Task manager, regedit, etc. keep closing after running the FAQ

Discussion in 'Malware Help - MG (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by Yumiyahachiman, Sep 2, 2008.

  1. Yumiyahachiman

    Yumiyahachiman Private E-2

  2. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    I need the MGLogs.zip from running the MGTools.exe....

    In the mean time:
    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.
    Then use windows explorer to find and delete:
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\msnbootdb.exe
     
  3. Yumiyahachiman

    Yumiyahachiman Private E-2

    Okey, i've done the fixME.reg part although it tried to quickly close, i was able to press oke once and get the message it was done.

    Second, i am not able to do the MGTools. exe because of the 16bit MS-DOS Subsystem problem, i looked it up but i need to be able to enter regedit to fix the problem wich for me is not possible at the present time. But although i got the message he made the zip, maybe it's not usefull but i'll attach it.

    View attachment MGlogs.zip

    Third, i am not able to remove the msnbootdb.exe by clicking delete, any other suggestions for the removal (guess he's the culprite)

    And thank you for your help
     
  4. Yumiyahachiman

    Yumiyahachiman Private E-2

    Little update, (Major advance)

    I used Unlocker to delete te msnbootdb.exe file
    It solved my closing taskmanager and regedit problem.

    Any follow-up advice to clean up the possible cr*p it left behind?

    And again, thank you for your help.
     
  5. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

  6. Yumiyahachiman

    Yumiyahachiman Private E-2

    I have tried to run the fix, but when I unzip it to my system32 I get the following error message:

    Can't create outputfile: C:\Windows\system32\autoexec.nt

    So running the MGTool still isn't possible.
     
  7. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Please run the F-Secure Online Scanner

    Note: This Scanner is for Internet Explorer Only!

    • Follow the Instruction Here for installation.
    • Accept the License Agreement.
    • Once the ActiveX installs,Click Full System Scan
    • Once the download completes,the scan will begin automatically.
    • The scan will take some time to finish,so please be patient.
    • When the scan completes, click the Automatic cleaning (recommended) button.
    • Click the Show Report button and Copy&Paste the entire report in your next reply.
     
  8. Yumiyahachiman

    Yumiyahachiman Private E-2

  9. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    All it found was cookies .....so now I want you to tell me exactly what issues you are having.
     
  10. Yumiyahachiman

    Yumiyahachiman Private E-2

    Nothing anymore, after you told me to delete msnbootdb.exe all the troubles stopped. At least now we are sure my laptop is clean again.

    Thank you very much for your help.
     
  11. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Good to know...in that case let's clean up form the scans:

    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.


    If you get a success message, then it is time to do our final steps:


    1. We recommed 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 significan amount of resources ( except a little disk space ) until you run a scan.
    2. If we used Pocket Killbox during your cleanup, do the below

      * Run Pocket Killbox and select File, Cleanup, Delete All Backups
    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:\combo-fix folder from combofix.

    4. If we had you run Avenger, you can delete all files related to Avenger now.
    5. If we had you run RenV.exe, you can delete it and the Log.txt file on your Desktop.
    6. Any other miscellaneous tools we may have had you install or download can be uninstalled and deleted.
    7. If we had you download any registry patches like fixme.reg or fixWLK.reg (or any others), you can delete these files now.
    8. 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.
    9. Go to add/remove programs and uninstall HijackThis.
    10. You can delete the C:\MGtools folder and the C:\MGtools.exe file. You can also delete the C:\MGlogs.zip
    11. If you are running Vista, Windows XP or Windows ME, do the below:
      • Refer to the cleaning steps in the READ ME for your Window version and see the steps to Disable System Restore which will flush your Restore Points.
      • Then reboot and Enable System Restore to create a new clean Restore Point.

    12. After doing the above, you should work thru the below link:

     
  12. Yumiyahachiman

    Yumiyahachiman Private E-2

    The register thingy worked fine, and I deleted all that needed to be deleted.

    So you gave me a fresh start. All i have to do is make a new restore point.
     
  13. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Good to know......let me know if you have any other malware issues.
     

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