Re: res://cabjx.dll/index.html#96676
From: Colin (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/05/04
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Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 03:00:06 -0700
Thanks Malke,
That's agreat help.
I do have Ad aware as well as Spy Bot on board but the
other stuff is new to me..thanks so much. A few nights
work ahead of me...
Cheers!
>-----Original Message-----
>Colin Wallis wrote:
>
>> Has anyone seen this before?.
>> It has completely taken over my browser and Spybot, etc
>> cannot locate and fix it.
>> I don't even think a .dll nuker will do it.
>> All help most welcome.
>
>This type of hijacker is pretty common and usually comes
from one of the
>many CoolWebSearch variants. Spybot is great, but you
need more than
>one antispyware tool to remove malware. Here are general
instructions:
>
>Remove spyware with Spybot Search & Destroy from
>www.safer-networking.org and Ad-aware from
www.lavasoftusa.com. Be sure
>to update these programs before running them. These
programs are free,
>so run them both since they complement each other. It is
best to run
>antivirus and spyware removal tools in Safe Mode. You may
also want to
>run CWShredder and HijackThis from
http://aumha.org/freeware.htm.
>Although CWShredder is no longer being updated, it will
still clean
>older variants of the CoolWebSearch malware. I find that
also using a
>combination of HijackThis and AboutBuster (which you can
get from
>MajorGeeks) works well to get rid of the type of hijacker
you have.
>Please read all instructions carefully. Also, make sure
you've visited
>Windows Update and applied all security patches. Do not
install driver
>updates from Windows Update. Make sure you are running a
firewall and
>have a full-featured, current antivirus installed using
updated
>definitions.
>
>Malke
>--
>MS MVP - Windows Shell/User
>Elephant Boy Computers
>www.elephantboycomputers.com
>"Don't Panic!"
>.
>
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