RE: Spyware proxy removal trouble

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

From: Terry (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/23/04 

Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 07:43:28 -0800

Just wanted to say thanks a million! I have lost sleep
over this and racked my brain trying to remove this sucker
from my computer. I appreciate it sincerely! Blessings and
Peace from Terry.
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>-----Original Message-----
>Netsetter and many other spyware\adware programs
frequently add keys in the registry that have either a
numerical or letter designation only or a combination of
both. This can be the problem as that key is designed to
reinstall the startup if it is either removed or deleted.
In most cases this now becomes an in depth problem. You
can use tools like JV16 power tools and then do a registry
search for Netsetter or attempt the search yourself. If
you want to attempt it yourself then go>start\run and type
in regedit and click ok or hit enter on your keyboard. Now
click edit\find and type in Netsetter and hit find next.
Then it will find and highlight the entries. Right click
on those entries and then click delete. Be sure that it is
the exact key on the left or subkey on the right as
deleting any incorrect key here could cause you some
problems. Then click f3 and it will look for the next
entry. You may need to do this a dozen times or more to
get all the entries. Do it until you get a "finished
searching the registry" box. If you are unsure of this and
would like to attempt a remote application share and have
me do a registry search and show you how it's done let me
know by e:mail. Good luck.
>.
>

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