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Thread ID: 70577 2006-07-08 05:40:00 Beware JJJJJ (528) PC World Chat
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469372 2006-07-08 05:40:00 For want of something better to do I installed a game called the merry frog from a mag. cover disk.
It wasn't much interest, but when I tried to uninstall it I found it had installed a load of spam called "Whenu Save". This program would not be un-installed by conventional means. Trying to uninstall it produced a message that I had agreed to allow it on my computer in exchange for getting the merry frog FREE. If I agreed to that it must have been in very small print in the EULA.
Got rid of it with the aid of registry mechanic and spybot. After removing all registry entries spybot still found 11 references to it. And this was after removing all it's files manually.
So SAVEU have been sent a vert rude e-mail and will not be in any doubt about what I think of them.
JJJJJ (528)
469373 2006-07-08 05:49:00 Which magazine's cover disk, Jack? Laura (43)
469374 2006-07-08 06:44:00 Counterspy removes it all.
In case you missed any:

File Traces
%DESKTOPDIRECTORY%\savenowinst.exe
%LOCAL_SETTINGS%\temp\3scenicwu.exe
%LOCAL_SETTINGS%\temp\5e4.wut\saveinsthlp.dll
%LOCAL_SETTINGS%\temp\glf3c.exe
%profile%\Local Settings\Temp\GLFB.exe
%PROFILE%\local settings\temp\whenu.exe
%PROFILE%\local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\khy74xub\whenu[1].exe
%program_files%\bearshare\installer\saveinstwm.exe
%PROGRAM_FILES%\bonzibuddy\savenowinst.exe
%program_files%\orange audio\wav - mp3 converter encoder\saveinstcm.exe
%program_files%\save\acm.dll
%program_files%\save\extra.exe
%program_files%\save\save.exe
%program_files%\save\saveuninst.exe
%program_files%\save\saveupdate.exe
%program_files%\spy cleaner platinum\saveuninstall.exe
%program_files%\spy cleaner platinum\topdownloads_whenusave_installerinst.exe
%program_files%\vvsdl\vvsdl.exe
%PROGRAM_FILES%\xolox\uninstall.exe
%system%\uii.exe
%temp%\3scenicwu.exe
%WINDOWS%\temp\saveinstwm.exe
babe-bs.exe
bsaveinstwm.exe
c:\saveinstcm.exe
cnbabe.dll
ezthemes_whenusavenow_installer.exe
googletoolbar_en_2.0.92-big.dll
iehelpermiddleman.dll
imggg.exe
nowbox.exe
onlinechk.dll
orange_encoder.exe
runmsc.dll
save-castm-syncm-whseinst.exe
save-castminst.exe
save.exe
savei-syncminst.exe
saveinsthlp.dll
saveinstwm.exe
savenow.exe
savenowinst.exe
saveuninst.exe
saveupdate.exe
search.dll
search.exe
searchupdate.exe
sebqiwg.exe
setupsavenow.exe
sndbmark.dll
ssubtmr6.dll
sync.exe
systra~1.dll
tv_enua.dll
tvenuax.dll
unins.exe
uninst.exe
utdns.dll
whenu.exe
wusvinst.exe
pctek (84)
469375 2006-07-08 08:56:00 Which magazine's cover disk, Jack?

Net Guide. July issue.
JJJJJ (528)
469376 2006-07-08 09:47:00 If I were you I'd be sending a very rude e-mail to Netguide as well... they should know better :mad: Shortcircuit (1666)
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