CoolWebSearch is very very evil. It's what I got infected with last fall - and there's really no way to get rid of it short of a full re-install. I'm not surprised they'd use it for more nefarious uses - considering how difficult it has been for anyone to keep up with it as is.
On 8/11/05, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, I'd heard of "CoolWebSearch" before... > > > I found some more interesting information on this. > > Apparently this particular spyware parasite > > (CoolWebSearch) is not new, although its use to funnel > > information for identity theft may be. > > > http://www.adwarereport.com/mt/archives/000051.html > > http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/CoolWebSearch.html > > http://cwshredder.net/cwshredder/cwschronicles.html > > > Judith > > >> Thanks for the info, Isaac. > >> > >> I heard about this this morning on CBS radio, so you've > >> got at least > >> one other news source reporting this. It is very > >> disturbing, and I > >> intend to put it into Fusion Authority. > >> > >> Judith > >> > >> > >> >Here's something disturbing ... > >> > > >> >http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1845248,00.asp > >> > > >> >assuming it's legit of course... thought some others > >> >here might > >> >appreciate the info if they hadn't already seen the > >> >article. > > s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 > new epoch : isn't it time for a change? > > add features without fixtures with > the onTap open source framework > > http://www.fusiontap.com > http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:168980 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
