how to get rid of some plug-in that changes my home page

[Genti Hila]

Hi list,

Please help me. I just clicked yes when I opened a website
and I was asked to answer yes or no to a plug-in
installation I think. Now my home page from google has
become http://searchexe.com and some toolbar appears as
well and a toolset shows up on the screen just like the
Microsoft Office toolset.
Please, I am feeling very frustrated with all of that. Help
me, give me some idea what to do. I cannot see any thing on
installed programs or even in Control Panel Add remove
programs so i can remove it. I even went through registry
and deleted every entry with searchexe but still it comes
up immediately when I reboot the computer.


Please help !!!!! Any idea or suggestion is deeply appreciated.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Hi list,

Please help me. I just clicked yes when I opened a website
and I was asked to answer yes or no to a plug-in
installation I think. Now my home page from google has
become http://searchexe.com and some toolbar appears as
well and a toolset shows up on the screen just like the
Microsoft Office toolset.
Please, I am feeling very frustrated with all of that. Help
me, give me some idea what to do. I cannot see any thing on
installed programs or even in Control Panel Add remove
programs so i can remove it. I even went through registry
and deleted every entry with searchexe but still it comes
up immediately when I reboot the computer.


Please help !!!!! Any idea or suggestion is deeply appreciated.

Get CWShredder v.1.49.0:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip

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[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
Hi list,

Please help me. I just clicked yes when I opened a website
and I was asked to answer yes or no to a plug-in
installation I think. Now my home page from google has
become http://searchexe.com and some toolbar appears as
well and a toolset shows up on the screen just like the
Microsoft Office toolset.
Please, I am feeling very frustrated with all of that. Help
me, give me some idea what to do. I cannot see any thing on
installed programs or even in Control Panel Add remove
programs so i can remove it. I even went through registry
and deleted every entry with searchexe but still it comes
up immediately when I reboot the computer.


Please help !!!!! Any idea or suggestion is deeply appreciated.
.
don't worry this can be fixed by - first selecting the

webpage you want your browser to start in - then go to
tools/internet options/ then look at the top - use
current - when you click this your current website that
you like will show up - then go to the bottom - click
apply and then OK - try this first

 

[Mike Burgess]

Genti,
searchexe.com = C2Media/Lop.com (parasite)
Did you install P2P "BitTorrent 3"?

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Note: be *sure* to follow-up with HijackThis
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 02-12-04]
Please post replies to this Newsgroup, email address is invalid

 

[Guest]

I don't think I installed bittorrent. I do not know how
this entered in my pc, but the one who is suggesting just
to reset the home site is completely wrong because every
time i start up it shows the same web searchexe.com and a
lot of other garbage.
Even the suggestin to use CWShredder didn't really help.
Do you have any idea ?

""""Get CWShredder v.1.49.0:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip"""""


What is bothering me a lot is that IE cannot be
uninstalled like any other program and that reinstall it
and fix the problems.

-----Original Message-----
Genti,
searchexe.com = C2Media/Lop.com (parasite)
Did you install P2P "BitTorrent 3"?

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Note: be *sure* to follow-up with HijackThis
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 02-12-04]
Please post replies to this Newsgroup, email address is invalid
--

Hi list,

Please help me. I just clicked yes when I opened a website
and I was asked to answer yes or no to a plug-in
installation I think. Now my home page from google has
become http://searchexe.com and some toolbar appears as
well and a toolset shows up on the screen just like the
Microsoft Office toolset.
Please, I am feeling very frustrated with all of that. Help
me, give me some idea what to do. I cannot see any thing on
installed programs or even in Control Panel Add remove
programs so i can remove it. I even went through registry
and deleted every entry with searchexe but still it comes
up immediately when I reboot the computer.


Please help !!!!! Any idea or suggestion is deeply

appreciated.


.

 

[Mike Burgess]

Hi,

Even the suggestin to use CWShredder didn't really help"

That's because it was the wrong tool suggested to correct your problem.
Coolwebsearch has nothing to do with C2Media\Lop ......

Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 02-18-04]
Please post replies to this Newsgroup, email address is invalid
--

I don't think I installed bittorrent. I do not know how
this entered in my pc, but the one who is suggesting just
to reset the home site is completely wrong because every
time i start up it shows the same web searchexe.com and a
lot of other garbage.
Even the suggestin to use CWShredder didn't really help.
Do you have any idea ?

""""Get CWShredder v.1.49.0:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip"""""


What is bothering me a lot is that IE cannot be
uninstalled like any other program and that reinstall it
and fix the problems.

-----Original Message-----
Genti,
searchexe.com = C2Media/Lop.com (parasite)
Did you install P2P "BitTorrent 3"?

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Note: be *sure* to follow-up with HijackThis
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 02-12-04]
Please post replies to this Newsgroup, email address is invalid
--

Hi list,

Please help me. I just clicked yes when I opened a website
and I was asked to answer yes or no to a plug-in
installation I think. Now my home page from google has
become http://searchexe.com and some toolbar appears as
well and a toolset shows up on the screen just like the
Microsoft Office toolset.
Please, I am feeling very frustrated with all of that. Help
me, give me some idea what to do. I cannot see any thing on
installed programs or even in Control Panel Add remove
programs so i can remove it. I even went through registry
and deleted every entry with searchexe but still it comes
up immediately when I reboot the computer.


Please help !!!!! Any idea or suggestion is deeply

appreciated.


.