BonziBuddy

Overview

BonziBuddy brings ads to your computer.

Classification

Adware

Files

BonziTapFilters.dll, BonziBDY.exe

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Vendor

Bonzi whois

Privacy policy

Bonzai privacy policy

Detection

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner detects BonziBuddy. Bazooka is freeware and detects spyware, adware, foistware, trojan horses, viruses, worms and other potentially unwanted applications. Read more »

Uninstall procedure

Uninstall BonziBuddy from "Add/Remove Programs" in the Windows® Control Panel. If you run into problems uninstalling, please contact the vendor at support@bonzi.com.

Uninstall BonziBuddy with FreeFixer

I'm working on a general purpose tool for removing unwanted software. The tool is called FreeFixer and can help you remove unwanted Browser Helper Objects, Internet Explorer toolbars and software that starts automatically when you reboot your computer, so it can offer some assistance while uninstalling BonziBuddy. The manual removal instructions listed below will help you to identify what to delete with FreeFixer.

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Manual removal

Please follow the instructions below if you would like to remove BonziBuddy manually. Please notice that you must follow the instructions very carefully and delete everything that is mentioned. In most cases the removal will fail if one single item is not deleted. If BonziBuddy remains on your system after stepping through the removal instructions, please double-check by stepping through them again.

1. Start the registry editor. This is done by clicking Start then Run. (The Run dialog will appear.) Type regedit and click OK. (The registry editor will open.)
2. Browse to the key:
   'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Run'
3. In the right pane, delete the values called 'Bonzi Buddy' and 'BonziBUDDY', if they exists.
4. Exit the registry editor.
5. Restart your computer.
6. Delete the following directory and its content:
   %ProgramsDir%\BonziBUDDY\
   Note: %ProgramsDir% is a variable (?). By default, this is C:\Program Files.

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Contact information for BonziBuddy's vendor

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