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Unwanted files that won't delete!
Name: Joe Chadwick Date: July 4, 2003 at 12:09:56 Pacific OS: Windows 98 CPU/Ram: 700 MHz/128MB
Comment:
The GAIN program jumped on my computer like a leech, and won't uninstall properly. A number of files (with no property checks) are left that won't delete, and their folder also won't delete. Also there are entries left in the Registry. Suggestions? --Joe
Name: wcdoc Date: July 4, 2003 at 12:34:08 Pacific
Reply:
Plastique and a long fuse
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Response Number 2
Name: Tufenuf Date: July 4, 2003 at 12:36:16 Pacific
Reply:
Joe, The link below has Removal Instructions.
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/Gator.html
You may want to download, install, read the instructions, then update & run Ad-aware 6 which you can get for Free at the link below. It should get rid of GAIN (formerly GATOR).
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
HTH Tufenuf
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Response Number 3
Name: Petit Jean Date: July 4, 2003 at 13:13:20 Pacific
Reply:
Use Tufnuf recommendation first and if you have files that you don't succeed deleting with a message like Windows is using, these can be deleted by shutting down to dos.Use del and the path to the file to delete it.Example: del c:\windows\system\thefile.dll Good luck.
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Response Number 4
Name: blender Date: July 4, 2003 at 13:55:32 Pacific
Reply:
Spybot search and destroy is another good removal program, it will catch files that ad-aware dosnt. Be sure to update ad-aware and spybot b4 running scans.
spybot
http://wilders.org/HTMLobj-1590/spybotsd12.exe
If that dosnt get rid of it all download "hijack this" run scan, save to log file and paste results in reply.someone here will be able to tell ya what to fix.
hijack this
http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/
Good luck
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Response Number 5
Name: RichGu Date: July 4, 2003 at 14:14:23 Pacific
Reply:
You could also start your PC with a Win 98 boot disk (no CDROM support) and delete the files from DOS.
adaware 6 has build in option (automatically checked)to delete files after reboot if presently in use by windows
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Response Number 7
Name: Joe Chadwick Date: July 6, 2003 at 20:55:25 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks you guys for the suggestions! I'll be trying them and let you know it they work. -- Joe
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Response Number 8
Name: Joe Chadwick Date: July 15, 2003 at 21:40:51 Pacific
Reply:
Tufenuf's recommend: Ad-Aware at Lavasoftusa was helpful, but the results were not quite complete. Blender's additional recommend of Spybot Search and Destroy finished the job. Both tools have a free version. Thanks for the suggestions, and thanks to the authors of these programs, which appear to be widely used!! -- Joe
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Response Number 9
Name: Frenchie Date: July 16, 2003 at 01:29:17 Pacific
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