Wild Tangent is usually associated with a games bundle that comes preinstalled on new (HP) computers.
There should be a Wild Tangent folder in your Program Files folder, which should also contain a text
message from the staff at Wild Tangent explaining why they use what appears to be spyware. I've been
allowing the install of their webdriver for years with no ill effects. hth

Al Thompson

----- Original Message -----
From: "diane hartley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 10:02 PM
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Spyware/Internet Security


> I hope it is OK to add a question.  I use Spybot Search and Destroy and have Windows XP.  Recently, I
did a scan that came up with 2 files titled WildTangent that required a rescan by Spybot after restarting
the computer to fix.  After it rescanned and fixed the problem, a Spybot popup said that there was a
request to change the registry and the file was titled Wild Tangent - did I want to accept the change?  I
assumed, since I had not gone on the internet, that the registry change was part of the fix and accepted
the change, but now wonder if somehow WildTangent was able to immediately reinfiltrate.  Does anyone know
what WildTangent is or does?  If it's a problem, can I get rid of it without doing a recovery?  I did
restore to a date prior to the date this all happened, but don't know how to check the registry to see if
WildTangent is there, and if it is, how to delete it.
>
> Diane Hartley
>

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