Help Me KILL Overture Computer Guys..

[Ducky 0]

I have been fighting a long and grueling battle agaianst the Overture search engine. I cannot seem to get the damn thing gone. I used to be able to type dropzone+ctrl+enter and be taken to www.dropzone.com. Thanks to Overture and its auto search I am no longer able to do so. I have tried several spyware/adware killers and nothin gets rid of Overture. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!


kwak

Sometimes your the bug, sometimes your the windshield. Sometimes your the hammer sometimes your the nail. Question is Hun, Do you wanna get hammered or do you wanna get nailed?????

[davedlg 0]

If you know enough about the Windows OS, use hijackthis!

[Ducky 0]

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If you know enough about the Windows OS, use hijackthis!

I know enough to know I don't kow sh*t! I was able to kil it once before, but can't find the directions on how.

C

Sometimes your the bug, sometimes your the windshield. Sometimes your the hammer sometimes your the nail. Question is Hun, Do you wanna get hammered or do you wanna get nailed?????

[davedlg 0]

A few weeks ago someone posted a link here to a web site with information on how to remove most of the major spyware programs. I'll see if I can find it.

Fuckin spyware/adware writers. They are the lowest form of programer scum. Someone should go boondock saints on their asses.

[AggieDave 6]

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Fuckin spyware/adware writers. They are the lowest form of programer scum. Someone should go boondock saints on their asses.

Don't forget the spammers. They didn't write the software, but someone did to make spamming easy.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[davedlg 0]

Okay I found the site. It was posted by HH himself, but overture isn't on it.

It is a good resource for manual removal of many spyware programs though.

Here it is for further refrence:

http://www.xblock.com/product_list_full.php

edited to add: It looks like it only has manual directions for some, not all programs.

[AggieDave 6]

Here's something to think about:

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The reason for this decision appears to be the business relationship between Overture, which is owned entirely by Yahoo!, and the Claria corporation, which creates and distributes Gator. As it turns out, Yahoo!, through Overture, provides 31% of Claria's entire annual revenue.

http://forums.spywareinfo.com/swi/

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."