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Offline shoenberg3

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Spybot Remover
on: May 19, 2004, 05:08:10 AM
Could any one suggest me a good, free spybot remover that both scans and destroys?
My computer recently had been bombarded with these pesky problems.
Thanks
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Offline newsgroupeuan

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Re: Spybot Remover
Reply #1 on: May 19, 2004, 07:10:47 PM
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Could any one suggest me a good, free spybot remover that both scans and destroys?
My computer recently had been bombarded with these pesky problems.
Thanks

ad-aware

Offline Noah

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Re: Spybot Remover
Reply #2 on: May 19, 2004, 07:31:07 PM
I use both adaware and "spybot search and destroy", and I still get pop ups and stuff every day... I don't know how to get rid of them. One that is especially annoying is a search bar called "Ping second" that adds itself to my explorer toolbar and won't go away. Even if I remove it from my toolbar, it reappears a few seconds later. Another one that reappears every day is "Ncase". If anyone can help me get rid of these I'd be forever grateful and willing to send you some of the rare sheet music/ recordings I have.
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Re: Spybot Remover
Reply #3 on: May 19, 2004, 07:54:10 PM
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I use both adaware and "spybot search and destroy", and I still get pop ups and stuff every day... I don't know how to get rid of them. One that is especially annoying is a search bar called "Ping second" that adds itself to my explorer toolbar and won't go away. Even if I remove it from my toolbar, it reappears a few seconds later. Another one that reappears every day is "Ncase". If anyone can help me get rid of these I'd be forever grateful and willing to send you some of the rare sheet music/ recordings I have.


The way I ususally find out how to get rid of that kind of stuff is a little googling.  I searched just for "Ncase" and the second result is a page with instructions for removal.  https://www.pchell.com/support/ncase.shtml

I couldn't find anything with "ping second", but I'm sure there's info about it somewhere.
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Offline Noah

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Re: Spybot Remover
Reply #4 on: May 20, 2004, 12:53:37 AM
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The way I ususally find out how to get rid of that kind of stuff is a little googling.  I searched just for "Ncase" and the second result is a page with instructions for removal.  https://www.pchell.com/support/ncase.shtml

I couldn't find anything with "ping second", but I'm sure there's info about it somewhere.


Well I already tried that, and it didn't work. It keeps coming back.


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Re: Spybot Remover
Reply #5 on: May 20, 2004, 01:42:44 AM
Okay, here's another idea.  The registry keys in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and HKEY_CURRENT_USER may not be the only copies in the registry.  Open regedit and copy the name of the key associated with Ncase.  Click the "edit" tab and select "find" then paste the key name in there and search.  If you find more duplicates, delete them of course.  
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Offline newsgroupeuan

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Re: Spybot Remover
Reply #6 on: May 20, 2004, 05:31:57 PM
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Okay, here's another idea.  The registry keys in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and HKEY_CURRENT_USER may not be the only copies in the registry.  Open regedit and copy the name of the key associated with Ncase.  Click the "edit" tab and select "find" then paste the key name in there and search.  If you find more duplicates, delete them of course.  


I hate editing my registry....all those funny names....I never really learned how it worked

Offline nad

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Re: Spybot Remover
Reply #7 on: May 24, 2004, 04:04:18 AM
Ad-aware and spybot is software to find spyware and other tracking stuff. It's not really for killing pop ups. Absoluteshield internet eraser does kill pop ups. It works for me.
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