What is eAcceleration and how do I remove it?

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I also made the mistake of downloading this so-called anti-virus software! I have run 3 different spyware programs including Ad-Aware, No-adware and also AOL's spyware protector... and there were 32 files, folders and cookies installed on my pc! So my advise is DON'T download anything from this company!!! I am still having HUGE problems getting rid of it all.

Ms Pleased... you may be pleased with this software, but it is two-faced and yea it may be doing its job on one hand... but on the other why should a legitimate software need to install such files, cookies etc on your pc and how come its designed to be hard to get rid of? Norton doesn't do so! Chew on that one!

Looks like eAnthology has some rather inspired employees---err, users, that like to post here :)

My experience with it has not been so glowing.

"Norton doesn't do so! Chew on that one!"

really?

Seems to be a hot topic at Broadband Review:
Why can't Symantec build an uninstaller?

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12136286~mode=flat

I installed stopsign because i was haveing problems with spyware.

after i uninstalled it there are now a shitload of registry keys identified as dangerous by spyzooka . I havent paid for spyzooka yet so i cant remove the bad files,

spyware slayer does not identify Eacceleration

bulletproof does not identify Eacceleration

scan software does not identify Eacceleration

xoftspy is supposed to but doesnt on my machine

and mircrosoft antispyware does not recognise it either.

spy hunter, aluria's, and system mechanic are all blind to it.

and even adaware has no clue

any other software outthere that will recognise this stuff?

spybot recognises it - over 70 reg enteries.

eAcceleration Software, Inc./Doubleclick, Inc. - Class action alleging false, misleading popup "Virus Warning!" advertising banner that imitates legitimate internal computer warning alert. Further alleges that the advertisement is a nuisance and invasion of privacy; in that to rid it from the screen one has to click on it and in so doing is highjacked to a commercial website eAnthology (selling STOP SIGN anti virus software) where if the back button is used an automatic download occurs; that the download of the software causes harm to computers because it has an autodial that interupts the user's own dial up connection; the software overloads the user's computer and has characteristics of spyware.

I installed the software on a clean fresh install of Windows XP SP1 with patches and then after a full FDISK and format installed it on a machine with XP SP2 and in both cases my system was infected with the malware that is bundled with the eAcceleration software.

I realize you don't know me, and I'm not a frequent visitor here, but I spend much of my day repairing the damage that uninformed users have caused to their computers. When I uninstalled the software there were quite a few registry entries that had been left behind, and some working code as well, what the code did I do not know, however I still continued to receive pop-ups and hijackings untill I rooted out the last of the eAcceleration software. Oddly, there seem to be others that have a similar low opinion of this software: http://www.auditmypc.com/process/defscangui.asp and even pestpatrol names the eAcceleration 'anti-virus' in their about spyware page (http://www.pestpatrol.com/Support/About/About_Spyware.asp) under the Uninstallers that Leave Working Code Behind section. While I understand company loyalty, I would think that lies are still lies and that ethics are still ethics, it would seem to me, as a private citizen holding an opinion, that eAcceleration doesn't mind bending the truth neither does it mind ebing unethical in business. But that is just my opinion.

I'm currently working to rid a machine of eAcceleration software. The customer did not purchase it, and likely clicked on a pop-up somewhere indicating that the computer was infected with a worm. According to the eAcceleration StopSign, the computer is infected with 36 different Trojans, and has a link to purchase the software if you would like to clean them off. However, after locating write-ups for each of these trojans that were "present" on the computer, not ONE of them was actually on it. For example, eAcceleration indicated the computer was infected with the W32.HLLW.Kazmor Trojan. This trojan is one I had a good deal of experience with a couple of years ago. It copies itself as a file called "windows.exe" in your Windows folder, and adds a registry entry to run that file each time windows is loaded. It also creates a VBScript file called Msvxd.vbs, which tries to replicate the trojan to other network shares.
Neither of these files is present on the computer, nor do they have registry entries instructing them to run. The same can be said for each of the other "trojans" that this computer was "infected" with. Ironically it was these virus notifications that prompted the customer to bring the computer in, as the customer has been having a really hard time with system speed and stability. Full virus scans with Macafee and Symantec indicated a clean machine. I removed eAcceleration software and the computer ran better immediately. I then ran Spybot Search & Destroy and Ad-Aware SE, removing about 250 entries (including some from eAcceleration) and now the computer runs perfectly. This is the first time I've ever heard of this product, but I'll be sure to keep an eye on it from now on, as it most certainly erroneously reported viruses on this customer's computer, likely in order to cause a panicked user to spend money to register the product and remove the "threats." A bunch of BS in my opinion, and therefore a product to be avoided.

Wow, I had no idea! I was having trouble with my relatively new HP Laptop and had to reload XP. It was infected almost immediately, and I would not have known that StopSign is a fraudulent company -- that has a lot of my money at this point!!! -- if the HP rep hadn't talked me into looking it up on Google.

I found all the registry files by using Spysubtract, which was recommended by the HP rep. Now I've deleted StopSign, but I haven't got any idea whether it is completely gone or not. My computer is working much better, though. Funny thing, I thought that I was buying AdAware when I bought StopSign. I never realized that I had been redirected. I thought they were the same company. Great, huh? I guess I've got "stupid" written all over my forehead.

I read the whole article on eAcceleration, and about how to remove it, but I dtill don't understand how to do that. It is not listed in my Add/Remove programs. I did a search to find it, but was unable to remove (delete) the program that way. The error message said that it was in use. I don't know why! I also tried to click on your link above called: Doxdesk. It did not work either. Please help me remove this!!! Thanks, Lisa Imberi

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