[pchelpers] Re: Browser Hijack info

Hi Tonia (and everyone else on the list)
I must thank you for this info. 
I downloaded cwshredder.zip as directed below - and wonder of wonders - my 
browser IE6 has come to life again!!!!!!!  And my computer seems to be much 
faster in opening programs and windows from Exlorer as well!
Very pleased and beaming from ear to ear :)
Eric

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tonia 
  To: PCHelpers 
  Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 10:16 PM
  Subject: [pchelpers] Browser Hijack info


  Hi
   
  Below is an extract from the LangaList newsletter this week. If you 
experience a slowing down of your browser, you may want to download the utils 
to scan your system and get rid of this CoolWebSearch exploit. It doesn't hurt 
to use this utility to scan your system even though no malware is present. I've 
used this to scan mine and got an "all's well" report!
   
   
  Tonia
   
   
  quote:---
   
  It is a nasty hijack program that hides very well. It would run
       once a day so even if he thought he had things fixed and
       working the problem would return the next day (after a reboot).
       [The CoolWebSearch exploit (explained at
       http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html )] was
       the root of the problem. If you read this site you can see just
       how nasty this is. The dam* thing can install from a web page
       you may be at or passing through.
       http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/  has a fast little shredder
       to remove it plus a few other useful utilities. He won't be
       100% sure that he has finally beat this bug for a couple days,
       but from the tests he's done so far it does appear to have been
       killed.

       His virus software couldn't find it either which was equally
       annoying since [the exploit has] been out for quite some time.
       I know a few other people on dial up were having problems. This
       problem wouldn't be as noticeable on high-speed. It's worth
       running the utility even if you don't think you are having
       problems. You may be surprised what you find hiding. It is one
       sneaky virus. Ciao, Ed Mallett --end quote.

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