Being redirected to unwanted sites from search engine

Discussion in 'Malware Help - MG (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by polygone, Oct 29, 2010.

  1. polygone

    polygone Private E-2

    Hi majorgeeks

    I hope you can help me. I think I have a malware problem, I am being redirected to other unrequested websites through search engines like Google.

    I am using google chrome.

    attached are the reqested logs. Ran Combofix but it did not come up with a log that I could save
    last message from it was:
    System file is infected attempting to restore
    "C:\WINDOWS\sytem32\winlogon.exe"
    and also "explorer.exe" did not see the whole path as it then re-booted.
     

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  2. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    We still need the log from running C:\MGTools.exe --> C:\MGLogs.zip.
     
  3. polygone

    polygone Private E-2

    sorry forgot to do that - attached now
     

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  4. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    It is a very bad idea to allow all users to have Admin. privileges!! You will need to run both SAS and MBAM on each user account. ( Attach any logs that show malware and name them with the user name of the account. )

    Now download The Avenger by Swandog469, and save it to your Desktop.

    * Extract+ avenger.exe from the Zip file and save it to your desktop

    Please disable all anti-virus and anti-spyware programs while we do the following (re-enable when you are finished):

    Run C:\MGtools\analyse.exe by double clicking on it (Note: if using Vista, don't double click, use right click and select Run As Administrator). This is really HijackThis (select Do a system scan only) and select the following lines but DO NOT CLICK FIX until you exit all browser sessions including the one you are reading in right now:
    After clicking Fix, exit HJT.

    Now copy just the bold text below to notepad (Do not include any space above the word REGEDIT). Save it as fixME.reg to your desktop. Be sure the "Save as" type is set to "all files" Once you have saved it double click it and allow it to merge with the registry.
    Make sure that you tell me if you receive a success message about adding the above
    to the registry. If you do not get a success message, it definitely did not work.


    * Run avenger.exe by double-clicking on it.
    * -Do not change any check box options!!
    * Copy everything in the Quote box below, and paste it into the Input script here: part of the window:

    * Now click the Execute button.
    * Click Yes to the prompt to confirm you want to execute.
    * Click Yes to the Reboot now? question that will appear when Avenger finishes running.
    * Your PC should reboot, if not, reboot it yourself.
    * A log file from Avenger will be produced at C:\avenger.txt and it will popup for you to view when you login after reboot.

    Now run Ccleaner to clean out only temp files and nothing else!

    Now rename ComboFix to abc.com and see if you can get it to run, attach the log if it does.

    Now run the C:\MGtools\GetLogs.bat file by double clicking on it (Note: if using Vista, don't double click, use right click and select Run As Administrator).

    Then attach the below logs:
    * C:\ComboFix.txt
    * C:\Avenger.txt
    * C:\MGlogs.zip

    Make sure you tell me how things are working now!
     
  5. polygone

    polygone Private E-2

    attaching logs
    more to come
     

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  6. polygone

    polygone Private E-2

    attaching logs
     

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  7. polygone

    polygone Private E-2

    Didn't know so many accts were admin accts - had help setting up PC all adults were given admin rights. will change this soon running mbam and sas on so many accts takes so long!

    Fixme.reg was successful
    On rebooting after running avenger recd following msg:
    There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a disk into the drive
    with 3 buttons
    Cancel, tryagain, continue

    attaching avenger log
     

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  8. polygone

    polygone Private E-2

    combofix crashed again same msg
    attempting to restore winlogon.exe and explorer.exe

    then deleting files and the system rebooted by itself.

    attaching mglogs.zip

    many thanks
     

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  9. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Do you have your xp cd? We will need to use it to replace those two files.
     
  10. polygone

    polygone Private E-2

    Yes i have the win xp cd that came with the pc when i bought it.
     
  11. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member


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