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I have unwisely fallen for mywebsearch (MWS)and now have it on 3
drives. I'm told it is malware and I cannot get the "right" prg to fix
it. Norton, and AVG free both come up with clean reports yet MWS is
still there on c\program(86) . MWS is not one of the 21 files on c
\program files! What does it all mean? It is over 30C in Paraparaumu
at 7pm maybe that is making it worse? Does it matter that MWS is
migrating? I don't like having it foisted on me but there are worse
things happening in Cairo or Port au Prince or Christchurch. I'll go
to lounge where the AC is on.

Any cool advice would be appreciated

nof <> wrote in news:54cef1a2-e71e-42a3-bbd5-1c88891fdbd7
@o7g2000prn.googlegroups.com:

> I have unwisely fallen for mywebsearch (MWS)and now have it on 3
> drives. I'm told it is malware and I cannot get the "right" prg to fix
> it. Norton, and AVG free both come up with clean reports yet MWS is
> still there on c\program(86)

That type of program is not a virus and will not be found.
Use Spybot Search and Destroy.
or something similar.
http://lists.thedatalist.com/pages/Malware_Help.htm

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Ciao, Dave

On 2011-02-13, Dave Taylor <> wrote:
> nof <> wrote in news:54cef1a2-e71e-42a3-bbd5-1c88891fdbd7
> @o7g2000prn.googlegroups.com:
>
>> I have unwisely fallen for mywebsearch (MWS)and now have it on 3
>> drives. I'm told it is malware and I cannot get the "right" prg to fix
>> it. Norton, and AVG free both come up with clean reports yet MWS is
>> still there on c\program(86)
>
> That type of program is not a virus and will not be found.
> Use Spybot Search and Destroy.
> or something similar.
> http://lists.thedatalist.com/pages/Malware_Help.htm
>
Malwarebytes

In article <54cef1a2-e71e-42a3-bbd5-1c88891fdbd7
@o7g2000prn.googlegroups.com>, , nof says...
>
> I have unwisely fallen for mywebsearch (MWS)and now have it on 3
> drives. I'm told it is malware and I cannot get the "right" prg to fix
> it. Norton, and AVG free both come up with clean reports yet MWS is
> still there on c\program(86) . MWS is not one of the 21 files on c
> \program files! What does it all mean? It is over 30C in Paraparaumu
> at 7pm maybe that is making it worse? Does it matter that MWS is
> migrating? I don't like having it foisted on me but there are worse
> things happening in Cairo or Port au Prince or Christchurch. I'll go
> to lounge where the AC is on.

Malwarebytes will get rid of that (haven't we been here before?

And I think it installs - or more correctly *you* installed it, as an IE
addon. So look in Control Panel, Internet Options, Programs (tab),
Manage addons (button). While you are there, disable ALL other addons
that just don't look like they should be there - and if you are not
sure, disable anyway.

--
Duncan.

On 14/02/11 17:14, Dave Doe wrote:
> In article<54cef1a2-e71e-42a3-bbd5-1c88891fdbd7
> @o7g2000prn.googlegroups.com>, , nof says...
>>
>> I have unwisely fallen for mywebsearch (MWS)and now have it on 3
>> drives. I'm told it is malware and I cannot get the "right" prg to
>> fix it. Norton, and AVG free both come up with clean reports yet
>> MWS is still there on c\program(86) . MWS is not one of the 21
>> files on c \program files! What does it all mean? It is over 30C in
>> Paraparaumu at 7pm maybe that is making it worse? Does it matter
>> that MWS is migrating? I don't like having it foisted on me but
>> there are worse things happening in Cairo or Port au Prince or
>> Christchurch. I'll go to lounge where the AC is on.
>
> Malwarebytes will get rid of that (haven't we been here before?
>
> And I think it installs - or more correctly *you* installed it, as an
> IE addon. So look in Control Panel, Internet Options, Programs
> (tab), Manage addons (button). While you are there, disable ALL
> other addons that just don't look like they should be there - and if
> you are not sure, disable anyway.
>
Even with Malwarebytes that is a hard one to remove.

Cheers,

Cliff

--

The ends justifies the means - Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli.

The end excuses any evil - Sophocles

In article <4d58d3a0$>, ,
Enkidu says...
>
> On 14/02/11 17:14, Dave Doe wrote:
> > In article<54cef1a2-e71e-42a3-bbd5-1c88891fdbd7
> > @o7g2000prn.googlegroups.com>, , nof says...
> >>
> >> I have unwisely fallen for mywebsearch (MWS)and now have it on 3
> >> drives. I'm told it is malware and I cannot get the "right" prg to
> >> fix it. Norton, and AVG free both come up with clean reports yet
> >> MWS is still there on c\program(86) . MWS is not one of the 21
> >> files on c \program files! What does it all mean? It is over 30C in
> >> Paraparaumu at 7pm maybe that is making it worse? Does it matter
> >> that MWS is migrating? I don't like having it foisted on me but
> >> there are worse things happening in Cairo or Port au Prince or
> >> Christchurch. I'll go to lounge where the AC is on.
> >
> > Malwarebytes will get rid of that (haven't we been here before?
> >
> > And I think it installs - or more correctly *you* installed it, as an
> > IE addon. So look in Control Panel, Internet Options, Programs
> > (tab), Manage addons (button). While you are there, disable ALL
> > other addons that just don't look like they should be there - and if
> > you are not sure, disable anyway.
> >
> Even with Malwarebytes that is a hard one to remove.

Never had a problem removing it. Malwarebytes, scan, reboot, done. Done
it lotsa times.

--
Duncan.

"Dave Doe" <> wrote in message
news:...
> In article <4d58d3a0$>, ,
> Enkidu says...
>>
>> On 14/02/11 17:14, Dave Doe wrote:
>> > In article<54cef1a2-e71e-42a3-bbd5-1c88891fdbd7
>> > @o7g2000prn.googlegroups.com>, , nof says...
>> >>
>> >> I have unwisely fallen for mywebsearch (MWS)and now have it on 3
>> >> drives. I'm told it is malware and I cannot get the "right" prg to
>> >> fix it. Norton, and AVG free both come up with clean reports yet
>> >> MWS is still there on c\program(86) . MWS is not one of the 21
>> >> files on c \program files! What does it all mean? It is over 30C in
>> >> Paraparaumu at 7pm maybe that is making it worse? Does it matter
>> >> that MWS is migrating? I don't like having it foisted on me but
>> >> there are worse things happening in Cairo or Port au Prince or
>> >> Christchurch. I'll go to lounge where the AC is on.
>> >
>> > Malwarebytes will get rid of that (haven't we been here before?
>> >
>> > And I think it installs - or more correctly *you* installed it, as an
>> > IE addon. So look in Control Panel, Internet Options, Programs
>> > (tab), Manage addons (button). While you are there, disable ALL
>> > other addons that just don't look like they should be there - and if
>> > you are not sure, disable anyway.
>> >
>> Even with Malwarebytes that is a hard one to remove.
>
> Never had a problem removing it. Malwarebytes, scan, reboot, done. Done
> it lotsa times.

Simple to remove

On 15/02/11 04:19, Craig Sutton wrote:
>
> "Dave Doe" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> In article <4d58d3a0$>, ,
>> Enkidu says...
>>>
>>> On 14/02/11 17:14, Dave Doe wrote:
>>> > In article<54cef1a2-e71e-42a3-bbd5-1c88891fdbd7
>>> > @o7g2000prn.googlegroups.com>, , nof says...
>>> >>
>>> >> I have unwisely fallen for mywebsearch (MWS)and now have it on 3
>>> >> drives. I'm told it is malware and I cannot get the "right" prg to
>>> >> fix it. Norton, and AVG free both come up with clean reports yet
>>> >> MWS is still there on c\program(86) . MWS is not one of the 21
>>> >> files on c \program files! What does it all mean? It is over 30C in
>>> >> Paraparaumu at 7pm maybe that is making it worse? Does it matter
>>> >> that MWS is migrating? I don't like having it foisted on me but
>>> >> there are worse things happening in Cairo or Port au Prince or
>>> >> Christchurch. I'll go to lounge where the AC is on.
>>> >
>>> > Malwarebytes will get rid of that (haven't we been here before?
>>> >
>>> > And I think it installs - or more correctly *you* installed it, as an
>>> > IE addon. So look in Control Panel, Internet Options, Programs
>>> > (tab), Manage addons (button). While you are there, disable ALL
>>> > other addons that just don't look like they should be there - and if
>>> > you are not sure, disable anyway.
>>> >
>>> Even with Malwarebytes that is a hard one to remove.
>>
>> Never had a problem removing it. Malwarebytes, scan, reboot, done. Done
>> it lotsa times.
>
> Simple to remove
>
You were lucky.

Cheers,

Cliff

--

The ends justifies the means - Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli.

The end excuses any evil - Sophocles

On 15/02/2011 9:39 a.m., Enkidu wrote:
> On 15/02/11 04:19, Craig Sutton wrote:
>>
>> "Dave Doe" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> In article <4d58d3a0$>, ,
>>> Enkidu says...
>>>>
>>>> On 14/02/11 17:14, Dave Doe wrote:
>>>> > In article<54cef1a2-e71e-42a3-bbd5-1c88891fdbd7
>>>> > @o7g2000prn.googlegroups.com>, , nof says...
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I have unwisely fallen for mywebsearch (MWS)and now have it on 3
>>>> >> drives. I'm told it is malware and I cannot get the "right" prg to
>>>> >> fix it. Norton, and AVG free both come up with clean reports yet
>>>> >> MWS is still there on c\program(86) . MWS is not one of the 21
>>>> >> files on c \program files! What does it all mean? It is over 30C in
>>>> >> Paraparaumu at 7pm maybe that is making it worse? Does it matter
>>>> >> that MWS is migrating? I don't like having it foisted on me but
>>>> >> there are worse things happening in Cairo or Port au Prince or
>>>> >> Christchurch. I'll go to lounge where the AC is on.
>>>> >
>>>> > Malwarebytes will get rid of that (haven't we been here before?
>>>> >
>>>> > And I think it installs - or more correctly *you* installed it, as an
>>>> > IE addon. So look in Control Panel, Internet Options, Programs
>>>> > (tab), Manage addons (button). While you are there, disable ALL
>>>> > other addons that just don't look like they should be there - and if
>>>> > you are not sure, disable anyway.
>>>> >
>>>> Even with Malwarebytes that is a hard one to remove.
>>>
>>> Never had a problem removing it. Malwarebytes, scan, reboot, done. Done
>>> it lotsa times.
>>
>> Simple to remove
>>
> You were lucky.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Cliff
>


Haven't found MyWebSearch a problem to remove.

Add/Remove programs aka Progams and Features gets the bulk of it.
A follow up with the usual tools (Spybot, Malwarebytes, HiJack...) to
catch any registry entiries.

This page http://www.pchell.com/support/mywebsearch.shtml gives a good
overview on its characteristics.
Also shows how to remove MyWebSearch and it's cousins.

If you want something that 'is' difficult to remove look to the 'Fake
Security Alert' malware that's floating around.
Very easy to get, hard to remove unless you know it's foibles and where
it is liable to secrete itself.

Best
Paul.

On 15/02/11 10:26, PeeCee wrote:
> On 15/02/2011 9:39 a.m., Enkidu wrote:
>> On 15/02/11 04:19, Craig Sutton wrote:
>>>
>>> "Dave Doe" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> In article <4d58d3a0$>, ,
>>>> Enkidu says...
>>>>>
>>>>> On 14/02/11 17:14, Dave Doe wrote:
>>>>> > In article<54cef1a2-e71e-42a3-bbd5-1c88891fdbd7
>>>>> > @o7g2000prn.googlegroups.com>, , nof says...
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> I have unwisely fallen for mywebsearch (MWS)and now have it on 3
>>>>> >> drives. I'm told it is malware and I cannot get the "right" prg to
>>>>> >> fix it. Norton, and AVG free both come up with clean reports yet
>>>>> >> MWS is still there on c\program(86) . MWS is not one of the 21
>>>>> >> files on c \program files! What does it all mean? It is over 30C in
>>>>> >> Paraparaumu at 7pm maybe that is making it worse? Does it matter
>>>>> >> that MWS is migrating? I don't like having it foisted on me but
>>>>> >> there are worse things happening in Cairo or Port au Prince or
>>>>> >> Christchurch. I'll go to lounge where the AC is on.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Malwarebytes will get rid of that (haven't we been here before?
>>>>> >
>>>>> > And I think it installs - or more correctly *you* installed it,
>>>>> as an
>>>>> > IE addon. So look in Control Panel, Internet Options, Programs
>>>>> > (tab), Manage addons (button). While you are there, disable ALL
>>>>> > other addons that just don't look like they should be there - and if
>>>>> > you are not sure, disable anyway.
>>>>> >
>>>>> Even with Malwarebytes that is a hard one to remove.
>>>>
>>>> Never had a problem removing it. Malwarebytes, scan, reboot, done. Done
>>>> it lotsa times.
>>>
>>> Simple to remove
>>>
>> You were lucky.
>
> Haven't found MyWebSearch a problem to remove.
>
> Add/Remove programs aka Progams and Features gets the bulk of it.
> A follow up with the usual tools (Spybot, Malwarebytes, HiJack...) to
> catch any registry entiries.
>
> This page http://www.pchell.com/support/mywebsearch.shtml gives a good
> overview on its characteristics.
> Also shows how to remove MyWebSearch and it's cousins.
>
> If you want something that 'is' difficult to remove look to the 'Fake
> Security Alert' malware that's floating around.
> Very easy to get, hard to remove unless you know it's foibles and where
> it is liable to secrete itself.
>
Actually I might have been thinking of that one. I can't keep up with
the Malware my son gets on his computer.

Cheers,

Cliff

--

The ends justifies the means - Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli.

The end excuses any evil - Sophocles