Conducent TimeSink Description:

Uses the Internet to dynamically deliver content to desktop software. Once the content is received, it can be displayed at any time in the application. Content activity information such as advertising impressions and click through data is recorded and sent back to Conducent for daily reporting. No installation disclosure. Displays ads. Causes browser pop-ups. Tracks usage. Collects personal info.Conducent does not provide users with an uninstall feature. Their software provides real-time ad targeting campaigns through the Timesink component TSadbot.exe. Conducent has formed strategic partnerships with most of the major Internet advertising networks. The company is now out of business, but its product lives on.

Also known as: Embedded EXE

Conducent TimeSink Automatic Removal:

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Conducent TimeSink Manual Removal:

1. Delete these files:

   tsadbot.exe (C:\Program Files\TimeSink\AdGateway)
   tsad.dll (C:\Winnt or C:\Windows)
   vcpdll.dll (C:\Winnt or C:\Windows)
   FlexActv.dll (C:\Winnt or C:\Windows)
   Addon2VB.dll (C:\Winnt\System or C:\Windows\System) (if found)
    

2. If you get an error message, and any of these files won't delete, they are running. If not running, go on to step 4. If any are running, go to step 3.
    
3. If any of these files are running, try stopping it with a CTRL-ALT-DEL to bring up the End Task dialogue. You may or may not see TSADBOT on the list. (Early versions will be listed, but recent versions are stealth, and will not be listed, even when running.) Choose End Task for TSADBOT if you can. Repeat step 1 to determine if TSADBOT.EXE is now running. If running, go to step 3. If not running, go to step 4.
    
4. Disable TSADBOT's autostart capability, then reboot. To disable autostart, use Start | Run | MSCONFIG, uncheck the Timesink agent on the startup tab, then reboot. Go to step 4.
    
5. If any of these files will NOT delete (access denied / in use / sharing violation), you will have to restart in MS-DOS mode (press F8 during boot) to delete them using the appropriate DOS commands. If running, TSADBOT may hold a lock on its files preventing them from being deleted.

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