Re: [Full-Disclosure] Cool Web Search
From: KF (lists) (kf_lists_at_secnetops.com)
Date: 07/30/04
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To: full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 21:09:33 -0400
Try a deltree /y c:\ that usually does the trick.
-KF
Todd Towles wrote:
>The creator of CWShredder claims the newest versions of CWS are very
>stealthy and I believe he as stopped updating the program. Therefore
>CWShredder isn't the best for the newest. But as far as I understood things
>(from other mailing list and forum post), HiJackThis wasn't removing them
>100% either.
>
>Todd
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:full-disclosure-admin@lists.netsys.com] On Behalf Of Richard
>Golodner
>Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 5:51 PM
>To: 'Gregh'; Disclosure Full
>Subject: RE: [Full-Disclosure] Cool Web Search
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>Try CWShredder too!
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Gregh [mailto:chows@ozemail.com.au]
>Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 5:46 PM
>To: Disclosure Full
>Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Cool Web Search
>
>
>JFYI of anyone interested:
>
>On Nanog a short time back, most of the list there decided that CWS couldn't
>easily be removed. I first stumbled across it maybe around the start of July
>and have had many instances of it, since, in many places.
>
>Adaware does bugger-all to remove it. Spybot recognised it, got rid of it
>and upon reboot it was back. It was never quite clear from a simple
>inspection, what was putting it back.
>
>When I first found it, I had also found "HiJackThis" and ran it. That prog
>brought up the proper registry entries to enable me to correctly identify
>CWS, remove the entries and delete files. It took some time the first time I
>saw it but it takes about 10 mins (if that) to get rid of it, now. Nanog
>disagreed and said it wasn't that easy. It simply WAS that easy. I just
>happened to experience "dumb luck" and be one of the first (if not the
>first) to easily get rid of it through HiJackThis.
>
>So, for those of you who don't think Nanog is full of "Gods of Correctness",
>if you are having probs with removal of CWS, get HiJackThis, let it scan and
>then you will see, sticking out like a wart on your......nose :)........ the
>entries you need to delete in order to properly rid that machine of CWS. It
>wasn't hard using that prog.
>
>Greg.
>
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