangerous to keep the sim card there.

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Step 2: Turn on Safe Mode of your Android device.

For most Android devices, switching to Safe Mode is the same. Its done by following these mini-steps:

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1.Turn on your device and hold the power button until you see the following menu:

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2.Tap on Safe Mode Icon to reset your phone to Safe Mode, like shown below:

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3.When you turn on your phone, you will see the letters “Safe Mode” written on the side, bottom or other corners of the screen. Your phone will also be in Airplane mode. This will help avoid any viruses communicating with the hacker.

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Step 3: Eliminate the App that Your Believe is the Virus

Usually Android viruses get masked in the form of applications. To eliminate apps, follow these mini-steps:

1.Swipe down from the top of your phone and locate the Settings symbol and tap on it.

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2.When you open the Settings menu, you should be able to locate the control center of all your App Permissions. It should look something like the following:

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3.Now if you know which the virus or adware app is, you should locate it and tap on it:

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4.When you enter the app, you will see two options – to Force Stop it and to Uninstall it. Make sure to first Force Stop it so that your phone is safe from any tripwire tactics of the app that may destroy it an then tap on Uninstall to remove it.

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5.Now if you are sure that the virus or adware app is removed, you can hold the Power button and tap on Restart:

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Step 4: Find Hidden Virus Files on Your Android Phone and Remove Them

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1.To find hidden files manually (In case you know where the virus files are), you can use Safe Mode to go to where your Files are actually located. Usually, this is a folder, named “My Files” or something approximate to this:

2.There you should be able to locate all of your files and all of the folders:

Simply locate the virus and hold-tap on the virus file to delete it.