uninstall bonzi crap

Hi all.

I was fooled into installing some sofware from Bonzi called Intruder Alert 98. I didnt know it was from this source at the time, and being the recomendation came from a family member (sigh) I happily went along and installed it. Now I learn that its more bonzi rubbish and does completely the opposite to blocking my ports! Hence, I want to be rid of it...

Im running XP home. There is no uninstaller (Of course!!) and nothing in the add/remove progs. There is however an install log, and im sure with a little help from some knowledgable chaps like those that visit here I can delete the appropriate files and edit the registry to get rid of this. Im not a pro user, but I am careful and methodical, (spelcheck) and not completely PC illiterate so how possible is this? It looks pretty straight foward even to me as the log is resonably clear, though im a little uncertain about the wording in some parts with the sys32 files. There seems to be only a couple of reg enties though.
I think OLEAUT32.DLL is a valid winows file? DWSPY32.DLL is nasty?.. I dont know... Please help.

Thanks Paul


Ok so heres the log:


*** Installation Started 07/12/02 21:39 ***
Title: Intruder Alert 98, Version 1.0 Installation
Source: D:\SOFTWARE\ANTI#C#B\IASETUP.EXE
File Copy: C:\Program Files\Intruder Alert 98\IA98.exe
File Copy: C:\Program Files\Intruder Alert 98\Iaalarm.wav
File Copy: C:\Program Files\Intruder Alert 98\license.txt
File Copy: C:\Program Files\Intruder Alert 98\support.txt
File Copy: C:\Program Files\Intruder Alert 98\Csaud32.ocx
File Copy: C:\Program Files\Intruder Alert 98\Csaudl32.dll
File Copy: C:\Program Files\Intruder Alert 98\Cswsk32.ocx
File Copy: C:\Program Files\Intruder Alert 98\Dwsbc32.ocx
File Copy: C:\Program Files\Intruder Alert 98\Dwspy32.dll
File Copy: C:\Program Files\Intruder Alert 98\mfc42.dll
File Copy: C:\Program Files\Intruder Alert 98\msvcrt.dll
File Copy: C:\Program Files\Intruder Alert 98\Oleaut32.dll
File Copy: C:\Program Files\Intruder Alert 98\olepro32.dll
File Copy: C:\Program Files\Intruder Alert 98\MSVBVM50.DLL
Version: Following file not copied.
Shared DLL counter ignored:
File Copy: C:\WINDOWS\System32\mfc42.dll
Shared DLL counter ignored:
File Copy: C:\WINDOWS\System32\msvcrt.dll
Version: Following file not copied.
Shared DLL counter ignored:
File Copy: C:\WINDOWS\System32\olepro32.dll
Shared DLL counter ignored:
File Copy: C:\WINDOWS\System32\OLEAUT32.DLL
File Copy: C:\WINDOWS\System32\CSAUDL32.DLL
File Copy: C:\WINDOWS\System32\DWSPY32.DLL
Version: Following file not copied.
Shared DLL counter ignored:
File Copy: C:\WINDOWS\System32\MSVBVM50.DLL
File Copy: C:\WINDOWS\System32\CSAUD32.OCX
File Copy: C:\WINDOWS\System32\CSWSK32.OCX
File Copy: C:\WINDOWS\System32\DWSBC32.OCX
File Copy: C:\WINDOWS\IAALARM.WAV
RegDB Key: software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
RegDB Val: C:\Program Files\Intruder Alert 98\ia98.exe
RegDB Name: IntruderAlert
RegDB Root: 2
Icon Group: Intruder Alert 98
Icon Name: Intruder Alert 98
Icon Cmd: C:\PROGRA~1\INTRUD~1\ia98.EXE
Icon Group: Intruder Alert 98
Icon Name: Technical Support
Icon Cmd: C:\PROGRA~1\INTRUD~1\support.txt
Icon Group: Intruder Alert 98
Icon Name: License Agreement
Icon Cmd: C:\PROGRA~1\INTRUD~1\license.txt

 

I'm willing to be Ad-Aware or Spybot Search & Destroy will locate and eliminate the offending elements of this program. Bonzi is a known malware producer. Have you tried those?

 

tried em

I have both of those progs and have run 'em many times. Maybe they picked up something the first time I did it, but ive just searched out the files listed in the log and there still there.

 

Did you try System Restore, to a date before you installed the crap program?

 

No it was a long time ago. Many programe installs since!

Its not even the current version of their software.

 

Ok. This was the only thing I could come up with. Give it a whirl, and post if you were successful or not.
http://www.pchell.com/support/bonzibuddy.shtml

 

Thanks. Its not bonzibuddy that I have, and there is no uninstaller with this one...
Cheers anyways!

 

bonzi buddy=spyware

 

Thank you, yes, its nasty rubbish.
So no one can help me manually uninstall this prog?

 

I'm amazed that neither Adaware, Spybot or PChell didn't help you. New variant.

 

Well, I dont think so, at least. Im using ad-aware 6, the latest vers, and as I said before the version I have of Internet Alert is 98, a very old and outdated copy. (Most likely developed in 1998?)
Havent tried PChell. But ad-aware would work, one would think. Ive stopped IA98 loading in msconfig at startup, but I just want it "out damn spot".

 

Delete the C:\Program Files\Intruder Alert folder.
Delete the reg entrys for Intruder Alert.
Most all the files in WINDOWS\System32 are just VB and are harmless and may be needed by other programs.

 

Thank you! This is more what im looking for.
One file in sys32 is called DWSPY32.DLL, and is made by Desaware. "DWSPY32 SpyWorks subclassing engine DLL" Sounds pretty dodgy doesnt it? Delete this fella?

 

http://hallogram.com/spyworks/

 

haha ok.
Well they werent very crareful when they named it were they?

Thnx Thunder

 

Just for the hell of it, run these tools to help...

Download and run:

1. CW SHREDDER:
http://www.softpedia.com/public/scripts/downloadhero/10-17-150/

(This is the one that might take away some of the crap)

2. RAPID BLASTER KILLER : http://www.wilderssecurity.net/specialinfo/rapidblaster.html#removal

3. SMART KILLER Mini-Removal tool : http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4113.html

4. SPYBOT SEARCH AND DESTROY : http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download

5. AD-AWARE : http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button


This WILL Help....
WAXACE

 

Er, this thread is six months old. Why ressurrect it?

 

Sometimes we have brain farts......


Today I had one with not looking at the dates....

Still good advice..

WAX