help me get rid of gator

[mazarino]

i run ad aware every day to check my computer for ads and gator keeps coming back, even after i delete it from my registry.

how does this junk keep coming back to my computer?

[sea69]

go to start>>settings>>control panel>>ad/remove programs.

remove all references to "gator"

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[mazarino]

thanks for the reply, but there is no listing for gator in add/remove programs.

i use regedit and regclean to erase it from my registry, but somehow it keep automaticaly coming back. any other ideas?

[sea69]

delete all cookies and temporary internet files/


are you sure you deleted the entire gator folder in the registry??

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[This message has been edited by sea69 (edited 02-10-2002).]

[Big T]

YEP!!! Gator's a BI%^&!!! So don't feel too bad Mazarino!!! I had the same problem.Another thing you can do is to hit the search file button from Start,and delete it that way and see if that will work.GOOD LUCK!!!!

[mjc]

Well, it looks like Gator is probably linked to a "freeware" program you installed, and it reloads Gator everytime you use the program, so you need to find which program it is...

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[mazarino]

thanks again for all the help. after doing a search on gator, it comes up with a couple of cookies in my cookie folder and this file:

<gatorsupportinfo.txt> which contains

Gator Support Information File

Operating System: Windows 2000

Browser Information
IE Browser Version: 6.0.2600.0000

Dll File Versions:
CMEIIAPI.dll : 3.0.6.0
GAppMgr.dll : 3.0.6.0
GController.dll : 3.0.6.0
GDwldEng.dll : 3.0.6.0
GFormCTM.dll : 3.0.6.0
GIocl.dll : 3.0.6.0
GIoclClient.dll : 3.0.6.0
GMTProxy.dll : 3.0.6.0
GObjs.dll : 3.0.6.0
GStore.dll : 3.0.6.0
GStoreServer.dll : 3.0.6.0
GSvcMgr.dll : 3.0.6.0
GSvcSAP.dll : 3.0.6.0
Gtools.dll : 3.0.6.0
GPrcisTm.dll : 3.0.6.0

Exe File Versions:
CMESys.exe : 3.0.6.0
CMEUpd.exe : 3.0.6.0

is it safe to delete these dll's and exe files?

thanks for all the help!

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[mazarino]

thanks for the help everyone. i figured out how to get rid of gator on my computer. gator didn't show up for me on add/remove programs and when i search the computer for 'gator' it comes back with a couple of cookies.

what i had to do was delete the folder 'CMEII' in

c:\program files\common files\cmeii

and gator went away...

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[Nooyawkah]

what i had to do was delete the folder 'CMEII' in

c:\program files\common files\cmeii

and gator went away...

AS THEY SAY....."LATER, GATOR"!!! http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[mazarino]

here's an interesting article about gator on cnet:

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-877568.html

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[This message has been edited by mazarino (edited 04-08-2002).]

[mazarino]

gator gets sued!
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/zd/20020627/tc_zd/940104

[Nooyawkah]

Great info, thanks. I've always hated Gator.

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