Re: Need help removing 8ad

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 12/27/03 

Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 10:34:26 -0800

Also, when I try to download SpyBot, I get an error that
reads:

Unable to create a temporary file. Setup aborted.
Error 32: The process cannot access the file because it
is being used by another process.

What should I do?

Thank you

>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings --
>
>http://www.8ad.com/Uninstall.exe
>
> To deal with issues caused by any sort of "adware"
and/or
>"spyware,"such as Gator, Comet Cursors, Xupiter, Bonzai
Buddy, or
>KaZaA, and their remnants, that you've deliberately (but
without
>understanding the consequences) installed, two products
that are
>quite effective (at finding and removing this type of
scumware) are
>Ad-Aware from www.lavasoft.de and SpyBot Search &
Destroy from
>http://security.kolla.de/. Both have free versions.
It's even
>possible to use SpyBot Search & Destroy to "immunize"
your system
>against most future intrusions. I use both and
generally perform
>manual scans every week or so to clean out cookies, etc.
>
> Additionally, manual removal instructions for the
most common
>varieties of scumware are available here:
>
>PC Hell Spyware and Adware Removal Help
>http://www.pchell.com/support/spyware.shtml
>
>
>Bruce Chambers
>
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>"Steve" <ScubaSteveSA@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:005501c3cc94$0f0185d0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> I am having a very hard time removing 8ad. It's some
>> type of program that recognizes certain words on a web
>> page triggering a pop up. This results in a
significant
>> (very for me at least) slowing of IE. Please help.
>> Browsing anymore is horribly slow, and I am very
confused
>> in how to remove it. If someone can give me a
>> walkthrough on how to remove it, I would be so very
>> apprciative.
>>
>> Thank you
>>
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