Re: Only the Best spyware from coolwebsearch.com HELP!!!

Tech-Archive recommends: Speed Up your PC by fixing your registry

From: --Mike (msuhm_at_aaexecpc.com)
Date: 08/26/04 

Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 06:27:38 GMT

"Ross Alexander" <rrddaa@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:f59e2973.0408251700.11aeab78@posting.google.com...
> Loads of people seem to be having the same problem but I can't find a
> solution that works for me.
>
> IE home page keeps resetting to about:blank, I keep getting pop-up for
> adverts with the title "Only the Best", when ever I do a google search
> I get redirected to www.lookfor.cc or search-to-find.com.
>
> I've ran Norton, spyBot and CWShredder1.exe with out any success.
>
> Ad-Aware SE Personal seems to identify the problem as coolwebsearch
> but it crashes when trying to delete everything, I ran it in safe mode
> and it deleted everything but all the files came back when I rebooted
> the computer.
>
> Can anyone help as this is driving me crazy.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ross.

Try this link: http://www.pchell.com/support/onlythebest.shtml

--Mike

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Trojan.ByteVerify
    ... for your named virus - which I suppose Norton may or may not miss. ... Searching for the same filename and spyware at the same time also brought up ... Spybot - Search & Destroy by PepiMK Software: ... Also downloaded and ran "Trojan Remover" which finds ...
    (microsoft.public.security.virus)
  • Re: Internet Explorer loads extremely SLOW, PC makes distinct soun
    ... The previous antivirus I had was Norton 2006. ... MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002 ... sound and goes sort of like this " click click click, SLIGHT pause, click ... to load and even when it loads it doesn't stop the noise. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser)
  • Re: NIS 05 Causing Screen Freeze/Lockups?
    ... You must be running Spybot in Mode> Advanced mode to have access to ... Residents TeaTimer and SDHelper. ... Don't enable anything in Advanced mode if you're not absolutely certain ... >> Despite the official Symantec line, I'd not install /any/ new Norton ...
    (microsoft.public.security)
  • Re: Folder Options Problem
    ... I do have Ad-Aware, Spybot, and Hijack This. ... Also, Norton ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: windows xp slow on amd atlon 3000+
    ... OK, now forget about Norton.. ... You will also need to download Spyware removal software.. ... Spybot and Adaware ... don't forget to check for updates after you have started them.. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain)