How do I remove wildtangent? I bought xsoftSE and the rating says severe but when I restart my computer all of

Question

I bought xsoftSE and the rating says severe but when I restart my computer all of the 843 objects (some files) are right back. Did a destructive recovery, but I must have not done it right.Please Help!!!

I went to add remove programs and it's not there. Studied the list-its not.

All the games in add/remove were gone a while ago
now there is something called NIS-RETAIL" on my f drive!!! I don't use an f:drive...

Answer 1

Go to the Control Panel and open ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS. You will see a number of games listed. REMOVE those. Then look for Wild Tangent at the bottom of the list.

Answer 2

Wild Tangent is spyware, so it will hide itself on your computer.
After it is removed from the Add/remove programs... Go to the program files and check there... Start - my computer- C: - program files. See if it is listed there and remove.

Then do a registry check also.. Start- Run- type "regedit" into the box , then ok. When you get to the registry, right click where it says .."Hkey_classes_root " click on FIND, then type in Wild tangent in the search box. Delete any strings with that name. You may have to do the right click search a couple times to make sure you get it all.
After that, restart your computer.
That should clear up the problem.
Good Luck!

Answer 3

Try this online scan.
http://www.spywareinfo.com/xscan.php

If that doesn't work try this tool that combines the best free malware removers out there.
http://www.hitmanpro.nl/
Site's in Dutch but product comes in English

Answer 4

- Start > Run
- type regedit
- search for wildtangent and remove all the files and folders
- restart your computer

Answer 5

If you mean XoftSpy then I wouldn't be using it, it has a questionable history

http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm#xos_note