CWS.Smartsearch.2 Trojan?

If it is norton warning you, it is a false positive. Norton is finding the compare code in cwshredder in error.

 

Thanks for the reply, Chris.

I should have been more clear- this is not a NAV
message, but a CWShredder popup that only
appears on my first attempts at opening a newly
downloaded version-here's a screenshot:

After I click on 'OK',  I can then proceed with a scan, which always
shows no infection.

But I see you are swamped here with requests, so I'll take this to one
of the forums you recommend, and post back with any results.

Thanks again.

I'm getting the same popup warning with the latest CWS too. I'm running XP Home, NAV 2004, SpyBot, AdAware, ZoneAlarm, and SpyBlaster/SpywareGuard. All come up clean.

It might have something to do with this post earlier by ChrisRLG

http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=11139

 

 

If my scans come up clean, why does CWS flag a Trojan? Do we actually have one and how do we get rid of it if it doesn't show up in the scans? Thanks all...

My apologies.  I inadvertently posted the wrong link.  The answer is in the post by ChrisRLG here:

http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=si_virus&message.id=2463

Thanks joe, it was driving me batty.

Update:

I got this response from cnm, a pro at TomCoyote's:

"Merijn is working on ways for CWShredder to circumvent a new variant and that message is apparently just overkill."

Just another wrinkle in the ongoing trojan wars, I guess...

Try getting the lastest version - it is updated as regularly as CWS issue new versions. LOL