Just installed 1.5.2, still suffering from same problem

[PepiMK]

In that case, why don't you answer Busters question as well? Addditional info can never harm

[critters]

OK, I've been dealing with my sister's vermin-infested computer for weeks. I, too, had the hang-up with coolwwwsearch, so I followed the directions and turned it off. It also seemed to get stuck on Hotsearchbar and TV media, so I turned them off, too. 161 vermin later, I hope things are in MUCH better shape. The problem I had was that I wasn't able to add "/verbose" into the location; I got "The name...specified in the Target box is not valid. Make sure the path and file name are correct." I tried several different ways of diddling the "s or whatever, but it was all variations on the same theme.

On the other hand, I hope to convince my sister to make a donation; y'all have saved her bacon!!

[rcdes]

Well, it seems its indeed our internal ID search that's not fully functioning currently, I'm going to look up that, and when it's working again, I'll see which detection exactly takes place when it hangs.

It's been awhile since this post,...Any information discovered? I feel lost without the ability to run SPYBOT,..I've relied on it for years,....I'm feeling very vulnerable each time I go to the net!!

[rcdes]

Sorry didn't see the previous post,..

I am running Windows XP SP2,..not sure how it was originally formated as I bought it installed,....HP laptop.

I have tried to add "/verbose" to the path but keep getting the previously mentioned error message......

I will try to remove coolwwwsearch and see if that works,...but will that keep SD from identifiing it if I get infected?

[critters]

I will try to remove coolwwwsearch and see if that works,...but will that keep SD from identifiing it if I get infected?

Yes, but at least you can get rid of the rest of the vermin!

[Buster]

I guess Windows complains about the spaces in the path. Please enter

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe" /verbose

instead of

C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe /verbose

.

[rcdes]

I changed the path in the shortcut,.....The check stops with the following:
Running bot-checkb[24298/112327: CoolWWWSearch;$EABB6094]

[critters]

I copy/pasted your "verbose" line into properties, but the error message didn't change (ie, "Target box is not valid...").

[spybotsandra]

Hello,

Did you made a space tab in front of /verbose ?

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot

[critters]

Umm, no? I just copied it from the bb. I'll try it and see...