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CoolWebSearch.Control Browser Hijacker Information
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CoolWebSearch.Control |
| Category: |
Browser Hijacker |
| Advice: |
Remove |
| Risk: |
Elevated Risk
Elevated threats are usually threats that fall into the range of adware in which data about a user's habits are tracked and sent back to a server for analysis without your consent or knowledge. |
| Description:
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CoolWebSearch.control is a browser hijacker redirecting your browser to www.search2004.net, www.windowws.cc and super-spider.com. Another sign of infection is a non-working Windows Control Panel if you are running Windows 95/98/ME.
CoolWebSearch.control replaces the legitimate control panel file (%WinDir%control.exe) with its own file.
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| Signatures:
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process: control.exe: MD5 Hash: cf89ee341310f771fa4...
process: control.exe: MD5 Hash: ceef3b463bfb878a546...
process: precontrol.exe: MD5 Hash: b73374d1073edd1d6e2.. |
| Type: |
Browser Hijacker - Browser hijackers are malicious programs that change a user's web browser settings, usually altering designated default start and search pages. In addition a browser hijacker can modify nearly every aspect of a web browser including adding bookmarks, and redirecting search traffic to alternative sites. |
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