Rad Rater - How to remove

 

Rad Rater is another adware designed by SuperWeb LLC which is known for dozens of similar programs already. Computer users who got their computers affected usually start complaining about receiving numerous ads marked as brought by Rad Rater. This is one of the first symptoms that they notice. Rad Rater Ads can become very annoying as they are displayed every single time you browse the Internet. Usually these ads provide coupons or discounts that you can use at certain shopping websites, or price comparisons that should help you to choose where to purchase various items. It may look like quite useful ads, especially for those who like to shop online. Unfortunately, all Rad Rater Ads contain links to sponsored websites and once you click on them, you end up being redirected to unknown pages and help to increase their traffic. The creators of Rad Rater also get affiliate revenue for all new clicks.

Building up traffic for certain websites and making money from affiliate marketing are the main goals of Rad Rater. However, it uses unfair methods to reach this and for this reason, the program is classified as potentially unwanted one. Although it can be downloaded from it.s official website, usually Rad Rater is distributed with numerous freeware and shareware applications which can be downloaded from the Internet for free. It can be anything from music and video players to download managers, PDF creators and so on. If you don’t pay much attention to their installation steps, you may agree to install Rad Rater or other additional programs without your knowledge. Once inside, the adware monitors the information about your browsing habits and generates these annoying ads. As already mentioned, they mainly contain discount codes and coupons. One interesting fact is that most of these discounts are for the items that you have been recently browsing about. In fact Rad Rater monitors your browsing habits to find this information and then it generates targeted ads. This highly increases the chances that you will pay attention and click on them.

To avoid Rad Rater and similar applications, be more careful when you are downloading various freeware. All you have to do is follow the installation steps look through the Terms and Agreements and see what you are agreeing on before accepting them. Also take off any options that offer additional downloads during the installation process of your desired application. Opt for Custom or advanced installation to see these options.

If you are constantly receiving Rad Rater Ads when browsing, you must check your computer with a reputable antispyware programs and remove any adware that are related to these irritating ads. You can also try to get rid of it manually, by uninstalling everything Rad Rater related from your programs list in Control panel and then restoring the settings of your browsers. This may not always work for less experienced computer users, so it is much easier to download trustworthy anti-malware, such as Spyhunter or malwarebytes and run a full system scan on your computer with it. Those programs will detect the virus and get rid of it automatically. It will also protect your computer from similar threats in the future. Make sure you don’t forget to upgrade these programs to their latest versions. If you want to eliminate Rad Rater manually, follow our step-by-step removal guide given below.

How to get rid of Rad Rater

How to remove Rad Rater using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Rad Rater 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 Rad Rater . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Rad Rater 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.

TopRemoving Rad Rater from Firefox

• 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 Rad Rater 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.
  

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

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to Rad Rater and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

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

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Rad Rater from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Rad Rater. Click on the trash bin icon next to Rad Rater or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

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

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

 

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