Description

PerfectNav is an error hijacker controlled by eUniverse.com.

With PerfectNav loaded, unknown domains and all error pages (even for sites with custom errors) get redirected to a generic search engine at perfectnav.com.

Variants

PerfectNav/BHO is the original version of the software.

PerfectNav/150 uses a new filename and class ID.

Distribution

Bundled with Kazaa Media Desktop around early 2004.

What it does

Advertising

No.

Privacy violation

Minor. The addresses of any error page or unknown domain you enter is passed to the controlling server perfectnav.com with a unique tracking ID.

Security issues

None known.

Stability problems

Because PerfectNav redirects errors before the browser has a chance to try to access an address as a directory, some web links that point to a directory without the trailing slash will no longer work with the software installed.

Removal

With the 150 variant, uninstalling Kazaa from the Add/Remove Programs list in the Control Panel may also remove PerfectNav.

Manual Removal

Open a DOS command prompt window (Start->All Programs->Accessories->Command prompt), and enter, for the BHO variant:

or, for the 150 variant:

Restart the computer and you should be able to delete the entire 'PerfectNav' folder inside Program Files.

You can also delete the key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PerfectNav' in the registry (Start->Run->regedit) to clean up if you like.