I need so info on Cool Web Search - not removing it as I have many
ways of doing this.

What I need to know is as follows

Is Cool Web Search spyware classed as a virus and if so would Symantec
Anti Virus Detected it ?

How does a computer gets infected with this Cool Web Search adware -
it is infected when a web site is visited.

Thanks in advance

Below site has some info on coolwebsearch:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Defend_CWS.htm

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HTH
Meena
"None" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I need so info on Cool Web Search - not removing it as I have many
> ways of doing this.
>
> What I need to know is as follows
>
> Is Cool Web Search spyware classed as a virus and if so would Symantec
> Anti Virus Detected it ?
>
> How does a computer gets infected with this Cool Web Search adware -
> it is infected when a web site is visited.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>
>

"None" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I need so info on Cool Web Search - not removing it as I have many
> ways of doing this.
>
> What I need to know is as follows
>
> Is Cool Web Search spyware classed as a virus and if so would Symantec
> Anti Virus Detected it ?
>
> How does a computer gets infected with this Cool Web Search adware -
> it is infected when a web site is visited.
>
> Thanks in advance

Download and run cwshredder from http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3019.html

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Regards Steve.
MS-MVP. IE/OE.

"None" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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not removing it as I have many
> ways of doing this.

Ooops! missed that bit :-((

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Regards Steve.
MS-MVP. IE/OE.

Hi None :-)

>I need so info on Cool Web Search - not removing it as I have many
> ways of doing this.
>
> What I need to know is as follows
>
> Is Cool Web Search spyware classed as a virus and if so would Symantec
> Anti Virus Detected it ?

No to both.
>
> How does a computer gets infected with this Cool Web Search adware -
> it is infected when a web site is visited.

Here is some information about how infections can happen:

So, How did I get infected in the first place?"
http://forums.net-integration.net/in...showtopic=3051
By Tony Klein

and these are very good sources of information as well:

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...ssoftware.mspx


Hope this helps

Jan
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just would like to thank every one for their valuable info - and all
wer every useful...

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> just would like to thank every one for their valuable info - and all
> wer every useful...

You're very welcome!

Jan