Remove Nail Spyware

Spyware is abundant and we are here to help make spyware removal much more painless!

Steps for Removing Nail.exe / Aurora:

Nail.exe / Aurora is one of the more tricky spyware to remove. It's general purpose is to deliver ad content to you without providing an easy removal method.


Step 1 Backup any important data. Imaging your drive would be wise. (removing spyware and viruses MAY cause data loss!!!)
A great program for backing up your entire drive is Acronis True Image 11.0
If you haven't already completed Step 2-7, do so now.

Step 2 Follow the Tutorial for Webroot Spysweeper

Step 3 Follow the Tutorial for Ad-Aware

Step 4 Follow the Tutorial for Spybot

Step 5
Follow the Tutorial for Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta

Step 6
Follow the Tutorial for Ewido Security Suite

Step 7
Run Online Virus Scanner Trend Micro then after it is finished. Reboot

Step 8
Download Lavasoft VX2 Cleaner add-on and install it. Run the add-on as described on Lavasoft's website.

Step 9
Download and install newest version of Firefox (a replacement for Internet Explorer). Firefox has a much better track record as far as security goes. It is updated more often and there are less attacks against Firefox. The odds of you getting spyware again after using Firefox are MUCH less likely. Which is due to Firefox not supporting ActiveX and less attacks being developed against the browser itself. Download Firefox from the link below!





Step 10
Remove any virus scanner you have and only continue to Step 11 if you've removed your virus scanner. (ex.Norton, Mcafee) DO NOT install more than one virus scanner for "full-time/resident scanning"

Step 11*

Get yourself a virusscanner! We recommend NOD32 if you need JUST a virus scanner and if you need a firewall AND a virusscanner we highly recommend Kaspersky. NEVER run more than one virus scanner or firewall at a time.






Step 12 (Advanced users only):

HijackThis! Tutorial



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