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CWShredder not working, log file attached.
Posted on 2004-04-07
Dear experts,
I have a problem with the home page setting of IE6.
Instead of www.google.de, some Coolwebsearch (CWS) page is my home page now.
tried a lot with
Spybot
ad aware 6
and at the end with the latest version of CWShredder.
nothing seems to working. everytime I set the home page as www.google.de , it chaged to about:blank with some spam search site,
tried to run the OS (Win XP) in safe mode and do the above methods, but fails
log file generated with hijack this is given below,
Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7
Scan saved at 1:56:27 AM, on 4/8/2004
Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 (6.00.2600.0000)
Running processes:
C:\WIN98\System32\smss.exe
C:\WIN98\system32\winlogon
C:\WIN98\system32\services
C:\WIN98\system32\lsass.ex
C:\WIN98\system32\svchost.
C:\WIN98\System32\svchost.
C:\WIN98\system32\spoolsv.
C:\WIN98\System32\inetsrv\
C:\WIN98\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
E:\Internet download\Softwares and patches\log-generator.exe
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\In
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Wi
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Wi
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {000020DD-C72E-4113-AF77-D
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-7
O2 - BHO: SpywareGuard Download Protection - {4A368E80-174F-4872-96B5-0
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-2
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-C
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {B5366465-D066-4C74-A4D9-3
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-0
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-0
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SystemTray] SysTray.Exe
O4 - Startup: SpywareGuard.lnk = C:\Program Files\SpywareGuard\sgmain.
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Mic
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Mic
O6 - HKLM\Software\Policies\Mic
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Google Search - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar
O8 - Extra context menu item: Backward &Links - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar
O8 - Extra context menu item: Cac&hed Snapshot of Page - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2
O8 - Extra context menu item: Si&milar Pages - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar
O8 - Extra context menu item: Yahoo! Dictionary - file:///C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common/ycdict
O8 - Extra context menu item: Yahoo! Search - file:///C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common/ycsrch
O9 - Extra button: Messenger (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger (HKLM)
O16 - DPF: {62475759-9E84-458E-A1AB-5
O16 - DPF: {74D05D43-3236-11D4-BDCD-0
O16 - DPF: {7B297BFD-85E4-4092-B2AF-1
O16 - DPF: {9A9307A0-7DA4-4DAF-B042-5
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-4
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\T
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\T
O17 - HKLM\System\CS1\Services\T
O17 - HKLM\System\CS2\Services\T
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\T
Please give your suggestions to coup with this problem,
regards,
Afzal
I have a problem with the home page setting of IE6.
Instead of www.google.de, some Coolwebsearch (CWS) page is my home page now.
tried a lot with
Spybot
ad aware 6
and at the end with the latest version of CWShredder.
nothing seems to working. everytime I set the home page as www.google.de , it chaged to about:blank with some spam search site,
tried to run the OS (Win XP) in safe mode and do the above methods, but fails
log file generated with hijack this is given below,
Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7
Scan saved at 1:56:27 AM, on 4/8/2004
Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 (6.00.2600.0000)
Running processes:
C:\WIN98\System32\smss.exe
C:\WIN98\system32\winlogon
C:\WIN98\system32\services
C:\WIN98\system32\lsass.ex
C:\WIN98\system32\svchost.
C:\WIN98\System32\svchost.
C:\WIN98\system32\spoolsv.
C:\WIN98\System32\inetsrv\
C:\WIN98\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
E:\Internet download\Softwares and patches\log-generator.exe
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\In
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Wi
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Wi
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {000020DD-C72E-4113-AF77-D
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-7
O2 - BHO: SpywareGuard Download Protection - {4A368E80-174F-4872-96B5-0
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-2
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-C
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {B5366465-D066-4C74-A4D9-3
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-0
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-0
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SystemTray] SysTray.Exe
O4 - Startup: SpywareGuard.lnk = C:\Program Files\SpywareGuard\sgmain.
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Mic
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Mic
O6 - HKLM\Software\Policies\Mic
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Google Search - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar
O8 - Extra context menu item: Backward &Links - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar
O8 - Extra context menu item: Cac&hed Snapshot of Page - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2
O8 - Extra context menu item: Si&milar Pages - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar
O8 - Extra context menu item: Yahoo! Dictionary - file:///C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common/ycdict
O8 - Extra context menu item: Yahoo! Search - file:///C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common/ycsrch
O9 - Extra button: Messenger (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger (HKLM)
O16 - DPF: {62475759-9E84-458E-A1AB-5
O16 - DPF: {74D05D43-3236-11D4-BDCD-0
O16 - DPF: {7B297BFD-85E4-4092-B2AF-1
O16 - DPF: {9A9307A0-7DA4-4DAF-B042-5
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-4
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\T
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\T
O17 - HKLM\System\CS1\Services\T
O17 - HKLM\System\CS2\Services\T
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\T
Please give your suggestions to coup with this problem,
regards,
Afzal
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Cool Web Search is a very tenacious hijack program that has gone through alot of changes since it was first released. Each change is designed to make it harder to detect and remove.CWShredder is your fix to this problem.
The advice I was going to give is as follows: You need to get rid of the Microsoft java Vitural Machine, which is being exploted by the CWS program.
Microsoft has dropped support for MSJVM as of January 1st, so it is a security risk just waiting for an exploit to hit it. You can uninstall MSJVM . You will need to install the Sun Java software to replace MSJVM
d_may
The advice I was going to give is as follows: You need to get rid of the Microsoft java Vitural Machine, which is being exploted by the CWS program.
Microsoft has dropped support for MSJVM as of January 1st, so it is a security risk just waiting for an exploit to hit it. You can uninstall MSJVM . You will need to install the Sun Java software to replace MSJVM
d_may
Make sure you have the latest version of CWShedder, at least ver. 1.55.
They have apparently addressed this, I tried to run it and Cool Web Search was blocking it (somebodies sneaky).
However, when I restarted, it came up with a dialogue telling me what was happening, then it ran only it had renamed
itself to random name - success.
Also, what d_may said above - Microsoft is dropping support for it's Java Virtual Machine.
Good luck!
They have apparently addressed this, I tried to run it and Cool Web Search was blocking it (somebodies sneaky).
However, when I restarted, it came up with a dialogue telling me what was happening, then it ran only it had renamed
itself to random name - success.
Also, what d_may said above - Microsoft is dropping support for it's Java Virtual Machine.
Good luck!
Hi!
Yes, you have some things that should be removed.
Start your computer in Safe Mode, press F8 at startup repeatedly.
Close all browser windows and run Hijack This.
Check the following and only the following:
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\In
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\In
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {000020DD-C72E-4113-AF77-D
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {B5366465-D066-4C74-A4D9-3
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Mic
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Mic
O6 - HKLM\Software\Policies\Mic
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
Search in the C:\WIN98\System32\folder and delete pfh.dll.
Empty the recycle bin.
That should do it (keep your fingers crossed)!
Good luck!
Yes, you have some things that should be removed.
Start your computer in Safe Mode, press F8 at startup repeatedly.
Close all browser windows and run Hijack This.
Check the following and only the following:
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\In
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\In
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {000020DD-C72E-4113-AF77-D
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {B5366465-D066-4C74-A4D9-3
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Mic
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Mic
O6 - HKLM\Software\Policies\Mic
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\In
Search in the C:\WIN98\System32\folder and delete pfh.dll.
Empty the recycle bin.
That should do it (keep your fingers crossed)!
Good luck!
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