Rapid-Searcher.com virus - How to remove

Rapid-Searcher.com virus is a browser hijacker that was designed in order to promote tons of sponsored websites. The program changes your homepage and default search provider to rapid-searcher.com on your Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. It is not considered to be a malicious application but it uses unfair methods to enter computers and for this reason the program is categorized as PUP or potentially unwanted application.

Rapid-Searcher.com virus comes bundled with many freeware, such as video recorders, music players, download managers and so on. For example, when you download a free program from the Internet, some of them may offer changing your homepage or installing additional applications. If you skip this step and don’t remove several check marks, the changes will be made automatically. That is why it is very important to pay attention to the installation steps of all new downloads.

If your browsers have already been affected, you have to remove Rapid-Searcher.com virus as soon as possible. It will make your browsing very unpleasant by adding lots of sponsored websites and adds to your search result. Besides, it uses cookies and other tracking techniques to collect information about your search queries and your browsing habits which may be used for marketing purposes in the future.

To remove Rapid-Searcher.com virus from your computer go to Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs list and uninstall it from there. It is recommended to uninstalling ALL programs added on the same date as problems have appeared. Some versions of this hijacker install software that blocks browser settings from changing. To identify them, scanning with Spyhunter or other reputable antispyware tool might be useful. Then you can uninstall the extensions and reset settings in your browsers.

How To remove Rapid-Searcher.com virus from Internet Explorer:

1. Click arrow on the right of search box
2. Do following: On IE8-9 choose Manage Search providers, On ie7 click change search defaults
3. Remove the Rapid-Searcher.com from the list

How To remove Rapid-Searcher.com virus from Firefox :

1. Enter “about:config” in url bar. This will open settings page
2. Type “Keyword.url” in the search box. Right click it & reset it.
3. Type “browser.search.defaultengine” in the search box. Right click it & reset it.
4. Type “browser.search.selectedengine” in the search box. Right click it & reset it.
5. Search for ‘browser.newtab.url’. Right-click and reset. This will make sure that the search page won’t launch on each new tab.
6. If the settings revert and scan with anti-malware programs are clean: Close Firefox, open file explorer and enter %AppData% in the address bar. enter user.js in search box. If this file exists, rename it and start Firefox again. You will have to repeat the steps above.

How To remove Rapid-Searcher.com virus from Google Chrome:

1. Click 3 horizontal lines icon on browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings.
3. Select Basics ->Manage Search engines.
4. Remove unnecessary search engines from the list.
5. Go back to settings. On Startup choose open blank page ( you can remove undesired pages from the set pages link too).

 

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