what do i do if i tried to uninstall rav anti virus (the annoying reason cybersecurity crap) and i still have it in my task manager even after being uninstalled, it gives me annoying pop ups and i cant get rid of the process because i need admin perms. i tried redirecting myself to the file location of that process but the path could not be found, can someone help me get rid of that?
#Cant get rid of an antivirus
dire thorn
dire thorn
Did you reboot after?
yeah
it keeps giving me these pop ups
when i try to end the main process using task manager it says access is denied
i navigated to the folder when i finally found it and couldnt delete it because the file was being used
terminating the process using cmd bar as administrator didnt help either
merry void
Reinstall the os
dire thorn
are u serious
dire thorn
its not a program
its 3 files
that cause this
and its not even being identified as a program
merry void
Yeah reinstall windows
merry void
Well do you wanna get rid of it?
marble kettle
Dont reinstall windows, start into safe mode and remove it.
autumn tree
Dont reinstall windows, start into safe mode and remove it.
yeah, that
merry void
You know how does one get rid of something that was once there but no longer there now in safe mode?
If the path doesn't exist there is nothing to remove
autumn tree
that's the equivalent of hunting a deer with a nuke instead of a rifle
merry void
You can't shoot what's not there
autumn tree
well it obviously is there, how would that popup work else
merry void
But then why isn't it able to removed in normal mode?
autumn tree
because it's being used
dire thorn
If the path doesn't exist there is nothing to remove
i tried
running in safe mode
deleted the folder but
that was like
backup stuff
so i cant find the main folder
heres the path
that shows on the task manager
but its non existent
even with hidden folders option
autumn tree
reopen task manager?
dire thorn
what for
when i try to manually open that folder by inserting the link to it in the explorer
marble kettle
delete the folder and registries
dire thorn
it says access denied
dire thorn
delete the folder and registries
access denied
autumn tree
do taskkill /IM rsEngineSvc.exe in elevated cmd
dire thorn
mistake
autumn tree
?
autumn tree
Maybe the boot recovery console thingy?
dire thorn
wdym
merry void
Why overcomplicate a simple solution nuke it and be done with it.
autumn tree
basically it's like safe mode on steroids
dire thorn
Why overcomplicate a simple solution nuke it and be done with it.
how to nuke it
dire thorn
basically it's like safe mode on steroids
how do i do that
autumn tree
he wants you to reinstall everything
merry void
This method only works on Windows 10/11 PCs. Please ask for other methods if using a Mac, Linux, or earlier versions of Windows.
https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10
- Insert an 8GB or higher USB stick into your PC. Format the USB to FAT32 or exFAT before installation. Formatting will ERASE ALL DATA on the USB. (Right click the USB > Format > File System: FAT32 > Quick Format > Start.)
- Download the Windows MCT (Media Creation Tool) from the link above.
- Run the MCT. Select "Create installation media for another PC." Follow the prompts to select your USB flash drive as your media and create the installer.
- Once complete, your USB is now ready to install Windows on another PC. Power down that PC. Insert the USB installer. Boot the PC.
WARNING: When installing Windows on a new PC, ensure only one drive (the drive you want the OS on) is plugged in. Unplug all other drives prior to installing Windows.
autumn tree
no dont yet
search for "advanced startup"
your pc will restart into windows boot manager
you have to navigate to the console thingy
then it's only CMD, but there are no programs running at all, so you can do anything you want
marble kettle
There is no way that AV starts in safe mode. not even bitdefender does so you are doing something wrong.
autumn tree
certainly is some interesting software you got there, go ahead and search for "rsenginesvc" on google
50|50 this is a virus | this is a part of windows
marble kettle
Its most definitely a virus, you need to clean out the malware and youll be fine
Download and run the following:
Rkill
Adwcleaner
tdsskiller
Clean out anything that show suspicious
soft marlin
Yeah sometimes a nuke option is much easier 🤷♂️
And safer
One of the reasons my OS disk is almost clean of everything and can replace in a heart beat
dire thorn
okay i reinsalled that and it fixed it
and i switched to windows 10
i think that one works for me better
merry void
Thank you
merry void
tbh... u had the only real advice as it turns out
When in doubt k.i.s.s. keep it stupid simple.