can't get rid of Smartsearch

I have developed a Trojan apparently such that everytime I
open my internet browser, it defaults to the SmartSearch
page and I cannot find a way to rid myself of this awful
problem. All the solutions I have found on the internet
and tried have failed to this point.

As a last resort, I decided to try and reload my operating
system and go through the process of downloading all the
updates to rejuvenate it to a more current and proper
status. Even that effort has met with difficulty since
the reload process is asking for a product id #, which
when i supply the one I have, doesn't completely fill the
spaces provided in the Product Key thereby bringing
everything to a screaming halt.

Can anyone out there offer suggestions for a work around
these problems??

Thanks, Don

Don -

What Internet solutions had you sought out for your SmartSearch problem. Had
you obtained and installed CWShredder and SmartSearch (variant) killer? If
not, in the future (when you can) try these:

SmartSearch Killer
www.safer-networking.org/files/delcwssk.zip

CWShredder
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html

Productkey and productID are listed in the Registry under
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion. I don't know if you can get
that far with your current situation being what it is. Perhaps you should
have come to the newsgroup first before you went to the drastic measure of
re-installing your OS. :-|
--
LuckyStrike

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"Don" wrote in message
...
I have developed a Trojan apparently such that everytime I
open my internet browser, it defaults to the SmartSearch
page and I cannot find a way to rid myself of this awful
problem. All the solutions I have found on the internet
and tried have failed to this point.

As a last resort, I decided to try and reload my operating
system and go through the process of downloading all the
updates to rejuvenate it to a more current and proper
status. Even that effort has met with difficulty since
the reload process is asking for a product id #, which
when i supply the one I have, doesn't completely fill the
spaces provided in the Product Key thereby bringing
everything to a screaming halt.

Can anyone out there offer suggestions for a work around
these problems??

Thanks, Don

LuckyStrike is back in the house and bowls another strike. LOL

"LuckyStrike" om wrote in
message ...
Don -

What Internet solutions had you sought out for your SmartSearch problem.
Had
you obtained and installed CWShredder and SmartSearch (variant) killer? If
not, in the future (when you can) try these:

SmartSearch Killer
www.safer-networking.org/files/delcwssk.zip

CWShredder
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html

Productkey and productID are listed in the Registry under
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion. I don't know if you can
get
that far with your current situation being what it is. Perhaps you should
have come to the newsgroup first before you went to the drastic measure of
re-installing your OS. :-|
--
LuckyStrike

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"Don" wrote in message
...
I have developed a Trojan apparently such that everytime I
open my internet browser, it defaults to the SmartSearch
page and I cannot find a way to rid myself of this awful
problem. All the solutions I have found on the internet
and tried have failed to this point.

As a last resort, I decided to try and reload my operating
system and go through the process of downloading all the
updates to rejuvenate it to a more current and proper
status. Even that effort has met with difficulty since
the reload process is asking for a product id #, which
when i supply the one I have, doesn't completely fill the
spaces provided in the Product Key thereby bringing
everything to a screaming halt.

Can anyone out there offer suggestions for a work around
these problems??

Thanks, Don

Then he sits back and lights his butt. I mean... lights a cigarette. :-D

LS
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"ArtWilder" wrote:
LuckyStrike is back in the house and bowls another strike. LOL

"LuckyStrike" om wrote
in
message ...
Don -

What Internet solutions had you sought out for your SmartSearch problem.
Had
you obtained and installed CWShredder and SmartSearch (variant) killer?
If
not, in the future (when you can) try these:

SmartSearch Killer
www.safer-networking.org/files/delcwssk.zip

CWShredder
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html

Productkey and productID are listed in the Registry under
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion. I don't know if you can
get
that far with your current situation being what it is. Perhaps you
should
have come to the newsgroup first before you went to the drastic measure
of
re-installing your OS. :-|
--
LuckyStrike

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"Don" wrote in message
...
I have developed a Trojan apparently such that everytime I
open my internet browser, it defaults to the SmartSearch
page and I cannot find a way to rid myself of this awful
problem. All the solutions I have found on the internet
and tried have failed to this point.

As a last resort, I decided to try and reload my operating
system and go through the process of downloading all the
updates to rejuvenate it to a more current and proper
status. Even that effort has met with difficulty since
the reload process is asking for a product id #, which
when i supply the one I have, doesn't completely fill the
spaces provided in the Product Key thereby bringing
everything to a screaming halt.

Can anyone out there offer suggestions for a work around
these problems??

Thanks, Don