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re: How to uninstall Gator & Gain Wednesday, October 2, 2002 at 5:17 am Posted by triplate (20665 messages posted) Run Ad-Aware found here : www.lavasoft.nu.....be sure to D/L the Refupdate,r to. On Wednesday, October 2, 2002 at 5:02 am, jason hill wrote: >Hi,Im a new computer buff and about 10 days ago I started having severe problems >with pop up gambling adds,Ive deleted several folders from my computer through the >start menu then search and found 22 gator installed files.I cannot delete some of >them,my access is denied am i doing somthing wrong.I need some serious HELP here.I >have done a complete system restore and have gone back 30 days but its still there,yours >truly Frustrated Jason. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How to uninstall Gator & Gain Wednesday, October 2, 2002 at 4:01 pm Posted by jason hill (9 messages posted) >I have previously D/L addaware and found it not to work very well,Then I found Smasher.I D/L this and it worked well but my question remains on the uninstall issue.I want to get rid of it not just surpress it.Why wont some programs uninstall from add/remove.Ie:Morpheus 1.9,Gain,Gator and all those persistant advertising based programs. Do they have that much staying power or are they not the original source.I did manage to delete some programs & files over a period of about 5 days of trying & reading different things and it slowed the popups down considerably but I only stumbled across these,I doubt if I could find what I did and do it again.There Must Be A Way. On Wednesday, October 2, 2002 at 5:17 am, triplate wrote: >Run Ad-Aware found here : www.lavasoft.nu.....be sure to D/L the Refupdate,r to. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How to uninstall Gator & Gain Wednesday, October 2, 2002 at 7:01 pm Posted by Ms. Eagle (33449 messages posted) Ad-Aware won't remove Gain, but there's info on this page with removal instr. It's an advertising trojan. I don't know why you have Morpheous listed in Add-Remove, if you didn't install it yourself. I've never heard of that! http://www.cexx.org/adware.htm [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How to uninstall Gator & Gain Wednesday, October 2, 2002 at 7:09 pm Posted by Ms. Eagle (33449 messages posted) There's also a program called Spybot, which gets rid of a lot more junk than Ad-Aware. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How to uninstall Gator & Gain Wednesday, November 6, 2002 at 5:46 pm Posted by urmaster! (17 messages posted) On Wednesday, October 2, 2002 at 5:02 am, jason hill wrote: >Hi,Im a new computer buff and about 10 days ago I started having severe problems >with pop up gambling adds,Ive deleted several folders from my computer through the >start menu then search and found 22 gator installed files.I cannot delete some of >them,my access is denied am i doing somthing wrong.I need some serious HELP here.I >have done a complete system restore and have gone back 30 days but its still there,yours >truly Frustrated Jason. ============================ Once and for all, lets get rid of this shirt Gator deal, along with their neighbor, GAin..and all that dirt. And finally, I found a way to keep it. Lets see, you have gator, or gain, or gator offer companion in drive C, in the ADD/Remove windows, right. And when you click on one, they say it has uninstalled successfully, but you still see the gator eyes spying at you, right? Also, go to Start, then Startup, and you might see a huge gray box with a "G" letter, right. This is what I did, to keep the gator out of my computer. This will help you stop getting those pop up windows as well. And also, this should stop that connecting application window pop up every time you turn your computer. If any of these is your problems, this is what should help. Go into the website CNet.com. They have cool software programs where people who have purchased these programs, leave their feedback, and so you would have a good chance of getting something that works. Now, in the search box, upper left, type in "uninstalled". You should then get a list of software uninstaller programs. Find the one called Advaced Uninstaller Pro2002 4.0. They give you a 3 week time to try it for free, but you might want to buy it since its so good. Download that program, and simply follow the instructions. You will be given about 5 options when you open this program. Simply click on the first one called uninstall programs..somthing like that, and it will first give you a list of all the program in your Add/Remove window. Now check those that you do not want and delete them. BUT..after that close the program, and exit the internet. Now, click start then control panel, then Add/Delete programs, like you were normally do any other program. The picture of the gator might not be there, but read the programs instead listed, and re-locate gator, or gain or offercompanion, and you will get a message that this program is nolonger in your system, do u want to delete the picture? and click on yes. Continue deleting the other pricture if you like, like gatorewallet and those others. After you see this magic happen, you have 3 weeks or so to decide if you would like to buy the Advanced Uninstaller Pro2002 4.0 program, which is worth it. Hope this help. If your are satisfy, pass this messege along. Have a good one. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How to uninstall Gator & Gain Wednesday, November 6, 2002 at 8:33 pm Posted by Drew (2 messages posted) I've been able to get-rid of the Gain crap. This is pretty much what I did: All of these files (at least) are associated with the adware: GMT, CMII, Gain. RUN Regedit and go to the Software files in both HKey_Users and HKey_Local. Delete all files that start with Gain. Go to C:\Program Files/Common Files\CMEII and delete all of the files that you're allowed to delete. I had to rename some of the files and then put them into another folder before being allowed drag to the recycle bin. Empty the bin. Do the same for the GMT folder in the same directory. Empty the bin. Do a Search All Files for Gain. Choose the ones that you want and delete those too if there are any left. Try to restart your computer, you may have to revert to the last known good profile and do things in a different order. Reboot. Check your HKey_Local_Machine registry to see if the Gator folders show-up again. If it doesn't, you've probably got it. Good luck. On Wednesday, October 2, 2002 at 5:02 am, jason hill wrote: >Hi,Im a new computer buff and about 10 days ago I started having severe problems >with pop up gambling adds,Ive deleted several folders from my computer through the >start menu then search and found 22 gator installed files.I cannot delete some of >them,my access is denied am i doing somthing wrong.I need some serious HELP here.I >have done a complete system restore and have gone back 30 days but its still there,yours >truly Frustrated Jason. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How to uninstall Gator & Gain Thursday, November 7, 2002 at 11:19 pm Posted by jason hill (9 messages posted) Thanks for your feedback response,sorry ive been awhile.Im getting married in 8 days and things are a bit hecktic.The addaware programs simply dont work for me and in answer to your question about never hearing of morpheus install if not put there by me initialy,to answer that is simple.There are 2 other that use this computer,1 18yr old and my fiancee.I am addministrator now but before doing this i have no controll over what,especialy the young one does on my computer.I no I didnt install this as it was 1 thing that was told to me to avoid when i first got computer. Now unfortuneatly I will not be able to respond to anymore threads left by this disscussion untill after the honeymoon (3-4 weeks time) but haveprinted of these threads and will follow up on return.thanks for your patience,regards jason. On Wednesday, October 2, 2002 at 7:01 pm, CJ wrote: > >Ad-Aware won't remove Gain, but there's info on this page with removal instr. It's >an advertising trojan. I don't know why you have Morpheous listed in Add-Remove, >if you didn't install it yourself. I've never heard of that! > >http://www.cexx.org/adware.htm > > > > > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How to uninstall Gator & Gain Thursday, November 7, 2002 at 11:32 pm Posted by jason hill (9 messages posted) Hi,but will this completely uninstall my junk problems or again simply marsk the preditor,regards jason On Wednesday, October 2, 2002 at 7:09 pm, CJ wrote: > >There's also a program called Spybot, which gets rid of a lot more junk than Ad-Aware. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How to uninstall Gator & Gain Thursday, November 7, 2002 at 11:37 pm Posted by jason hill (9 messages posted) Hello MasterMind,if your name sake is anything to go on Ile give it a whirl.Im not that computer literate yet but will feel my way through.Thanking you.Now I am getting married in 8 days and wont be able to respond to further threads for 3-4 weeks,sorry if this inconveiniances any one but again thanks for the reply.Regards,Jason. On Wednesday, November 6, 2002 at 5:46 pm, mastermind wrote: >On Wednesday, October 2, 2002 at 5:02 am, jason hill wrote: >Hi,Im a new computer buff and about 10 days ago I started having severe problems >with pop up gambling adds,Ive deleted several folders from my computer through the >start menu then search and found 22 gator installed files.I cannot delete some of >them,my access is denied am i doing somthing wrong.I need some serious HELP here.I >have done a complete system restore and have gone back 30 days but its still there,yours >truly Frustrated Jason. >============================ >Once and for all, lets get rid of this shirt Gator deal, along with their neighbor, >GAin..and all that dirt. And finally, I found a way to keep it. >Lets see, you have gator, or gain, or gator offer companion in drive C, in the ADD/Remove >windows, right. And when you click on one, they say it has uninstalled successfully, >but you still see the gator eyes spying at you, right? Also, go to Start, then Startup, >and you might see a huge gray box with a "G" letter, right. This is what I did, to >keep the gator out of my computer. This will help you stop getting those pop up windows >as well. And also, this should stop that connecting application window pop up every >time you turn your computer. If any of these is your problems, this is what should >help. > Go into the website CNet.com. They have cool software programs where people >who have purchased these programs, leave their feedback, and so you would have a >good chance of getting something that works. Now, in the search box, upper left, >type in "uninstalled". You should then get a list of software uninstaller programs. > Find the one called Advaced Uninstaller Pro2002 4.0. They give you a 3 week time >to try it for free, but you might want to buy it since its so good. Download that >program, and simply follow the instructions. You will be given about 5 options when >you open this program. Simply click on the first one called uninstall programs..somthing >like that, and it will first give you a list of all the program in your Add/Remove >window. Now check those that you do not want and delete them. BUT..after that close >the program, and exit the internet. Now, click start then control panel, then Add/Delete >programs, like you were normally do any other program. The picture of the gator might >not be there, but read the programs instead listed, and re-locate gator, or gain >or offercompanion, and you will get a message that this program is nolonger in your >system, do u want to delete the picture? and click on yes. Continue deleting the >other pricture if you like, like gatorewallet and those others. After you see this >magic happen, you have 3 weeks or so to decide if you would like to buy the Advanced >Uninstaller Pro2002 4.0 program, which is worth it. Hope this help. If your are satisfy, >pass this messege along. Have a good one. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How to uninstall Gator & Gain Thursday, November 7, 2002 at 11:49 pm Posted by jason hill (9 messages posted) Hello Drew,Thanks for the reply to my thread.I certainly will (sorry im getting popups now while typing this )try your method,ive now got 2 reasonably good responses and something to work with so I am greatful.Now im getting married in 8 days so wont be ablee to respond to any more threads for 3-4 weeks,Sorry but the help ive been given is hopefully invalueable.Regards Jason. On Wednesday, November 6, 2002 at 8:33 pm, Drew wrote: >I've been able to get-rid of the Gain crap. This is pretty much what I did: > >All of these files (at least) are associated with the adware: GMT, CMII, Gain. > >RUN Regedit and go to the Software files in both HKey_Users and HKey_Local. Delete >all files that start with Gain. > >Go to C:\Program Files/Common Files\CMEII and delete all of the files that you're >allowed to delete. I had to rename some of the files and then put them into another >folder before being allowed drag to the recycle bin. Empty the bin. Do the same >for the GMT folder in the same directory. Empty the bin. > >Do a Search All Files for Gain. Choose the ones that you want and delete those too >if there are any left. > >Try to restart your computer, you may have to revert to the last known good profile >and do things in a different order. Reboot. Check your HKey_Local_Machine registry >to see if the Gator folders show-up again. If it doesn't, you've probably got it. > Good luck. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How to uninstall Gator & Gain Friday, November 8, 2002 at 1:24 am Posted by Drew (2 messages posted) Jason-One more thing. The previous message didn't quite have everything. After posting I did another search for Gator and found the log file that has all the other folders listed. I deleted it and now forget what it was named...anyway it will be something to open with Note Pad and has all the info you need to track down the rest of it. Mine was located in C:\Windows directory along with about 4 more files. Have fun on the Honeymoon. Also, maybe try Guard-IE to help with the pop-ups, I just got it and it works great. On Thursday, November 7, 2002 at 11:49 pm, jason hill wrote: >Hello Drew,Thanks for the reply to my thread.I certainly will (sorry im getting popups >now while typing this )try your method,ive now got 2 reasonably good responses and >something to work with so I am greatful.Now im getting married in 8 days so wont >be ablee to respond to any more threads for 3-4 weeks,Sorry but the help ive been >given is hopefully invalueable.Regards Jason. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How to uninstall Gator & Gain Friday, November 8, 2002 at 1:37 am Posted by jason hill (9 messages posted) Thanks very much Drew,its nice to have your wisdom and experiance to help me with this bugger of a situation.Cheers Jason. On Friday, November 8, 2002 at 1:24 am, Drew wrote: >Jason-One more thing. The previous message didn't quite have everything. After >posting I did another search for Gator and found the log file that has all the other >folders listed. I deleted it and now forget what it was named...anyway it will be >something to open with Note Pad and has all the info you need to track down the rest >of it. Mine was located in C:\Windows directory along with about 4 more files. >Have fun on the Honeymoon. Also, maybe try Guard-IE to help with the pop-ups, I >just got it and it works great. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How to uninstall Gator & Gain Friday, November 8, 2002 at 2:14 am Posted by Ms. Eagle (33449 messages posted) You don't need to search and remove it manually. Just download and run SpyBot. http://beam.to/spybotsd It looks for spyware, but also targets dialers, keyloggers, and other nasties, and it's freeware. It's an excellent alternative to Ad-Aware, which has been updated less than frequently in recent times. After installing, go to the Online tab, and search for and install all updates. Next, go to the Settings tab > File Sets, and uncheck 'System Internals' and 'Tracks' . These aren't needed for our present purpose, and you can always experiment with them later on. Run offline.....After running the scan Hit 'Check All', and have SpyBot remove all it finds. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How to uninstall Gator & Gain Friday, November 8, 2002 at 2:25 am Posted by jason hill (9 messages posted) Thanks Carol,Much Apreciated.Regards,Jason. On Friday, November 8, 2002 at 2:14 am, Carol wrote: > >You don't need to search and remove it manually. Just download and run SpyBot. > >http://beam.to/spybotsd > >It looks for spyware, but also targets dialers, keyloggers, and other nasties, and >it's freeware. > >It's an excellent alternative to Ad-Aware, which has been updated less than frequently >in recent times. > >After installing, go to the Online tab, and search for and install all updates. > >Next, go to the Settings tab > File Sets, and uncheck 'System Internals' and 'Tracks' >. > >These aren't needed for our present purpose, and you can always experiment with them >later on. > >Run offline.....After running the scan Hit 'Check All', and have SpyBot remove all >it finds. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] You're welcome...(n/t) Friday, November 8, 2002 at 4:31 pm Posted by Ms. Eagle (33449 messages posted) .... On Friday, November 8, 2002 at 2:25 am, jason hill wrote: >Thanks Carol,Much Apreciated.Regards,Jason. > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How to uninstall Gator & Gain Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 6:15 pm Posted by larry (5 messages posted) I would recommend that you call the CEO Jeff McFadden. His phone number is 650-232-0300 ext.301 or his email is jeff@gator.com On Wednesday, October 2, 2002 at 5:02 am, jason hill wrote: >Hi,Im a new computer buff and about 10 days ago I started having severe problems >with pop up gambling adds,Ive deleted several folders from my computer through the >start menu then search and found 22 gator installed files.I cannot delete some of >them,my access is denied am i doing somthing wrong.I need some serious HELP here.I >have done a complete system restore and have gone back 30 days but its still there,yours >truly Frustrated Jason. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: How to uninstall Gator & Gain Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 6:41 pm Posted by jason hill (9 messages posted) Thanks very much Larry.Cheer's. On Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at 6:15 pm, Larry wrote: >I would recommend that you call the CEO Jeff McFadden. His phone number is 650-232-0300 >ext.301 or his email is jeff@gator.com > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Worth a try Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 3:58 pm Posted by Peter DS (1 messages posted) 1. Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete and look for "GMT" which is the Gator process. Kill it. (Otherwise you can´t delete files) 2. Search "Gator" on your harddrive 3. Delete all associated files and .dll´s 4. Remove Gator shortcut from autostart folder [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Worth a try Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 6:58 pm Posted by pat (1 messages posted) Before any of these gator removals can work at all, you have to have all internet related programs turned off. Each day I try to delete this monster and each day it's back. Ugh! On Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 3:58 pm, Peter DS wrote: >1. Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete and look for "GMT" which is the Gator process. Kill it. >(Otherwise you can´t delete files) >2. Search "Gator" on your harddrive >3. Delete all associated files and .dll´s >4. Remove Gator shortcut from autostart folder > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Worth a try Thursday, November 6, 2003 at 11:33 am Posted by Derrick (1 messages posted) Interesting (and scary) addition to the Gator problems: I was at a client's house, and every time I come over to work on their computers, I have to sweep for spyware and always find many. Gator is always a culprit. Something strange happened this time though. The spybot sweeper softare I use tells me it can't delete a specific folder, and I should do so through Windows Explorer. The folder is c:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT . When I went to delete it, the system froze, and I couldn't even CTRL-ALT-DELETE to End Task. The whole system stays frozen for about 10 minutes, then I get a dialogue box telling me that Drive C: is not format, do I wish to format now. WHAT THE HELL IS PROTECTING THIS FOLDER??? I couldn't even delete this folder via a CMD prompt. I tried everything. Even did a registry search for "gmt". It return about a billion entries, all unrelated to this folder. Has anyone else seen this? Any suggestions? I'm 99% sure it's related to Gator/Gain. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Worth a try Friday, April 23, 2004 at 3:46 pm Posted by uncle Vinny (1 messages posted) After finding and deleting many things associated with Gain and Gator, I was unable to delete the gator.log file. After finding the GMT file by hitting ctrl-alt-delete and going to the "Processes" tab and removing it, I was able to get rid of the last file I found. Thanks!!!!! On Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 3:58 pm, Peter DS wrote: > >1. Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete and look for "GMT" which is the Gator process. Kill it. >(Otherwise you can´t delete files) >2. Search "Gator" on your harddrive >3. Delete all associated files and .dll´s >4. Remove Gator shortcut from autostart folder > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum