Name: CoolWebSearch.Control Category: Browser Hijacker Alias: CWS variant Advice: Remove Risk: Elevated Risk Elevated threats are usually threats that fall into the range of adware in which data about a user's habits are tracked and sent back to a server for analysis without your consent or knowledge. Description: CoolWebSearch.control is a browser hijacker redirecting your browser to www.search2004.net, www.windowws.cc and super-spider.com. Another sign of infection is a non-working Windows Control Panel if you are running Windows 95/98/ME. CoolWebSearch.control replaces the legitimate control panel file (%WinDir%control.exe) with its own file. Signatures: process: control.exe: MD5 Hash: cf89ee341310f771fa4... process: control.exe: MD5 Hash: ceef3b463bfb878a546... process: precontrol.exe: MD5 Hash: b73374d1073edd1d6e2.. Type: Browser Hijacker - Browser hijackers are malicious programs that change a user's web browser settings, usually altering designated default start and search pages. In addition a browser hijacker can modify nearly every aspect of a web browser including adding bookmarks, and redirecting search traffic to alternative sites.