CoolWebSearch and Microsoft AntiSpyware

By Kasteo
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Kasteo

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Recently, Microsoft AntiSpyware always report when I login to one of the user account on my computer that I have CoolWebSearch and ask me if I want to remove it or not. I click "Remove" and then scan the system. BUT after I logoff then login again, Microsoft AntiSpyware will report me again that I have CoolWebSearch and ask to Remove. No matter how many time I remove it, it will come back again.

I'm also using Spybot Search&Destroy and AdAware to scan. Nothing was found.

If this is a bug with Microsoft AntiSpyware?

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Caledai

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Spyware, etc are getting smarter.

They keep two processes resident, and use them. They run checks on the other process, if it fails they start another one.

You can use a different process monitor to kill both at once - I use Process Explorer, but even this fails sometimes.

Other times, what It is detecting is a false positive. There may be a trace that has not been removed, but because they are all not there, MS cannot remove it.

I had this with 4 traces with spybot the other day. I removed 2 traces manually - the other 2 didn't exist, and no more problems.'

Boot into safemode. Use Spybot, MS ASB, and Adaware/spywseeper to clean what you can. Then using Hijack This, do the rest by hand.

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Kasteo

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I just want to follow up the problem. I have tried everything but I still can't get rid of this problem. AdAware, Spybot, CWShredder can't detect anything, but MSAntiSpyware still keep inform me everytime I login.

Now, I begin to think it's a bug in MSAntiSpyware. :(

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