coolwebsearch

[Guest]

can anyone help me i am using windows xp and have got coolwebsearch spyware
on there, is a product i can buy or download to get in off because its
getting on my nerves.

 

[Guest]

can anyone help me i am using windows xp and have got coolwebsearch spyware
on there, is a product i can buy or download to get in off because its
getting on my nerves.

Here are several try CWShredder comes to mind.This is an older version it is
no longer supported but it may yet work.If it doesn't try another program.
I use all of them.

LSP-fix- http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
Spybot S&D - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
About Buster- http://www.spychecker.com/program/aboutbuster.html
Ad-aware - www.lavasoftusa.com
CWShredder - http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html
Hijack this - http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
SpywareBlaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
SpywareGuard - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html
WinPatrol - www.winpatrol.com
BHODemon - http://pcworld.com/downloads/file_download.asp?fid=23611&fileidx=1
Bazooka -http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html
asquared2 "Trojan Remover" - http://www.emsisoft.com/en/

A link for free online virus and trojan scanners.
http://virusall.com/downscan.html

A listing of BHO's
http://www.spywaredata.com/bho.php?current_page=0

To see if that freeware program you are about to inststall
is infested with spyware check it out first at this link.
http://www.spychecker.com/


And change your default internet setting to this,to help prevent it in the
future.
Good Luck

Go to control panel and open "internet options.
Click on the security tab then custom level.
make sure these settings are as follows.

Download signed active x controls>set to prompt
Download unsigned active x controls>set to disable
Initialize and script active x controls not marked as safe>set to disable
Run active x controls and pluggins>set to enable
Script active x controls marked safe for scripting>set to enable
Java permissions>set to high
Launching programs and files in a IFRAME" > Prompt
Installation of Desktop items"> Prompt
Navigate sub-frames across different domains>prompt

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Try these programs to check for any spyware that may be on your system:

Ad-Aware - www.lavasoftusa.com
Spybot - http://www.safer-networking.org/
CWShredder - http://forum.aumha.org/downloads/cwshredder.zip

Try SpyWareBlaster to stop intrusions:

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Also see the following links:

http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/spyware.asp

 

[Alex Nichol]

can anyone help me i am using windows xp and have got coolwebsearch spyware
on there, is a product i can buy or download to get in off because its
getting on my nerves.

Worth starting with CWShredder. It is no longer updated, so may not
handle the most recent versions, but pick it up (free) as linked from
http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm and read that for other suggestions
on approaching the matter

 

[Peter]

Alex, I believe that CSShredder is still being updated. Their site is down
right now but up to that time I received several updates.

 

[Guest]

Douing a Search with adaware or spybot should remove the major part of this
annoying spyware, Failing that would be a quick trip into the registry.

** If you have never been in the registry, it is not a place to go fumbling
around. Any mistakes in there and you could be looking at reformatting the
system. ( which would also take care of the spyware issue ) lol **

But if you don't mind the registry, open it up, and look for
"coolwebsearch". Delete all that you find. Doing this should get rid of the
rest of the little pest.

GL.

 

[Tony Talmage]

Also, the free program "CWShredder" will help you remove all traces of
CoolWebSearch.