21. by Guest. 2004-09-20 14:09:49
I knew that mypctuneup and twain tech were run by the same company thinking media. From what scott at mypctuneup told me is that their 2 different companied with 2 different owners, in 2 different areas. I already gave the instruction above and those are all copied exactly from a live help session with Scott from mypctuneup.com. It is totally gone from my computer. The directions are above do not give this person donations for instructions already presented before.
22. by Guest. 2004-09-22 13:09:10
I tryed your method and it did'nt do squat. The only way is to get a live person on line because there's about 10 variations of file names for twain-tech. Your version kcfoawhsoy didn't even exist on my computer.
The only way is live. If you don't feel I deserve donations is probably for 1 of two reasons:
- you don't understand the amount of hours and days of effort I put into getting rid of it
- or you probably work for the bastards.
PS I asked for donations, I'm not begging you idiot !
23. by Guest. 2004-09-23 09:09:42
and still we have twain-tech.
i have it runnin under mx-target.
24. by Guest. 2004-09-24 06:09:45
little thing seems not 2 like it when u rename it.
search for the map in windows system 32.
i renamed it.no twain-tech program detected anymore.8[
25. by Guest. 2004-09-28 09:09:45
Look under C:/documents and settings/owner/local settings/
there will be a few folders with random numbers. Look in them and you'll see mxtarget.dll. The file is found in all of those kinds of folders.
26. by Guest. 2004-10-05 11:10:17
Yeah, uninstall Windows and put Linux or MAC OSX on it
27. by Guest. 2004-10-05 15:10:50
I found a pretty good tool that removes most of the Twain Tech files - but they will come back on each reboot. The good news is that it stops the pop-ups, finally.
The tool is GIANT AntiSpyware.
28. by Guest. 2004-10-10 23:10:19
download yahoo's anti-spyware toolbar...I swear it took if off of mine! And it's free. No more popups!
29. by Guest. 2004-10-13 17:10:30
wow, at least i know im not the only one going thru all this shit. i dont think any automatic program is going to delete it.. i have yet to talk with someone Live.. i think ill do that tomorrow. does anyone know if this really 'infects' anything?
30. by Guest. 2004-10-19 23:10:49
I had this and it proved to be quite stubborn to get rid of, but I did . Now it is possible but not easy and it is kind of risky because it involves editing the registry. I can't stress strongly enough to back it up and set a restore point if possible. I used these instructions many times to no avail.
1 Start your computer in safe mode.
2 Start the registry editor. This is done by clicking Start then Run. (The Run dialog will appear.) Type regedit and click OK. (The registry editor will open.)
Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Classes CLSID {0000607D-D204-42C7-8E46-216055BF9918}', if it exists.
4 Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Explorer Browser Helper Objects {0000607D-D204-42C7-8E46-216055BF9918}', if it exists.
Exit the registry editor.
5Start Windows Explorer and delete:
%WinDir%mxtarget.dll
Note: %WinDir% is a variable (?). By default, this is C:Windows (Windows 95/98/Me/XP) or C:WINNT (Windows NT/2000).
6 Start Microsoft Internet Explorer.
In Internet Explorer, click Tools -> Internet Options.
Click the Programs tab -> Reset Web Settings.
but when I added find "mxtarg" to the first step, and searched the registry, one by I deleted all occurrences in the registry then used find again to delete ALL occurrences of "0000607D-D204-42C7-8E46-216055BF9918" and then closed regedit and did a search of all files. and make sure to include search all hidden files and folders to find "mxtarg" you will get dll's and inf's . I must have found 30 of them deleted them all.. then reset my web settings did a restart and ran Bazooka.. and Finally it was gone..I have restarted many times and it's been a couple of days and so far its ok.. hope this helps.. I also found this file in 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion
un.."hktvcbur.exe" . I deleted it also..just wasn't sure what it was so to be safe I dumped it.. hope this helps someone I spent hours and hours trying to get rid of this...
31. by Guest. 2004-10-20 04:10:04
I did the same procedure as u did, till the point of running Bazooka.Similarly it didnt find any of twaintec.mxtarget anymore after running the scan.
I was happy and thought that I m done.For confirming I ran NoAdware and got more happy when it didnt detect any of it here too.
So I rebooted the PC and there it came again!!!! :-( :-(.
Can u or anyone plz help me out to get rid of this crap.I had already spent my precious 4-5 hours on this.Plz help!!!!
32. by Guest. 2004-10-24 03:10:58
After having my computer highjacked, and other spy ware removal programs not helping (ad-ware 6.0 & McAfee anti-spyware) I downloaded a free 15 day copy of GIANT anti-spyware. They guarenteed removal of Twain Tech.
I ran a scan and found and removed Twain tech along with 20 other programs that the other never saw.
So far it seems to do the trick. I will update on the progress.
Good luck and the Twain Tech jerks should burn......
33. by Guest. 2004-10-29 02:10:30
No. GIANT doesn't do either. I have it detecting it at every system startup. It looks like removal lasts only from startup to startup
34. by Guest. 2004-11-02 08:11:58
don't know how i even got this crap on my system but with your instructions I was able to remove it - so far. Spent days and hours trying to get rid of it. Thank you for your help
35. by Guest. 2004-11-03 13:11:10
What about that X-Cleaner listed at the top of this page? I have systemantic and everytime I run my system scan it is on there. When you follow there removal options from the registry area the files to delete are never here. KaZaa has been great for porn and music but they make you pay with all the adware on the site when you download files. Why prosecute people who download songs and porn when they get punished enough by getting this s@@t ???
36. by Guest. 2004-11-03 13:11:50
We list how to remove right on our site - And I quote:
If you want to uninstall, you can do so easily through the add/remove function in your control panel. You can access your control panel by going to:
1. Start (typically, the button in the bottom left of your screen)
2. Choose SETTINGS
3. Choose CONTROL PANEL
4. Choose ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS
5. Select Twain-Tech
6. Click on ADD/REMOVE
Of course we encourage you to leave it on so that you can benefit from the occasional offers that it shows you. If you need more information, or experience any technical problems, please contact us at techsupport@Twain-Tech.com. We look forward to hearing from you.
As it states we look forward to hearing from you. Email and tell us how happy you are to have our product displayed on your computer each and everytime you turn it on.
37. by Guest. 2004-11-08 15:11:13
I finally got rid of Twain tech on an XP machine after days of fighting it.
1. I deleted everything in documents & settings*username*local settings emp folder.
2. I deleted the key: HKLMsoftwaremicrosoftwindows NTcurrentversionwinlogon
otifyWPAEvents. It was pointing to the "2ldsrch.dll" file in system32 folder that kept coming back.
3. I ran the Giant software that finds and deletes the "2dlsrch.dll" file that shows up as 'TwainTech'.
4. Reboot
If you update to Windows XP service pack 2, and run the "critical updates" for XP, you can also prevent this one from coming back. I just wanted to find a way to get rid of this one before resorting to the SP2. Hope this helps someone! - Jim
http://www.wwwdothttpdotdotcom.com
38. by Guest. 2004-11-27 13:11:02
To add to what guest #32 (THANKS!) submitted and In contrast to what guest #33 submitted, I downloaded and used GIANT. That was several days ago. I have started and stopped my PC several times since with absolutely no sign of Twaintech. It has worked very well for me!! GIANT also has many features superior to many other spyware packages. I HIGHLY reccomend it!!
39. by Guest. 2004-12-03 10:12:01
Like most of you, I spent countless hours over the past two weeks trying to eliminate Twain-Tech from my system. I share the frustration and anger. After reading the numerous comments regarding Twain-Tech, I became more enraged (especially the BS directly from Twain-Tech). As a result, I decided to take extreme action. The most effective solution to the problem: Back up your data; Format the HDD; Re-install the operating system and applications. I wish I did this two weeks ago - it took far less time! There is also the added bonus of re-evaluating all the apps you plan to re-install (don't install apps that you never really use anyway). By streamlining, system performance is always improved. My PC is screaming now!
BTW, where does that joker (Ding Ding Ding! We Have A Winner) get off requesting donations to compensate for "time and effort"?!? Like we haven't suffered along with ya, buddy! Sharing helpful information is the respectable thing to do. Asking for a handout puts you in the same class with the Twain-Tech idiots.
40. by Guest. 2004-12-09 13:12:21
SIMPLY PUT. YOU NEED TO RENAME THE FILE MULTIMPP.DLL TO SOMETHING ELSE. YOU WILL HAVE ORPHANED REGISTRY ENTRIES WHICH WILL LAY DORMANT, BUT WHO CARES. PROBLEM SOLVED. BYE BYE ASSWIPE TWAIN-TECH.
I knew that mypctuneup and twain tech were run by the same company thinking media. From what scott at mypctuneup told me is that their 2 different companied with 2 different owners, in 2 different areas. I already gave the instruction above and those are all copied exactly from a live help session with Scott from mypctuneup.com. It is totally gone from my computer. The directions are above do not give this person donations for instructions already presented before.
22. by Guest. 2004-09-22 13:09:10
I tryed your method and it did'nt do squat. The only way is to get a live person on line because there's about 10 variations of file names for twain-tech. Your version kcfoawhsoy didn't even exist on my computer.
The only way is live. If you don't feel I deserve donations is probably for 1 of two reasons:
- you don't understand the amount of hours and days of effort I put into getting rid of it
- or you probably work for the bastards.
PS I asked for donations, I'm not begging you idiot !
23. by Guest. 2004-09-23 09:09:42
and still we have twain-tech.
i have it runnin under mx-target.
24. by Guest. 2004-09-24 06:09:45
little thing seems not 2 like it when u rename it.
search for the map in windows system 32.
i renamed it.no twain-tech program detected anymore.8[
25. by Guest. 2004-09-28 09:09:45
Look under C:/documents and settings/owner/local settings/
there will be a few folders with random numbers. Look in them and you'll see mxtarget.dll. The file is found in all of those kinds of folders.
26. by Guest. 2004-10-05 11:10:17
Yeah, uninstall Windows and put Linux or MAC OSX on it
27. by Guest. 2004-10-05 15:10:50
I found a pretty good tool that removes most of the Twain Tech files - but they will come back on each reboot. The good news is that it stops the pop-ups, finally.
The tool is GIANT AntiSpyware.
28. by Guest. 2004-10-10 23:10:19
download yahoo's anti-spyware toolbar...I swear it took if off of mine! And it's free. No more popups!
29. by Guest. 2004-10-13 17:10:30
wow, at least i know im not the only one going thru all this shit. i dont think any automatic program is going to delete it.. i have yet to talk with someone Live.. i think ill do that tomorrow. does anyone know if this really 'infects' anything?
30. by Guest. 2004-10-19 23:10:49
I had this and it proved to be quite stubborn to get rid of, but I did . Now it is possible but not easy and it is kind of risky because it involves editing the registry. I can't stress strongly enough to back it up and set a restore point if possible. I used these instructions many times to no avail.
1 Start your computer in safe mode.
2 Start the registry editor. This is done by clicking Start then Run. (The Run dialog will appear.) Type regedit and click OK. (The registry editor will open.)
Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Classes CLSID {0000607D-D204-42C7-8E46-216055BF9918}', if it exists.
4 Delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Explorer Browser Helper Objects {0000607D-D204-42C7-8E46-216055BF9918}', if it exists.
Exit the registry editor.
5Start Windows Explorer and delete:
%WinDir%mxtarget.dll
Note: %WinDir% is a variable (?). By default, this is C:Windows (Windows 95/98/Me/XP) or C:WINNT (Windows NT/2000).
6 Start Microsoft Internet Explorer.
In Internet Explorer, click Tools -> Internet Options.
Click the Programs tab -> Reset Web Settings.
but when I added find "mxtarg" to the first step, and searched the registry, one by I deleted all occurrences in the registry then used find again to delete ALL occurrences of "0000607D-D204-42C7-8E46-216055BF9918" and then closed regedit and did a search of all files. and make sure to include search all hidden files and folders to find "mxtarg" you will get dll's and inf's . I must have found 30 of them deleted them all.. then reset my web settings did a restart and ran Bazooka.. and Finally it was gone..I have restarted many times and it's been a couple of days and so far its ok.. hope this helps.. I also found this file in 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion
un.."hktvcbur.exe" . I deleted it also..just wasn't sure what it was so to be safe I dumped it.. hope this helps someone I spent hours and hours trying to get rid of this...
31. by Guest. 2004-10-20 04:10:04
I did the same procedure as u did, till the point of running Bazooka.Similarly it didnt find any of twaintec.mxtarget anymore after running the scan.
I was happy and thought that I m done.For confirming I ran NoAdware and got more happy when it didnt detect any of it here too.
So I rebooted the PC and there it came again!!!! :-( :-(.
Can u or anyone plz help me out to get rid of this crap.I had already spent my precious 4-5 hours on this.Plz help!!!!
32. by Guest. 2004-10-24 03:10:58
After having my computer highjacked, and other spy ware removal programs not helping (ad-ware 6.0 & McAfee anti-spyware) I downloaded a free 15 day copy of GIANT anti-spyware. They guarenteed removal of Twain Tech.
I ran a scan and found and removed Twain tech along with 20 other programs that the other never saw.
So far it seems to do the trick. I will update on the progress.
Good luck and the Twain Tech jerks should burn......
33. by Guest. 2004-10-29 02:10:30
No. GIANT doesn't do either. I have it detecting it at every system startup. It looks like removal lasts only from startup to startup
34. by Guest. 2004-11-02 08:11:58
don't know how i even got this crap on my system but with your instructions I was able to remove it - so far. Spent days and hours trying to get rid of it. Thank you for your help
35. by Guest. 2004-11-03 13:11:10
What about that X-Cleaner listed at the top of this page? I have systemantic and everytime I run my system scan it is on there. When you follow there removal options from the registry area the files to delete are never here. KaZaa has been great for porn and music but they make you pay with all the adware on the site when you download files. Why prosecute people who download songs and porn when they get punished enough by getting this s@@t ???
36. by Guest. 2004-11-03 13:11:50
We list how to remove right on our site - And I quote:
If you want to uninstall, you can do so easily through the add/remove function in your control panel. You can access your control panel by going to:
1. Start (typically, the button in the bottom left of your screen)
2. Choose SETTINGS
3. Choose CONTROL PANEL
4. Choose ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS
5. Select Twain-Tech
6. Click on ADD/REMOVE
Of course we encourage you to leave it on so that you can benefit from the occasional offers that it shows you. If you need more information, or experience any technical problems, please contact us at techsupport@Twain-Tech.com. We look forward to hearing from you.
As it states we look forward to hearing from you. Email and tell us how happy you are to have our product displayed on your computer each and everytime you turn it on.
37. by Guest. 2004-11-08 15:11:13
I finally got rid of Twain tech on an XP machine after days of fighting it.
1. I deleted everything in documents & settings*username*local settings emp folder.
2. I deleted the key: HKLMsoftwaremicrosoftwindows NTcurrentversionwinlogon
otifyWPAEvents. It was pointing to the "2ldsrch.dll" file in system32 folder that kept coming back.
3. I ran the Giant software that finds and deletes the "2dlsrch.dll" file that shows up as 'TwainTech'.
4. Reboot
If you update to Windows XP service pack 2, and run the "critical updates" for XP, you can also prevent this one from coming back. I just wanted to find a way to get rid of this one before resorting to the SP2. Hope this helps someone! - Jim
http://www.wwwdothttpdotdotcom.com
38. by Guest. 2004-11-27 13:11:02
To add to what guest #32 (THANKS!) submitted and In contrast to what guest #33 submitted, I downloaded and used GIANT. That was several days ago. I have started and stopped my PC several times since with absolutely no sign of Twaintech. It has worked very well for me!! GIANT also has many features superior to many other spyware packages. I HIGHLY reccomend it!!
39. by Guest. 2004-12-03 10:12:01
Like most of you, I spent countless hours over the past two weeks trying to eliminate Twain-Tech from my system. I share the frustration and anger. After reading the numerous comments regarding Twain-Tech, I became more enraged (especially the BS directly from Twain-Tech). As a result, I decided to take extreme action. The most effective solution to the problem: Back up your data; Format the HDD; Re-install the operating system and applications. I wish I did this two weeks ago - it took far less time! There is also the added bonus of re-evaluating all the apps you plan to re-install (don't install apps that you never really use anyway). By streamlining, system performance is always improved. My PC is screaming now!
BTW, where does that joker (Ding Ding Ding! We Have A Winner) get off requesting donations to compensate for "time and effort"?!? Like we haven't suffered along with ya, buddy! Sharing helpful information is the respectable thing to do. Asking for a handout puts you in the same class with the Twain-Tech idiots.
40. by Guest. 2004-12-09 13:12:21
SIMPLY PUT. YOU NEED TO RENAME THE FILE MULTIMPP.DLL TO SOMETHING ELSE. YOU WILL HAVE ORPHANED REGISTRY ENTRIES WHICH WILL LAY DORMANT, BUT WHO CARES. PROBLEM SOLVED. BYE BYE ASSWIPE TWAIN-TECH.