Issues after removing NOD32

Joe 90 · 18-11-2008, 13:07

I've just removed NOD32 (the trail lasted a bit longer than it should of

) after seeing HSBC doing 12months free McAfee and now firefox wont even try to load a page - when restoring a session each tab just opened as blank & didnt try to load. MSN crashes on startup and the McAfee app can't use the network connection

any ideas wtf might be up? IE is working fine, so i'm just a bit unsure of what to do :/

iCraig · 18-11-2008, 13:31

Sounds like NOD took it personal and decided to mess up a few things on its departure.

Do you use System Restore? I'd roll back and try the removal again.

Have you checked if ESET have a specific removal tool like McAfee and Norton. The residual files can sometimes mess up the applications it was integrated with.

If no to those, you may need to completely uninstall MSN, IE and McAfee, restart and do a scandisk to fix any crap, and reinstall them one by one.

Joe 90 · 18-11-2008, 19:16

yeah, annoying... just checked the Esnet knowledgebase n they say to delete the prog files folder that gets left behind... watchin UFC atm though so will reboot later and hope it worked.

Mark · 18-11-2008, 19:18

There's a simple solution - don't uninstal NOD32 and don't install McAfee.

Haven't had this happen myself, but then I think I've only uninstalled NOD32 once (to upgrade).

Joe 90 · 19-11-2008, 05:14

yeah, think i'll put it back on and hope that its keeping me safe...

18-11-2008, 13:07	#1
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	Issues after removing NOD32 I've just removed NOD32 (the trail lasted a bit longer than it should of ) after seeing HSBC doing 12months free McAfee and now firefox wont even try to load a page - when restoring a session each tab just opened as blank & didnt try to load. MSN crashes on startup and the McAfee app can't use the network connection any ideas wtf might be up? IE is working fine, so i'm just a bit unsure of what to do :/ __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

18-11-2008, 13:31	#2
iCraig iCustom User Title Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,250	Sounds like NOD took it personal and decided to mess up a few things on its departure. Do you use System Restore? I'd roll back and try the removal again. Have you checked if ESET have a specific removal tool like McAfee and Norton. The residual files can sometimes mess up the applications it was integrated with. If no to those, you may need to completely uninstall MSN, IE and McAfee, restart and do a scandisk to fix any crap, and reinstall them one by one. __________________

18-11-2008, 19:16	#3
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	yeah, annoying... just checked the Esnet knowledgebase n they say to delete the prog files folder that gets left behind... watchin UFC atm though so will reboot later and hope it worked. __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

19-11-2008, 05:14	#5
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	yeah, think i'll put it back on and hope that its keeping me safe... __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

18-11-2008, 19:18	#4
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	There's a simple solution - don't uninstal NOD32 and don't install McAfee. Haven't had this happen myself, but then I think I've only uninstalled NOD32 once (to upgrade).