Re: Ask Windows XP Expert Walter Clayton About Spyware

From: Ronnie Vernon MVP (ronv_at_mvps.org)
Date: 08/08/04 

Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 05:12:05 -0700

Michel wrote:
> My Internet Exp has been hijacked by CoolWebSearch and AdAware,
> Spybot & SpywareBlaster have not detected it or removed it! What can
> I do??
>

There is a tool made specifically for this nasty application.

Download the utility CWShredder:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip

Unzip, close all instances of IE & OE, start the executable and follow the
prompts. 

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Ronnie Vernon
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