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Hello,

I do have the same problem of ABI Network Torjan Crunchie.. but i deleted the main file thru adware se i guess.. but its still there in the Control Panel add remove programs and it holds a 1.2 GB space.. god knows whats it using it for.. the problem here is that i dont get popups nymore but the space its holding is like hell.. i did a scan the way u said in this post.. thru Hijackthis and the remover installed too.. but no use.. its still there and it wont leave my HD alone buddy.. help me out with this. Thanks for this helpfull forum. keep it up daniweb.

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: deleting the active files with Ad-aware can stop popups but still leave a bogus Add/Remove entry that claims 1.2 GB. is right that the uninstall record can be removed, but manually editing the registry is risky for less-experienced users. As noted, this comes up often — safer, tool-based approaches both identify where the space actually is and remove stale Control Panel entries.

First, find what really occupies the disk with a visual disk-usage scanner such as WinDirStat. If no folder matches the 1.2 GB claim, the Control Panel entry is likely just an incorrect record. Use a safe viewer/remover for uninstall entries like NirSoft UninstallView to delete the stale entry without hand-editing the registry. After that, run a full anti-malware sweep (for example, Malwarebytes) and check startup/autostart locations with Autoruns. If you prefer a guided cleaner that also removes leftover files and registry traces, try Revo Uninstaller.

Always make a backup or disk image before removing unknown files or registry entries, and record the uninstall entry details (display name/publisher) before you delete it. If the visual scan shows the space but you do not recognize the folder, capture the path and ask for help rather than deleting system files blindly.

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Muffi. Moving you to your own thread :).

Before manually editing the registry always back it up. On Windows ME and XP creating a Restore Point will do.
Click Start > Run > Type or copy & paste regedit. The registry editor will open.
Then go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall and delete the offending entry in the right hand pane.

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