Search Engine / cwsshredder fix

[Michael]

I recently had my search engine modified by some pop ups
and I came here lokking for answers on how to fix this.

I saw a lot of people recommend ad-aware and spybot.
Someone also suggested a website
(http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm).

I went to this site and they had a program called
cwsshredder listed as a possible fix. I used it and lo
and behold, my serach engine problem was sorta fixed.

now instead of taking me to some bogus search site it
gives me this: http:///? cows (cows was the search
topic I put in)
This is only if I do a search from the address bar. Can
anyone give me a hint as to how to set my autosearch
feature from the bar back to msn?

I would really appreciate the help.
-Michael

 

[H Leboeuf]

This is the culprit. Get the removal tool.

CoolWebSearch - CWS http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/cws/
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
More: Removal tool:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/vbs.bootconf.html
More: http://www.spywareguide.com/product_show.php?id=640

 

[Guest]

Oh.. BTW... I also tried to reset the default in the
registry like the knowledge base says... but still nothing.

 

[Guest]

Ok... I did some searching through the forums and I found
the answer. I don't know if this will work for everyone
but it did me.

If you are having the same problem I was having then make
sure you get ad-aware and spybot and remove any parasites
your system has... then download this registry fix and it
should reset your autosearch.

http://www.kellys-korner-
xp.com/regs_edits/RestoreSearch2.REG

good luck.
-Michael