Problem solved (was Everyone who can HELP please read!)

President_Elect_Shang · #1 March 12th, 2004, 09:34 PM

My system has been invaded by something called �CoolWWWSearch� and no matter what I do every time I restart the computer it comes right back. I have tried �Spybot � Search and Destroy� and even gone into the registry to try and find the entries. Nothing seems to be working, I have emailed the support link on the page that keeps popping up (it seems to be some kind of web search software) but I doubt they will respond. Every time I start my system up it overwrites its own home page as my default homepage.

Any suggestions?

I am so pissed off right now I can hardly think straight!

[ March 13, 2004, 01:35: Message edited by: President Elect Shang ]

Slynky · #2 March 12th, 2004, 09:42 PM

I use a pretty good search and destroy program (out of Germany) but I'm at work now and don't remember the name of it. I'll get it later when I get home if you are interested.

tesco samoa · #3 March 12th, 2004, 09:42 PM

http://computercops.biz/article-4736-nested-0-0.html

Slynky · #4 March 12th, 2004, 09:43 PM

Or you might try this:

Smart Killer mini-removal

tesco samoa · #5 March 12th, 2004, 09:44 PM

http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=news

Go to the bottom of the page...

Ragnarok · #6 March 12th, 2004, 09:47 PM

My mom just had this on her PC at home, or at least something similar.

All I had to do was run ad-aware, remove all of that junk (she had 316 items

) and then in the start menu/programs there was an item there called search something and I just ran the uninstaller for that, then went to my computer/c:/program files and deleted the rest of the files related to that. It is now gone. Hope that helps.

Lord_Shleepy · #7 March 12th, 2004, 09:53 PM

If you can find files from which this evil is spawned...shudders...and wish to avoid another infection...you could always try overwriting them with empty/rubbish files to...hopefully...confuse any future reinstall attempts.

Hope you kill it good...

Atrocities · #8 March 12th, 2004, 10:11 PM

Also if your running XP be sure to turn off the auto back up function. Viruses love to hid there. Run your anti virus, and or buy pest patrol and run that as well.

Then reboot and see if it is gone.

President_Elect_Shang · #9 March 12th, 2004, 11:05 PM

First Tesco's suggestion as his page talked about the very same thing that I am trying to shake. If you are not sure what I am trying to kill click on Tesco's link in his first post on this thread. There you will see CoolWWWSearch and it is far worse than anything I have fought so far.

President_Elect_Shang · #10 March 12th, 2004, 11:59 PM

Latest update: So Spybot Search and Destroy says that I have the CoolWWWSearch on my computer, but when I run the miniremoval that is on a link below it says that I do not. Ideas?