Removing LocalNRD
The November 1, 2004 update to
Bazooka Scanner
allows it to detect
LocalNRD, an adware component.
The LocalNRD developer states
on its webapge that "LOCALNRD is a software development company. We have
developed a series of ad targeting applications such as LOCALNRD.dll that help
advertisers deliver targeted ads. In addition to our software development, we
also provide certain support services to the distributors of our software."
Other than a contact form, there is nothing else on the developer's website,
so there is no way to determine from the developer's site what this software
does or how to remove it.
You can remove it by following instructions Kephyr provides at
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/library/localnrd/ or by
following the instructions below. If you see
a LocalNRD entry under "Add/Remove Programs" (Start, Settings,
Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs), you can remove it that
way. If you don't see any entry for LocalNRD under "Add/Remove Programs"
or you prefer not to use the vendor's uninstall routine, you can
remove it by the following steps:
-
Download
LocalNRD-Registry-Removal.reg and
Local-NRD-File-Removal.bat.
-
Start your computer in
Safe Mode.
- Double-click on the LocalNRD-Registry-Removal file you just downloaded to
remove the LocalNRD entries in the registry.
When asked "Are you sure you want to add the information in LOCALN~1.REG to the
registry?", click on "Yes". You will then see "Information in LOCALN~1.REG has
been successfully entered into the registry." Click on OK
The following registry enries, if found, will be deleted:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{00320615-B6C2-40A6-8F99-F1C52D674FAD}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{00320615-B6C2-40A6-8F99-F1C52D674FAD}
-
Double-click on the Local-NRD-File-Removal batch file you downloaded to delete
the dll file associated with LocalNRD.
The following file, if found, will be deleted:
%WinDir%\localNRD.dll
Note: %WinDir% is a
variable. By default, this is C:\Windows (Windows 95/98/Me/XP) or
C:\WINNT (Windows NT/2000).
- Open Internet Explorer and click on Tools, then Internet
Options. Select the Programs tab and select Reset Web
Settings.
- Click on OK
- Restart your computer.
If you wish to examine the file, you can download
localNRD.dll.
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