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Subject: Computers
Category: Computers > Security
Asked by: ret767pilot-ga
List Price: $12.00
Posted: 29 Jun 2004 09:35 PDT
Expires: 29 Jul 2004 09:35 PDT
Question ID: 367709
How can safely delete DAMon.exe, Dell's spyware program?
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Subject: Re: Computers
Answered By: bobbie7-ga on 29 Jun 2004 09:49 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
You can remove DAMon.exe by uninstalling "Dell Support" through the
"Add/Remove Programs" in the control panel ( you will still be left
with the valuable Dell Solutions Center,  or by using WinTask
Professional4.



PROGRAM & MANUFACTURER
DAMon.exe  (Dell)

WHAT IT IS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO
Dell Alert Monitor which is part of the Dell Support software suite.

Recommendation : 

?We do not yet know what DAMON does exactly as, at the time of
writing, 3-Aug-2003, getting information on this task from Dell
Support Technicians or their Knowledgebase has been like squeezing
water out of a stone.  But we do know two things :  it tries to
communicate with specific servers on the Internet, and on some PCs its
very presence can result in startup problems, or programs not opening
up when you try to open them.  In-house our view is very clear on this
one :  that is the first item we get rid of !  You can try disabling
it with  The Ultimate Troubleshooter, but that often does not get rid
of it coming up.?


?The best way to get rid of this task is to de-install "Dell Support"
through the "Add/Remove Programs" in the Control Panel ? you will
still be left with the valuable Dell Solutions Center.?


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http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist_d.htm


Damon.exe can also be deleted with WinTask Professional4

Process File: damon or damon.exe
Process Name: Damon
Description: Background task that is associated with the Dell support
software suite.
Company: Dell
System Process: No
Security Risk ( Virus/Trojan/Worm/Adware/Spyware ): No

Process Removal: If you have WinTasks installed, you can easily remove
this process by selecting it and clicking on "stop".

Order WinTasks 4 Professional
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/damon/


Search criteria:
Delete OR remove DAMon.exe

I hope this helps!

Best regards,
Bobbie7
ret767pilot-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars and gave an additional tip of: $5.00
Answer was complete, concise, and the sokution worked just fine! Kudos
are in order. I appreciate your timely, most helpful solution to my
problem! GHG

Comments  
Subject: Re: Computers
From: bobbie7-ga on 30 Jun 2004 13:25 PDT
 
Thank you for your comments, rating and tip!
I'm glad that it worked.
--Bobbie7

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