sound problem please help

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by nic777, Jul 20, 2010.

  1. nic777

    nic777 Private E-2

    Hello

    The last few days i've been having the problem of:

    1) my wav setting in sound control being sent down to '0'
    2) random clicking noises repeating about 10 times and then stopping, (someone suggested this might be something hitting my fan but its coming from the speakers, when I turn speaker volume down the sounds stop)
    3) random ads playing in audio form for a few seconds and then just stopping

    I've visited other forums and it seems like nobody really knows what to do short of reformatting.

    I've run Avira, Malwarbytes and CCleaner,cleaned up whatever they've found but the problem persists.

    I don't even know where to begin with this one since the sounds seem like they are coming from nowhere, even while they are happening if I open task manager it doesn't show anything.

    I'm running XP, Intel Core 2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86ghz, 2g ram

    Any suggestions, I'll be working the rest of the day but I'll check back in tonight
     
  2. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    I need to ask some questions before we continue:
    1. Do you have any drives that has a non-windows installation on them
    2. Are all drives NTFS formatted
    3. Do you have any non-standard or special MBRs which can occur from companies like Dell or HP who frequently install additional partitions used for recovery partitions in lieu of giving CD/DVDs.
    4. Is any program like Grub ( see:http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/ ) being used
    5. Is drive-encryption being used?
    6. Are any drives external USB pen drives or external hard drives being used?
    7. VERY IMPORTANT: Do you have all important data backed up? You really should do this before continuing since we will need to rewrite your MBR to fix this and while most times this can be done without any problem, these infections can react badly and that could result in a PC not being bootable. You really don't have much choice though since these infections are too dangerous to your security to leave on a PC.
     
  3. nic777

    nic777 Private E-2

    1. No
    2. Not sure what this means, when I partitioned my HD I formatted them regularly if that makes any difference
    3. Not that I am aware of
    4. No grub software, (btw that link is broken)
    5. No drive encryption
    6. Negative
    7. Yes

    Thanks for taking the time btw
     
  4. nic777

    nic777 Private E-2

    also just wondering should i disconnect from the internet when not using it for the time being
     
  5. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    edit, posted wrong boiler
     
    Last edited: Jul 21, 2010
  6. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    Please also download MBRCheck to your desktop

    • Double click MBRCheck.exe to run (vista and Win 7 right click and select Run as Administrator)
    • It will show a Black screen with some data on it
    • Right click on the screen and select > Select All
    • Press Control+C
    • Open a notepad and press Control+V
    • now please copy that report to this thread

    If you cannot download it from the above link then try this one:

    MBRCheck.exe
     
  7. nic777

    nic777 Private E-2

    Random Audio, Clicking sound, sound muted, system infected HELP!!!

    Hi I'm running a PC with Windows XP as my OS. I've been having a reoccurring problem with random audio files playing, clicking sounds and my master volume control being turned down to 0.

    I've run a variety of Malware and anitvirus programs but even after system clean up the problem persists.

    I ran hijackthis and got this log but I have no idea what to do from here. I've also run combofix and have a log from that as well which I can post if anyone thinks it will help. Thanks for taking our time to help:
     

    Attached Files:

    Last edited by a moderator: Jul 28, 2010
  8. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    I did not request a HJT log or a combofix log. See my last reply and what I did ask for. :)
     
  9. nic777

    nic777 Private E-2

    As per your instructions this is the info that came up on the black screen:

    MBRCheck, version 1.1.1
    (c) 2010, AD

    \\.\C: --> \\.\PhysicalDrive0
    \\.\D: --> \\.\PhysicalDrive0

    Size Device Name MBR Status
    --------------------------------------------
    232 GB \\.\PhysicalDrive0 Unknown MBR code


    Found non-standard or infected MBR.
    Enter 'Y' and hit ENTER for more options, or 'N' to exit:
     
  10. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    Now if you wish to continue and fix the malware - please do the following:
    • Run MBRCheck.exe
    • Wait until you see the following lines:
      • Enter 'Y' and hit ENTER for more options, or 'N' to exit:
      • Options:
        [1] Dump the MBR of a physical disk to file.
        [2] Restore the MBR of a physical disk with a standard boot code.
        [3] Exit.
        Enter your choice:
    • Please push the 'Y' key and then press Enter
    • When the program asks you to Enter your choice: enter 2 to Rstore the MBR and press the Enter key
    • Now the program will ask you to "Enter the physical disk number to fix (0-99, -1 to cancel):"
      • Enter 0 and press the Enter key.
    • The program will show Available MBR codes as below
    • You need to select your version of Windows frrom the list. For example, enter 0 or 1 for XP or enter 3 for Vista.....etc. and then press Enter.
    • The program will prompt for confirmation. Type 'YES' and hit Enter.
    • Left click on the title bar (where program name and path is written). From menu chose Edit -> Select All
    • You will see all the text in the window get highlighted.
    • Hit the Enter key on your keyboard to copy all of the text into the clipboard.
    • Paste that text into Notepad, save it to your desktop as MBRfix.txt
    • Restart your PC.
    • Attach the MBRfix.txt file to your next message..
    Also tell me how things are working.
     
  11. nic777

    nic777 Private E-2

    this is the display after the last instructions:

    MBRCheck, version 1.1.1
    (c) 2010, AD

    \\.\C: --> \\.\PhysicalDrive0
    \\.\D: --> \\.\PhysicalDrive0

    Size Device Name MBR Status
    --------------------------------------------
    232 GB \\.\PhysicalDrive0 Unknown MBR code


    Found non-standard or infected MBR.
    Enter 'Y' and hit ENTER for more options, or 'N' to exit: y

    Options:
    [1] Dump the MBR of a physical disk to file.
    [2] Restore the MBR of a physical disk with a standard boot code.
    [3] Exit.

    Enter your choice: 2

    Enter the physical disk number to fix (0-99, -1 to cancel): 0
    Available MBR codes:
    [ 0] Default (Windows XP)
    [ 1] Windows XP
    [ 2] Windows Server 2003
    [ 3] Windows Vista
    [ 4] Windows 2008
    [ 5] Windows 7
    [-1] Cancel

    Please select the MBR code to write to this drive: 0

    Do you want to fix the MBR code? Type 'YES' and hit ENTER to continue: yes
    Successfully wrote new MBR code!
    Please reboot your computer to complete the fix.


    Done! Press ENTER to exit...
     
  12. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    Now run the C:\MGtools\GetLogs.bat file by double clicking on it. Then attach the new C:\MGlogs.zip file that will be created by running this.

    Tell me how things are running now!
     
  13. nic777

    nic777 Private E-2

    ok so at the moment things seem ok, (although sometimes the PC goes hours at a time without the situation occurring), I'll keep an eye on it over the next few days to see how it goes.

    As for the request regarding MGtools, I'm attaching the file

    thanks
     

    Attached Files:

  14. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    Please download HelpAsst_mebroot_fix.exe by noahdfear and save it to your Desktop
    • Double click HelpAsst_mebroot_fix.exe to run it and follow any prompts.
      • If the tool detects an mbr infection
        • please allow it to run mbr -f and shutdown your computer.
        • Upon restarting, please wait about 5 minutes after bootup, and then click Start>Run and type the following bolded command, then hit Enter.
          • helpasst -mbrt
        • Make sure you leave a space between helpasst and -mbrt
        • When it completes, a log will open.
        • Attach this log to your next message.
      • If the tool DOES NOT detect an mbr infection and completes running:
        • Click Start>Run and type the following bolded command, then hit Enter.
          • mbr -f
        • Make sure you leave a space between mbr and the -f
        • Now, please do the Start>Run>mbr -f command a second time.
        • Now shut down the computer (do not restart, you must shut it down), wait a few minutes then start it back up.
        • Give it about 5 minutes after the bootup and then click Start>Run and type the following bolded command, then hit Enter.
          • helpasst -mbrt
        • Make sure you leave a space between helpasst and -mbrt
        • When it completes, a log will open.
        • Attach this log to your next message.
    No matter what happens with the above, attach the above logs and then immediately continue with the below in normal boot mode!

    Now we need to use ComboFix
    • Make sure that combofix.exe that you downloaded while doing the READ & RUN ME is on your Desktop but Do not run it!
      • If it is not on your Desktop, the below will not work.
    • Also make sure you have shut down all protection software (antivirus, antispyware...etc) or they may get in the way of allowing ComboFix to run properly.
    • If ComboFix tells you it needs to update to a new version, make sure you allow it to update.
    • Open Notepad and copy/paste the text in the below quote box. Ensure you scroll down to select ALL the lines:
    Code:
    KILLALL::
    
    File::
    D:\WINDOWS\temp\100.dat
    D:\Documents and Settings\nicolas\Local Settings\temp\AAX18A.tmp
    D:\Documents and Settings\nicolas\Local Settings\temp\Bit43.tmp
    
    • Save the above as CFscript.txt and make sure you save it to the same location (should be on your Desktop) as ComboFix.exe
    • At this point, you MUST EXIT ALL BROWSERS NOW before continuing!
    • You should have both the ComboFix.exe and CFScript.txt icons on your Desktop.
    • Now use your mouse to drag CFscript.txt on top of ComboFix.exe

      http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v666/sUBs/CFScriptB-4.gif

    • Follow the prompts.
    • When it finishes, a log will be produced named c:\combofix.txt
    • I will ask for this log below

    Note:

    Do not mouseclick combofix's window while it is running. That may cause it to stall.


    Now run the C:\MGtools\GetLogs.bat file by double clicking on it. Then attach the new C:\MGlogs.zip file that will be created by running this. And also the log from HelpAsst_mebroot_fix.exe.

    Let me know how things are running!
     
  15. nic777

    nic777 Private E-2

    Dude! (or dudette I don't know)

    you are freakin' awesome and extreme thanks for taking so much time to help me out! k i'm gonna try this all out
     
  16. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    I'll be here waiting. :)
     
  17. nic777

    nic777 Private E-2

    Alright I followed all steps and since yesterday there has been no occurrences, I am attaching the logs as requested:

    Thank you
     

    Attached Files:

  18. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    Also attach the C:\Mglogs.zip. :)
     
  19. nic777

    nic777 Private E-2

    oops sorry
     
  20. nic777

    nic777 Private E-2

    heres the other file
     
  21. nic777

    nic777 Private E-2

    I don't know why its not showing up in the forum but I keep attaching the file and it tells me its attached but it doesn't show up.... confused I'll try again in a bit
     
  22. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    any luck yet? Try using a different browser. Let me know how you get on. I need to see that log to check if you're all clear or not.
     
  23. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    You need to attach a new log, not the same log. You were asked to run the GetLogs.bat program a number of messages back. If you don't run this, you will not have a new log and you will not be able attach the log.
     

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