Been trying for 2 days to get rid of the CWS_NS3 spyware...

[Motero]

How do I get rid of this thing? Any help on this would be wonderfully appreciated.

 

[meltdown75]

How about starting with what you've already tried, ie. programs - Adaware, Spybot, Spyware Blaster, etc.

 

[ttown]

the software forum has a sticky thread near the top that has a lot of good info

 

[Motero]

This is my cousins gateway pc...2gig, 256mb, winxp home.
I cleaned off 254 virus infected files using avg and about 75 spyware programs using spysweeper and spybot. Both programs act like it did got rid of cws_ns3 successully, but as soon as it is deleted, it comes right back. I have read several things online that talk about editing the registry and deleting several keys, which I have done. I've tried cwsshredder program, which doesn't even detect it at all. I've tried ad-aware. I've tried running the programs in safe mode, with no luck. I even tried using hijackthis, and haven't had success with that. I believe there were a few other small things, but I can't remember the programs.

 

[meltdown75]

hmm.

assuming he has all windows updates installed etc. and you still can't seem to get rid of it, you could always just do a clean install. If you installed 75 spyware prgs... hehhehe ... nuke the drive dude! that's my honest opinion. drastic virii calls for drastic measures.

 

[Motero]

I removed 75 spyware things...not programs to get rid of it. I came this far, I want to at least try another valid attempt to get rid of this dumb thing. Anyone else?

 

[KJ]

it probably won't work if others didn't work, but why not try ms antispyware or bazooka?

 

[Schadenfroh]

You have system restore off?

 

[GAZZA]

Here's a tutorial for removing this spyware I found in google

CWS_NS3 REMOVAL

 

[montag451]

or CWShredder?

http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

 

[Stonesoldier]

you could give counterspy a try
get a free scan here
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/dell/scan.cfm

15 day freebie availble too

it might help

but if your system was that messed up
i would recommend writting zeros to that drive and doing a clean install
less headache and ALL the problems go away

especially if you have done all those things to get rid of the spyware/viruses already