BIIIIIIIG PROBLEM!!

[Typhoid]

Dyne tried to walk me through this but i need advice. I have spyware or something that wont leave my comp, because the file is "currently in use" or i dont have accessablity. The spyware enables my homepage to be opened to a site called: Coolsearch.biz/index/html/ Other than my normal mytelus.com.html. I can change it to what it should be, but every 3-7 times you access explorer, it goes back to coolsearch.anus.screwed. I really dont want to wipe out my whole hard drive. And im confused as to how it got passed my Firewall, plus my virus scan didnt detect it, and The spyware scan didnt detect it as spyware or didnt delete it. Please give helpful hints or advice.

[GT News]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

Dyne tried to walk me through this but i need advice. I have spyware or something that wont leave my comp, because the file is "currently in use" or i dont have accessablity. The spyware enables my homepage to be opened to a site called: Coolsearch.biz/index/html/ Other than my normal mytelus.com.html. I can change it to what it should be, but every 3-7 times you access explorer, it goes back to coolsearch.anus.screwed. I really dont want to wipe out my whole hard drive. And im confused as to how it got passed my Firewall, plus my virus scan didnt detect it, and The spyware scan didnt detect it as spyware or didnt delete it. Please give helpful hints or advice.

Thank you for the clarification.Cool.
I have
a processor.
Oh I get spyware enables his or her homepage to be opened to a site called Coolsearch . Thank you for the clarification.Oh a web page.Oh you can, can you?
Please don't call people names. Thank you for the clarification.You really do? What would you rather be doing?I'm confused too.Thanks for asking politely.

I don't have helpful hints or advice to give.

[Bube]

Use some other spyware. I have Adaware and Spybot, and one finds some spyware the other can't.

If you use windows, try "ctrl+alt+del"ing and closing the spyware (if you know the name - don't close something that windows needs ). Then run the scan again, and it you should be able to delete it. I had the problem once and it worked for me.

[Jonbo298]

Yeah. Make sure you have Ad-Aware and Spybot installed and UPDATED. I cant stress enough how important it is to make sure both are up to date. And if the file is in use, Ad-Aware has a thing where once the computer reboots, as its getting into windows, it halts everything from loading until it finishes a scan and gets rid of the spyware that could be in use while windows is fully running. Ive had to use that a few times and its worked well.

[Happydude]

i recommend you get Spybot - S&D

[thatmariolover]

And I'm very partial to AdAware. So perhaps both would be in order...