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Forum Thread: Remove Blaster/Nachi Removal Tool
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Relating to this vendor: Microsoft |
And, this specific program: Microsoft Removal Tool: Blaster/Nachi |
| KalmarNyckel | Remove Blaster/Nachi Removal Tool |
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31st Oct, 2012 13:50 |
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Ranking: 1 Posts: 15 User Since: 29th Nov, 2008 System Score: N/A Location: US |
My desktop runs Win XP SP3. I have not been happy with PSI 3, so uninstalled and installed PSI 2. Scans indicate that I have an end-of-life program, Microsoft Blaster/Nachi Removal Tool. As is so typical of M$, they recommend removing the tool using Add or Remove Programs. Only one problem: It's not in the list of programs. I tried deleting the file (blastcln.exe) from the \dllcache and \system32 folders, but Windows reinstalls it ever time. Why is Windows reinstalling it? How can I permanently remove it? -- Don |
Post "RE: Remove Blaster/Nachi Removal Tool" has been selected as an answer.
| Maurice Joyce | RE: Remove Blaster/Nachi Removal Tool | ||||||||
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31st Oct, 2012 13:59 | ||||||||
| Score: 10495 Posts: 8,057 User Since: 4th Jan 2009 System Score: 100% Location: UK |
These threads may help with the rationale & fix: https://secunia.com/community/forum/thread/show/13... https://secunia.com/community/forum/thread/show/13... -- Maurice Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit OS HP Intel Pentium i7 IE 10 for Windows 7 16GB RAM |
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| KalmarNyckel | RE: Remove Blaster/Nachi Removal Tool | ||||||||
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31st Oct, 2012 14:21 | ||||||||
| Score: 1 Posts: 15 User Since: 29th Nov 2008 System Score: N/A Location: US |
You found the same thing I did -- that M$ instructions to remove it are worthless. I renamed it blastcln.exe-old in BOTH \dllcache and \system32, then ran another PSI scan. It did not show up. However, I haven't done a reboot to see if Windows reinstalls it. If it does, I'll report that in the thread. -- Don |
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| KalmarNyckel | RE: Remove Blaster/Nachi Removal Tool | ||||||||
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31st Oct, 2012 14:32 | ||||||||
| Score: 1 Posts: 15 User Since: 29th Nov 2008 System Score: N/A Location: US |
Am pleased to report that after a reboot, Windows did NOT replicate the file. Problem solved. Thanks for the help. -- Don |
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| Maurice Joyce | RE: Remove Blaster/Nachi Removal Tool | ||||||||
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31st Oct, 2012 14:35 | ||||||||
| Score: 10495 Posts: 8,057 User Since: 4th Jan 2009 System Score: 100% Location: UK |
Don, Pleased to see you are all fixed up. On that basis, I will lock this thread for U sometime tomorrow unless U post back asking for it to be left open. This will protect your mail box from possible update emails from "tag on" posts You can of course lock threads U have created. Just click the ACCEPT button in the post of the helper who offered U the best solution/advice to solve your problem. Secunia Support can always reopen threads by applying by email to: support@secunia.com -- Maurice Windows 7 SP1 64 Bit OS HP Intel Pentium i7 IE 10 for Windows 7 16GB RAM |
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