unremovable programe(website)

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HELP!

Everytime i open up internet explorer, there is a
starting page with a website that i cannot remove. Even
if i go into controlpanel and try to remove it
from "add/delete programes i cannot delete it (it says:
could not open http://looking-
for.cc/uninstall/HomeSearchAssistant.html.)And i cannot
even change the start pasge in internet options as it
changes back to the same website again.
Also, probably due to this, IE keeps closing down after
showing a error report message.

Please please..could someone help me.

ps: i have already tried reinstalling IE, did not work
 
-Disable access to that site which is causing the problem in IE / Tools /
Internet Options / Security restricted sites
and check this site is not in secure sites (on the left.)

-Delete history, cookies, temp files and bin.

-Also delete the temp files in:

Start / Run. Write the expression %temp% as it is (with
the symbols.) It's just your Temp file. Delete all. Back to CONFIG 1
(you should see it written in a link on the left hand side of the screen or
you can use your explorer to find it in the tree.) Inside it you have Temp
Internet Files and inside you have Content.IE5 whose files can be also
deleted except "index.dat" file which is impossible to be deleted now.

-Download, update and run the following programs (some of them can't be
updated):

1. CWShredder - http://aumha.org/downloads/cwshredder.zip

2. delcwssk
miniremoval_coolwebsearch_smartkiller.exe
http://www.spychecker.com/program/miniremovalcw.html
or a different one:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

3.Eliblank: (It will change your start page to www.google.es, take it into
account.)
http://www.zonavirus.com/descargas/EliBlank.exe

4.EliCWSA
http://www.zonavirus.com/descargas/EliCWSA.exe

-If all this fails:

A) *AND* you have Win XP follow these instructions:

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPOR...2001111912274039?OpenDocument&src=sec_doc_nam

By disabling your system restore you eliminate all your previous restore
points and therefore all the virus hidden in "System Volume Information",
the file where previous restore points and some virus are kept.

In the process run your updated antivirus and also these programs
(previously updated):

Spybot S&D - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

Ad-aware - www.lavasoftusa.com

a squared A2 "Trojan Remover" - http://www.emsisoft.com/en/

Enable your system restore again following the link instructions above.

After that you should run your previously updated antivirus and antispy
programs again in safe mode (F8.)

Back to normal mode to scan your PC with the antivirus once more just in
case... Also with *SEVERAL* online antivirus:

Symantec:
http://security.symantec.com/
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp

PANDA
www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/activescan.
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm

Kaspersky
http://www.kaspersky.com/scanforvirus

McAfee:
http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp
http://www.mcafee.com/
http://es.mcafee.com/root/mfs/scan.asp
http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp

Trend:

http://housecall.antivirus.com
http://housecall.trendmicro.com
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

BitDefender
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php

F-Secure:
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml

AntiVir
http://www.free-av.com/

avast! 4
http://www.avast.com/

Others:
www.trojanscan.com/
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
www.mrfreefree.com/free_software/free_online_antivirus.html
www.thefreecountry.com/security/antivirus.shtml
www.pcpitstop.com/antivirus/default.asp
http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/
www.ravantivirus.com/
http://www.clamwin.com/

Some others in:
http://alerta-antivirus.red.es/utiles/ver.php?tema=U&articulo=1&pagina=0
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Scanners.htm
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/virus.htm

Or any other in GOOGLE---> ANTIVIRUS+ONLINE

B) If you don't have Win XP do the same except disable/enable part.


Please, comment your results.
 
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