Laptop infected with many things

Discussion in 'Malware Help - MG (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by Lydster, Nov 24, 2014.

  1. Lydster

    Lydster Private First Class

    Hello. I've already run the steps in READ & RUN ME FIRST. My friend who's been using this laptop is a crazy surfer who appears to have clicked on every link she's ever seen. The scans are showing a LOT of malware of different types.

    One thing I wanted to mention: When I wasn't able to bring up a webpage with either IE or Chrome, I thought there was something wrong with the internet connection; however, the successful updating of the scan programs seems to indicate that there is a connection to the internet. I now see that when I attempt to use IE that it's redirected every time by Trovi Search, and I get an unable to display page message. So perhaps that's what is keeping me from getting a page open. (The system tray shows that I do have an "Excellent" connection to my wireless router.) I am submitting this post using a different computer than the infected laptop.

    Attached are the logs. Thanks very much!
     

    Attached Files:

  2. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Does your friend realize that running Windows XP is a major security risk?


    Please attach the log from Hitman Pro that was requested.


    Uninstall the below programs. If you do not find them or they will not uninstall, just keep going.
    MyPC Backup
    Search Protect
    suprasavings
    Viewpoint Media Player


    Run C:\MGtools\analyse.exe by double clicking on it (Note: if using Vista or Win 7, 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:


    R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyServer = http=127.0.0.1:1755;https=127.0.0.1:1755
    O1 - Hosts: 209.44.111.62 safesystem.microsoft.com
    O1 - Hosts: 209.44.111.62 antiviraprof.com
    O1 - Hosts: 209.44.111.62 www.antiviraprof.com
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [pcreg] C:\Program Files\pcmax\service.exe
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background
    O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [pcreg] C:\Program Files\pcmax\service.exe
    O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-21-134609990-4050019579-2825770966-500\..\Run: [OE_OEM] "C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\Internet Security 12\TMAS_OE\TMAS_OEMon.exe" (User 'Administrator')
    O18 - Filter hijack: text/html - {4f371abd-972c-46c6-a181-b08d9411a04c} - (no file)
    O23 - Service: Computer Backup (MyPC Backup) (BackupStack) - Just Develop It - C:\Program Files\MyPC Backup\BackupStack.exe
    O23 - Service: pcmaxservice Service (pcmaxservice) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\pcmax\pcmax.exe


    After clicking Fix, exit HJT.


    Please download OTM by Old Timer and save it to your Desktop.
    • Run OTM.exe by double clicking on it (Note: if using Vista, Win7 or Win8, don't double click, use right click and select Run As Administrator).
    • Copy the lines from the below codebox to the clipboard by highlighting ALL of them and pressing CTRL + C
      (or, after highlighting, right-click and choose Copy): Do not include the word Code: which is just a title line of
      the code box
    Code:
    :Processes
    explorer.exe
    
    
    :Services
    MyPC Backup
    pcmaxservice
    
     
    :Files
    C:\Program Files\MyPC Backup
    C:\Program Files\pcmax
    C:\Documents and Settings\DeeDee\Local Settings\Application Data\proxy.log
    C:\Documents and Settings\DeeDee\Local Settings\Application Data\SearchProtect
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\84C3C8FE37.sys
    C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\At1.job
    C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\pcreg.job
    C:\WINDOWS\Temp\*.*
    C:\Documents and Settings\DeeDee\Local Settings\Temp\*.*
    
    
    :Reg
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
    "MSMSGS"=-
    "pcreg"=-
    
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentVersion\Run]
    "pcreg"=-
    
    [HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-134609990-4050019579-2825770966-1005\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run]
    "MSMSGS"=-
    "pcreg"=-
    
    [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\MimBoot]
    [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\MMTray]
    
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes]
    "DefaultScope"="{6A1806CD-94D4-4689-BA73-E35EA1EA9990}"
    
    [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{014DB5FA-EAFB-4592-A95B-F44D3EE87FA9}]
    
    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes]
    "DefaultScope"="{6A1806CD-94D4-4689-BA73-E35EA1EA9990}"
    
    [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{014DB5FA-EAFB-4592-A95B-F44D3EE87FA9}]
    [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{EA0A5C6B-5EFD-487A-9A13-EF50F8D3ECFD}]
    :Commands
    [purity]
    [EmptyTemp]
    [start explorer]
    [Reboot]
    • Return to OTM, right click in the Paste List of Files/Folders to Move window (under the yellow bar
      ) and choose Paste.
    • Now click the large [​IMG] button.
    • If OTM asks to reboot your computer, allow it to do so. The report should appear in Notepad after the reboot.
    • Close OTM.
    Now navigate to the C:\_OTM\MovedFiles folder ( assuming your Windows drive is C). This is where your log will be
    saved in the form of Date and Time mmddyyyy_hhmmss.log. Just look for the most recent .log file. Attach
    this log file to your next message.

    Now please download Junkware Removal Tool to your desktop.
    • Shut down your protection software now to avoid potential conflicts.
    • Run the tool by double-clicking it. If you are using Windows Vista or Seven, right-mouse click it and select Run as Administrator.
    • The tool will open and start scanning your system.
    • Note: That JRT may reset your home page to a google default so you will need to restore your home page setting if this happens.
    • Please be patient as this can take a while to complete depending on your system's specifications.
    • On completion, a log (JRT.txt) is saved to your desktop and will automatically open.
    • Attach JRT.txt to your next message.
    Now run the C:\MGtools\GetLogs.bat file by double clicking on it (Note: if using Vista, Win7 or Win8, don't double click, use right click and select Run As Administrator).

    Then attach the below logs:
    • the C:\_OTM\MovedFiles log
    • the JRT.TXT log
    • C:\MGlogs.zip
    Make sure you tell me how things are working now!
     
  3. Lydster

    Lydster Private First Class

    Thanks for your quick response. Yes, I have pointed out the security risk of running XP. I told her that she can buy a new laptop; or we can purchase for a couple hundred dollars Windows 7 (I'm not sure of the cost of WIN8 or its compatibility with this laptop, but all my reading shows that WIN7 would work), copy all the data off her machine, install WIN7 OS, re-install any programs she had before that she still wants, then put the data back on. Is that true? Is there anything else I should tell her?

    On the HitmanPro log, I see now why it did not attach the first time. When I tried to attach it again now, I see an error that I didn't notice before: HitmanPro_20141124_1511.log: Your file of 385.2 KB bytes exceeds the forum's limit of 375.0 KB for this filetype.

    I was able to uninstall the 4 programs you listed. HJT, OTM, JRT, and MGTools all ran fine. Attached are logs.

    I noticed that I can launch webpages now. YAY!
     

    Attached Files:

  4. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    You're welcome.

    This PC would not run Win 7 too well. It is too old and too slow. It is not even multi core and you would need to add more memory too. But even then it would be slow.


    Okay well run a new scan now to see if it is smaller after what we have fixed. If not then compress it into a ZIP file and attach that.

    Note, I still see suprasavings in the installed programs list.
     
  5. Lydster

    Lydster Private First Class

    Yeah, I had a feeling that there would be slow performance if we put a new OS on an old machine. I'm guessing she will buy a new laptop; it's just hard to part with the money when you still have one that's chugging along and you're short on cash. But you gotta do what you gotta do...

    Attached is the new HitmanPro log. Also, I went back to uninstall suprasavings again, and I see what's happening now. I uninstall from Add/Remove Programs, it disappears off the list there, but when I exit and come back in, there it is again. I'm not seeing any uninstall dialog, just a quick removal from the list. Would it help if I tried Revo Uninstaller vs. doing it from A/R Programs?

    Thanks again.
     

    Attached Files:

  6. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Yes but the security issues that using this old OS could cause might be alot more expensive. ;)

    Yes give Revo a try. Also run Hitman Pro again and have it fix any of the

    Malware remnants and Potential Unwanted Programs if they still show up.
     

MajorGeeks.Com Menu

Downloads All In One Tweaks \ Android \ Anti-Malware \ Anti-Virus \ Appearance \ Backup \ Browsers \ CD\DVD\Blu-Ray \ Covert Ops \ Drive Utilities \ Drivers \ Graphics \ Internet Tools \ Multimedia \ Networking \ Office Tools \ PC Games \ System Tools \ Mac/Apple/Ipad Downloads

Other News: Top Downloads \ News (Tech) \ Off Base (Other Websites News) \ Way Off Base (Offbeat Stories and Pics)

Social: Facebook \ YouTube \ Twitter \ Tumblr \ Pintrest \ RSS Feeds