about:blank.ws

[Andy]

Does anyone get his message when searching for a site? I
had a virus taht seems to have gone now. But sometimes
when I enter an address the browser seems to get hijacked
and taken to either a blank page, (at the bottom it
says 'about-blank.ws'), then sometimes I get route to a
search engine.

Any ideas on how to get rid of this appreciated.

Thanks

 

[PA Bear]

CoolWebSearch hijacker "CWS.Aboutblank"

CoolWebSearch Chronicles & CWShredder (removal tool)
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm#Coolwebsearch

Check your system for "hijackware":

Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

Run these tools in the following order with nothing else running in
background:

1. CWShredder (fix all found)

2. Ad-Aware (fix all found)

3. Spybot (RTFM but generally fix everything in red)

Important: You *must* seek updates for Ad-Aware, Spybot, etc., before each
and every use, even "right out of the box". But even they can't catch
everything, 24/7. When all else fails, HijackThis
(http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/HijackThis.exe) is the preferred
tool to use. It will help you to both identify and remove any
hijackware/spyware. **Post your files to http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30 for expert analysis, not here.**

[Alternate download pages for many of the above tools may be found at
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.]

Also update your virus definitions and then run a full system scan. From
now on, do both daily.

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
http://boards.cexx.org/viewtopic.php?t=957
--
HTH - Please Reply to This Thread

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

AumHa Forums
http://forum.aumha.org

What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/privacy/spyware.mspx

 

[andy]

Thanks for the advice I'll give it a shot, much
appreciated

-----Original Message-----
CoolWebSearch hijacker "CWS.Aboutblank"

CoolWebSearch Chronicles & CWShredder (removal tool)
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm#Coolwebsearch

Check your system for "hijackware":

Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

Run these tools in the following order with nothing else running in
background:

1. CWShredder (fix all found)

2. Ad-Aware (fix all found)

3. Spybot (RTFM but generally fix everything in red)

Important: You *must* seek updates for Ad-Aware, Spybot, etc., before each
and every use, even "right out of the box". But even they can't catch
everything, 24/7. When all else fails, HijackThis

(http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/HijackThis.exe)
is the preferred

tool to use. It will help you to both identify and remove any
hijackware/spyware. **Post your files to

http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or

http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30 for expert analysis, not here.**

[Alternate download pages for many of the above tools may be found at
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.]

Also update your virus definitions and then run a full system scan. From
now on, do both daily.

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
http://boards.cexx.org/viewtopic.php?t=957
--
HTH - Please Reply to This Thread

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

AumHa Forums
http://forum.aumha.org

What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/privacy/spyware.mspx

Does anyone get his message when searching for a site? I
had a virus taht seems to have gone now. But sometimes
when I enter an address the browser seems to get hijacked
and taken to either a blank page, (at the bottom it
says 'about-blank.ws'), then sometimes I get route to a
search engine.

Any ideas on how to get rid of this appreciated.

Thanks

.