How to remove Rapid Antivirus

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Rapid Antivirus description

Rapid Antivirus is a dangerous infection. It is a malware disguised to look like anti-virus tool. RapidAntivirus is able to load fake system scanner and fake security reports. These functions may mislead some people into taking Rapid Antivirus as a security application.

Do not pay for Rapid Antivirus! The creators of this fraud will gladly take your money but you won’t get a thing in return.

How to get rid of Rapid Antivirus

This infection can be removed using Spyware Doctor.

Spyware Doctor is widely valued as one of the best AntiSpyware programs available to protect you from Rapid Antivirus and the latest internet security threats. If your computer is infected with Rapid Antivirus we strongly recommend automatic spyware scanner.

How to manually remove Rapid Antivirus

To get rid of spyware such as Rapid Antivirus you need to remove processes, search and delete registry keys, DLL and other Rapid Antivirus related files from your computer.

Take Note: The manual process of removing spyware from your computer is difficult and puts you at risk of damaging your computer. We advise using our automatic Rapid Antivirus remover.

1. Uninstall Rapid Antivirus from Control Panel
   Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. Double click to uninstall.
2. End these Rapid Antivirus processes:
   Rapid Antivirus.exe
   RapidAntivirus.exe
   restart.exe
   uninstall.exe
   To stop processes press Ctrl + Alt + Del or click Start > Run > type "taskmgr". Select malicious process in the list and click "End Process" button.
3. Delete Rapid Antivirus registry entries: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Rapid Antivirus
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run ieupdate
   To open registry editor click Start > Run > type "regedit".
   Warning! Manual registry entries editing may cause damage to your system.
   Download Uniblue RegistryBooster 2010 to scan for registry errors.
4. Search and delete these Rapid Antivirus related files:
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\install_511_MHw0MXwwfHx8fHx8fHw_\base2.dat
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\install_511_MHw0MXwwfHx8fHx8fHw_\base.dat
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\install_511_MHw0MXwwfHx8fHx8fHw_\spline.dat
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\install_511_MHw0MXwwfHx8fHx8fHw_\Desc.dat
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\install_511_MHw0MXwwfHx8fHx8fHw_
   %UserProfile%\Application Data\Rapid Antivirus\Rapid Antivirus.ini
   %common_programs%\Rapid Antivirus\purchase license.lnk
   %common_programs%\Rapid Antivirus\start Rapid Antivirus.lnk
   %common_programs%\Rapid Antivirus\support page.lnk
   %desktopdirectory%\Rapid Antivirus.lnk
   %profile%\application data\Rapid Antivirus\base.dat
   %profile%\application data\Rapid Antivirus\base2.dat
   %profile%\application data\Rapid Antivirus\desc.dat
   %profile%\application data\Rapid Antivirus\Rapid Antivirus.ini
   %profile%\application data\Rapid Antivirus\spline.dat
   %program_files%\Rapid Antivirus\buy.url
   %program_files%\Rapid Antivirus\help.url
   %program_files%\Rapid Antivirus\howtobuy.txt
   %program_files%\Rapid Antivirus\id.dat
   %program_files%\Rapid Antivirus\license.txt