Software demo expiration notice on every bootup

I downloaded and tested Smithmicro's Internet Cleanup software. Okay, but not compelling enough to buy. I thought i deleted all traces of it. But no. Now everytime i start the iBook i get a message saying "Network SpyAlert Protection Expired" ... blah, blah, buy it now!
I can't get rid of the **** thing. I have tried every conceivable search in Spotlight to find out where this thing is hiding. I can find the document generated on each bootup, but deleting that does no good. I am about ready to reinstall the entire system just to get rid of this crap. Can anyone suggest a remedy?

iBook G4, Mac OS X (10.3.7)

Posted on Sep 27, 2006 9:10 PM

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Sep 27, 2006 9:25 PM in response to James Dirks

I copied the following instructions from Smithmicro's website for uninstalling Internet Cleanup.

Launch your Internet Cleanup installer (this is the file you bought as a download or on CD).

Continue as if you were installing. After you enter your registration number, the next screen says "Easy Install" in the upper left corner.

Click the words "Easy Install"; a pop-up menu will appear; choose "Uninstall" from that menu.

In the next screen check the box that says "Uninstall Internet Cleanup" and click the "Uninstall" button in the lower right corner.

When the uninstall in complete, look on your machine for any folders that may contain an older copy of Internet Cleanup and drag them to the Trash.

These folders will have "Internet Cleanup" in their names (unless you renamed them). This is a very important step.

Now there are a few other files we want to drag to the Trash:

Go to: (your hard disk) > Library > Preferences, and trash the following (if they exist):

com.allume.ICleanup.plist
com.allume.NetBlockade.plist
com.allume.nsapAgent.plist

Go to: (your Home folder) > Library > Preferences, and trash the following (if they exist):

com.allume.CookieEditor
com.allume.ICleanup
com.allume.ICleanup.plist
com.allume.NetBlockade.plist
com.allume.nsapAgent.plist

You may have files in these locations which end with the same names as above, but begin with "com.aladdinsys." If so, trash them as well. You may also have files in these locations from previous installations whose names begin with the words: "Internet Cleanup", if they exist, trash them.

Now we are going to check to make sure nothing was left behind from previous installations:

Go to: (your hard disk) > Library > CFM Support

If there is a file called "ICRuntimeSupportLib", trash it.

Go to: (your hard disk) > System > Library > Extensions

If there are files there called "NetBlockade.kext" or "Network SpyAlert.kext", trash them. You may be asked to enter your Administrator password to trash these files.

Open your System Preferences (Apple Menu > System Preferences), choose Accounts, and click "Startup Items". If there are items there called "knsard" or "NetBlockadeHelper", select them and click the minus sign "-" to remove them from the list.

Now restart your machine. Once the machine has fully restarted, empty the Trash. The Uninstall is now complete.

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