New.Net Description:

New.Net is product that is distributed in much the same way as SaveNow. Its an add-on program that has been distributed by KaZaA, Go!Zilla, Babylon, Cydoor, Gdivx, and WebShots in the past. Its purpose is to enable computers to access the website names and email addresses that are New.net has launched. Examples of these domain names are:

Although Newdotnet does not claim to be spyware, it has been associated with computer instability in certain situations. NewDotNet has been linked for computer instability according to the MS Knowledge Base Article 302463.

Also known as: NewDotNet, Dialer-RAS.aj

New.Net Automatic Removal:

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New.Net Manual Removal:

There are multiple procedures to removing New.net and each procedure should be followed as outlined to ensure proper removal.

PROCEDURE 1 (Add/Remove Programs):

1. Click on Start.
2. Click on Settings.
3. Click on Control Panel.
4. From the Control Panel, double-click on Add/Remove Programs.
5. Click on the Install/Uninstall tab in the Add/Remove Programs Properties window.
6. Locate either New.net Application or New.net Domains and select it.
7. Click on the Add/Remove button.
8. Reboot.
9. If this does not fully remove New.net, please proceed to PROCEDURE 2.

PROCEDURE 2 (Uninstall from Hard Drive):

1. Double-click on My Computer.
2. Double-click on the C: drive.
3. Double-click on the Program Files folder.
4. Locate and double-click on the NewDotNet folder. If there is no folder, please proceed to PROCEDURE 3.
5. Locate and double-click on the uninstall executable; it will be labeled uninstallX_XX.exe. ("X" represents the version number of the uninstaller)
6. Reboot.
7. If this does not fully remove New.net, please proceed to PROCEDURE 3.

PROCEDURE 3 (Locate Backup Copy of Uninstaller and Uninstall from Hard
Drive):

1. Double-click on My Computer.
2. Double-click on the C: drive.
3. Double-click on the Windows or Winnt folder.
4. Locate and double-click on the uninstall executable; it will be labeled NDNuninstallX_XX.exe. ("X" represents the version number of the uninstaller)
5. Reboot.
6. If this does not fully remove New.net, please proceed to PROCEDURE 4.

PROCEDURE 4 (Download Uninstall from New.net):

1. From a computer that has Internet access, click on the following link: http://www.new.net/support/uninstall4_50.exe
2. Download and save uninstall4_50.exe to a 3-1/2 floppy disk.
3. Insert the floppy disk into the floppy drive of the computer that needs to have our software uninstalled from.
4. Click on Start.
5. Click on Run.
6. In the Open window type, A:\uninstall4_50.exe.
7. Click on the OK button.
8. Reboot.

PROCEDURE 5 (when all else fails):

In the case of older versions where NewDotNet is not in the list, you could try installing a new version and then using the uninstall feature. A botched manual removal can result in you losing your network connection. Be careful.

First you must deregister the Winsock2 Layered Service Provider installed by NewDotNet. This can't easily be done with a command, but LSPFix gives you a nice interface to it. You should remove the two NewDotNet entries only.

Next, load regedit and open HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID. Delete the keys 4A2AACF3-ADF6-11D5-98A9-00E018981B9E and DD521A1D-1F98-11D4-9676-00E018981B9E. For older variants the key will be DD770A75-CE18-11D5-98D8-00E018981B9E instead.

Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. Delete the new.net value. Open HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects and remove the 4A2AACF3-ADF6-11D5-98A9-00E018981B9E key. You can also delete the new.net entry in HKLM\Software and the tldctl2 classes in HKCR to clean up if you wish.

Reset the computer and you should be able to delete the NewDotNet folder (new variant) or the newdotnet DLL in the Windows directory (old variant).

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