Add/Remove program problem

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There is a program called Web-Search-Tools and includes a Search Assistant
( http://www.win-tools.com ) that gets installed on my computer hard drive
via the internet. I do not want the program as it is very troublesome (ads
seem to come from it). When I go to Add-Remove Programs, I click on
Web-Search-Tools and Search Assistant and they will not remove. Please help
me get rid of this nuisance.
--
Sincerely,
Jack Nation

 

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"Jack Elvin" <nospam@nospam.mchsi.com> wrote in message
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> There is a program called Web-Search-Tools and includes a Search
> Assistant ( http://www.win-tools.com ) that gets installed on my
> computer hard drive via the internet. I do not want the program as
> it is very troublesome (ads seem to come from it). When I go to
> Add-Remove Programs, I click on Web-Search-Tools and Search Assistant
> and they will not remove. Please help me get rid of this nuisance.

First eliminate any scumware.
CAUTION!!!!! Before you try to remove spyware using any of these programs ,
download a copy of LSPFIX from any of the following sites:
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
(if your OS is Win2k or XP) The process of removing certain malware may kill
your internet connection. If this should occur, this program, LSPFIX, will
enable you to regain your connection.

See
Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each needs to be updated with the program's update function
before every use, even when just downloaded. There's also a lot more to do
than just those two programs. CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.


See this link for information about malware:
http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/malware.ars

If nothing there helps, please post back to this thread.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

 

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Jack,

Just a thought, but it sounds like this may be some sort of spyware/adware
program. You can get two good spyware removal programs at:
www.lavasoft.de (ad-aware)
www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html (spybot search & destroy)
Both are free and very effective at removing such programs.
HTH,
James

"Jack Elvin" <nospam@nospam.mchsi.com> wrote in message
news:eUgtYxb0EHA.2040@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> There is a program called Web-Search-Tools and includes a Search Assistant
> ( http://www.win-tools.com ) that gets installed on my computer hard drive
> via the internet. I do not want the program as it is very troublesome
> (ads seem to come from it). When I go to Add-Remove Programs, I click on
> Web-Search-Tools and Search Assistant and they will not remove. Please
> help me get rid of this nuisance.
> --
> Sincerely,
> Jack Nation
>

 

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Thanks to James and Frank. I have now ran AdAware, CWShredder, SpyBot and
AVG virus tool. I will check it for awhile and see if it did the trick.
--
Sincerely,
Jack Nation


"J Stewart" <js7247@swbell.net> wrote in message
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> Jack,
>
> Just a thought, but it sounds like this may be some sort of spyware/adware
> program. You can get two good spyware removal programs at:
> www.lavasoft.de (ad-aware)
> www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html (spybot search & destroy)
> Both are free and very effective at removing such programs.
> HTH,
> James
>
> "Jack Elvin" <nospam@nospam.mchsi.com> wrote in message
> news:eUgtYxb0EHA.2040@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> There is a program called Web-Search-Tools and includes a Search
>> Assistant ( http://www.win-tools.com ) that gets installed on my computer
>> hard drive via the internet. I do not want the program as it is very
>> troublesome (ads seem to come from it). When I go to Add-Remove
>> Programs, I click on Web-Search-Tools and Search Assistant and they will
>> not remove. Please help me get rid of this nuisance.
>> --
>> Sincerely,
>> Jack Nation
>>
>
>