Help ASAP Smiley Central won't uninstall




Posted by junior senior

Help me, SmileyCentral won't uninstall. It says it's in use while it's not. Please help, I've tried about everything I know.




Posted by higbvuyb

It's spyware. It's not designed to be uninstalled.

Restart in safe mode (I forgot how) and uninstall it. I think.




Posted by Nep0

Now there's a smile that isn't to be forgotten.




Posted by NegativeTrend

http://www.iamnotageek.com/a/434-p1.php




Posted by junior senior

It doesn't work anymore because I deleted the file, but the desktop icon WON'T delete. It comes up as "access: Denied. Could not delete because the file may be in use."




Posted by NegativeTrend

Then read that guide I posted and it will tell you how to delete it. *sigh* It will tell you what you need to do.




Posted by junior senior

Yeah, but how do I get HJT?

And I'm using Windows 2000 and Firefox.




Posted by NegativeTrend

http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html - Hijack This
http://hjt.iamnotageek.com/ - Hijack This log analyzer to save me from work.




Posted by junior senior

What does the stuff in red mean when I pasted my log?




Posted by brownoystercult

My question to you, is why you even have smiley central.




Posted by NegativeTrend

It means it's spyware/virii/malware/etc.




Posted by junior senior

My cousin clicked it and I smacked her in the face for doing so.

Ugh, that was such a waste. It's all gone from my computer, but the ICON won't go away. The only trace of it left is the icon.




Posted by brownoystercult

If it bothers you that the icon is on your desktop just hide it under your documents or something.




Posted by Nep0

http://www.freewebs.com/fateshand6/deepdelete.zip

Here is something I use for that sort of thing.
It's basically what Recycle bin or Shift+Delete can't do. It'll usually delete anything as long as it is not a folder. Give it a shot.




Posted by loony636

Its called spyware. Don't install it.




Posted by junior senior

You're stupid.

k, I tried opening up the icon, there's no path (I deleted it) so it has no effect on my computer. The only thing still left is the icon, which is unusable.




Posted by NegativeTrend

Boot in safe mode (F9 on system boot) and delete it.




Posted by BLUNTMASTER X


Quoting NegativeTrend: Boot in safe mode (F9 on system boot) and delete it.

Doesn't it vary from system to system? On my PC, it's F8.



Posted by junior senior

It is F8.


Oh, and I tried it. Won't delete.




Posted by NegativeTrend

This should do it if you "buy" the full version. http://www.jrtwine.com/Products/DelFXPFiles/
Select the icon to delete on reboot.




Posted by smileitsdeath

Well I'm sorry to say this, but you need something to protect you from accidents of that such. Don't worry about money there are some good free ones out there such as Mircosofts new anti-spyware its free and awsome, also there is Ad-aware which is a nice free remover of the spyware. So go to google and look them up there very nice. That or get spy-sweeper or Zone alarm. DO NOT get Norton its good but if you have a network or go to lots of Lan's it's very very annoying. :)




Posted by junior senior

I obviously don't need this anymore.




Posted by NegativeTrend

You obviously didn't make it clear dumbass.




Posted by junior senior

Maybe the month-old bump made it clear? :-*