RAV Endpoint Protection (ReasonLabs) is often installed on your PC without your permission, along with other software. It's not a virus; it's a legitimate antivirus program.
But if it happened without your knowledge, you can Uninstall in less than a minute from Windows.
Why ReasonLabs (RAV) moves in without your consent?
RAV Endpoint Protection is a security program that is often distributed as bundle. Specifically, it gets bundled with the installation of another free program, without you having explicitly agreed to it.
Many users report that this program is installed without their prior consent. That is why it is regularly classified as PUP (potentially unwanted program) using tools such as Malwarebytes.
The software is still legal, but its installation method makes it a prime candidate for removal.
How to Uninstall Reason Labs (RAV) on Windows?
The simplest method involves using the native settings in Windows, without any third-party software. Follow these steps:
- Open the Start menu and type “Add or Remove Programs”.
- In the search bar of the program list, type RAV.
- Selects each RAV program displayed. There may be several: RAV Endpoint Protection and sometimes Reason Security Engine Helper.
- Click on Uninstall for everyone.
- Follow the steps in the uninstallation wizard all the way through.
- Restart your PC If Windows prompts you, do so to finish removing the program files.
Is RAV not on the list?
If a search for “RAV” doesn’t turn up anything, try typing “Reason” Where “RAVAntivirus“ in the list of programs. Uninstall anything that starts with RAV or has the name Reason.
To make sure it's no longer running in the background, open the Task Manager and is looking for a process like RAVBg64.exe Where rsEngineSvc.exe. If it is still running, stop it, and then try uninstalling it again.
Alternative method using Revo Uninstaller
If the standard uninstallation fails or leaves behind residual files, goes through Revo Uninstaller. It uninstalls the program, then automatically cleans up any remaining files Program Files and in the registry.
Spear Revo, select the RAV program from ReasonLabs, choose a scan level, then confirm the deletion of the entries found. This is the most reliable way to ensure a truly complete removal.
Remove the extension ReasonLabs Online Security from your browser
Reason Labs sometimes installs an extension called Online Security in your browser. To remove it:
- Open your browser's extensions menu (Chrome, Edge Where Firefox).
- Mark ReasonLabs Online Security in the list.
- Click on To delete, then confirm.
Once you've removed the program and the extension, your PC will be clean. Run a scan with Malwarebytes confirms that there is no trace left of RAV Endpoint Protection.
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muito obrigado pelo conteudo muito valido
Com prazer
Should have thought of this. Feel kinda dumb now for trying to delete the program files and ending the process with task manager only to get “access denied” response.
haha it's all good now? 🙂
Thank you, this has been a great help to me.
thank you very much it slowed down my PC and installed itself
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Thank you, I have uninstalled it. Have a nice day.
Great 🙂
tive uma compra no valor de 18,38 no dia 08 de setembro as 01:01 da manha so que não reconheço essa compra oque que devo fazer
Thanks for the info. This is the second time this program has been installed without my knowledge! Unacceptable.
No worries, glad alucare.fr can help 🙂
Fui desinstalar o reason Labs e ele desabilitou a proteção contra vírus e ameaças do meu
Very good procedure.
Don't forget to check the “Programs” folder to make sure there is no ReasonLab folder. If there is, open it and run uninstall.exe! And presto! The folder disappears.
There are also traces to clean in the register!
All the best
Ugh, how awful!
Thank you very much! I immediately looked up how to do it because Avast couldn't delete a file called “rsEngineSvc.exe” and it was preventing me from accessing my files. Thank you very much!
No worries, glad the tutorial helps!
Thanks for the tutorial.
It works perfectly 🙂
No worries 🙂
This will not completely remove ReasonLabs. Here is what I did after uninstalling through settings.
I also searched for reasonlabs in file explorer to find any files left behind. DO NOT delete anything in C:\Windows\System32. Then use two trustworthy programs to scan every file in your computer. I use Malwarebytes, and Ccleaner.
The ReasonLabs folder, and many files in it were still located in C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Roaming even after uninstalling through settings.
You can also search for RAV, but be EXTREMELY careful not to delete files important to windows, and that are important for programs that you use. I found the start menu shortcut by doing this even though I had already uninstalled the program through settings.
Their thing is really annoying, seriously 🙁
I checked and the files existed but were completely empty, with nothing inside:
- ReasonLabs
Thanks for the tuto, I don't know how I ended up with this apli (reasonlabs)!
Hi, I've done some research and I think it's by installing Ldplayer. Can you confirm that for me?
Yes. That's how it got on mine.
Ok yes thanks for confirm