Rapid Antivirus 2.7

Alias: RapidAntivirus 2.7, RapidAntivirus, TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen, Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra.gpl, FakeAlert-BX

Description: Rapid Antivirus 2.7 is a rogue anti-spyware application, which can be secretly installed by the FakeAlert trojan or directly downloaded from the rapidantivirus.com website. Once installed, Rapid Antivirus 2.7 performs system 'scan' and reports fake and exaggerated results. It try to scare the user into purchasing of the full version of the application. 'Full' version of the Rapid Antivirus 2.7, wich costs $49.95, certainly cannot remove anything because scan results are fake. SpyNoMore anti-spyware removes Rapid Antivirus 2.7 as well as FakeAlert trojan.

Threat type:

Ransomware - Ransomware is a software application that infects a computer and asks for money to have the infection removed.

Trojan - A Trojans or Trojan Horse is any programs that installs itself secretly normally via malware programs, quite often with sinister intent. Once installed, the trojan author (hacker) can gain complete control of the infected PC. Trojans are usually designed to steal sensitive information and/or destroy the system. Trojans can be distributed as unsolicited email attachments, or bundled with freeware and shareware programs.

Advice: Remove This is a very high risk threat and should be removed immediately as to prevent harm to your computer and / or to protect your privacy.

Detection:
SpyNoMore removes Rapid Antivirus 2.7: Yes

Threat risk: High Risk

Very dangerous malware. Can log user's keyboard activity and take snapshots of the user's screen. Uses stealth installation and removal is very difficult. Category includes spyware programs, adware programs and trojans.

Symptoms:

Rapid Antivirus 2.7 has been run during system start-up and stay resident in the memory.

Pop-up messages and system alerts claiming that your computer is infected.

Rapid Antivirus 2.7 Signature Details: The following information includes some of the standard signatures associated with this spyware threat. Please do not attempt to manually remove these items from your computer; Removing these items incorrectly or partially can cause your computer to experience critical errors, prevent your computer from restarting or cause loss of Internet connectivity. Should you be infected with Rapid Antivirus 2.7, you can clean your computer by downloading SpyNoMore now.

Running Process Signatures:
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Registered Dll (Dynamic Link Library) Signatures:
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SpyNoMore Collected Residual File Signatures:
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