how to get rid of thecoolpics menace?

Question

My system is more or less hung up because of this Internet virus affecting through Yahoo messenger.

Answer 1

by useing spywear and virus firwall protection

Answer 2

Use these scans to remove it.Try spybot first.


All of these are ones that I personally use and all are free.

AVG Removes I-Worm/Stration · BackDoor.Generic3.GBB and .GBC · Worm/Generic.FX · Exploit.WMF
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5

Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.
http://www.safer-networking.org/

http://superantispyware.com/
SUPERAntiSpyware is the most thorough scanner on the market. Our Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware that other products miss! SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones!
Easily remove over 100,000 pests such as SmitFraud, Vundo, WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, WinAntiVirus, AntiVermins and thousands more!
Make sure after you download any of these, that you update them.

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Answer 3

Hi there,

Here's some detailed information on the CoolWebSearch infection which Coolpics is a variant of:
http://virusinfo.prevx.com/pxparall.asp?PXC=531543148022

The best and easiest way to remove this is by installing the Free Trial of Prevx1. This will scan your PC and remove this and any other infections free of charge.
http://www.prevx.com
 

Answer 4

There's a good list of free spyware removal tools here, also has some good info on how to avoid stuff like this.http://www.basicspywaretips.com/getridofspyware.html

Answer 5

LINKS FIXED!

Here are some of the most top rated anti-spyware and anti-virus applications that are out there right now and there free, if you prefer to go to the developers website, I have included the link for it.
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The first one is called LAVASOFT anti spyware, this has been out for awile, and its the most top rated anti spyware applications on the market right now

http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=pop.software


The developers website www.lavasoft.com
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Avg anti virus is one of the best heres the link to download it.

http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10596553.html?tag=lst-0-1.

Developers website www.grisoft.com
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Here is one called spybot search and destroy, it finds most of the things that other anti spyware applications miss

http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022_4-10401314.html?tag=lst-0-1

Developers website www.safer-networking.org
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Zonealarm this is a top notch firewall, and i reccamend it GREATLY! this helped spyware, and virues from not getting on your computer in the first place!

http://www.download.com/ZoneAlarm/3000-10435_4-10550364.html?tag=lst-0-2

Developers website www.zonelabs.com

Those are some of the most common anti-spyware, and anti-virus applications out there right now, I hope I have helped you.

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Answer 6

go to
http://safety.live.com