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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: like thats gonna happen on December 29, 2004, 09:21:10 PM

Title: Deleting SurfSidekick...
Post by: like thats gonna happen on December 29, 2004, 09:21:10 PM

hey, young comp programer on the ropes here...
comp has SurfSidekick... was advised after many a search to create a 'batch' file to delete the sucker even before it started up (already tried deleting it from the start-up programs.....) and not the slightest clue as how to do it... much less make it work  ~~~~:( any help available from veterans or noobs alike?

Title: Re: Deleting SurfSidekick...
Post by: child on December 29, 2004, 09:24:02 PM

hehehe... wrong forum... at 11.5PM my mind starts to shut down

Title: Re: Deleting SurfSidekick...
Post by: dl65 on December 29, 2004, 11:02:51 PM

like thats gonna happen.....You have a browser hijacker ........thats what surfsidekick is .........bad news
http://sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.surfsidekick.html ::)
Have a read at the link I posted .........removal instructions are there.

Let us know how you make out .

dl65

Title: Re: Deleting SurfSidekick...
Post by: Delboy on December 30, 2004, 11:55:43 AM

Click "Start" > "Settings" > "Control Panel"
Click "Add/Remove Programs"
Find and select "Surf Sidekick"
Click "Change/Remove"

HTH,

Derek.

Title: Re: Deleting SurfSidekick...
Post by: merlin_2 on December 31, 2004, 01:45:13 PM

spysweeper!