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James_DT
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18th Jul 04 at 20:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
about:blank is just the IE blank homepage, it doesn't do anything, doesn't talk to any server or do any harm to the computer.
Gavin
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18th Jul 04 at 20:48   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
run CWShredder

from here http://www.siena.edu/antivirus/Spyware/CWS.htm

my bro has just this spyware! its a Coolwebsearch spyware.
just ran this and restarted the pc!
opened IE back p and re-set the homepage in internet expoloer and its gone



[Edited on 18-07-2004 by B19 GAV]

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Super_si
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thats the one visibleman! couldnt remember the name
Gavin
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i wouldnt bother with hijacker this

yeah it works but you have to manually delete the files and that! which is abit of a bitach!

tell us how it gones!

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Adam
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my homepage gets reset to this everytime I reopen IE
Adam
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this program removes it for a while then it just comes back again
Gavin
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thats the same one adam!

yeah... just run that url i gave you!

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Adam
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and not come back at all?
Gavin
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so far...yeah

why... have u ran that program before... and its still coming back up?

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Adam
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18th Jul 04 at 20:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
used a few, adaware remoed it for a bit and it came back, I'll give this a try in a bit, cheers
Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by B19 GAV
i wouldnt bother with hijacker this

yeah it works but you have to manually delete the files and that! which is abit of a bitach!

tell us how it gones!

aye, true this but atleast i know whats getting deleted....rather not have some program do all the deleting for me and upon restarting the system has fooked up because its delete the volume/partition or boot sector etc

however, try both adam
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18th Jul 04 at 20:58   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
true VisibleMan

but i'm very lazy and cant be bothered with deleting loads of files from my pc...

adware and sybot dont seem to pick this spyware up for sum reason on my bro's pc

[Edited on 18-07-2004 by B19 GAV]

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google = > "Coolwebsearch"

thats if you havent already done a search on this.... but theres a few links on how to get rid of it manually

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Adam
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latest dat files?
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I get this too at home. Wont let anything else be my home page

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