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From: Mark Mahaney (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/16/04


Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 18:25:50 -0700

go to www.spywareinfo.com~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip
Download the file and run it....it's the only thing that
worked for me as well - make a donation to these guys at
the homepage - I spent $100 bucks buying stuff to get rid
of it and they fixed it for free!
>-----Original Message-----
>Yesterday, I installed adaware and spybot on my
computer,
>but the pages on IE6 still will not display. Also, I
can
>not change my home page; it's grayed out.
>
>Adware and Spyware got rid of everything except for Cool
>Web Search (CWS), which keeps coming back onto my
>computer, everytime I exit out of IE, and go back in, it
>has reinstalled itself. How do I get rid of it
>permanently?
>
>The only web page that shows up is the stupid CWS page,
>with every other website I put in I will get a "Page
>cannot be displayed error" or CWS will change the
address
>I put in the computer:
>http://www.msn.com <---> http:///%20www.msn.com
>
>How do I stop this from happening. I cannot even use my
>home computer to get info on how to stop this
hijacking.
>I have to use a computer outside my home to get
>information on how to get rid of it.
>
>Will somebody please, Please, PLEASE help me?!!!?!!!?!!!
>
>.
>



Relevant Pages

  • Re: [Full-Disclosure] Cool Web Search
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  • about:blank
    ... but the pages on IE6 still will not display. ... Adware and Spyware got rid of everything except for Cool ... Web Search, which keeps coming back onto my ... The only web page that shows up is the stupid CWS page, ...
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