Re: CWS.SEARCHX CoolWebSearch won't go away!

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From: kimmy (kimmy_at_kim.biz)
Date: 05/17/04


Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 14:15:01 -0700

Richard Hunt wrote:
> Hello,
> I've tried everything to get rid of cws.searchx including running
> cwshredder, search and destroy, adaware, and hijack this (and deleting
> appropriate entries); deleting regsitry entries; and every other
> thing you can think of, and the darn thing keeps coming back within
> 20 minutes of getting rid of it. I've tried running these programs
> in safe mode to no avail. I'm using all the updated versions of each
> program.
>
> Could someone give me some advice on what to do next? I really don't
> want to have to reinstall windows or anything drastic like that. I
> appreciate any help you guys can give me.
>
> Thanks
> Richard
>
This has been discussed on several forums where you will get better help
than here. This is an xp group not a spyware forum. It's a tough one, but
try these threads where people have managed to get rid of it.

http://www.computing.net/security/wwwboard/forum/11527.html
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,10106852~mode=flat



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