CnsMin variant

Overview
Category:	Search Hijacker: Any software that resets your browser's settings to point to other sites when you perform a search. Hijacks may reroute your info and address requests through an unseen site, capturing that info. In such hijacks, your browser may behave normally, but be slower. Search results when such a hijacker is running will sometimes differ from non-hijacked results.
Similar Pests:	Search Hijacker
Origins
Group:	Inter China Network Software Co. Ltd
By This Group:	CnsMin ·
Date of Origin:	May, 2002
Operation
Browser Performance:	Likely to slow performance of Internet Explorer.
Detection and Removal
Automatic Removal:	PestPatrol detects this. PestPatrol removes this.
Manual Removal:	Follow these steps to remove CnsMin variant from your machine. Begin by backing up your registry and your system, and/or setting a Restore Point, to prevent trouble if you make a mistake.
	Restore Settings: After following the instructions above, you will still need to restore your original settings and prevent this from happening again. Here''s how.
Research
More Info:	AllTheWeb, AltaVista, AOL Search, Ask Jeeves, Google, HotBot, Lycos, LookSmart, MSN, Yahoo!
Research By:	PestPatrol's Pest Research Center
Last Revised:	July 02, 2004

Overview