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    Infected with CoolWebSearch malware

    Hello, My pc has been infected with some malware called CoolWebSearch & I am tryying very hard to get rid of it. For this I have searched me system with Spybot, Ad-Aware, etc; but these softwares dont remove it although they detect it & on scanning back this malware comes back on our pc. I also have Symantec Antivirus with Sygate Firewall installed but this all also didnt work at all. So, if anyone can help me to get rid of this malware then it would be great. Thank you.

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    Take a look at this post made earlier on how to remove CoolWebSearch malware.

    http://forums.techarena.in/antivirus...are/982278.htm

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    CoolWebSearch is one of the most difficult, persistent Malware/Spyware infections to hit those online in recent times, since 2003 to be exact. It comes in nearly countless variants, earlier ones are well documented by Merijn - the original developer of CWShredder - in CoolWebSearch Chronicles. The variations of CWS hijacks your browser to the Website called CoolWebSearch.com, which pays affiliates whenever they direct a user to their Website.

    The many variants of "CoolWebSearch installs dozens of bookmarks mostly to porn Web sites on your desktop, changes your home page without asking, and continually changes it back if you attempt to correct it. Furthermore, it significantly slows down the performance of your PC, and introduces modifications which cause Microsoft Windows to freeze, crash or randomly reboot". They also normally escape most Anti-Spyware products. However, most known variants of CoolWebsearch can be detected and cleaned by CWShredder.

    Foe more information see here: http://www.malwarehelp.org/how-to-ef...-tutorial.html

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    Try this methods:

    Files and process known to be related to Adware-CoolWebSearch are:
    1. coolwebsearch-org.dll

    Symptoms:
    Internet browser web page was modified to coolwebsearch web site.

    Source: MCAfee Threat Center

    MCAfee Users Removal: click here

    Manual Removal:
    1. Download Ewido and save to your desired location.
    2. Install Ewido and download all necessary updates.
    3. Reboot your computer in SafeMode.
    - Press F8, after the power was turned on
    - Select Safe Mode from selections menu
    4. Run a full scan and delete infections that are detected.

    note:If you are using Windows XP, proceed with these steps, Windows9x and ME please skip.

    5. Reboot computer in SafeMode with Networking
    - Press F8, after the power was turned on
    - Select Safe Mode with Networking from selections menu
    6. Connect to internet and scan with the following online scanners:
    Trendmicro Housecall
    Symantec Security Check
    BitDefender Online Scanner

    If Unable to Browse Internet, Fix the Damaged with:
    Fix For XP Winsock
    Internet Explorer Fix

    Source: spyware-malware-removal.blogspot.com

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