Hi Peter, Instructions are for Windows XP. Start your computer in Safe Mode (Press the F8 key before the first Windows splash screen appears to reach the Windows startup menu. Use arrow keys to highlight Safe Mode, press enter, press enter again to choose Windows XP whatever edition). Log on as the Administrator, press Enter unless the Administrator actually has a password. Enable your view settings in Windows Explorer (Tools - Folder Options - View tab) to show all files including protected operating system files. Turn off System Restore (Right click My Computer - Properties - System Restore tab - check Turn off system restore checkbox). Using Windows Explorer or My Computer, navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Local Settings\Start Menu\Programs\Startup. Look for winlogon.exe. Get rid of this file. Delete it big time. Change your home page to your choice. Use the settings in Spybot and Ad-aware to beef up anti-spyware security. I remove the entries from the registry that load winlogon.exe. Restart and download the Windows Updates for your computer. After your system is well, turn System Restore back on and do whatever you to your view settings. This particular problem is part of the CoolWebSearch chaos. It takes advantage of certain exploits in Windows. Windows Updates will help. I suspect the people responsible for the coolwebsearch "deal" will find themselves in deep legal trouble soon. I fix more spyware problems these days than all other problems combined! Coolwebsearch is one of the toughest to remove. I would have said to download a program called CWShredder (which is not a bad idea), but the kind folks at coolwebsearch appear to be launching denial of service attacks to the point that the servers that distribute CWShredder have to be changed periodically. Practically everybody has spyware. The problem is so massive that new laws or lawsuits are inevitable.
Chuck Original Message: Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 14:21:49 +1200 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PCWorks: allneedsearch.com Hi I have a problem that IE ver 6 and XP keeps defaulting to the home page to http://allneedsearch.com and seven new favourites appear (all referring to porn sites) I have tried Adaware6, Spybot search and destroy and Bazooka to no avail Any suggestions to what to try now ?? Cheers Peter ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
