help with setting homepage!!!

[curt]

You have "Cool Web Search" Spyware
variant: 'CWS.aboutblank'
Info:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html#abou
tblank

Download and run CWShredder - Cool Web Shredder:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip
Close all Browser windows and running applications, unzip
the tool, click
on the executable and follow the prompts.

-----Original Message-----
My browser will not let me change the home page from

about:blank. i have tried it mutiple times as this
change came about today as a result of search on the
web. A web site directory comes up as the home page
along with another pop up http://searchx.cc/search.php?
pin=4&ww=anti+spyware. I have tried to block the site in
explorer but it didnt work.

 

[Guest]

i have tried to get rid of the "Cool Web Search" Spyware variant: 'CWS.aboutblank
using the following but nothing seems to work.. it works initially then comes back after opening the Browser the second time. all the spy ware programs seem to catch it but then it puts porn sites on my favoite list one at a time... any ideas

Info:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html#abo
tblan

Download and run CWShredder - Cool Web Shredder
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zi


----- curt wrote: ----


You have "Cool Web Search" Spyware
variant: 'CWS.aboutblank
Info:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html#abo
tblan

Download and run CWShredder - Cool Web Shredder
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zi
Close all Browser windows and running applications, unzip
the tool, clic
on the executable and follow the prompts.

-----Original Message----
My browser will not let me change the home page from

about:blank. i have tried it mutiple times as this
change came about today as a result of search on the
web. A web site directory comes up as the home page
along with another pop up http://searchx.cc/search.php
pin=4&ww=anti+spyware. I have tried to block the site in
explorer but it didnt work

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

i have tried to get rid of the "Cool Web Search" Spyware variant:
'CWS.aboutblank'
using the following but nothing seems to work.. it works initially
then comes back after opening the Browser the second time. all the
spy ware programs seem to catch it but then it puts porn sites on my
favoite list one at a time... any ideas

Info:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html#abou
tblank

Download and run CWShredder - Cool Web Shredder:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip


----- curt wrote: -----


You have "Cool Web Search" Spyware
variant: 'CWS.aboutblank'
Info:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html#abou
tblank

Download and run CWShredder - Cool Web Shredder:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip
Close all Browser windows and running applications, unzip
the tool, click
on the executable and follow the prompts.

about:blank. i have tried it mutiple times as this
change came about today as a result of search on the
web. A web site directory comes up as the home page
along with another pop up http://searchx.cc/search.php?
pin=4&ww=anti+spyware. I have tried to block the site in
explorer but it didnt work.

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each needs to be updated with the program's update function
before every use, even when just downloaded. There's also a lot more to do
than just those two programs. CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.

If nothing there helps, please post back to this thread.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

 

[H Leboeuf]

Make sure you have all the latest security patches, it the culprit is coming
back after removal.
Read the security issues.
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

--

Henri Leboeuf
Web page: http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/index.htm
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i have tried to get rid of the "Cool Web Search" Spyware variant: 'CWS.aboutblank'
using the following but nothing seems to work.. it works initially then

comes back after opening the Browser the second time. all the spy ware
programs seem to catch it but then it puts porn sites on my favoite list one
at a time... any ideas