O.T. hacking

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If a program is installed the regular way, it's
better to remove it the regular way... and then
go after the cosmetic leftovers later.
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Certainly it's usually better to try the provided uninstall than just
looking for what you think might be related files and deleting those.

I'd get Revo uninstaller, though, at least the free version, and run the
application's own uninstaller _from inside Revo_, because I've always
had the _impression_ that Revo "watches" the provided uninstaller, and
"makes notes of where to look" afterwards. (I don't _know_ that that's
how Revo works - anybody? - but I certainly get that _impression_.) If
you _just_ run the uninstaller, you won't know where to look -
installers often put stuff (both files and registry entries).

"Other uninstallers are [I think] available." (I've not used any of them
though.)
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

(Incidentally, it was made in Spain so shouldn't it be a "paella western"?) -
Barry Norman [on "A Fistful of Dollars"], RT 2014/10/4-10



I thought along the same lines but if Paul thought
they would work Paul would of suggested them. I
don't know but I think the problem may be that it
migrates to other programs that these don't cover.


Robert

Robert

Your picture shows it's been present for a while.

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Before you get too excited, first we have to consider
the possibility there is an entry in the Control Panels,
in Programs and Features.

If you see ByteFence is an installed program, select
it and select "Uninstall" and see what happens.

Try one reboot, after the uninstall is done, then run
your search with Agent Ransack again, and see if the
component parts have disappeared.

If a program is installed the regular way, it's
better to remove it the regular way... and then
go after the cosmetic leftovers later.

The instructions above, say there is a plug-in that is in
the browser. You can try

aboutlugins

and see if that is the case in Firefox. Try to use the
removal in Programs and Features control panel, then
go back later and check again. I could imagine the
plugin being left by the installer, so you may have
to deal with that separately.

It would be real nice, if for once the uninstaller
actually worked on one of these things. Cleaning them
up by ripping the arms and legs off them, just doesn't
give the right leverage.

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If all of this is a failure, we can use Regedit to
remove things from the registry. But if you remember
what happened the last time, we found something like
"TrustedInstaller" owned the entries, making them
hard to remove. Regedit works best, if an administrators group
account is available to help out. But things owned by
other accounts, won't just "roll over" if an Administrator
happens by. And TrustedInstaller is a bitch, which is
why a malware would use it. It takes extra effort to become the
account in question, and do a removal.

Paul


I did as you instructed:

https://postimg.cc/xNX4jmGm

https://postimg.cc/94cgRKtC

https://postimg.cc/DWf5ysnz

In passing, although were finished with
creating Win7 and Win 10 HD's I think I
will buy a couple of 2T HD's just in case
and while I still can.

Many Thanks,
Robert