How to remove Nail error

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Nail.exe file information

The process Nail Application belongs to the software Nail Application or Nail.exe by unknown.

Description: Nail.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 74752 bytes (38% of all occurrence), 52736 bytes, 70656 bytes, 71168 bytes, 39750 bytes.
The program has a visible window. The application has no file description. Program starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell). It is not a Windows system file. Nail.exe is able to monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 35% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as Nail.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the Nail.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

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Pain in the neck, but I think I found an easier method of taking it out. Rather than delete the file (since it restores itself) open it with Notepad, select all, delete, and save. The exe is still configured to run at startup, but there's no code. Then Shift-Delete (to skip the recycle bin) the backup of Nail.exe in the Prefetch folder. After restarting the system, use Security Task Manager to remove it from the list, then use Notepad again to save a new (empty) file called Nail.exe in C:\Windows. The last step may be unnecessary, but served to indicate the file had not regenerated itself.
  TechnoGuy  

this made me wanna kick someone in the face. =[
  me  

Okay....This is how you get rid of it....Start in Safe Mode (F8 during startup). Create a text file called nail.exe (make sure you can view known extensions: Tools Folder Optoins View Take the check out of "Hide extensions for known file types"). One you have created your nail.exe file copy it to the "Windows" directory. This will over-right the current Nail.exe. Restart your computer. Delete vdcjwsc.exe from the Windows\System32 Directory if it exists. Open the registery editor Run regedit and click Edit Find. Search for Nail.exe and delete all findings. Restart and it should be fine.
  Nick  

not hard to remove but hard to locate....
  SAM  

It's apart of windows explore, nothing to worry about
  White Fox  

use hijack this to find out where it resides. Slave the drive to clean PC and remove *.exe and *.dll entries. Install drive back into original PC, boot in safe mode run hijack this and remove registry entries. Clean
  joe@advancedcomputerexpertise.com  

Nail.exe was the worst thing EVER to be on my system. I got it twice and had to wipe my drives TWICE! and I lost sleep trying to figure out what the hell it was.
  Moo  

i used avast antivirus boot up scan-seems to have gotten rid of it
   

I remember the night of the aurora nail.exe. Computer was virtually unusable. Direct revenue should be shot for this nasty piece of work. Get rid of this immediately, major problem and security threat! I removed thid mungrel the same way as JH (see above) overwrtting and complete system scan with ewido.If you are continually getting spyware/adware and malware and would like some help in combatting these types of issues please read my adware/spyware removal guide. It explains how to set up your computer to minimise these types of threats as well as some great programs to protect your system.
  Ev   (further information)

The Best Offers adware. Writes itself into system shell along with Explorer. Hell to live with. Impossible to live without, because only way I'm seeing possible removal is Fdisk, format, reinstall.
  Kisara  

Installs without consent and as soon as you remove the file nail.exe from your windows directory it will put itself back. It seems the file makes a duplicate of itself with a random filename that it uses to re-install. There is currently a lawfirm seeking class action status.
  Stormr69  

browser hijacker. to keep nail.exe from returning, create a text file with any character in notepad, delete nail.exe, then save that text file as nail.exe before nail.exe re-creates itself, reboot, then run trend micro's Housecall from www.trendmicro.com under free tools.
  Kevin  

there is a fix, search for nailfix also do scans and have a VS up and running Hijack
   

i know nothing about it other than it is annyoing.
  joe  

Although a real pain to get rid of (because it keeps coming back), Kaspersky Anti-Virus does a fine job of dismembering this malady (KAV is by far best anti-virus out there); get & use Counterspy (for $20) if you are serious about spyware removal.
  PCC   (further information)

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