Had Windows recovery rogue and more

I am not seeing any malware in your logs. Let's have you do an online scan:
eSet Online Scan.

 

Now download the current version of MGtools and save it to your root folder. Overwrite your previous MGtools.exe file with this one.

Run MGtools.exe ( Note: If using Vista or Win7, make sure UAC is still disabled. Also don't double click on it, use right click and select Run As Administrator )

Now run the C:\MGtools\FixAttr.bat file by double clicking on it (Note: if using Vista or Win7, don't double click, use right click and select Run As Administrator).

Now attach the below log:

• C:\MGlogs.zip

Make sure you tell me how things are working now!

 

Did you run FixAttr.bat as requested? If not, please do so and tell me if it helped to unhide things.

If you did run it already, again tell me if it helped to unhide things that were hidden in your Start Menu. You likely have many other folders on your drive that were hidden to and you may not have noticed yet.



If you cannot find FixAttr.bat then this would mean you had a problem getting the new MGtools.exe to properly extract its files which could also mean the C:\MGtools folder permissions were changed by your malware.

 

Try just downloading the new MGtools from the link given and save it to your Desktop.

Can you do this?

 

Yes but I want you to run it a different way.

Please click Start, Run, and enter cmd and click OK. This will open a command prompt window. Enter the below commands at the command prompt each followed by the enter key. The bold black are commands. The purple & brown are merely informational.

cd desktop <-- this changes to the prompt to your Desktop which should be C:\Documents and Settings\Guy\Desktop>
MGtools <-- this will try to run the MGtools program. Tell me what error messages, if any, you see. Allow it to finish running before continuing.
C:\MGtools\FixAttr.bat <-- this will try to run the FixAttr.bat fix that is part of MGtoos. Tell me what error messages, if any, you see. Be patient as it can take a long time to run because it has to loop thru all files and folders on your harddisk twice.



Attach the C:\MGlogs.zip file that exists now. Also tell me if there is any change to the hidden status of your Start Menu programs.

 

You are running an old version of MGTools!! That is why you cant find the fixAttr.bat.

Download the latest version of MGtools and save it to your root folder. Overwrite your previous MGtools.exe file with this one. Run the exe and attach the new log.

 

Yes!!!! Already requested multiple times!

 

Yes it helps when you use the correct versions of software.

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 oof 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:
    • How to Protect yourself from malware!

 

You're welcome. Surf safely!