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You might try the Clean Tool in this link:
http://www.nero.com/en/General_Clean_Tool.html
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Hope this helps.
Gerry
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"niteowl" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:bpjgt0tk9ncd72osjn9uv18j9e3jiiuata@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 12:51:26 -0600, "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP"
> <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote:
>
>>"niteowl" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
>>news:n06gt096ic2h66mln1jek9ua7fpg5u1430@4ax.com
>>> hi all,
>>>
>>> This question comes up because I've "removed" programs using Windows
>>> Add/Remove option, and while the program no longer shows in the
>>> Add/Remove list. the shortcuts I have added or moved on my start
>>> menu
>>> will still open up the program after it has supposedly be removed..
>>>
>>> Would this have anything to do with the restore feature of XP? Have
>>> I
>>> circumvented it by going in to windows explorer and manually
>>> removing
>>> those program folders?
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>> niteowl
>>
>>First eliminate any scumware.
>>What You Should Know About Spyware
>>http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx
>>
>>CAUTION!!!!! Before you try to remove spyware using any of these
>>programs ,
>>download a copy of LSPFIX from any of the following sites:
>>http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
>>http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
>>(if your OS is Win2k or XP) The process of removing certain malware
>>may kill
>>your internet connection. If this should occur, this program, LSPFIX,
>>will
>>enable you to regain your connection.
>>
>>See
>>Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
>>http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>>
>>Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the
>>other
>>won't. Also, each needs to be updated with the program's update
>>function
>>before every use, even when just downloaded. There's also a lot more
>>to do
>>than just those two programs. CWShredder is also available here:
>>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
>>**Post your HijackThis log to
>>http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/
>>http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
>>http://www.wilderssecurity.com/ or the Spyware forum at
>>http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30 for expert analysis, not
>>here.**
>>Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and
>>CWShredder
>>may be found on this page:
>>http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.
>>
>>
>>See this link for information about malware:
>>http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/malware.ars
>>
>>If nothing there helps, please post back to this thread.
>
>
> Frank,
>
> thanksf or the info, the only program I didn't already have was the
> LSPFIX, I run adaware and spybot after every internet session, the
> LSPFIX found 4 entries, but removed none of them, so I assume they are
> suppose to be there.
>
> I don't do much peer to peer stuff, so I've remained pretty clean for
> a long time.. I also updated and ran my CWShredder, and it found
> nothing either.
>
> I'm not sure what this had to do with 3rd party programs not being
> removed when using the Add/Remove applet in XP, but my system is clean
> of malware/spyware.
>
> Thanks for the info.
>
> niteowl
>
>
>
>
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