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How to Download CWShredder and Scan for CoolWebSearch Variants

CWShredder is a specialized
spyware scanning application which scans for and removes variants of
CoolWebSearch, historically one of the most obnoxious and difficult to remove
examples of verminware. It can be download free of charge from InterMute, now a
part of Trend Micro. Run it anytime another scanning program detects anything
related to CoolWebSearch to make sure all traces of the malware have been
eliminated.
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If you have not previously downloaded CWShredder,
browse to
http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html and click
stand-alone version of CWShredder. In the File Download message box
select Save, and in the Save As dialog select to save cwshredder.exe
in Desktop.
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Double-click cwshredder to open it, either on your Desktop,
or in a folder where it has been previously downloaded. Click the Fix->
button to start scanning. During the scan the results will be displayed.
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Click Next-> and then Exit to exit CWShredder.
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If CWShredder does not succeed in removing all remnants of
CoolWebSearch variants from your computer, you may require the assistance of
a qualifies technician, or support from your computer manufacturer or
Microsoft.
Scan with CWShredder whenever you have reason to believe that
there is a variant of CWShredder on your computer.
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