andy_c
join:2001-01-31
Pflugerville, TX | reply to Assault
Re: Here's how to disable the Kazaa spyware Be sure to install Ad-aware first. You run a spyware scan with Ad-aware, and it tells you the full path of the spyware file. Under XP, it gets installed as \Windows\system32\cd_clint.dll. Make a copy of the original and save it under a different name that you'll remember, say, cd_clint_orig.dll. Then just unzip the dummy zip file from the web site into \Windows\system32. The reason you need to save the original file is that if you try to uninstall KaZaA, the uninstall will refuse to run because of the dummy cd_clint.dll. So if you uninstall KaZaA, first delete the dummy cd_clint.dll. Then rename the cd_clint_orig.dll back to cd_clint.dll. The KaZaA uninstall will then work correctly.
Andy C |
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| Yikes..i didnt keep the original..lol! What do i do now if i want to uninstall it? |
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andy_c
join:2001-01-31
Pflugerville, TX | said by storm64007:
Yikes..i didnt keep the original..lol! What do i do now if i want to uninstall it?
Same thing happened to me  . I found kmd15_en.exe (the installer) in \Program Files\Kazaa\My Shared Folder, and just reinstalled KaZaA on top of itself. This seems to replace the cd_clint.dll with the evil original.
Andy C |
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| UGH double whammy..i deleted the installer too! HEHE! Any other suggestions if i ever wanted to uninstall it without just deleting the folder(shudders). I guess i could try downloading kazaa again on top of it from their site and see if it replaces it, otherwise i guess just delete my folder and try to clean the registry without me screwing up my comp...lol!
[text was edited by author 2002-03-03 22:47:52] |
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andy_c
join:2001-01-31
Pflugerville, TX | Go here and download the SDKv3210.zip. Inside is an exe file that can be opened in WinZip. The cd_clint.dll can then be unzipped from there.
Andy C |
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