If you’ve been unfortunate enough to have come down with an infection of RapidAntivirus, another of those phony antispyware programs plaguing the computer world these days, then you should know that there are 3 things you should do that will ensure that you don’t end up with a major security problem on your system or network, and that you don’t end up having to scrap your computer system as a result of this pest named RapidAntivirus.

The first thing NOT to do is to buy the scam software “fix” that RapidAntivirus will try and sell you immediately after informing you that they’ve found a number of supposed “threats” on your machine, and you need to take action now or you’ll be sorry! They make a very convincing case, but the truth is that RapidAntivirus themselves are a major part of what is wrong with your computer. Downloading their “fix” will only dump more, possibly much more dangerous spyware, adware and fraudware onto your machine, and you’ll have paid for the privilege!

Second, make sure that you take the time to disconnect to any other computers or networks that you are sharing information with. It’s very easy to pass these kinds of spyware applications from computer to computer, and if you’re not careful you may end up being the most unpopular guy on the network real quick-like!

And third, you should definitely find a legitimate antispyware software solution. If you try and do it yourself, you will almost certainly fail at this, and you’ll compound the problem, particularly if you’re on a network. Trying to delete RapidAntivirus and all its friends is no piece of cake and should be left to experts. These programs are very good at hiding and disguising themselves, and you won’t find all traces of them by yourself. A good antispyware software solution will do the trick, and the best one I know of is called SpyZooka. It comes with a 100% spyware removal guarantee, and will get your computer back to normal very quickly.