you don't have to re-install. Unless you really really want to.... I have had this problem with my kids, many times, so much so that I setup passwords.
Check out spywareinfo.com. Very helpful people, probably enough info for a geek like you to get through it by yourself. If not let me know. There is a link at the site to CWshredder as in cool web. Try that for a start. Dana On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 13:07:44 -0600, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You try to be nice. You say to your friend, "sure, check your email on > my computer." You don't hover over her, because you don't want to be > nosy. You forget to explicitly tell her to use FF, because it's > obviously the easiest browser to get to and you have to actually go to > the programs menu to even find IE. > > What do you get? A computer infected with coolwebsearch. *sigh* > > I have it back to a usable state. But, I know it's still lurking > somewhere. (And, I can't figure out which registry key controls the > windows update page, but it's one that I reset to google, cause it was > going to a nasty site.) > > Now, I have to get everything backed up for a re-install. Oh joy. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Protect Your PC from viruses, hackers, spam and more. Buy PC-cillin with Easy Installation & Support http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=61 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:147912 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
