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joeu2004
I had a problem with "myway search assistant".
I solved it by using Hijack This. Apparently it
removed the MywaySA dll file. (Something did,
anyway.)
I still see MywaySA listed in the Add/Remove
Program configuration.
I would like to remove it from the Add/Remove
Program list. But when I tried the obvious way,
it failed because the dll file is missing.
How can I remove MywaySA from the Add/Remove
Program list, now that the files are gone?
Conversely, is there any benefit to my leaving it
there? For example, would it prevent something
(virus, trojan horse, or well-intentioned automated
process) from re-installing MywaySA because it
thinks it is there already?
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PS: History .... Apparently, my computer manufacturer
installed MywaySA during production. When I
connected to Comcast HSI (perhaps; I cannot prove
direct cause and effect), something caused MywaySA
to take over the "IE search function". I don't know
if that is correct terminology. What I mean is:
whenever I tried to go to a URL in IE, it would try
to go to a non-existent web page at mysearch.myway.com.
As a result, I could not use IE. When I restored
the system to Day 1, the problem went away when I
use IE over a dial-up connection to AOL. But within
a few minutes after I connected to Comcast HSI, the
problem reappeared. I restored the system again,
then installed Hijack This over the dial-up
connection, and ran it. I chose to delete all
references to "myway". I thought it just deleted
registry items. But apparently (I assume), it also
deleted the dll.
I solved it by using Hijack This. Apparently it
removed the MywaySA dll file. (Something did,
anyway.)
I still see MywaySA listed in the Add/Remove
Program configuration.
I would like to remove it from the Add/Remove
Program list. But when I tried the obvious way,
it failed because the dll file is missing.
How can I remove MywaySA from the Add/Remove
Program list, now that the files are gone?
Conversely, is there any benefit to my leaving it
there? For example, would it prevent something
(virus, trojan horse, or well-intentioned automated
process) from re-installing MywaySA because it
thinks it is there already?
------
PS: History .... Apparently, my computer manufacturer
installed MywaySA during production. When I
connected to Comcast HSI (perhaps; I cannot prove
direct cause and effect), something caused MywaySA
to take over the "IE search function". I don't know
if that is correct terminology. What I mean is:
whenever I tried to go to a URL in IE, it would try
to go to a non-existent web page at mysearch.myway.com.
As a result, I could not use IE. When I restored
the system to Day 1, the problem went away when I
use IE over a dial-up connection to AOL. But within
a few minutes after I connected to Comcast HSI, the
problem reappeared. I restored the system again,
then installed Hijack This over the dial-up
connection, and ran it. I chose to delete all
references to "myway". I thought it just deleted
registry items. But apparently (I assume), it also
deleted the dll.