TrendMicro - CWShredder

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by bobnrobin, Oct 21, 2007.

  1. bobnrobin

    bobnrobin Private E-2

    Have CWShredder ver. 2.19. For the last several days, when I click to check for updates it seems to try and then get a window saying "Unable to check for updates". The program seems to still work, i.e., scans and says clean. Went to the TrendMicro site and it appears that CWShedder is no longer listed there as a free download.
    Has anyone else noticed this ? Any help and advice will be most appreciated. Thanks.
    bobnrobin
     
  2. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    This has happened for quite awhile now. I'm not sure why the error is occuring but the program has not been updated for a very long time. It really has out lived its usefulness even before TrendMicro took it over from Merijn. We never (or at least very rarely) run it anymore since it is never needed.

    Yes it is. http://us.trendmicro.com/us/products/personal/CWShredder/index.html
     
  3. bobnrobin

    bobnrobin Private E-2

    Thanks, chaslang, for taking the time to reply.
    Found it strange that, for me, it just started happening a few days ago. I had noted that SpyBot S&D checks for a long list of CW "nasties", so just figured that I was maybe "double-covered".
    The link took me to the same place I went prior to posting here. But the only "option" is a button which says - Remove Cool Web Search - no option to download CWShredder. Ah, well, if it's not needed anymore, then I shan't worry about it.
    Thanks again. I appreciate your time.
    bobnrobin
     
  4. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    If you click that link, it is the download of cwshredder.exe
     
  5. bobnrobin

    bobnrobin Private E-2

    Thanks, chaslang !
    Good to know. In the last couple of months my hard drive died, had to get a new one and start all over with EVERYthing - 5+ years of everything. I came here to MG's to get several things that I wanted back. SO glad MG is here, wonderful site - for both progs. and help.
    Thanks again.
    bobnrobin
     
  6. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member


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