Webmaster Forum / Browsers / Internet Explorer / August 2004

I've been hit with nasty version of the about:blank/coolwebsearch hijacker.

I'm running XP w/SP1 and all updates with IE6 browser.  My homepage is stuck
on about:blank homepage.  Google searches are interrupted by results from a
different seach engine.  I'm unable to log into Yahoo email and am frozen
out of some sites.  I'm also being bombarded with popups.

I've installed and run just about every cleaner that I can get my hands on:
Ad-aware, Spybot, Spyware Nuker, McAfee, CWShredder, Delcwwsk, SpyAssassin,
etc.  I've even tried a System Restore, but that didn't fix the problem
either.  I'm at a complete loss as to how to get this thing out of my
laptop.

Any suggestions?