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William W. Plummer
Do all the standard virus scanners take care of what CWShredder does? I
want to get rid of it from my system if I can.
want to get rid of it from my system if I can.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
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Do all the standard virus scanners take care of what CWShredder does?
No.
I
want to get rid of it from my system if I can.
Then learn to avoid spyware/adware/parasites. It's simply a matter of
using a decent browser.
Art
http://www.epix.net/~artnpeg
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FromTheRafters
William W. Plummer said:Do all the standard virus scanners take care of what CWShredder does?
CWShredder attempts to rid your machine of the CoolWebSearch
hijacker and other (perhaps) related programs. Anti-virus programs
aren't generally concerned with browser hijackers, adware, or most
spyware - yet.
I want to get rid of it from my system if I can.
CWShredder? I haven't had to use it yet, but I would assume
it has an uninstaller if it is a program that needs to install in the
first place.
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Buffalo
No.
Get rid of it if you want and then reinstall it later if you are having
problems.
I would suggest that you install SpywareBlaster , check for updates, and
run it to check its features,etc.
It is free and works in the background (uses almost none of your resources)
and will prevent most adware,etc from ever getting on your computer in the
first place
Available here:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/
Get rid of it if you want and then reinstall it later if you are having
problems.
I would suggest that you install SpywareBlaster , check for updates, and
run it to check its features,etc.
It is free and works in the background (uses almost none of your resources)
and will prevent most adware,etc from ever getting on your computer in the
first place
Available here:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/
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NonDisputandum.com
Do all the standard virus scanners take care of what CWShredder does? I
want to get rid of it from my system if I can.
After you cleaned your system and installed Spywareblaster you can
lock your startpage with Spyguard
http://www.pjwalczak.com/spguard
More info
http://www.nondisputandum.com/html/anti_spyware.html
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Nick FitzGerald
Then learn to avoid spyware/adware/parasites. It's simply a matter of
using a decent browser.
Well, it involves a tad more than that -- someone who changed to Mozilla
or Opera, say, but stuck with an IE-based Email client (Outlook, OE, many
third-party "prettifiers" that are really just glorified web mail
dependent on all the worst security mis-design features in IE, etc) would
be little better off as the adware/spyware pushers are starting to use
some very aggressive spamming tactics coupled with use of IE exploits to
silently download and run their adware/spyware installers.
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Well, it involves a tad more than that -- someone who changed to Mozilla
or Opera, say, but stuck with an IE-based Email client (Outlook, OE, many
third-party "prettifiers" that are really just glorified web mail
dependent on all the worst security mis-design features in IE, etc) would
be little better off as the adware/spyware pushers are starting to use
some very aggressive spamming tactics coupled with use of IE exploits to
silently download and run their adware/spyware installers.
And it's so easy to just say "no" to IE, OE, parasites and other
malware.
Art
http://www.epix.net/~artnpeg
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Beauregard T. Shagnasty
Quoth the raven FromTheRafters:
It doesn't install. It is just an executable file, nothing to remove
after running it.
CWShredder? I haven't had to use it yet, but I would assume
it has an uninstaller if it is a program that needs to install in the
first place.
It doesn't install. It is just an executable file, nothing to remove
after running it.
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William W. Plummer
That's your (trendy) opinion. Mine opinion is that I want to run standardThen learn to avoid spyware/adware/parasites. It's simply a matter of
using a decent browser.
Microsoft software rather than cobble together the "best mail program",
"best browser", "best C compiler" and the like. Offshoot systems create a
tremendous maintenance and update burden, and I'm busy enough already.
If you had explained what CWShredder does and how it works, maybe I would be
able to figure out whether it can be deleted without risk of an infection.
That's desireable because I will be able to stop running it, saving time.
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null
That's your (trendy) opinion.
Neither "trendy" nor an opinion. Just a fact of life.
Mine opinion is that I want to run standard
Microsoft software rather than cobble together the "best mail program",
"best browser",
No "cobbling together" at all. Simply replace the use of IE and OE
with Mozilla, for example.
"best C compiler"
No C compiler required.
and the like.
No "and the like" required.
Offshoot systems create a
tremendous maintenance and update burden, and I'm busy enough already.
No they don't. Updating to the latest Moz build once in awhile isn't
particularly time consuming.
If you had explained what CWShredder does and how it works, maybe I would be
able to figure out whether it can be deleted without risk of an infection.
Why bother to explain a app that isn't needed if you simply switch to
Mozilla and abandon IE/OE?
That's desireable because I will be able to stop running it, saving time.
You can save a lot of time and hassle since you don't have to keep on
adding apps to overcome the deficiencies, flaws and vulnerabilities of
IE/OE.
Art
http://www.epix.net/~artnpeg
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FromTheRafters
Beauregard T. Shagnasty said:Quoth the raven FromTheRafters:
It doesn't install. It is just an executable file, nothing to remove
after running it.
That's what I thought, and in that case it is adviseable to "get rid"
of it after you have used it because it is sometimes dangerous to
run the older version against newer hijackers that may well have
included retaliatory malware.
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Beauregard T. Shagnasty
Quoth the raven FromTheRafters:
Heh, hopefully after the first infestation, the user would have
learned something and not need a newer version...
That's what I thought, and in that case it is adviseable to "get
rid" of it after you have used it because it is sometimes dangerous
to run the older version against newer hijackers that may well have
included retaliatory malware.
Heh, hopefully after the first infestation, the user would have
learned something and not need a newer version...
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FromTheRafters
Beauregard T. Shagnasty said:Quoth the raven FromTheRafters:
Heh, hopefully after the first infestation, the user would have
learned something and not need a newer version...
Most of these "quick fix" solutions have the effect of reinforcing
the bad behavior that made it necessary to have to use them.