CW Shredder users --

It just targets CWS infections - and only the older versions.

The new CWS infections are too hard to remove via that programs systems, so lots of newer tools are now around.

If you have a problem I would recommend you do the following:-
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Lots of the regular posting anti-malware experts on this board have moved to pastures new for various reasons. You may find it better to find another support site to assist you.

Please go to this link and choose one of the websites on the left of the page.
Alliance of Security Analysis Professionals
As you can see they all work together in cleaning malware (Virus, Spyware and adware).

To help you choose from that list

TomCoyotes contains the anti-malware school - Classroom.
SpyWareInfo contains the anti-malware school - BootCamp.
Net-Intergration is the support site of Spybot S&D.
Lavasoft Support is the support site of Ad-aware.
Wilders Security has since stopped hijackthis log support due to the lack of experianced helpers.
Others that I would recommend Zerosrealm, Subratam.org, SpyWare BeWare and ComputerCops, but generally all those on that list will have experts to help you.
Texruss and myself are Teachers at The TomCoyote Forum.

There are still some knowledgable people left posting here at Dell, so you may still get help from them.

I wish you all the best at getting your computer clean.

As ChrisRLG indicated earlier in this post, CWShredder was created to remove CoolWebSearch varieties, but unfortunately many of the new varieties are so resistant, it can not remove them, and new tools have been created in an attempt to remove this stuff. Information is available at the site of the creator but the site has been down for a while, hoping it will be available soon: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html  In the meantime, other information can be accessed by doing a Google search for "remove CoolWebSearch" without the quotes, although I can not vouch for all of that information.  Here is a link to SpywareInfo which gives good information about the tool, and the following link offers a great tutorial.

http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=11202

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/index.php?showtutorial=47

There are also alternate removal tools for some varieties, here is information about one of those from the developer:

 http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showtopic=12609

I hope this information helps,

pskelley, In training at TomCoyote

and SpywareInfo

Thanx Chris for the info.  I don't have the CWS problem but was simply trying to be prepared if I did get it.  CNET spoke very highly of the program and that's why I posed the question to you guys about CW Shredder's capabilities to remove CWS and perhaps other dirt.....

I will surely visit the other sites for advice as well.  Again, many thanx to you and all the buds at the forum.

jdog23