Probably caused by CoolWebSearch variant.
Try this: Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing
Uncheck the Enable 3rd party browser extensions
If this clears your problem then find out who the culprit(s) is/are with
these tools.
Let AD-Aware Scan your system for advertising Spyware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com
and:
SpyBot-S&D
http://security.kolla.de/
p.s Reset the 3rd party browser setting.
More: This may be caused by a third-party program (adware, spyware,
parasite).
Get AdAware and SpyBot and run them both. Keep them up to date.
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Additional link:
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
You may need this removal tool.
More: Complete list by variant with up-to-date information.
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html
More: Removal tool:
http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip
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Henri Leboeuf
Web page:
http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/index.htm
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Peter P. said:
For some reason the homepage (the first page you see when you boot up IE)
is always this "
http://your-searcher.com/index.htm". I can try and change it
but within 5 minutes it will change back to
"
http://your-searcher.com/index.htm" and I constantly have 4 favorite links
showing up that always come back even I delete them. On top of all that, I
get pop-ups when using IE at any website and when I do searchs, a pop-up
also comes up with what I searched offering links. How do I get rid of this?
I have done used Mcafee Virus Scan and the Free online one and found no
viruses or adware or spyware (mcafee checks for adware and spyware right?).
Thanks for any help.
