re: PerfectNav is killing me
Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 10:52 pm
Posted by mojo7819
(5744 messages posted)
PerfectNav is one of the MANY pieces of garbage that is installed on your computer
when you install Kazaa. By installing Kazaa, you no longer have control of your
computer.
The best solution would be to do a clean install of XP.
!!!BACKUP ALL IMPORTANT FILES BEFORE STARTING!!!
Read this page VERY carefully before starting!
(It would be a good idea to print it out)
Windows XP Clean Install Information
If you are not willing to clean it up correctly, try the following:
Use Kazaabegone to
get rid of kazaa and all it's garbage.
Before using ANY of these tools, do the following:
Delete TIF’s and history.
Disable system Restore.
The reason you need to disable system restore is that many of these pests like to
hide within the restore files.
These are protected by Windows, therefore the scans can’t delete the pests.
Empty your recycle bin.
Run an online virus scanner:
An online scanner is available at:
Trend Micro or
Panda or
McAfee or
Symantec
Now scan for spyware/adware/malware:
Download, install, UPDATE, and run:
Ad-Aware SE
Spybot Search & Destroy 1.3
Close ALL browser windows before using these tools.
These will scan for, detect and remove most variants of spyware/adware/malware.
To prevent spyware/adware/malware from being installed on your computer, download,
install UPDATE and run these:
SpywareGuard
Spyware Blaster
SpywareGuard and Spyware Blaster are not scanners. These run all the time to prevent
scumware from being installed on your computer, much like
an anti-virus program protects from viruses/worms/trojans.
Download UPDATE and run:
CWShredder
Alternate download for CWShredder
Close ALL browser windows before using these tools.
This program searches for and removes many variants of the CoolWebSearch.
It is important to run ALL of these programs, as each do something different.
(Make sure to use the update feature of these programs often.)
When finished,
Turn system Restore back on if you wish.
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