Unwanted program.

5th GHG E.G. Mine · Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 2:33 pm Post subject: Unwanted program.

I've got this "MyWebSearch" program now installed on the computer back at home and I can't figure out how to get rid of the stupid thing. Any ideas as to how to go about that?
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Stevo · Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 2:53 pm Post subject:

Have you tried using AdAware or something to remove it?
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Bright Red Nipples · Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 3:15 pm Post subject:

Is that the thing that is added to your address bar in IE??
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Mike · Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 3:19 pm Post subject:

go to an icon for it,right click,properties, and find the target for it and delete the folder for it
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5th GHG E.G. Mine · Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 3:21 pm Post subject:

Typh00n · Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 3:26 pm Post subject:

search for the files in and delete the folder, old fashioned way

FingerDemon · Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 3:52 pm Post subject:

I search with both Ad-Aware and SpyBot Search and Destroy. They are both free and find different spyware on my machine. I'd try using that, since you have to get rid of the registry entries as well as the directories. If there is a registry entry for one of those directories you delete, you could wind up getting errors every time you boot up your machine. You could figure out how to search the registry for those entries and get rid of those too, but if Spy Bot can do it for you, it is a lot simpler.

Good Luck,

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Stevo · Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 3:52 pm Post subject:

Go in safe mode and delete it.
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Simpleman · Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 4:31 pm Post subject:

Alot of those place the unistaller into your windows folder go to my computer open up the HD and open up your windows folder and look for a unistaller in there for the program.

Hope this helps
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DaKon · Ville Supporter Joined: 19 Feb 2002 Posts: 2342

Try spy sweeper..free download at downloads.com. It only allows one update thought and it is better than add aware
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Mike · Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 8:09 pm Post subject:

try ctrl+alt+delete then processes tab and end it, then delete it.
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Bright Red Nipples · Posted: Sun May 09, 2004 9:16 am Post subject:

I looked at my wifes computer and she had the same thing, as of last night anyways. It was actually in the control panel though. I removed it there and didn't have any issues

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Bada Bing · Posted: Sun May 09, 2004 11:10 am Post subject:

GO to this web site and download spyware balster. I will stop this kind of spyware from installing in the first place.

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
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Potato-VS- · Posted: Sun May 09, 2004 7:27 pm Post subject:

OMG! I have the exact same problem, but its because my mom keeps on clicking on this link that she gets in her email from her friend! I uninstall the damn thing and then she just reinstalls it! AHHH!

. I havent had any problems with uninstalling it, it just comes back after shes on the comp using her email account

. It is really annoying though.

5th GHG E.G. Mine · Posted: Sun May 09, 2004 7:53 pm Post subject:

BRN was right, it's right in the Control Panel, although I can't figure out how I missed seeing it 3 times. Now I just have to figure out how to get rid of this annoying plug-in that redirects to errorpage.com every time a page is unavailable.

This always seems to happen whenever I come back home from school for a while. Annoying technology-declined siblings.
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