How to get rid of Facebook Photouploader

emmjay · 01. Mar 2010, 08:16 PM

I used to use Facebook (no longer).

I had used Facebook.photouploader to upload family pics to my account to share with my family and friends. I have since moved over to Picasa.

Now I can not get rid of the Facebook uploader program. It is listed as a security risk on serveral forums, so I would like to nuke it.

It loaded itself in c:\windows\dowloaded program files\.

I used XP Disk Cleaner, and removed the Photouploader55 from the above location. After a restart, it is still there.

I deleted files Photouploader55 and Photouploader55.ocx from my extracted files location.

If I delete ActiveX.ocx will that mess up other stuff that I have loaded on my system?

emmjay · 04. Mar 2010, 09:45 PM

Well I have worked on this for the past several days and finally figured it out.

Facebook Photouploader did not over-write the original version installed when an upgrade was available, so I ended up with 2 versions of the same program installed on my system. Both were installed in c:\windows\downloaded program files\, but the filenames were different. Some programs are free, but they can also be a pain in the @#%^ to get rid of.

File 1 = PhotoUploader5.ocx
File 2 = ImageUploader5.ocx

Just as well I did not delete ActiveX.ocx (I was tempted).

Disk Cleaner did the job it was supposed to and I got the second file deleted when I found out the correct name. I also had to run CCleaner as there were some registry entries that came loose. After the registry clean I restarted the PC and there was no more instances of FacebookUploader anywhere to be found.

MidnightCowboy · 04. Mar 2010, 10:39 PM

Thanks for posting this which will no doubt be of interest to others too.

01. Mar 2010, 08:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
emmjay Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 226	How to get rid of Facebook Photouploader I used to use Facebook (no longer). I had used Facebook.photouploader to upload family pics to my account to share with my family and friends. I have since moved over to Picasa. Now I can not get rid of the Facebook uploader program. It is listed as a security risk on serveral forums, so I would like to nuke it. It loaded itself in c:\windows\dowloaded program files\. I used XP Disk Cleaner, and removed the Photouploader55 from the above location. After a restart, it is still there. I deleted files Photouploader55 and Photouploader55.ocx from my extracted files location. If I delete ActiveX.ocx will that mess up other stuff that I have loaded on my system?

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MidnightCowboy Site Manager Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: South American Banana Republic, third bunch from the left Posts: 9,250	Thanks for posting this which will no doubt be of interest to others too. __________________ Knows nothing and cares even less

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04. Mar 2010, 09:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
emmjay Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 226	Well I have worked on this for the past several days and finally figured it out. Facebook Photouploader did not over-write the original version installed when an upgrade was available, so I ended up with 2 versions of the same program installed on my system. Both were installed in c:\windows\downloaded program files\, but the filenames were different. Some programs are free, but they can also be a pain in the @#%^ to get rid of. File 1 = PhotoUploader5.ocx File 2 = ImageUploader5.ocx Just as well I did not delete ActiveX.ocx (I was tempted). Disk Cleaner did the job it was supposed to and I got the second file deleted when I found out the correct name. I also had to run CCleaner as there were some registry entries that came loose. After the registry clean I restarted the PC and there was no more instances of FacebookUploader anywhere to be found.