CoolWebSearch.notepad32 Description:

CoolWebSearch.notepad32, also called TROJ_STARTPAGE.G, drops a file named notepad32.exe in C: or %WinDir% and modifies the appropriate registry key to make notepad32.exe start when a user attempts to open a .txt files. notepad32.exe reinstalls CoolWebSearch.time.

Also known as: Trojan.Bookmarker.C, CWS.Smartfinder

Files: notepad32.exe

CoolWebSearch.notepad32 Automatic Removal:

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CoolWebSearch.notepad32 Manual Removal:

Please follow the instructions below if you would like to remove CoolWebSearch.notepad32 manually. Please notice that you must follow the instructions very carefully and delete everything that is mentioned. In most cases the removal will fail if one single item is not deleted.

• Start your computer in safe mode.
• Start Windows Explorer and delete:
  C: \otepad32.exe
  %WinDir% \otepad32.exe
  Note: %WinDir% is a variable. By default, this is C:\Windows (Windows 95/98/Me/XP) or C:\WINNT (Windows NT/2000).
• Start the registry editor. This is done by clicking Start then Run. (The Run dialog will appear.) Type regedit and click OK. (The registry editor will open.)
• Browse to the key:
  'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Classes \ txtfile \ shell \ open \ command '
• In the right pane, set the '(Default)' value to:
  '%SystemRoot%\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE %1'.
• Exit the registry editor.

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