An analysis of my hard drive for spywate/malware shows: counter.hitslink.com. Is it bad and where it came from

Question

another file shown is :random char)- coolwebsearch/homesearch.http://cwshredder.net/cwshredder/cwschronicles.html#homesarch adware component. Is it harmful and how can I avoid it?

Answer 1

http://www.hitslink.com/?affid=2503... IS NOT A VIRUS ... BUT DELETE IF U ARE NOT WANTING THIS .....

NOW CWSHREDDER ...REMOVES COOLWEB AND ALL ITS c**p IS SPYWARE RELATED ...

SO YES IF IT FOUND COOLWEB GET IT OFF UR SYSTEM

http://www.download.com/CWShredder/3000-...

Answer 2

it is malware that tracks your surfing activity.  Visit majorgeeks for assistance with getting rid of it.