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dave said:
How do we get rid of this annoying
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Coolsearch is spyware. Get one or both of the following spyware removal
programs to get rid of it.

AdAware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/

Spybot
http://security.kolla.de/

Also, check the following website for more information on known spyware.

MVP Sandi's Darnit!
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

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Hi Ramesh:
Just so you know your link below is a old one,merijn has
moved to here
www.merijn.org/downloads.html
The old url will still work for awhile but it will
dissapear some time in the future.
Have a great New Year!
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Download CWShredder and run it.
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip
[Removes all CoolWebSearch variants]

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Adding this comment: better yet, get them both and keep them updated plus
run them at least every 7-10 days.
 
Greetings --

To deal with issues caused by any sort of "adware" and/or
"spyware,"such as Gator, Comet Cursors, Xupiter, Bonzai Buddy, or
KaZaA, and their remnants, that you've deliberately (but without
understanding the consequences) installed, two products that are
quite effective (at finding and removing this type of scumware) are
Ad-Aware from www.lavasoft.de and SpyBot Search & Destroy from
http://security.kolla.de/. Both have free versions. It's even
possible to use SpyBot Search & Destroy to "immunize" your system
against most future intrusions. I use both and generally perform
manual scans every week or so to clean out cookies, etc.

Additionally, manual removal instructions for the most common
varieties of scumware are available here:

PC Hell Spyware and Adware Removal Help
http://www.pchell.com/support/spyware.shtml


Bruce Chambers

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Yes. I'm aware of that.

Thanks for the info, though :o)

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Computer viruses: description, prevention, and recovery:
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Hi Ramesh:
Just so you know your link below is a old one,merijn has
moved to here
www.merijn.org/downloads.html
The old url will still work for awhile but it will
dissapear some time in the future.
Have a great New Year!
-----Original Message-----
Download CWShredder and run it.
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip
[Removes all CoolWebSearch variants]

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
-------------------------------------------
Internet Explorer Newsgroup FAQs:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm

Computer viruses: description, prevention, and recovery:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=129972
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