I was blessed with both Conduit and MySearchDial when I downloaded something using CNET. It cost me over 400 US$s to get untangled. Needless to say, I'm forever done with CNET. I've had no such problems with FileHippo.
Cheers, Maurice Howe Have a nice day, unless you already have other plans. -----Original Message----- From: Kay Schenk [mailto:kay.sch...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 1:04 PM To: users@openoffice.apache.org Subject: Re: Warning: [Was Re: How Do I Get Rid of Searchconduit? On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 12:48 AM, Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> wrote: > On Wed, 19 Mar 2014 18:19:42 +0000 > Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> wrote: > > > On Wed, 19 Mar 2014 10:27:14 -0700 > > Bernie H <bjhade...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > It seems Apache OpenOffice has "deposited" this search engine on > > > my computer, along with Mysearchdial. I don't want or need either > > > one of > these > > > annoyances. Please advise how I can kill them both, as I've tried > > > to > delete > > > Mysearchdial from Internet Options (where it highjacked my home > page!), but > > > can't find either program listed so I can uninstall them. Thanks. > > > > Details on removal are given at > > > http://www.malwareremovalguides.info/start-mysearchdial-com-removal-gu > ide/ > > > > and at > > http://botcrawl.com/how-to-remove-conduit-search-malware/ > > > > > > -- > > Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> > > The two sites I pointed to in an attempt to help this user clear > mysearchdial are unfortunately bogus. They resolve to commercial links > and may be part of an extended mysearchdial scam. Do bot access them > in any attempt to remove mysearchdial. > > I suggest using Malwarebytes and Adaware to remove the malware, then a > remote virus scan using housecall from trendmicro. > I leave the location of these sites to the users. Google is your friend. > > -- > Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> > This is at least the second incident we've had reported regarding "mysearchdial". I tried to assist someone with getting rid of this also a while back. It would be nice to know how this "malware" is originated -- from what download, etc. > ------------------------------------------- > List Conduct Guidelines: > http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- MzK "Cats do not have to be shown how to have a good time, for they are unfailing ingenious in that respect." -- James Mason ------------------------------------------- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
