[TechAssist] Re: DO NOT delete a program called SIDE FIND from your computer.
- From: "J. Knoll" <jaystv@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 08:17:59 -0400
Well I do not know what adware program you have or how often you
update it but "Side Find" is considered adware. Any time something is
added to your Internet Explorer browser without your consent suspect
that you have been infiltrated.
We run programs like AdAware and Spybot on all our computers every few
days and also update the program database constantly.
If your on the internet you need to be aware yourself so read as much
as you can about the adware/spyware problem.
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On 6/1/05, Kevin's TV Repair <kevintv@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Do you mean if I would have run my adaware program that it would have
> removed Side Find for me?
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> Kevin Wilks
> Kevin's TV Repair
> Penticton BC Canada
> kevintv@xxxxxxx
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> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: DO NOT delete a program called SIDE FIND from
> your computer.
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> Sounds like you need to learn more about spyware/adware and how to
> avoid it and programs that safely remove it .
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> On 6/1/05, Kevin's TV Repair <kevintv@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I recently lost my hard drive by uninstalling a program called SIDE
> > FIND. It had aggressively installed itself on to my computer, and
> when
> > I went to uninstall it, it corrupted my hard drive. I later found out
> > that other people had the same problems with this horrible program.
> The
> > only way to fix the drive was to save what I could to partition D, and
> > format drive C. Of course I did not have a back of my hard drive, so
> I
> > lost all my old emails (roughly 5000 emails, mostly fixes from all you
> > technicians on this fine forum). Is there anyway I can get them back
> > from one of you? Thanks.
> >=3D20
> > By the way I learned 2 things from this: 1) Always back up your hard
> > drive, and 2) Do a search on the internet before removing ANY program.
> > I have deleted many programs before that just appeared on my computer,
> > and never had any problems, until now.
> >=3D20
> > I have now upgraded from Windows 98SE to XP Pro and am much happier
> > (except for the lost emails). Live and learn.
> >=3D20
> > Kevin Wilks
> > Kevin's TV Repair
> > Penticton BC Canada
> > kevintv@xxxxxxx
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