Malware removal help - MS Removal

Discussion in 'Malware Help - MG (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by sammyg10, Apr 10, 2011.

  1. sammyg10

    sammyg10 Private E-2

    Hey,

    So I got infected with this virus/malware MS Removal Tool. Things that I noticed: it created a file nvpcpl.dll, hid all my d drive files and removed 90% of the items from the Start > All Programs menu. I ran through all the scans but still cant seem to get the programs in the All Programs menu back. Attached are my clean scans in the order recommended. Just as an fyi, C: is my primary drive, D: stores all documents/pictures/music, F: is the external hard drive. Thanks for the help.
     

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  2. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    See this link About nvpcpl.dll You do not have macafee installed and I am not seeing the file in your logs. Do you still see it? If so give me the full file path. But you also have NvCpl.dll running which relates to Nvidia which IS installed.

    Download and run OTM.


    Download OTM by Old Timer and save it to your Desktop.

    • Right-click OTM.exe And select " Run as administrator " to run it.
    • Paste the following code under the [​IMG] area. Do not include the word Code.
    Code:
    
    :reg
    [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{171DEBEB-C3D4-40b7-AC73-056A5EBA4A7E}]
    
    :files
    C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\oJh06504hBkGg06504
    
    :Commands
    [emptytemp]
    [Reboot]
    • Return to OTM, right click in the Paste List of Files/Folders to Move window (under the yellow bar) and choose Paste.
    • Push the large [​IMG] button.
    • OTM may ask to reboot the machine. Please do so if asked.
    • Copy everything in the Results window (under the green bar), and paste it into notepad, save it as something appropriate and attach it into your next reply.

    NOTE: If you are unable to copy/paste from this window (as will be the case if the machine was rebooted), open Notepad (Start->All Programs->Accessories->Notepad), click File->Open, in the File Name box enter *.log and press the Enter key, navigate to the C:\_OTM\MovedFiles folder, and open the newest .log file present, and attach the contents of that document back here in your next post.


    Download and run combofix because you missed that step out.

    Now run the C:\MGtools\GetLogs.bat file by double clicking on it. (Right click and run as admin if using Vista or Windows7) Then attach the new C:\MGlogs.zip file that will be created by running this.

    Let me know of any problems you may have encountered with the above instructions and also let me know how things are running now!
     
  3. sammyg10

    sammyg10 Private E-2

    Thanks for getting back. Attached are the logs that you requested. Upon boot-up I am getting a msg saying nvpcpl.dll module could not be found. The All Programs menu is still showing 5 out of the 50 programs it was earlier showing. Basic stuff like Accessories > Entertainment (or System Tools) is completely empty. The computer seems to be working fine and the logs read okay too (I defer to you on that), so not sure what caused all this.

    Been looking online for this nvpcpl.dll business and looks like this is the file that got corrupted and started behaving like a spyware/virus. I removed it manually and removed the start-up process but maybe that's the error.

    Thanks again...
     

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  4. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    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.
    2. 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" /uninstall
        • Notes: The space between the combofix" and the /uninstall, it must be there.
        • This will uninstall ComboFix and also reset hidden files and folders settings back to Windows defaults.
    3. Go back to step 6 of the READ ME and renable your Disk Emulation software with Defogger if you had disabled it.
    4. Any other miscellaneous tools we may have had you install or download can be uninstalled and deleted.
    5. If we had you download any registry patches like fixme.reg or fixWLK.reg (or any others), you can delete these files now.
    6. 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.
    7. Go to add/remove programs and uninstall HijackThis.
    8. Goto the C:\MGtools folder and find the MGclean.bat file. Double click on this file to run this cleanup program that will remove files and folders
      related to MGtools and some other items from our cleaning procedures.
    9. If you are running Win 7, Vista, Windows XP or Windows ME, do the below:
      • Refer to the cleaning procedures pointed to by step 7 of 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.
    10. After doing the above, you should work thru the below link:
     

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