Help!!!

[ponderpoint]

On now what is appearing to be really bad advice from a friend, I attempted to download Bearshare. I became extremely alarmed when it asked for personal info without even using it!

Being instantly on guard, I went to add/delete programs to get rid of it and I can't delete it! Any suggestions?

If this is file sharing - I want no part of it! Shortly after the attempted download and subsequent abort, my email has gone ballistic with more spam than the Space Shuttle has thrust!

Any info? Thanks.....

[Hairbautt]

Wrong forum section, really...

[kapowcowpwned]

you could always make a new email and reinstall windows

[Mr. Mulder]

sounds like you need to reinstall windows and buy a new computer

[clocker]

sounds like you need to reinstall windows and buy a new computer
In that order too, cause it makes perfect sense.

[thewizeard]

On now what is appearing to be really bad advice from a friend, I attempted to download Bearshare. I became extremely alarmed when it asked for personal info without even using it!

Being instantly on guard, I went to add/delete programs to get rid of it and I can't delete it! Any suggestions?

If this is file sharing - I want no part of it! Shortly after the attempted download and subsequent abort, my email has gone ballistic with more spam than the Space Shuttle has thrust!

Any info? Thanks.....

I think I can help you.

OK ...ctrl+alt+delete

then look for bearshare in the task manager and then ..you first have to kill the function like.

With me?
Then go to where you normally go to un-install-install software, try now to un-install the program...
...then log back here and let us know if that helped.

[Biggles]

Never liked Bearshare.

Might have a Trojan loader lodged in your key registry too.

Edit: but what do I know :dabs:

[thewizeard]

I could take this opportunity to mention you could try SlavaNap/OpenNap filesharing which is spyware free and well...we all know each other. Safe secure and can bring you in touch with interesting connections. But of course that would be spam , so I wont.

[Barbarossa]

Bearshare is free ffs, any fool knows the best filesharing apps comes at a price :lookaroun

[Biggles]

Bearshare is free ffs, any fool knows the best filesharing apps comes at a price :lookaroun

:snooty:

[Mr JP Fugley]

Kill the following processes
bsinstallit.exe, bearsh~1.exe, bearshare.exe, bsproinstall.exe
Unregister the following DLLs and reboot
bearshare.dll, bsidle.dll in Program Files\bearshare\
Delete these registry entries
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{905d0df2-3a0a-4d94-853c-54a12a745905}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{9f95f736-0f62-4214-a4b4-caa6738d4c07}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\gnufile
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{905d0df2-3a0a-4d94-853c-54a12a745905}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\appevents\eventlabels\bearsharechatnotifymsg
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\appevents\schemes\apps\bearshare
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\bearshare
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\bearshare\installdir
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{558ec983-bedb-9168-b2de-31dbf0ee543e}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\ed2k
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\ed2k\defaulticon
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\ed2k\shell\open\command
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\ed2k\shell\open\ddeexec
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\ed2k\url protocol
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnu
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnu\defaulticon
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnu\shell\open\command
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnu\url protocol
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnufile\browserflags
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnufile\editflags
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnufile\shell\open\command
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnutella
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnutella\defaulticon
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnutella\shell\open\command
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnutella\shell\open\ddeexec
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnutella\url protocol
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\licenses\{056b3cf0d9ab991e1}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\licenses\{i56b3cf0d9ab991e1}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet\handlers\bearshare
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet\handlers\bearshare\ddeapplication
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet\handlers\bearshare\ddetopic
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet\handlers\bearshare\defaulticon
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet\handlers\bearshare\description
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet\handlers\bearshare\shellexecute
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet\handlers\bearshare\type\urn:bitprint
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet\handlers\bearshare\type\urn:sha1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\{5f95e1af-2620-4f15-bdf9-7fdce4607e17}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\{5f95e1af-2620-4f15-bdf9-7fdce4607e17}\componentid
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\{5f95e1af-2620-4f15-bdf9-7fdce4607e17}\isinstalled
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\{5f95e1af-2620-4f15-bdf9-7fdce4607e17}\locale
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\{5f95e1af-2620-4f15-bdf9-7fdce4607e17}\version
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run\bearshare
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bearshare
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bearshare\displayicon
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bearshare\displayname
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bearshare\displayversion
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bearshare\helplink
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bearshare\publisher
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bearshare\uninstallstring
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bearshare\urlinfoabout
HKEY_USERS\.default\appevents\eventlabels\bearsharechatnotifymsg
HKEY_USERS\.default\appevents\schemes\apps\bearshare
Remove the following files
bearshare.dat, bearshare.exe-2a0c795d.pf, bsinstallit.exe, bsproinstall.exe-09623c04.pf, connect.dat, connect.txt, console.txt, glb4.tmp-2f6bfa1a.pf, gnucache.dat, hbcache.dat, history.txt, hostiles.txt, install.log, library.dat, memory.txt, ordinal.txt.
bearshare downloads.lnk, bearshare.lnk in Desktop\
bearshare.dll, bearshare.exe, bsidle.dll, freepeers.ini, webstats.bat, webstats.ini in Program Files\bearshare\
config.bin in Program Files\bearshare\db\
index.htm in Program Files\bearshare\html\
bsproinstall.exe in Program Files\bearshare\installer\
bearsh~1.exe in Program Files\bearsh~1\
bearshare.lnk in Program Files\Common Files\
Remove the following directories
Program Files\bearshare

[Mr JP Fugley]

I take it you have tried adaware or the like to remove it automatically and it didn't work like.

[thewizeard]

Kill the following processes
bsinstallit.exe, bearsh~1.exe, bearshare.exe, bsproinstall.exe
Unregister the following DLLs and reboot
bearshare.dll, bsidle.dll in Program Files\bearshare\
Delete these registry entries
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{905d0df2-3a0a-4d94-853c-54a12a745905}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{9f95f736-0f62-4214-a4b4-caa6738d4c07}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\gnufile
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{905d0df2-3a0a-4d94-853c-54a12a745905}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\appevents\eventlabels\bearsharechatnotifymsg
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\appevents\schemes\apps\bearshare
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\bearshare
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\bearshare\installdir
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\clsid\{558ec983-bedb-9168-b2de-31dbf0ee543e}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\ed2k
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\ed2k\defaulticon
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\ed2k\shell\open\command
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\ed2k\shell\open\ddeexec
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\ed2k\url protocol
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnu
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnu\defaulticon
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnu\shell\open\command
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnu\url protocol
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnufile\browserflags
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnufile\editflags
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnufile\shell\open\command
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnutella
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnutella\defaulticon
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnutella\shell\open\command
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnutella\shell\open\ddeexec
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\gnutella\url protocol
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\licenses\{056b3cf0d9ab991e1}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\licenses\{i56b3cf0d9ab991e1}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet\handlers\bearshare
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet\handlers\bearshare\ddeapplication
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet\handlers\bearshare\ddetopic
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet\handlers\bearshare\defaulticon
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet\handlers\bearshare\description
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet\handlers\bearshare\shellexecute
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet\handlers\bearshare\type\urn:bitprint
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\magnet\handlers\bearshare\type\urn:sha1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\{5f95e1af-2620-4f15-bdf9-7fdce4607e17}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\{5f95e1af-2620-4f15-bdf9-7fdce4607e17}\componentid
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\{5f95e1af-2620-4f15-bdf9-7fdce4607e17}\isinstalled
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\{5f95e1af-2620-4f15-bdf9-7fdce4607e17}\locale
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\active setup\installed components\{5f95e1af-2620-4f15-bdf9-7fdce4607e17}\version
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run\bearshare
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bearshare
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bearshare\displayicon
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bearshare\displayname
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bearshare\displayversion
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bearshare\helplink
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bearshare\publisher
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bearshare\uninstallstring
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bearshare\urlinfoabout
HKEY_USERS\.default\appevents\eventlabels\bearsharechatnotifymsg
HKEY_USERS\.default\appevents\schemes\apps\bearshare
Remove the following files
bearshare.dat, bearshare.exe-2a0c795d.pf, bsinstallit.exe, bsproinstall.exe-09623c04.pf, connect.dat, connect.txt, console.txt, glb4.tmp-2f6bfa1a.pf, gnucache.dat, hbcache.dat, history.txt, hostiles.txt, install.log, library.dat, memory.txt, ordinal.txt.
bearshare downloads.lnk, bearshare.lnk in Desktop\
bearshare.dll, bearshare.exe, bsidle.dll, freepeers.ini, webstats.bat, webstats.ini in Program Files\bearshare\
config.bin in Program Files\bearshare\db\
index.htm in Program Files\bearshare\html\
bsproinstall.exe in Program Files\bearshare\installer\
bearsh~1.exe in Program Files\bearsh~1\
bearshare.lnk in Program Files\Common Files\
Remove the following directories
Program Files\bearshare

You can try that as an alternative

[ponderpoint]

Thanks Fugley and Wizeard..... Real information in forums instead of "snark", what a concept!

Snarky = Really need to get a life.

Oh, by the way, is there any file sharing programs that don't completely suck?

Just curious.

snarky
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actual information you can use
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[brotherdoobie]

It is the lounge, lad. Have you tried Usenet?

http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/f-newsgroups-79/t-newsgroups-guide-grabit-69159 (http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/../../f-newsgroups-79/t-newsgroups-guide-grabit-69159)

http://www.slyck.com/ng.php


-bd

[Hairbautt]

Wrong forum section, really...


Thanks Fugley and Wizeard..... Real information in forums instead of "snark", what a concept!

Snarky = Really need to get a life.

Oh, by the way, is there any file sharing programs that don't completely suck?

Just curious.

snarky
snarky
snarky
snarky
snarky
actual information you can use
snarky
snarky
snarky
snarky
snarky
Now you're just a bastard. :dry:

[Snee]

People who think someone can't ask for help with stuff or post serious stuff in the lounge are total cunts, though.

[Fromagepas]

True.

Usenet or BitTorrent are the way to go with filesharing.

[Dr.Pretentious]

I still don't know what Usenet is.

[Fromagepas]

It's like Newsgroups only faster and more accurate.

[Dr.Pretentious]

Oh wait, they're different to Newsgroups :dabs:

So how do Newsgroups work :unsure:

[Hairbautt]

People who post in the wrong section and can't admit their wrong are total cunts, tho'.

[Fromagepas]

Anyone who thinks the Lounge should be limited in it's topics is a Nazi.

Anyone who thinks it can't be serious is a racist.

Anyone who says that spam shouldn't be aloud in the Lounge is a homophobe.

[Fromagepas]

Oh wait, they're different to Newsgroups :dabs:

So how do Newsgroups work :unsure:

A plug-in for irc.

[Dr.Pretentious]

I see. Where do I get this IRC thing? Gnutella, perhaps?

[Fromagepas]

Download it from Usenet.

[pro267]

On now what is appearing to be really bad advice from a friend, I attempted to download Bearshare. I became extremely alarmed when it asked for personal info without even using it!

Being instantly on guard, I went to add/delete programs to get rid of it and I can't delete it! Any suggestions?

If this is file sharing - I want no part of it! Shortly after the attempted download and subsequent abort, my email has gone ballistic with more spam than the Space Shuttle has thrust!

Any info? Thanks.....

Change you email accounts and run ad-aware.