Spyware Nuker Users Guide

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    1.0 Introduction:  Back to Top -->

     


     

    • If you are like most people on the Net, you've most likely downloaded music on the Net.

    • Did you know that when you use these file sharing services, they infect your computer with Spy Ware or Ad Ware?

    • Did you know that by simply clicking on a random "pop up" ad, your computer may have been infected with Spy Ware?

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    What is Spy Ware & Ad ware you ask?

    Spy ware & Ad ware are files that are installed on your computer without your knowledge. They allow companies to monitor your Internet browsing patterns and even allow companies to inundate you with those annoying "pop up" ads!

    If after you've downloaded some music, you started getting those annoying ads popping up on your screen, you've been infected with Spy Ware and/or Ad Ware!

    But don't worry - We have come to the rescue with the most revolutionary software product on the Internet Today….
    SPYWARE NUKER!

    SpyWare Nuker will scan your PC Absolutely FREE and let you know if you have any files that are infecting your PC!

    If you're like most people, you spent a lot of money on your computer.
    Don't let shady Internet companies infect your PC by putting SpyWare or AdWare on your PC without you knowing!

     

    2.0 Getting Started with Spyware Nuker!:  Back to Top -->

    Below we will show you how to scan for Spyware on your system, create backups of items to be removed, view logs, and even create your own language pack.

     

    • Run Spyware Nuker as found in Start >> Programs >> Spyware Nuker  >> Spyware Nuker
    • OR run it from your desktop by double clicking the Spyware Nuker  icon.

     

     

     

     

     

    Here is a quick description of the buttons that you will see in the main window:

     

    • Help: This button launches the User's Help Manual

    • Options: Launches the program options window

    • Backup: Launched the Backup/Restore Manager, where you can restore or delete backups

    • Full System Scan: Starts the scanning process by pressing the Scan now button.

    • Scan Sections: This is where you select the parts of your system you want to scan

     

     

    2.1 Program Options:   Back to Top -->

     

    Now Lets familiarize ourselves with the options  window, and change some options to suit our scanning needs

    First to launch the options window, simply click the button from the main window.

     

     

     

    Note: Any changed settings will take effect only if you click the "OK" button
     

    Check this option if you want the report file saved automatically for every session


     

    Check this option if you want Spyware Nuker to start with windows startup

     


    Check this option only if you are sure you want the spyware to be automatically deleted when found.

    Note: Backup is not in effect in this case.
     

    Check this option if you want all the scan results checked by default.
    Note: You can check / uncheck them manually.
     

     

    This is where you can choose your language from the list of available languages installed with your spyware nuker program, or ones you have added / created.


    This is where the Spyware Nuker log files will be stored

     

    this is where the created backups will be stored

     

     

    3.0 Exclude List:  Back to Top -->

     

     

    3.1 - What is the Exclude List?   Back to Top -->


    The Exclude List contains entries to components you don't want Spyware Nuker to remove or detect.

     

    3.2 - How do I remove items from the Exclude List?  Back to Top -->

     


    To remove items from the Exclude List, do the following:

     

    Step 1) From the main window click the exclude button

     

    Step 2) Select the components you need to remove by clicking the checkbox icon next to the items you want deleted

     

    Step 3) Click the button
     

    Note: the next time you run a system scan, this item will show back up in te scan results as a spyware component.

     

     

     

    4.0 Task Selection:  Back to Top -->

     

     

    Now you are ready to select the sections from your computer to start scanning. For the purpose of this example simply select all components to scan by clicking the square box next to the item you want scanned.

     

    4.1 What are all those sections:   Back to Top -->

    • My Computer:  Checking this option will scan the complete system

    • Scan Memory: Checking this option will scan the memory for Spyware running processes

    • Scan Registry

      • Quick Scan: Checking this option will scan the registry for the main items

      • Deep Scan:  Checking this item will look deep into the registry for any suspicious keys

    • Scan Cookies: This will scan for Spyware cookies

    • Scan Drives

      • Removable Drives: This will scan drives like Floppy, etc..

      • Fixed Drives:         This will scan drives like hard drive, CD ROM, or DVD, etc..

     

    Note: Grayed icon mean that not all sub-sections were selected.
    Example: Check the "My computer" icon to quickly set for a complete system scan.
    Note    : To start the scanning process, simply click the "Scan" button on the right .

     

     

    5.0 System Scanning:  Back to Top -->

     

     

    Note: Depending on your selection, the scan may take from a second up to a few minutes.
     

     

     

    The scan summary shows how many of each type of spy-ware components were found. In the above example we show that it found 1 spyware registry keys, 25 spy-ware files, 0 spy-ware folders, and none were ignored from a previous scan.


     

    5.1 Spyware types:   Back to Top -->

    • Memory process

    • Spy File

    • Spy Folder

    • Spy Registry

    • Spy Cookie

     

    5.2 Adding components to the Exclude list?   Back to Top -->

    Simply select the components you want to Exclude, and click the Exclude button

     

    5.3 Backing up components?   Back to Top -->

    Simply click the backup button

     

    5.4 Deleting components?   Back to Top -->

    Simply select the components you want to remove, and click the "Next" button

    Note: It's always a good idea to backup first.

     

    Note: During the scan, you can stop the scanning process at any time by simply clicking the button.

     

    What if I don't see any new components from the scan?
    congratulations! you don't have any new spyware components found..

    Note: Some components need a reboot to be removed, since they may be locked by a running process.

     

     



     

    6.0 Backup Management:  Back to Top -->

     

     

    6.1 Restoring from a backup?    Back to Top -->
     

    To restore components from a backup do the following:

    Step 1) Click the backup button from the main window to open the backup manager.

     

    Step 2) Choose the desired backup from the list.


    Step 3) After selecting the backup, click the "Restore" button to restore the backed up components.


    Note: You can change the backup folder path from the options window.

     

     

    7.0 Multi-Language Support:  Back to Top -->

     

     

    7.1 Adding your own language modules:  Back to Top -->

    Step 1) Copy the "English.ini" file located in the installation folder/Lang, and name it with the name of the language you are making.

    Example: Japanese.ini.
    Note: Don't change the file extension, keep it as ".INI".

     

    Step 2) Make an icon 16x16 pixels with the flag for your country language pack, and save it in bitmap format.

    Example: Japanese.bmp

    Note: It must have the same name as the language.ini file, and have the extension ".BMP"


    Step 3) Edit the file with notepad or any text pad.

    Example:

     

    ;Backup Window <--- This line is a comment since it starts with the  ";"

    1400=Restore
    1401=Clean
    1402=Cancel

     

    The strings will be changed to your language

    Example to change them to French:

     

    ; Fenętre auxiliaire

    1400=restaurez
    1401=propre
    1402=annulez

    Note : Make sure you don't change the line numbers, leave them in English, and keep the string length about the same if possible. You may test it out to see if it exceeds the button size etc..



    7.2 Special characters:   Back to Top -->

    • Line Breaks:  # - used in long strings.

    • Comments:    ; -  will not displayed.


    Note: After saving the file, simply supply a 16 x 10 or 16x16 bitmap that represents country Flag.
    Note: The flag image file, and the ini files, both must have the same name.

    Example :
    Japanese.ini 
    Japanese.bmp
     

     

    8.0 License Agreement:  Back to Top -->

    PLEASE READ THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT ("LICENSE") CAREFULLY BEFORE CHOOSING THE "YES" OPTION BELOW. BY CHOOSING "YES," YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE, THEN LIONS PRIDE ENTERPRISES, INC. AND DBA BLUEHAVENMEDIA.COM (HEREINAFTER COLLECTIVELY "TREK BLUE") DOES NOT CONSENT TO LICENSE THE SOFTWARE TO YOU, AND YOU SHOULD NOT USE THE SOFTWARE. BY INSTALLING, DOWNLOADING, COPYING, OR OTHERWISE USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, UNDERSTAND THEM, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED AND MAY NOT USE THE SOFTWARE. 

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