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Xanthippe
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on: July 18, 2005, 09:51:21 AM

Grrrr.  I hate software that doesn't clean up.

Now I have a little popup that comes on randomly (it seems) asking me if I want to update something.  By the time I catch it, it's gone.  I'm pretty sure it's from this WildTangent file that is still on my computer:

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HijackThis
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O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WildTangent CDA] "C:\Program Files\WildTangent\Apps\CDA\GameDrvr.exe" /startup "C:\Program Files\WildTangent\Apps\CDA\cdaEngine0500.dll"



Detailed information on item O4:

This part of the scan checks for several suspicious entries that autoload when Windows starts.
<snip>
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OK   
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So beware. 


EDITED to add: Here's where I found instructions on removing this:
http://www.iamnotageek.com/a/245-p1.php

« Last Edit: July 18, 2005, 09:54:07 AM by Xanthippe »
Yegolev
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Reply #1 on: July 18, 2005, 01:30:44 PM

SpyBot should get rid if it for you, without all that tedious hacking.  Have not tested it, though, since Fate is too much fun.  I have not had any update popup or other shit, though, so maybe I only have the "kinder, gentler" WT binaries. Or maybe they are just less noticeable.

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stray
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Reply #2 on: July 18, 2005, 01:40:16 PM

I use Spybot in conjuction with a simple registry cleaner....Like, RegCleaner. It helps sifting through all the little things (like invalid startup files) that Spybot doesn't always clean up.
ribuld
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Reply #3 on: July 18, 2005, 06:20:10 PM

schild
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Reply #4 on: July 18, 2005, 06:46:31 PM

I was wondering what that cdaENGINE shit running was, thanks. Fate is still enough fun for me not to care about that.
penfold
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Reply #5 on: July 19, 2005, 01:29:57 AM

It's part of their DRM mechanism. It shouldnt appear as spyware as WT have informed the various anti-spyware companies. You can disable the update via control panel.

I removed it with hijack this and Fate still worked though. The process that installed appeared in my firewall/monitor as "silent cda install", i dont like that type of thing.
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