Random Pop Ups, Google Searches Redirected

Discussion in 'Malware Help - MG (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by Enjoy_Alienation, Nov 28, 2009.

  1. Enjoy_Alienation

    Enjoy_Alienation Private E-2

    Hello, I have been having problems with Mozilla. They started last night. About every 5 minutes a window will pop up with 6 or 7 tabs opened in it and they are all randomized web pages. When i try to search for something in google and i click on a link, the link is redirected to another site. Your help would be much appreciated as it's very annoying. Thanks in advance!
     

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  2. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Let's start with this:

    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 the bold text below to notepad. 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.


    Tell me what this is:
    C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AE48601 ?

    Now use windows explorer to find and delete:
    C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application Data\cahlxs ---> if it still exists.

    * C:\MGlogs.zip

    Make sure you tell me how things are working now!
     
  3. Enjoy_Alienation

    Enjoy_Alienation Private E-2

    I ran Hijack This and I didn't see either of the uslxsysguard.exe files you mentioned in there. I added the fixME.reg to the registry and it said it was successful but it hasn't changed anything. I'm not sure what AE48601 is, as when I open the folder there is nothing inside of it. I searched for cahlxs but it no longer exists either.
     
  4. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    I need you to finish the fix and attach the new MGLogs.zip
     
  5. Enjoy_Alienation

    Enjoy_Alienation Private E-2

    Here's the new log. Sorry it took so long, I was out of town for the week.
     

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  6. Enjoy_Alienation

    Enjoy_Alienation Private E-2

    Well, nevermind. My computer crashed about 30 minutes after posting this. Thank you for your time though. You guys are wonderful.
     
  7. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Please tell me what happened. Have you been able to get it to boot??? What have you tried??
     

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