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February 27th 04, 06:41 AM
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Find4u Won't Go Away
Hi,
Environment: O/S: XP (home ed.) - Browser: IE 6.0.2800.1106 Please explain how to make the Find4U browser home page PERMANTLY go away. Not sure how it got on our system, but it's real pain. It loads everytime we boot regardless of if we set the session to default to Yahoo. Thanks in advance! -- Calvin Smith http://www.CalvinSmithSoftware.com - Automation Code http://www.SpanglesNY.com - Fendi, Prada, Von Dutch, etc - 60% off 
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February 27th 04, 07:01 AM
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Find4u Won't Go Away
Hi,
Cwshredder seems to remove this spyware. You can download and run this utiliy to remove this spyware/ad-ware. http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip -- Regards, Anando Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User http://www.microsoft.com/mvp http://www.mvps.org http://www.dts-l.org Get Secure !! http://www.microsoft.com/protect "CSmith" wrote in message ... Hi, Environment: O/S: XP (home ed.) - Browser: IE 6.0.2800.1106 Please explain how to make the Find4U browser home page PERMANTLY go away. Not sure how it got on our system, but it's real pain. It loads everytime we boot regardless of if we set the session to default to Yahoo. Thanks in advance! -- Calvin Smith http://www.CalvinSmithSoftware.com - Automation Code http://www.SpanglesNY.com - Fendi, Prada, Von Dutch, etc - 60% off
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February 27th 04, 07:41 AM
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Find4u Won't Go Away
You might try this,
http://www.onlinepcfix.com/spyware/spyware.htm HTH, JAX "CSmith" wrote in message ... Hi, Environment: O/S: XP (home ed.) - Browser: IE 6.0.2800.1106 Please explain how to make the Find4U browser home page PERMANTLY go away. Not sure how it got on our system, but it's real pain. It loads everytime we boot regardless of if we set the session to default to Yahoo. Thanks in advance! -- Calvin Smith http://www.CalvinSmithSoftware.com - Automation Code http://www.SpanglesNY.com - Fendi, Prada, Von Dutch, etc - 60% off
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February 27th 04, 03:41 PM
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Find4u Won't Go Away
When surfing there are sites that will load "toolbars" or "search bars" on your system without your supposed "permission". While this is becoming less acceptable it is as yet not illegal. When you access a site you in effect sign an electronic permission s
lip for them to do this via what are known as scripts. There are many tools out there to help either prevent this or remove it when you do a system cleanup. SpyBot Search and Destroy is my favourite and when it misses anything then HijackThis catches it. W ith HijackThis you will need to know the name of the toolbar or search bar so that you can put a check mark in the appropriate box to remove it. HijackThis shows everything so be careful. BHODemon is another excellent product and SpywareBlaster is a must t hese days(in my opinion) . Good luck.
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February 27th 04, 05:41 PM
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Find4u Won't Go Away
Thanks, but that's a dead link. We're power-users, so was hoping that
someone might have some instructions on how to remove it, instead of running a utility. Please let me know if you know of any instructions. Thanks again! -- Calvin Smith http://www.CalvinSmithSoftware.com - Automation Code http://www.SpanglesNY.com - Fendi, Prada, Von Dutch, etc - 60% off "Anando [MS-MVP]" wrote in message ... Hi, Cwshredder seems to remove this spyware. You can download and run this utiliy to remove this spyware/ad-ware. http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip -- Regards, Anando Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User http://www.microsoft.com/mvp http://www.mvps.org http://www.dts-l.org Get Secure !! http://www.microsoft.com/protect "CSmith" wrote in message ... Hi, Environment: O/S: XP (home ed.) - Browser: IE 6.0.2800.1106 Please explain how to make the Find4U browser home page PERMANTLY go away. Not sure how it got on our system, but it's real pain. It loads everytime we boot regardless of if we set the session to default to Yahoo. Thanks in advance! -- Calvin Smith http://www.CalvinSmithSoftware.com - Automation Code http://www.SpanglesNY.com - Fendi, Prada, Von Dutch, etc - 60% off
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February 27th 04, 05:41 PM
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Find4u Won't Go Away
Thanks, but that's pay link. We're power-users, so was hoping that someone
might have some instructions on how to remove it, instead of running a utility. Please let me know if you know of any instructions. Thanks again! -- Calvin Smith http://www.CalvinSmithSoftware.com - Automation Code http://www.SpanglesNY.com - Fendi, Prada, Von Dutch, etc - 60% off "JAX" wrote in message ... You might try this, http://www.onlinepcfix.com/spyware/spyware.htm HTH, JAX "CSmith" wrote in message ... Hi, Environment: O/S: XP (home ed.) - Browser: IE 6.0.2800.1106 Please explain how to make the Find4U browser home page PERMANTLY go away. Not sure how it got on our system, but it's real pain. It loads everytime we boot regardless of if we set the session to default to Yahoo. Thanks in advance! -- Calvin Smith http://www.CalvinSmithSoftware.com - Automation Code http://www.SpanglesNY.com - Fendi, Prada, Von Dutch, etc - 60% off
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February 27th 04, 08:21 PM
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Look at the site again. There is a freeware download. "Power Users"???
JAX "CSmith" wrote in message ... Thanks, but that's pay link. We're power-users, so was hoping that someone might have some instructions on how to remove it, instead of running a utility. Please let me know if you know of any instructions. Thanks again! -- Calvin Smith http://www.CalvinSmithSoftware.com - Automation Code http://www.SpanglesNY.com - Fendi, Prada, Von Dutch, etc - 60% off "JAX" wrote in message ... You might try this, http://www.onlinepcfix.com/spyware/spyware.htm HTH, JAX "CSmith" wrote in message ... Hi, Environment: O/S: XP (home ed.) - Browser: IE 6.0.2800.1106 Please explain how to make the Find4U browser home page PERMANTLY go away. Not sure how it got on our system, but it's real pain. It loads everytime we boot regardless of if we set the session to default to Yahoo. Thanks in advance! -- Calvin Smith http://www.CalvinSmithSoftware.com - Automation Code http://www.SpanglesNY.com - Fendi, Prada, Von Dutch, etc - 60% off
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February 28th 04, 02:21 AM
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Thanks Ramesh !
-- Regards, Anando Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User http://www.microsoft.com/mvp http://www.mvps.org http://www.dts-l.org Get Secure !! http://www.microsoft.com/protect "Ramesh [MVP]" wrote in message ... Find4u seems to be related with CoolWebSearch and the software which Anando suggested is the right one. As that site is under DDoS attack, you may get this utility from www.majorgeeks.com [CWShredder]. Manual removal is tedious as there are be different variants for CWS. Here is one: http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner...km/index.phtml -- Ramesh - Microsoft MVP http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k "CSmith" wrote in message ... Thanks, but that's a dead link. We're power-users, so was hoping that someone might have some instructions on how to remove it, instead of running a utility. Please let me know if you know of any instructions. Thanks again! -- Calvin Smith http://www.CalvinSmithSoftware.com - Automation Code http://www.SpanglesNY.com - Fendi, Prada, Von Dutch, etc - 60% off "Anando [MS-MVP]" wrote in message ... Hi, Cwshredder seems to remove this spyware. You can download and run this utiliy to remove this spyware/ad-ware. http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip -- Regards, Anando Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User http://www.microsoft.com/mvp http://www.mvps.org http://www.dts-l.org Get Secure !! http://www.microsoft.com/protect "CSmith" wrote in message ... Hi, Environment: O/S: XP (home ed.) - Browser: IE 6.0.2800.1106 Please explain how to make the Find4U browser home page PERMANTLY go away. Not sure how it got on our system, but it's real pain. It loads everytime we boot regardless of if we set the session to default to Yahoo. Thanks in advance! -- Calvin Smith http://www.CalvinSmithSoftware.com - Automation Code http://www.SpanglesNY.com - Fendi, Prada, Von Dutch, etc - 60% off
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February 28th 04, 10:21 AM
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Thanks!
-- Calvin Smith http://www.CalvinSmithSoftware.com - Automation Code http://www.SpanglesNY.com - Fendi, Prada, Von Dutch, etc - 60% off "Ramesh [MVP]" wrote in message ... Find4u seems to be related with CoolWebSearch and the software which Anando suggested is the right one. As that site is under DDoS attack, you may get this utility from www.majorgeeks.com [CWShredder]. Manual removal is tedious as there are be different variants for CWS. Here is one: http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner...askm/index.pht ml -- Ramesh - Microsoft MVP http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k "CSmith" wrote in message ... Thanks, but that's a dead link. We're power-users, so was hoping that someone might have some instructions on how to remove it, instead of running a utility. Please let me know if you know of any instructions. Thanks again! -- Calvin Smith http://www.CalvinSmithSoftware.com - Automation Code http://www.SpanglesNY.com - Fendi, Prada, Von Dutch, etc - 60% off "Anando [MS-MVP]" wrote in message ... Hi, Cwshredder seems to remove this spyware. You can download and run this utiliy to remove this spyware/ad-ware. http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip -- Regards, Anando Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User http://www.microsoft.com/mvp http://www.mvps.org http://www.dts-l.org Get Secure !! http://www.microsoft.com/protect "CSmith" wrote in message ... Hi, Environment: O/S: XP (home ed.) - Browser: IE 6.0.2800.1106 Please explain how to make the Find4U browser home page PERMANTLY go away. Not sure how it got on our system, but it's real pain. It loads everytime we boot regardless of if we set the session to default to Yahoo. Thanks in advance! -- Calvin Smith http://www.CalvinSmithSoftware.com - Automation Code http://www.SpanglesNY.com - Fendi, Prada, Von Dutch, etc - 60% off
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February 28th 04, 12:41 PM
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Find4u Won't Go Away
FYI: I'm learning that even the "free" utitilies aren't so free afterall.
Once downloaded / executed, the "spy scanning" is free, which comes back and reports what you already know. However, to "clean" the spyware [which of course is what's really needed], you have to buy the so-called full version. Geez, where is Mr. Norton when I need him. g -- Calvin Smith http://www.CalvinSmithSoftware.com - Automation Code http://www.SpanglesNY.com - Fendi, Prada, Von Dutch, etc - 60% off "Ramesh [MVP]" wrote in message ... Find4u seems to be related with CoolWebSearch and the software which Anando suggested is the right one. As that site is under DDoS attack, you may get this utility from www.majorgeeks.com [CWShredder]. Manual removal is tedious as there are be different variants for CWS. Here is one: http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner...askm/index.pht ml -- Ramesh - Microsoft MVP http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k "CSmith" wrote in message ... Thanks, but that's a dead link. We're power-users, so was hoping that someone might have some instructions on how to remove it, instead of running a utility. Please let me know if you know of any instructions. Thanks again! -- Calvin Smith http://www.CalvinSmithSoftware.com - Automation Code http://www.SpanglesNY.com - Fendi, Prada, Von Dutch, etc - 60% off "Anando [MS-MVP]" wrote in message ... Hi, Cwshredder seems to remove this spyware. You can download and run this utiliy to remove this spyware/ad-ware. http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip -- Regards, Anando Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User http://www.microsoft.com/mvp http://www.mvps.org http://www.dts-l.org Get Secure !! http://www.microsoft.com/protect "CSmith" wrote in message ... Hi, Environment: O/S: XP (home ed.) - Browser: IE 6.0.2800.1106 Please explain how to make the Find4U browser home page PERMANTLY go away. Not sure how it got on our system, but it's real pain. It loads everytime we boot regardless of if we set the session to default to Yahoo. Thanks in advance! -- Calvin Smith http://www.CalvinSmithSoftware.com - Automation Code http://www.SpanglesNY.com - Fendi, Prada, Von Dutch, etc - 60% off
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February 28th 04, 12:41 PM
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Find4u Won't Go Away
You're not reading the description. Here it is again: (Pay close attention
to the last two sentences) "SpyFerret will scan your computer for more than 400 of the most notorious spyware / adware programs that are available on the net today. It will expose all spyware & adware components on your PC and give you a brief description about each component. If you decide to remove the detected Spyware, you can purchase the full version of SpyFerret for $39. Otherwise, you can simply uninstall SpyFerret." -- Calvin Smith http://www.CalvinSmithSoftware.com - Automation Code http://www.SpanglesNY.com - Fendi, Prada, Von Dutch, etc - 60% off "JAX" wrote in message ... Look at the site again. There is a freeware download. "Power Users"??? JAX "CSmith" wrote in message ... Thanks, but that's pay link. We're power-users, so was hoping that someone might have some instructions on how to remove it, instead of running a utility. Please let me know if you know of any instructions. Thanks again! -- Calvin Smith http://www.CalvinSmithSoftware.com - Automation Code http://www.SpanglesNY.com - Fendi, Prada, Von Dutch, etc - 60% off "JAX" wrote in message ... You might try this, http://www.onlinepcfix.com/spyware/spyware.htm HTH, JAX "CSmith" wrote in message ... Hi, Environment: O/S: XP (home ed.) - Browser: IE 6.0.2800.1106 Please explain how to make the Find4U browser home page PERMANTLY go away. Not sure how it got on our system, but it's real pain. It loads everytime we boot regardless of if we set the session to default to Yahoo. Thanks in advance! -- Calvin Smith http://www.CalvinSmithSoftware.com - Automation Code http://www.SpanglesNY.com - Fendi, Prada, Von Dutch, etc - 60% off
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February 28th 04, 01:01 PM
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So just use AdAware instead.... ;-)
-- ¦ zulu ¦ "CSmith" wrote in message ... You're not reading the description. Here it is again: (Pay close attention to the last two sentences) "SpyFerret will scan your computer for more than 400 of the most notorious spyware / adware programs that are available on the net today. It will expose all spyware & adware components on your PC and give you a brief description about each component. If you decide to remove the detected Spyware, you can purchase the full version of SpyFerret for $39. Otherwise, you can simply uninstall SpyFerret."
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February 29th 04, 12:41 AM
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Wrong tool.
You want the following: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download2471.html http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4113.html http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html and lastly http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html but do not use this one unless and until you understand *exactly* what it reports. With this last tool, you can easily hose your self into oblivion. Run AdAware (not mentioned above but I thought you said you'd run it already?). Run SpyBot. Run CWShredder. If still hosed, run HijackThis and post the log back here. -- Walter Clayton - MS MVP(WinXP) Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. http://www.dts-l.org "CSmith" wrote in message ... FYI: I'm learning that even the "free" utitilies aren't so free afterall. Once downloaded / executed, the "spy scanning" is free, which comes back and reports what you already know. However, to "clean" the spyware [which of course is what's really needed], you have to buy the so-called full version. Geez, where is Mr. Norton when I need him. g -- Calvin Smith http://www.CalvinSmithSoftware.com - Automation Code http://www.SpanglesNY.com - Fendi, Prada, Von Dutch, etc - 60% off "Ramesh [MVP]" wrote in message ... Find4u seems to be related with CoolWebSearch and the software which Anando suggested is the right one. As that site is under DDoS attack, you may get this utility from www.majorgeeks.com [CWShredder]. Manual removal is tedious as there are be different variants for CWS. Here is one: http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner...askm/index.pht ml -- Ramesh - Microsoft MVP http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k "CSmith" wrote in message ... Thanks, but that's a dead link. We're power-users, so was hoping that someone might have some instructions on how to remove it, instead of running a utility. Please let me know if you know of any instructions. Thanks again! -- Calvin Smith http://www.CalvinSmithSoftware.com - Automation Code http://www.SpanglesNY.com - Fendi, Prada, Von Dutch, etc - 60% off "Anando [MS-MVP]" wrote in message ... Hi, Cwshredder seems to remove this spyware. You can download and run this utiliy to remove this spyware/ad-ware. http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip -- Regards, Anando Microsoft MVP- Windows Shell/User http://www.microsoft.com/mvp http://www.mvps.org http://www.dts-l.org Get Secure !! http://www.microsoft.com/protect "CSmith" wrote in message ... Hi, Environment: O/S: XP (home ed.) - Browser: IE 6.0.2800.1106 Please explain how to make the Find4U browser home page PERMANTLY go away. Not sure how it got on our system, but it's real pain. It loads everytime we boot regardless of if we set the session to default to Yahoo. Thanks in advance! -- Calvin Smith http://www.CalvinSmithSoftware.com - Automation Code http://www.SpanglesNY.com - Fendi, Prada, Von Dutch, etc - 60% off
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