Try booting into safe mode before running software to detect or remove spyware; some of them fight to survive if they are running, dunno if it is the case with CoolWebSearch. Rubens ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michel Py" <michel@arneill-py.sacramento.ca.us> To: "Sean Donelan" <sean@donelan.com>; <nanog@merit.edu> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 12:24 AM Subject: RE: Spyware becomes increasingly malicious
Sean Donelan wrote: Spyware isn't the best term for what is happening, but it is quickly exceeding (or contributing) to all the other problems associated with the online (not just Internet) world.
Indeed. Lately, I have not been able to clean a very annoying piece of crud named "CoolWebSearch". Spybot will not always detect and never remove; Ad-aware will likely detect but not remove either. None of the other crapware removers I have tried could clean the machine either. I have instructed helpdesk not to waste any time with it and systematically re-image the infected PC :-( Fortunately, re-imaging a PC is now a matter of minutes. Michel.