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Please help get rid of 2 buggers
Name: davidmcgaffney Date: November 21, 2004 at 16:54:21 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: 733
Comment:
Hi all,
On my add/remove program page I have two programs I did not install (intentionally anyway) and cannot uninstall. They are called Search Extender and Shopping Wizard. When I try to remove either of them I am directed to an internet page with a "uninstaller" program that doesn't work.
Adaware, spybot S&D, bazooka, avast, norton, and spyware blaster have all failed to get rid of them. In point of fact they don't even notice them.
Name: fordman Date: November 21, 2004 at 17:39:36 Pacific
Reply:
I'm guessing that those two might have of came in one package. I've read on and searched google and it said that it would be best to do a windows reinstall. There seems to be no good manual removal at this point in the game.
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Response Number 2
Name: Derek Date: November 21, 2004 at 18:31:04 Pacific
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I'm no expert but I did stumble across this which looked promising: CLICK HERE
I also got the general impression that the about:blank fixes could work for this one. If the above link doesn't help it might be worth searching Google for about:blank (bags of hits, even without using Google Groups if I remember rightly).
Derek.W
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Response Number 3
Name: RoadRunner Date: November 22, 2004 at 05:34:06 Pacific
Reply:
Hi ... Have you try uninstall it in Safe mode ?? If Safe mode fails try this little add and remove program , it hasn't ever let me down
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