As soon as I started using my friend's computer today problems started with this fake antivirus program. I'm lucky I can visit this site right now without a bunch of pages popping up. I used spyhunter, but to remove the program with it I need to buy spyhunter. I can't do that, and it isn't my computer anyway.

Does anyone have steps to remove this?

Get a mac.

It's not my computer.

Stop worrying about it then.

But it's the one I'm using right now. And since you are no help stop replying. Thanks.

http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-rapid-antivirus.html
Scroll down to the manual removal if you dont trust downloading this software.

Or try this one:

http://www.removeonline.com/remove-rapi ... tructions/

Thank you. And I tried visiting sites like that before, but it's like the virus knows and starts popping up a billion pages. Is it possible to cut and paste?

Copying and pasting the manual way to do it might prove useless if you need the tutorials on how to get through each step but here goes:

Actually, first, here's a direct link to a removal software that the people at yahoo answers were impressed with:
http://www.regnow.com/trialware/downloa ... iate=52822

MANUAL REMOVAL PROCESS ( How to get rid of Rapid Antivirus )

Search and kill the following processes (Learn Here)

RapidAntivirus.exe

Remove RapidAntivirus .exe & dlls files (Learn Here)

%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
%program_files%\Rapid Antivirus\RapidAntivirus.exe
%program_files%\Rapid Antivirus\restart.exe
%program_files%\Rapid Antivirus\uninstall.exe
%program_files%\Rapid Antivirus\restart.exe

Remove/Modify corrupt Registry Entries (Learn Here)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AntiVirus
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RapidAntivirus

start > Run
type msconfig, hit enter.
uncheck "Load Startup Items"
hit OK
Reboot.
then do the removal thing.

troof

Thanks chud and cono. I think I may have gotten it by looking for the files on my own (because as chud said those instructions weren't that helpful with c&p) and using CCleaner. I'm going to run another scan and maybe do what cono suggested as well.

you should do what i said first actually. just removing it now and not having done what i said probably will make everything reappear on next reboot.

Yep, getting rid of a trojan while the trojan is still running doesn't really work.

How come I never get viruses? Because I don't watch porn?

Yep. That's exactly why I got a mac. I can watch porn with peace of mind.

I've already rebooted and nothing is there, but to be safe I'll do this too.

I don't think you have to watch porn to get viruses. I wasn't. Then again maybe it was my friend's fault or her dad's fault.

Haha! I was just kidding

I thought so, but ya never know.

I never get viruses and macs are gay. never had any problems with vista, either. those things are all made up by apple commercials