This component is part of CWS.Bootconf
Component Name: bootconf.exe
Description of : CWs.Bootconf hijacks your home and search pages to point to the Coolwebsearch.com website. The site URL is jumbled by a special URL-encoding used by this hijacker to make it difficult to read. It also uses a stylesheet to set it as a default for all webpages viewed. The Coolwebsearch.com site is added on the Safe Sites list of Internet Explorer.
Recommendation for :
This is a severe threat. It is strongly recommended that this be removed from your system immediately.
Trusted: No
Trojan: No
Chronic: No
Adware: No
Carrier: No
Browser Hijacker: Yes
Dialer: No
Commercial Keylogger: No
Remote Administration Tool: No
Suspected: No
Company Name: CoolWebSearch
Platforms Affected:
Methods of Distribution: This may be installed by drive-by download from certain CoolWebSearch affiliate sites.
Variants/Versions:
Release Date: July, 2003