[Laptop Boy]

I went to bring up Spybot S&D this morning, and when the window for it tries to go up it gets zapped by some type of pop-up stopper.

This is the first time this has happened. My other software programs don't do this.

Can you help? Just to let you know, I had to remove a couple infections yesterday on this PC. I don't know if that had to do anything with it or not.

Thanks

Edited by Laptop Boy, 16 April 2004 - 07:43 AM.

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There is a  variant of the Coolwebsearch trojan spreading that closes several anti-spyware apps when you try to open them.
If this is happening to you, download PepiMK's CoolWWWSearch.SmartKiller removal tool first and run it. After it does its job, CWShredder and HijackThis will run properly (as well Spybot S&D, Ad-aware and several anti-spyware forums).

Link: http://www.safer-net...es/delcwssk.zip

[admin]

There is a  variant of the Coolwebsearch trojan spreading that closes several anti-spyware apps when you try to open them.
If this is happening to you, download PepiMK's CoolWWWSearch.SmartKiller removal tool first and run it. After it does its job, CWShredder and HijackThis will run properly (as well Spybot S&D, Ad-aware and several anti-spyware forums).

Link: http://www.safer-net...es/delcwssk.zip

[Laptop Boy]

OK, I am bringing this thread back to life, because I still have the same problem with bringing up my Spybot on my brother's PC.

I downloaded the CW shredder and it found nothing.

What else can I do? I have uninstalled Spybot and reinstalled it with no luck.

One question-With Spyware Blaster running, do I still need Spybot anyway?

Edited by Laptop Boy, 08 May 2004 - 06:27 PM.

[Smokey]

Keep spybot and ad-aware and do weekly scans to make sure no junkware got past spywareblaster. Admin's link is not for cwshredder, it is a program specifically for your problem. Did you try it?

[Laptop Boy]

Whatever it is, I tried it. You guys have checked the Highjack log for his machine a few days ago and gave it a thiumbs up.

I have gone into the registry and found stuff that looked unfamiliar from the last time I was in there.



Just a note: That pc is running very well, besides the fact that Spybot doesn't come up. It just ticks me off I can't do a scan with it (Spybot), now.

[Laptop Boy]

Keep spybot and ad-aware and do weekly scans to make sure no junkware got past spywareblaster. Admin's link is not for cwshredder, it is a program specifically for your problem. Did you try it?

OK I tried running the admin's sugggested program and it said it didn't find the nasty on my system. (CoolWebSearch.smartkiller).

What can i do now to get my Spybot up and running again?

[admin]

Have you tried Ad-aware?
http://www.geekstogo...ction=show&id=5

[Laptop Boy]

Yes, I have had the adaware 6 installed for a while now. I run it almost every day and get rid of what it picks up.

[admin]

And that runs fine? If you have Spyware Blaster installed and run Ad-aware ocassionally you're very well protected.

Spybot is currently testing a beta version, maybe you accidentally downloaded it? In any case, I'd just uninstall it, and if you so inclined you can try installing again at a later date.

[Laptop Boy]

Thanks admin, I'll uninstall and wait for the newer version.