CWS Shredder [updated]

[Tami]

Trend Micro™ CWShredder™ Version 2.19 is the latest defense against the new Cool Web Search variants, and it is included in the new Trend Micro Anti-Spyware 3.0

Current Version as of October 22 2007. Please check the site if you are visiting after this posting date for the newest version.

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What is CWShredder?

CWShredder™ finds and destroys traces of CoolWebSearch. CoolWebSearch is a name given to a wide range of different browser hijackers. Though the code is very different between variants, they are all used to redirect users to coolwebsearch.com and other sites affiliated with its operators.

What's New With CWShredder?

CWShredder is now owned and maintained by Trend Micro.

CWShredder now cleans the CWS.Cassandra variant that includes a desktop hijack as well as a browser hijack.

Originally developed by Merijn Bellekom of the Netherlands, CWShredder™ was owned and maintained by InterMute until June of 2005 when InterMute was aquired by Trend Micro.