Suspecting zero access rootkit

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Yes there are definitely signs of ZeroAccess in that log.


Please read ALL of this message including the notes before doing anything.

Please follow the instructions in the below link:

READ & RUN ME FIRST. Malware Removal Guide


and attach the requested logs when you finish these instructions.

• **** If something does not run, write down the info to explain to us later but keep on going. ****
• Do not assume that because one step does not work that they all will not. MGtools will frequently run even when all other tools will not.

• After completing the READ & RUN ME and attaching your logs, make sure that you tell us what problems still remain ( if any still do )!

Helpful Notes:

1. If you run into problems trying to run the READ & RUN ME or any of the scans in normal boot mode, you can run the steps in safe boot mode but make sure you tell us what you did later when you post logs. See the below if you do not know how to boot in safe mode:
   
   • Starting your computer in Safe mode
2. If you have problems downloading on the problem PC, download the tools and the manual updates for SUPERAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes ( links are given in the READ & RUN ME) onto another PC and then burn to a CD. Then copy them to the problem PC. You will have to skip getting updates if (and only if) your internet connection does not work. Yes you could use a flash drive too but flash drives are writeable and infections can spread to them.
3. If you cannot seem to login to an infected user account, try using a different user account (if you have one) in either normal or safe boot mode and running only SUPERAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes while logged into this other user account. Then reboot and see if you can log into the problem user account. If you can then run SUPERAntiSpyware, Malwarebytes, ComboFix and MGtools on the infected account as requested in the instructions.
4. To avoid additional delay in getting a response, it is strongly advised that after completing the READ & RUN ME you also read this sticky:
   • Don't Bump! It Only Hurts You!!!

Any additional post is a bump which will add more delay. Once you attach the logs, your thread will be in the work queue and as stated our system works the oldest threads FIRST.
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You're welcome.

So what did you do to fix it.

See this >> How to Protect yourself from malware!

However as noted in the above, there are no guarantees, especially against these newer types infections which will bypass basically any protection software. The new waves of TDL type infections are MBR and partition level infectors and nothing protects against the way these work.

So as mentioned in the above link, the most important part of protection, is the end user(s) of the PC. Users need to learn to be more careful where they are surfing and what they are downloading and installing.

 

We fix internet problems from ZeroAccess all the time without having to format. Some are easy and some are more difficult.

This current thread is for your brother's PC. If you want to work on your PC too then start a new thread for it. But for both PCs, you need to do ALL of the below:

READ & RUN ME FIRST. Malware Removal Guide