Malware Causing Windows to be Unactivated?

Discussion in 'Malware Help - MG (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by swalsh19, Jul 4, 2007.

  1. swalsh19

    swalsh19 Private First Class

    My friends computer has some malware in it. It is having pops galore happen. Also Windows is claiming it is not activated. However when you try to activate it the Microsoft site it directs too {not sure if bogus or not} doesn't load, it tries to but it gets into a endless loop of page reloads.

    I have done all the pre-scans and attached the logs.

    Thanks in advance.

    ALSO NOTE:
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    ALL SCAN WERE DONE IN NORMAL MODE, AS SAFE MODE WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE.
     

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  2. swalsh19

    swalsh19 Private First Class

    3 other logs...

    ALSO NOTE:
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    ALL SCAN HAVE BEEN DONE IN NORMAL MODE. SAFE MODE WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE.
     

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  3. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Please go back to step 2 of the READ & RUN ME and do it properly. Then continue on to the below.


    Run this Virtumonde aka Trojan Vundo Removal and do not attach the requested log right away. Run it multiple times until it comes up clean and then attach the final log.



    Now attach the below new logs.

    1. GetRunKey
    2. ShowNew
    3. HJT
     
  4. swalsh19

    swalsh19 Private First Class

    Odd I thought I did Step #2. Files were set to SHOW ALL.. Perhaps I did it out of order by mistake...

    Anyhow it appears the Vundofix was a success according to the log.

    Is the Windows Validation prompt legitimate? It was activated before.

    Here are the logs.
     

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  5. swalsh19

    swalsh19 Private First Class

    Other 2 logs.
     

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  6. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    There are multiple options to set there. You still did not do them. You did not enable viewing of system files nor did you unselect hiding of extentions for know file types. You need to do this or you will not be able to find the files I will list further down that you need to delete.

    Probably it is. You may have to get it re-validated. This however is not a topic for this forum especially since your copy of windows may not be legit. I see this installed: Activation Remover



    Run 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:
    O2 - BHO: (no name) - {748E6C81-DC7D-4974-BE84-016C7A71A0D2} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\rqrrsrq.dll (file missing)
    O2 - BHO: (no name) - {7EE56B2F-E64B-440D-B527-E05DBC5715F5} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\sstqn.dll (file missing)
    O20 - Winlogon Notify: Antiwpa - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\antiwpa.dll
    After clicking Fix, exit HJT.

    Now reboot in normal mode
    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.

    Now run Windows Explorer and use it to delete the below files:
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\antiwpa.dll
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\nqtss.bak1
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\nqtss.bak2
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\bpqmuouo.ini
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\nqtss.ini
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\ysslenbj.ini

    Now run Ccleaner.
    Now attach the below new logs and tell me how the above steps went.
    1. GetRunKey
    2. ShowNew
    3. HJT


    Make sure you tell me how things are working now!
     

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