With Hijack This you can see all the startup register keys and IE registry keys and you can delete / reset them to defaults. It's much easier then screwing with the register yourself
Carltos Cool.. you forgot to say how you should do it then .
Chris100... Just follow my advice:
quote:Originally posted by Markus
Then download HijackThis (http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Popup-Ad-Spyware-Blockers/HijackThis.shtml).
It let's you check all the startup programs and regkeys. There you will be able to remove the startup of CWS. If you don't how it works, just do a scan, save the log and post it here.
quote:Originally posted by Markus
Chris100... Just follow my advice:
quoteriginally posted by Markus
Then download HijackThis (http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Popup-Ad-Spyware-Blockers/HijackThis.shtml).
It let's you check all the startup programs and regkeys. There you will be able to remove the startup of CWS. If you don't how it works, just do a scan, save the log and post it here.
i ran it and i can't see coolwebsearch entires i think this is some bug or sumin
ARGH i hate this thing. loads of my contacts had it....it kept coming up some poxy thing advertising 'my buddy icons' (everytime you send a message after closing a conversation) and it comes up as coolwebsearch in the add/remove programs thing
quote:Originally posted by chris100
i ran it and i can't see coolwebsearch entires i think this is some bug or sumin
Chris100... the entries are of course not called coolwebsearch.exe etc. but they look like windows processes. Just post the log here and I'll tell ya which entries to select and fix.