Comments on: Critical Update! Free Tool to Remove the CoolWebSearch Trojan Keylogger! http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/critical-update-free-tool-to-remove-the-coolwebsearch-trojan-keylogger/ Internet Safety, Windows Updates, Internet News, and More Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:30:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Matthew http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/critical-update-free-tool-to-remove-the-coolwebsearch-trojan-keylogger/#comment-2363 Matthew Thu, 18 Aug 2005 06:45:02 +0000 /?p=962#comment-2363 I just want to say thanks for being there for us. I would have never known about this key-logger, otherwise. I enjoy your newsletters a lot. I have learned a lot from your newsletters. Thanks again... Kind regards, Matthew I just want to say thanks for being there for us. I would have never known about this key-logger, otherwise. I enjoy your newsletters a lot. I have learned a lot from your newsletters. Thanks again…

Kind regards,
Matthew

]]> By: Dan Pelletier http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/critical-update-free-tool-to-remove-the-coolwebsearch-trojan-keylogger/#comment-2354 Dan Pelletier Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:26:59 +0000 /?p=962#comment-2354 I have a nasty suspicious mind. It interests me that after down loading the free keylogger cleaner and running it it did in fact report the key logger was found and deleted.. Oddly enough it did exactly the same thing the next three consecutive times I ran the utility. And the more information link takes you to a home page that is an ad for the companys spyware product. HMMMMMMMMMMMM! I have a nasty suspicious mind.
It interests me that after down loading the free keylogger cleaner and running it it did in fact report the key logger was found and deleted..
Oddly enough it did exactly the same thing the next three consecutive times I ran the utility.
And the more information link takes you to a home page that is an ad for the companys spyware product.
HMMMMMMMMMMMM!

]]> By: Robert Coleman http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/critical-update-free-tool-to-remove-the-coolwebsearch-trojan-keylogger/#comment-2348 Robert Coleman Sat, 13 Aug 2005 03:31:52 +0000 /?p=962#comment-2348 It is not true that "As for Sunbelt Software they sold out to Micro$oft ..." as stated in #1 above. Microsoft bought Giant Software, not Sunbelt Software. I'm not sure what I'm about to write s completely accurate in every detail, but it's close. An anti-spyware program was initially jointly developed by Sunbelt Software and Giant Software who then each continued to develop their own version, but share spyware definition files. Microsoft then bought Giant Software and turned its version of the product into Microsoft AntiPyware (beta). So, yes, CounterSpy and Microsoft AntiSpyware (beta) probably do look similar because they have a similar ancestry, but they are now separate except that Microsoft is obligated to continue to provide its spyware definition files to Sunbelt for another year or two due to a contractual obligation assumed from Giant Software. While I don't claim to be qualified to make an independent judgement of the value of various antispyware programs, CounterSpy has consistently ranked very high in reviews. See the Security Baseline section of any of the newsletters avaliable at http://www.windowssecrets.com/. It is not true that “As for Sunbelt Software they sold out to Micro$oft …” as stated in #1 above. Microsoft bought Giant Software, not Sunbelt Software.

I’m not sure what I’m about to write s completely accurate in every detail, but it’s close. An anti-spyware program was initially jointly developed by Sunbelt Software and Giant Software who then each continued to develop their own version, but share spyware definition files. Microsoft then bought Giant Software and turned its version of the product into Microsoft AntiPyware (beta). So, yes, CounterSpy and Microsoft AntiSpyware (beta) probably do look similar because they have a similar ancestry, but they are now separate except that Microsoft is obligated to continue to provide its spyware definition files to Sunbelt for another year or two due to a contractual obligation assumed from Giant Software.

While I don’t claim to be qualified to make an independent judgement of the value of various antispyware programs, CounterSpy has consistently ranked very high in reviews. See the Security Baseline section of any of the newsletters avaliable at http://www.windowssecrets.com/.

]]> By: David Cloyd http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/critical-update-free-tool-to-remove-the-coolwebsearch-trojan-keylogger/#comment-2344 David Cloyd Fri, 12 Aug 2005 18:53:59 +0000 /?p=962#comment-2344 Hi! Something about Sunbelt that I was impressed with was that, after finding the keylogger's database, they picked up the phone and starting calling the people that were most likely to get attacked next - on their dime, on their time. That was far beyond what 99.8% of the businesses in the world would have done and was way, way beyond what would have meen motivated by business interests. It certainly puts the people at Sunbelt in a class, a very high class, where they might not be alone, but there are so few that they are all on first-name basis. I hope that they are setting an example that, eventually, becomes the norm. We could truly use that on our little world! By the way, I have really come to look forward to the Aunty Spam posts in the Lockergnome feed. Keep up the great work! My best, Dave Hi!

Something about Sunbelt that I was impressed with was that, after finding the keylogger’s database, they picked up the phone and starting calling the people that were most likely to get attacked next - on their dime, on their time. That was far beyond what 99.8% of the businesses in the world would have done and was way, way beyond what would have meen motivated by business interests. It certainly puts the people at Sunbelt in a class, a very high class, where they might not be alone, but there are so few that they are all on first-name basis. I hope that they are setting an example that, eventually, becomes the norm. We could truly use that on our little world!

By the way, I have really come to look forward to the Aunty Spam posts in the Lockergnome feed. Keep up the great work!

My best,
Dave

]]> By: Brendon http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/critical-update-free-tool-to-remove-the-coolwebsearch-trojan-keylogger/#comment-2343 Brendon Fri, 12 Aug 2005 17:51:44 +0000 /?p=962#comment-2343 Via Lockergnome: Hello Aunty, This is the first time I have ever found three pieces of spyware on my machine (having found three incl the Trojan keylogger you mention. Working in I.T. (Support) I've cleaned more machines of spyware then I'd care to think, even so to find it on my own has become a bit of a shock. I'm running Norton Internet Security 2005 and Microsoft Antispyware, both of which have done me well. Even so I'm in the middle of scanning my PC with CounterSpy, but I'd appreciate someone elses opinion on this bit of software before I hand my life over to it to continue to keep my PC clean. Oh yes, looks a bit too much like MS Antispyware to me! Regards Brendon Via Lockergnome:

Hello Aunty,

This is the first time I have ever found three pieces of spyware on my machine (having found three incl the Trojan keylogger you mention.
Working in I.T. (Support) I’ve cleaned more machines of spyware then I’d care to think, even so to find it on my own has become a bit of a shock.
I’m running Norton Internet Security 2005 and Microsoft Antispyware, both of which have done me well. Even so I’m in the middle of scanning my PC with CounterSpy, but I’d appreciate someone elses opinion on this bit of software before I hand my life over to it to continue to keep my PC clean. Oh yes, looks a bit too much like MS Antispyware to me!

Regards
Brendon

]]> By: Ron Rub http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/critical-update-free-tool-to-remove-the-coolwebsearch-trojan-keylogger/#comment-2342 Ron Rub Fri, 12 Aug 2005 16:37:40 +0000 /?p=962#comment-2342 You should call this page Auntys Ad Patrol, you search among the blue fonts looking for the link that the page is all about. Do click on one of the Google ads so Aunty gets paid. You should call this page Auntys Ad Patrol, you search among the blue fonts looking for the link that the page is all about. Do click on one of the Google ads so Aunty gets paid.

]]> By: John Belanger http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/critical-update-free-tool-to-remove-the-coolwebsearch-trojan-keylogger/#comment-2341 John Belanger Fri, 12 Aug 2005 13:36:39 +0000 /?p=962#comment-2341 It's interesting to note that on this page with the keylogger warning are four ads for keyloggers who ya gonna trust. As for Sunbelt Software they sold out to Micro$oft with a program that wasn't that good to begin with and Micro$oft made it worse. Why oh why didn't I buy an Apple instead of a PC all those many years ago. It’s interesting to note that on this page with the keylogger warning are four ads for keyloggers who ya gonna trust. As for Sunbelt Software they sold out to Micro$oft with a program that wasn’t that good to begin with and Micro$oft made it worse. Why oh why didn’t I buy an Apple instead of a PC all those many years ago.

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