Manual Removal Guide for Win32.Agent-gen.cws

The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Win32.Agent-gen.cws" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.

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Threat Details:

Categories:

• trojan

Description:

This Trojan includes CoolWWWSearch.Feat2Installer, CoolWWWSearch.Service and CoolWWWSearch.Feat2DLL
This Trojan installs through exploits, without user consent. It uses variable filenames and changes its filesizes and checksums frequently to avoid detection.
It is also capable of hiding its files in NTFS alternate data streams (ADS), so they can be reloaded if they have been deleted elsewhere.
CoolWWWSearches has many function to reinstall and update itself , even if most of its parts have been removed.
It also creates multiple services to ensure that it stays on the users computer. CWS connects to the internet without user consent, downloads additional programs such as fraud antimalware software.
It can also hijack the Internet Explorer and may change the hostsfile to block proper antivirus websites and/or to enable access to malicious websites.

Removal Instructions:

Autorun:

Important: There are more autorun entries that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.

Files:

Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.

Browser:

There are more browser plugins or items that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D to remove them.

Special Parts:

There are more tricky parts of this threat that cannot be easily described in words.

• Some files may hide in advanced file streams.
• Some files may hide in advanced file streams.
• Some files may hide in advanced file streams.

Final Words:

If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,

1. Please read these instructions before requesting assistance,
2. Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.