How Did You Get My.Freeze.com?
Wondering how My.Freeze.com ended up on your PC? If you’re infected with My.Freeze.com or other badware, perhaps you were using…
* Freeware or shareware: Did you download and install shareware or freeware? These low-cost or free software applications may come bundled with spyware, adware, or programs like My.Freeze.com. Sometimes adware is attached to the free software to “pay” developers for the cost of creating the software, and more often spyware is secretly attached to free software to harm your computer and steal your personal and financial information.
* Peer-to-peer software: Do you use a peer-to-peer (P2P) program or other application with a shared network? When you use these applications, you put your system at risk for unknowingly downloading an infected file, including applications like My.Freeze.com.
* Questionable websites: Did you visit a website that’s of questionable nature? When you visit malicious sites that are fishy and phishy, badware may be automatically downloaded and installed onto your computer, sometimes including applications like My.Freeze.com. I recommend you use Firefox web browser, if you don’t already.
Understanding My.Freeze.com
If you’re infected with My.Freeze.com, you should know what you’re fighting. I’ll explain some definitions related to My.Freeze.com.
My.Freeze.com May Be Adware
Adware is software designed to promote advertisements. Often, free utilities may install hidden adware, sometimes to earn money for the author to recover development costs. While adware is not always malicious, it can track your Internet activity and send this and other personal information from your computer to advertisers. When advertisers get this information, you may be a target for pop-up/pop-under advertisements, web browser toolbars, and spam.
My.Freeze.com is an adware site that plays the usual games: My.Freeze.com may track your searches on websites, then use this information to serve you My.Freeze.com popups and other My.Freeze.com ads. My.Freeze.com may also share your information with affiliates, send you My.Freeze.com emails, and put My.Freeze.com shortcuts on your desktop.
How thoughtful of My.Freeze.com.
Because adware sucks no matter how legal it is, let me show you how to remove My.Freeze.com for free.
Before we get started, you should backup your system and your registry, so it’ll be easy to restore your computer if anything goes wrong.
To remove My.Freeze.com manually, you need to delete My.Freeze.com files. Not sure how to delete My.Freeze.com files? Click here, and I’ll show you. Otherwise, go ahead and…
Block My.Freeze.com sites:
_http://My.Freeze.com
Stop My.Freeze.com processes:
%DESKTOPDIRECTORY%\ dolphinfree.exe
%desktopdirectory%\ wpaperfree.exe
%local_settings%\ temp\ FreezeDownloader.exe
%program_files%\ YourScreen\ remove.exe
%program_files%\ YourScreen\ YourScreen.exe
%windows%\ dummy.exe
Get rid of My.Freeze.com DLLs:
%program_files%\ YourScreen\ Freeze.DesktopManager.BrowserHelper.dll
Get rid of My.Freeze.com folders:
%program_files%\ YourScreen\
Note: In any My.Freeze.com files I mention above, “%UserProfile%” is a variable referring to your current user’s profile folder. If you’re using Windows NT/2000/XP, by default this is “C:\Documents and Settings\[CURRENT USER]” (e.g., “C:\Documents and Settings\JoeSmith”). If you have any questions about manual My.Freeze.com removal, go ahead and leave a comment.
How Do You Remove My.Freeze.com Files?
Need help figuring out how to delete My.Freeze.com files? While there’s some risk involved, and you should only manually remove My.Freeze.com files if you’re comfortable editing your system, you’ll find it’s fairly easy to delete My.Freeze.com files in Windows.
How to delete My.Freeze.com files in Windows XP and Vista:
1. Click your Windows Start menu, and then click “Search.”
2. A speech bubble will pop up asking you, “What do you want to search for?” Click “All files and folders.”
3. Type a My.Freeze.com file in the search box, and select “Local Hard Drives.”
4. Click “Search.” Once the file is found, delete it.
How to stop My.Freeze.com processes:
1. Click the Start menu, select Run.
2. Type taskmgr.exe into the the Run command box, and click “OK.” You can also launch the Task Manager by pressing keys CTRL + Shift + ESC.
3. Click Processes tab, and find My.Freeze.com processes.
4. Once you’ve found the My.Freeze.com processes, right-click them and select “End Process” to kill My.Freeze.com.
How to remove My.Freeze.com registry keys:
My.Freeze.com warning Because your registry is such a key piece of your Windows system, you should always backup your registry before you edit it. Editing your registry can be intimidating if you’re not a computer expert, and when you change or a delete a critical registry key or value, there’s a chance you may need to reinstall your entire system. Make sure your backup your registry before editing it.
1. Select your Windows menu “Start,” and click “Run.” An “Open” field will appear. Type “regedit” and click “OK” to open up your Registry Editor.
2. Registry Editor will open as a window with two panes. The left side Registry Editor’s window lets you select various registry keys, and the right side displays the registry values of the registry key you select.
3. To find a registry key, such as any My.Freeze.com registry keys, select “Edit,” then select “Find,” and in the search bar type any of My.Freeze.com’s registry keys.
4. As soon as My.Freeze.com registry key appears, you can delete the My.Freeze.com registry key by right-clicking it and selecting “Modify,” then clicking “Delete.”
How to delete My.Freeze.com DLL files:
1. First locate My.Freeze.com DLL files you want to delete. Open your Windows Start menu, then click “Run.” Type “cmd” in Run, and click “OK.”
2. To change your current directory, type “cd” in the command box, press your “Space” key, and enter the full directory where the My.Freeze.com DLL file is located. If you’re not sure if the My.Freeze.com DLL file is located in a particular directory, enter “dir” in the command box to display a directory’s contents. To go one directory back, enter “cd ..” in the command box and press “Enter.”
3. When you’ve located the My.Freeze.com DLL file you want to remove, type “regsvr32 /u SampleDLLName.dll” (e.g., “regsvr32 /u jl27script.dll”) and press your “Enter” key.
That’s it. If you want to restore any My.Freeze.com DLL file you removed, type “regsvr32 DLLJustDeleted.dll” (e.g., “regsvr32 jl27script.dll”) into your command box, and press your “Enter” key.
Did My.Freeze.com change your homepage?
1. Click Windows Start menu > Control Panel > Internet Options.
2. Under Home Page, select the General > Use Default.
3. Type in the URL you want as your home page (e.g., “_http://www.homepage.com”).
4. Select Apply > OK.
5. You’ll want to open a fresh web page and make sure that your new default home page pops up.
My.Freeze.com Removal Tip
Is your computer acting funny after deleting any My.Freeze.com files? I recommend using a program like File Recover from PC Tools. File Recover saves deleted files that otherwise can’t be recovered by Windows operating sytem.
Want to save time finding My.Freeze.com files? Download Spyware Doctor, let it find the My.Freeze.com files for you, and then manually delete My.Freeze.com files.
