How to Remove “COOLWEBSEARCH” Virus (PUP.Adware.COOLWEBSEARCH) from Chrome? Virus Removal Tips

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Andrew Wise

In this post I will tell you how to fix problem manually and how to clean it automatically using a special powerful removal tool.

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What is COOLWEBSEARCH?

COOLWEBSEARCH is a Browser Hijacker. COOLWEBSEARCH is classified as PUP.Adware.COOLWEBSEARCH. Browser Hijacker is a type of MALWARE, that is designed to change your browser's settings. You may experience any of the following behaviors: Your search is getting redirected to different websites. Your homepage or search engine is changed without your permission. Webpages load slowly.

How did I get infected by COOLWEBSEARCH virus?

Yesterday I didn't knew nothing about this adware. But late in the evening my friend asked me to look at his PC.
"My homepage was changed and I can not reset it" - he said. "OK, no problem, let's see what you have." - I ran his browser. The screen I saw was with COOLWEBSEARCH search page on it.
Web site COOLWEBSEARCH displays popup notifications

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All shortcuts of his browsers were infected and changed. His homepage were changed to COOLWEBSEARCH too. I have tried to change it, I have checked all settings of his browser, but in waste - after a couple of minutes it has returned to COOLWEBSEARCH.

I have checked the scheduled task and deleted them. That was not enough too.

I have checked and closed all suspicious processes, and started to fix all shortcuts again. The same thing - all settings has returned to COOLWEBSEARCH. I have checked all programs in autostart menu... So I have spend about 2 hours to fix that problem manually!

You can save 2 hours using this manual!

Follow instructions step by step.

You have 2 ways to remove COOLWEBSEARCH:

You have 2 ways

Remove it automatically1. Remove Automatically.
Remove it manually2. Remove Manually.

Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?

  1. You know only one virus name: "COOLWEBSEARCH", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
    The UnHackMe program detects this threat and all others.
  2. UnHackMe is quite fast! You need only 5 minutes to check your PC.
  3. UnHackMe uses the special features to remove hard in removal viruses. If you remove a virus manually, it can prevent deleting using a self-protecting module. If you even delete the virus, it may recreate himself by a stealthy module.
  4. UnHackMe is small and compatible with any antivirus.
  5. UnHackMe is fully free for 30-days!

How to easily remove COOLWEBSEARCH virus? (Virus removal guide)

Here’s how to remove COOLWEBSEARCH virus:

STEP 1: Install UnHackMe. (1 minute)

STEP 2: Scan for COOLWEBSEARCH malware using UnHackMe. (1 minute)

STEP 3: Remove COOLWEBSEARCH malware. (3 minutes)

STEP 4: (optional) Clear your basket and cache.

UnHackMe will complete all steps I wrote above by checking all items with it's database in only 1 minute! Also UnHackMe surely will find another malware too, not only COOLWEBSEARCH virus. With manual deletion there can be some problems with erasing some opened files. Some processes can immediately be opened again. Often you can not have access rights to do some operations also. UnHackMe ready to all this situations and will make hard work during reboot. And that is not the end! If after erasing COOLWEBSEARCH virus some problems still exists, UnHackMe has manual mode to explore unwanted programs in list and fix them. Just try to use UnHackMe from Greatis Software and follow this guide!

So let's start now:

STEP 1: Install UnHackMe (1 minute).

  1. Download UnHackMe from official web site. Double click on UnHackMe.zip. Choose 'unhackme_setup.exe'.
    2. start install UnHackMe
  2. Then you have to accept the license agreement.
    3. proceed install UnHackMe
  3. And later you have to choose destination to install and finish installation process.
    4. choose destination directory for install UnHackMe

STEP 2: Scan for COOLWEBSEARCH malware using UnHackMe (1 minute).

  1. After that you have to run UnHackMe, and start scanning, you may use fast scan for only 1 minute. But if you have time - I recommend you to run Online Multi-Antivirus + Anti-malware scanning with VirusTotal - it will increase probability of detection not only COOLWEBSEARCH virus, but the other unwanted software too.
    2. Start removing virus using UnHackMe
  2. After that the scanning process will begin.
    3. scan viruses with UnHackMe

STEP 3: Remove COOLWEBSEARCH malware (3 minutes).

  1. By the way, UnHackMe shows you everything he found, not only absolutely bad, but suspected and even potentially good. Be careful! Not sure - skip it! But if it is marked as dangerous - trust it. It will be red. Check it and click Remove Checked.
    2. remove using UnHackMe
  2. After that UnHackMe may ask you for confirmation and advise to close all browsers. Do it.
  3. In case you need to delete file or directory it is better to check 'Use file safe deleting'. Yes, you will need to reboot, but this is best way.
    4. fix virus with UnHackMe
  4. And after all you will see the results of your scanning and fixing process
    5. Was fixed by UnHackMe

STEP 4: (optional) Clear your basket and cache.

  • Well, at first clear your basket. It is very usual, but necessary operation. Simply right click on your basket and choose "Clear".
  • After that you have to clear the cache of your browser. For example, if you use Mozilla Firefox as I do, just go to menu Tools and run Options. Open Privacy tab and check option 'Clear history when Firefox closes'.
    • clear history after removed malware virus in firefox
  • Then click Settings at this screen and check options 'Cookies' and 'Cache' as shown at picture.
    • clear cache firefox after virus removal
  • After that click OK and close your browser's pages. All information in cache will be removed.
  • If you prefer to use Google Chrome, just go to More menu (three dots at the right top), choose More tools and then Clear browsing data.
    • Clear history after removed malware virus in Chrome
  • At the top of the new appeared form, choose a time range. To delete everything, select All time. Check the boxes next to "Cookies and other site data" and "Cached images and files". Finally click Clear data.
    • Clear cache Chrome after virus removal
So after all these steps you will have absolutely clean system without any trace of COOLWEBSEARCH virus. Start using UnHackMe right now to completely protect your PC from malware and unwanted programs!

How to remove COOLWEBSEARCH virus manually? (Virus removal guide)

  1. Find COOLWEBSEARCH in the list of installed programs and uninstall it.
    2. how uninstall unwanted adware program from windows
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  2. Disable Notifications in your browser.
    3. How to Manage Notifications in Your Browsers
    More info...
  3. Open Task Manager and close all programs, which has name COOLWEBSEARCH in their description. Check the directories where such programs start. Erase all of them too.
    4. check task manager to terminate
    More info...
  4. Disable auto starting of services with COOLWEBSEARCH in it's name.
    5. run services console
    More info...
  5. Delete tasks with COOLWEBSEARCH in it's name.
    6. run scheduler console to clear
    More info...
  6. Find and delete all keys with virus name in it's content.
    7. run registry editor to find
    More info...
  7. After that, check shortcuts of your browsers if they have additional addresses at the end of command line. Check if shortcuts runs real browsers, not fakes. Remember: Chromium is fake browser, real name have to be Chrome.
    8. check shortcut's end for additional line
  8. Check all plug-ins of all installed browsers: Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, etc., if they have our virus name in their names or directory. You may need to uninstall suspisious exgtensions or totally reset your browser.
    9. check plugins
    More info for Mozilla Firefox...
  9. After that, check settings of search and homepage of your browser. Reset them if needed.
    10. check homepage for changes
  10. Next, you have to check your DNS settings. Follow your provider's instructions, delete all unknown DNS addresses.
    More info...
  11. And at the end, clear your basket, temporal files, browser's cache.
But if you miss any of these steps and only one part of virus remains - it will come back again immediately or after reboot.
So it was much easier to fix such problem automatically, wasn't it? I fixed COOLWEBSEARCH virus in only 5 minutes! That is why I strongly advise you to use UnHackMe for remove COOLWEBSEARCH virus or other unwanted software, using this simple guide.

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