KaZaA Cydoor Spyware Removal
Posted by: [NT] on: 06/04/2002 06:03 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ] · 2475 views
This guide will show you how to remove the Cydoor parasite mandatory with the popular KaZaA (for versions 1.5 and up), without crippling KaZaA's main program.
FIRSTLY, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE NOT INSTALLED THE OTHER SPYWARE PRODUCTS INCLUDED WITH KAZAA (E.G. NEW.NET), OTHERWISE YOU WILL STILL HAVE SPYWARE LOCATED ON YOUR SYSTEM.
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1 Download Ad-Aware here! 2 Install Ad-Aware, and run it. Scan your computer using Surface Scan, Deep Scan and all your drives. 3 When the program has stopped scanning, it'll list all spyware located on your system. REMOVE IT ALL 4 If you attempt to run KaZaA now, it'll say you have uninstalled a component and then it'll quit. 5 Extract the CD_CLINT.DLL file in to your WINDOWSSYSTEM directory. 6 Thats it! KaZaA will run and it'll not have Cydoor active anymore. The only difference this .DLL makes, is that when KaZaA starts, it shows a small splash screen. Thats it! It does nothing else! The .DLL terminates, and leaves you to download to your hearts-content without KaZaA spying on you. You might have to repeat steps 2-6 if KaZaA bring out an update, as it might re-install the real Cydoor program (and other nasties).
Please be aware, that if you run Ad-Aware again, it'll display this CD_CLINT.DLL file as spyware. It says this because of the file name. It has no communication with any software, and does not attempt to access the internet.
DO NOT REMOVE IT OTHERWISE KAZAA WILL NOT FUNCTION!!
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THIS FILE IS 100% LEGAL. WHAT KAZAA IS DOING IS ILLEGAL AND SO THIS IS RECTIFYING IT. IF KAZAA OR SHARMANN NETWORKS START BITCHING ABOUT THIS FILE, THEN IT IS THEIR OWN FAULT. SOFTWARE COMPANIES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO INSTALL PARASITE/THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS ONTO USERS SYSTEMS WITHOUT THEIR CONTENT. PLEASE SPREAD/MIRROR THIS FILE AROUND. KAZAA MUST BE STOPPED.
============ Source: Windows MAX
1 Download Ad-Aware here! 2 Install Ad-Aware, and run it. Scan your computer using Surface Scan, Deep Scan and all your drives. 3 When the program has stopped scanning, it'll list all spyware located on your system. REMOVE IT ALL 4 If you attempt to run KaZaA now, it'll say you have uninstalled a component and then it'll quit. 5 Extract the CD_CLINT.DLL file in to your WINDOWSSYSTEM directory. 6 Thats it! KaZaA will run and it'll not have Cydoor active anymore. The only difference this .DLL makes, is that when KaZaA starts, it shows a small splash screen. Thats it! It does nothing else! The .DLL terminates, and leaves you to download to your hearts-content without KaZaA spying on you. You might have to repeat steps 2-6 if KaZaA bring out an update, as it might re-install the real Cydoor program (and other nasties).
Please be aware, that if you run Ad-Aware again, it'll display this CD_CLINT.DLL file as spyware. It says this because of the file name. It has no communication with any software, and does not attempt to access the internet.
DO NOT REMOVE IT OTHERWISE KAZAA WILL NOT FUNCTION!!
============
THIS FILE IS 100% LEGAL. WHAT KAZAA IS DOING IS ILLEGAL AND SO THIS IS RECTIFYING IT. IF KAZAA OR SHARMANN NETWORKS START BITCHING ABOUT THIS FILE, THEN IT IS THEIR OWN FAULT. SOFTWARE COMPANIES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO INSTALL PARASITE/THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS ONTO USERS SYSTEMS WITHOUT THEIR CONTENT. PLEASE SPREAD/MIRROR THIS FILE AROUND. KAZAA MUST BE STOPPED.
============ Source: Windows MAX
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