Link redirection

Welcome to Major Geeks!

I'm not really seeing any problems in your logs; however I do have some questions and somethings for you to do.

Questions:

1. Does the search redirection occur when using both FireFox and Internet Explorer?
2. Does it also occur in safe boot mode?
3. Did you knowingly install WinVNC? It is not malware, but if you did not install it, it could be a problem.
4. What is the below that I see in your boot.ini file?
   • multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Bankai Windows" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

There is a recent change to your user32.dll file. Do you know why this would have occurred? Did you have to replace it? Is this the date your problems began?

Code:

"C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllcache\"
user32.dll    Feb  6 2009      578560  "user32.dll"

Uninstall Viewpoint Media Player as requested in step 1 of the READ & RUN ME.

Delete the below file:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\rn.tmp

Now goto this link Using MGtools and download the new version of MGtools.exe from the black bold print link in the first sentence. Overwrite your previous MGtools.exe file with this one.

Run MGtools.exe then attach the new C:\MGlogs.zip file

 

What browser addons do you have with FireFox?

We may have to try uninstalling FIreFox and then deleting all related folders before a reboot and then a reinstall.

 

Before we bother thinking about uninstalling FireFox, please do the below exactly as written for me which will help collect some additional info we need.

Download this View attachment FFFred.zip to your C:\MGtools folder. Then extract the FFFred.bat file from the FFFred.zip file into the C:\MGtools folder. Then double click the FFFred.bat file to run this batch file. It runs very quickly. A notepad log will popup. You can just close this notepad window because the log will already be added to the C:\MGlogs.zip file. Just attach the new C:\MGlogs.zip file.

 

Okay here is what I want you to do. Read ALL of this and/or print it because you MUST HAVE all FireFox windows closed before doing it.

Locate the below file using Windows Explorer.

C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\extensions\{03CA0C23-8373-4D0F-B276-2C11E0ED47FC}\chrome\content\overlay.xul

Then right click on the overlay.xul file and rename it to overlay.BAD

Now restart FireFox and tell me if you still have the problems

 

You're welcome.

Then I suggest that you now delete the overlay.BAD file.


If you are not having any other malware problems, it is time to do our final steps:

1. We recommend you keep SUPERAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for scanning/removal of malware. Unless you purchase them, they provide no protection. They do not use any significant amount of resources ( except a little disk space ) until you run a scan.
3. If we had you use ComboFix, uninstall ComboFix (This uninstall will only work as written if you installed ComboFix on your Desktop like we requested.)
   • Click START then RUN and enter the below into the run box and then click OK. Note the quotes are required
   • "%userprofile%\Desktop\combofix" /u
     • Notes: The space between the combofix" and the /u, it must be there.
     • This will uninstall ComboFix and also reset hidden files and folders settings back to Windows defaults.
   • Delete the C:\combofix folder from combofix (if it exists)
4. Any other miscellaneous tools we may have had you install or download can be uninstalled and deleted.
5. If running Vista, it is time to make sure you have reenabled UAC by double clicking on the C:\MGtools\enableUAC.reg file and allowing it to be added to the registry.
6. Go to add/remove programs and uninstall HijackThis.
7. You can delete the C:\MGtools folder and the C:\MGtools.exe file. You can also delete the C:\MGlogs.zip
8. If you are running Vista, Windows XP or Windows ME, do the below:
   • Refer to the cleaning procedures in step 3 the READ ME for your Window version and see the instructions to Disable System Restore which will flush your Restore Points.
   • Then reboot and Enable System Restore to create a new clean Restore Point.
9. After doing the above, you should work thru the below link:
   • How to Protect yourself from malware!