Re: Cannot remove Adware CWS/HomeSearch Assistant

From: Diatonic_Muttley (muttley@tisca&)
Date: 08/14/05 

Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 13:20:47 +0100

I agree with Peter Download and run CWShredder. It is solely dedicated to
eradicating CWS variants!
http://www.trendmicro.com/cwshredder/ 

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"Peter" <ex-brit AT rogers DOT com> wrote in message 
news:e9OpGmLoFHA.2484@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Download and run CWShredder http://www.trendmicro.com/cwshredder/
>
> -- 
> Peter
> Toronto, Canada
> XP Home SP2
> P4 dual HT @ 3ghz, 360gb HD, 2gb DDR.
> "kr" <kr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:AD903728-8AA4-4D1A-80BE-463FBD27627D@microsoft.com...
>> Hello everybody!!!
>> I have genuine Windows XP SP 2 Home Edition.
>> I use Windows Firewall with checked Don't allow exception
>> I have also downloaded All critical updates and also all Optional updates
>> from
>> Windows Update.
>> Have SpyBot S&D ,Ad-aware SE and Microsoft Antispyware Beta.
>> My antivirus program is Panda Titanium 2005 (I don't use Panda's
>> firewall,it is disabled,because I was told I don't need to use 2 
>> firewalls)
>> They are all updated and i've checked all settings for ON.
>> My internet security levev is set to Medium.
>>
>> Recently while I was browsing with Internet Explorer , my Panda poped-up 
>> and
>> reported I have Adware CWS/Home Search and it is in Windows Registy.
>> (I think CoolWWWSearc/HomeSearch )
>>
>> Then I scanned with its on demand scanner and it told me it is 
>> disinfected.
>> SpyBot S&D , Ad-aware and Microsoft Antispyware FINDS NOTHING.
>> I scanned many times ,both in Normal and in Safe Mode.
>> Panda found it many times but whenever I restart it appears again.
>>
>> First I thought Panda is wrong,but then I found that my home page is
>> changed to www.google.com everytime I reboot my PC.Later MS Antispyware
>> started poping up that something tries to change my home page.I reply 
>> Block.
>> Also some other settings are changed everytime I restart.
>> My internet connection is slowed down.
>> I checked and also unchecked Turn off system restore and also started 
>> Disc
>> clean up.
>>
>> Please help me.I do not know what to do.(the only thing I do not want to 
>> do
>> is loading Hijack this because I have heard it is complicated and i need 
>> to
>> post my report somewhere  for analyze)
>> Please help !!!!!!!!If I need to modify the Win Registry ,tell what do I
>> need to do to modify it manually.
>> Please answer in details!!!!!!!Please help removing this spy
>>
>
>

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