Can’t get rid of the http://rapid-searcher.com/ pop up website on browser? Are you having troubles to surf online lately because of this pop up domain on your home page? Do you also encounter constant redirect actions while trying to get online? This specific webpage is an adware domain and you should try to get rid of it ASAP. This passage contains a removal guide with basic steps to help you remove the adware on your browser.

Rapid-searcher.com Redirect – How to Remove?

Rapid-searcher.com is categorized as a browser adware which can attack the most popular browsers on both Windows and Mac OS including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. It is not detectable as a computer threat by many anti-malware programs as complaints have shown. But this pop up page should be uninstalled from your browser as it can cause lots of unpleasant experiences and potential malware or spyware problems. It is as risky as other computer threats and is specifically used by online third-party to conduct cyber criminals. For the adware is able to collect your browsing histories and steal online personal data, users who have got this problem on their browsers may end up as victims to unknown financial problems.

The install of Rapid-searcher.com redirect does not need permission from computer users as it can be downloaded in a bundle with freeware. Freeware from unidentified resources online are often used by third-party to bundle with the programs they try to put on users’ computers. This browser adware or browser hijacker, for instance, is a program that they want to put on your browsers to cause constant disorders and scam you. Users who have been attacked by this browser hijacker will be seeing these following changes on their browsers unexpectedly:

Home page is replaced and favorite search engines are disabled.
Unknown toolbars or extensions are automatically installed.
Annoying pop-up ads are everywhere on the webs.
Users are constantly redirected to unwanted results.
Browser is slow in loading pages.
System becomes sluggish generally.

How to get rid of Rapid-searcher.com pop up hijacker on browsers?
As mentioned above that this browser hijacker is not detectable by most anti-malware programs. It can be completely removed via manual removal. Due to the changeable characters of the adware problem, certain levels of computer skills are required during the process in order to accurate the removal process in order to identify the right files and registries to delete or adjust. The hijacker pop up won’t be completely disabled if any single file is left out during the removal.

Suggestions: If you are not qualified with certain levels of computer skills, contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts for help to delete this pop up from home page now if you don’t want to make things worse:

The Adware Popup Screenshot

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* The above screenshot shows the common appearance of this browser hijacker. Home page on browsers can be automatically replaced to this adware domain if you have got the hijacker on computer. It will constantly pop up to block you from accessing websites and display numerous ads all over the webs trying to get potential malware on your computer. If you are told that “Your PC performance is poor” or “Your browser is out of date”, ignore such pop up messages as they are usually misleading information. Remove the pop up adware now to maintain a clean system.

Can’t get rid of rapid-searcher.com pop up on browser? How to remove?
The adware home page may keep reappearing on your browsers if you can’t delete it successfully. Users will need to reset browser defaults as well as to adjust certain registries, remove unwanted extensions and clear browsing histories and cookies to finally get rid of the hijacker. Manual removal, compared to anti-virus removal, is much efficient and guarantees a successfully uninstall of this adware from computer. Instead of wiping out the entire hard drives, manual removal is efficient and will get you out of this browser disorder. A guide is contained below to walk you through the basic steps to remove the pop up hijacker.

Browser Hijacker Manual Removal Instructions

A step-by-step guide to remove the hijacker popups manually from Mozilla Firefox:

1. Windows Task Manager.
windows-task-manager

Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC; or pull up Run box from Start menu to type in taskmgr
Right click on items you want to end, select Go To Process
Click on End Process
or
Click on Processes tab
End process of all Firefox items/Rapid-searcher.com hijacker

2. Delete virus files and adjust registries from system.
folder-options

Click on Start button
Control Panel
Search for “folder options” on top right corner
Click on View tab
Show hidden files, folders, and drives

C:\Users\profile name here\AppData\-
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\-

* Files and registries of the Rapid-searcher.com pop up adware can be changed or renamed time from time in order to keep the infection functioning longer. If you are not able to identify the related items, contact online experts for help instantly.

3. Reset Firefox.
clear-history-firefox

Click on Tools – Options
Under General tab – reset home page on Firefox
Under Privacy tab – clear browsing histories

4. Close out all the windows and restart the system to take effects.

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Conclusion

If you are experiencing constant troubles on your browsers, get rid of Rapid-searcher.com redirect now to restore browsers. The pop up new home page is an adware domain that contains misleading information online. It can not only get you to download potentially unwanted programs onto the computer, but record your browsing histories and collect online date to help cyber criminals. Although it’s not detected as a virus by anti-malware programs, the hijacker should be deleted for good to avoid further troubles. To remove the stubborn pop up webpage, manually delete the adware program to completely fix this browser problem now.

Note: Still can’t get rid of the pop up on browser successfully? Please contact YooSecurity Online Experts for help now to completely remove the adware pop up to restore your browsers and avoid further malware problems:

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on February 5, 2014 1:46 am

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