Virus: Redirection, Adware

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by 12plm, Aug 24, 2013.

  1. 12plm

    12plm Private E-2

    What this virus is basically doing is redirecting some of the links I click and placing ads all over the browser page.

    I flushed the browser caches, the Java cache, and the DNS cache. I downloaded the TDSSKiller from Kaspersky and it found nothing (probably because I already removed the infected rootkits with MalwareBytes earlier.)

    MRBCheck found something and produced the following log:
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Aug 24, 2013
  2. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    Hi. :) Please refrain from posting inline logs like you have.

    You need to refer to these instructions and ensure that after you have covered everything, that you attach appropriate logs. Thanks.

    READ & RUN ME FIRST. Malware Removal Guide
     
  3. 12plm

    12plm Private E-2

    Right, so in addition to what I said in my initial post...

    I ran CCleaner.

    I ran Defogger to prevent emulation.

    I verified that I am currently on a 64-bit OS.

    I attached the MRB logs.
     

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  4. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    You haven't attached any of the logs asked for from running the R&R... :confused
     
  5. 12plm

    12plm Private E-2

    Alright, I did the R&R.

    I attached the pertinent logs.
     

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  6. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    Thankyou, and finally I need to see the MGlogs.zip from running MGTools.exe. :) Then I am able to give you a comprehensive fix with all the right info I require.
     
  7. 12plm

    12plm Private E-2

    Here ya are!
     

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  8. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Repeating what Kestrel13! asked for.
     
  9. 12plm

    12plm Private E-2

    MGTools is only giving me the GetUnKey file for logs.
     
    Last edited: Aug 25, 2013
  10. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Did you see a message about MGlogs.zip failing to be created?
    • If Yes, did you see the notice about MGlogsR.zip ?
    • If no, please do the below so we can debug.
    Please click Start, All Program, Accessories and you will see ( among other things ) a Command Prompt entry.
    • Right click the Command Prompt entry and select Run As Administrator.
      • It is critical that you run it this way.
    • If you do this properly, a command prompt window will open with a title of Administrator Command Prompt.
    • Enter the below commands at the command prompt each followed by the enter key. The bold black are commands. The purple/brown is merely informational.
    cd \MGtools <-- this changes to the MGtools folder and the prompt should change to C:\MGtools>
    SN64 <-- this will try to run all one scan from MGtools. Tell me what error messages, if any, you see.
    nwktst <-- this will try to run all one scan from MGtools. Tell me what error messages, if any, you see.
    GRK64 <-- this will try to run all one scan from MGtools. Tell me what error messages, if any, you see.
    getnetinf<-- this will try to run all one scan from MGtools. Tell me what error messages, if any, you see.
    getmsrv<-- this will try to run all one scan from MGtools. Tell me what error messages, if any, you see.

    Now look for the C:\MGlogs.zip file and attach it no matter what happened while doing the above.
     
  11. 12plm

    12plm Private E-2

    Alright. GRK64 was unresponsive. No error messages were given. The rest went fine.
     

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  12. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    I'm not sure this is an accurate statement. It actually looks like it was running per your logs and that you did not wait for it to finish. It can take awhile for it to finish scanning thru the regstry many times for variuous things and it has to create almost 100 MB of temporary files to do this.. Try again and this time wait for it to finish and for it to return to the command prompt window.

    I'm not seeing any reason why you would have a problem running MGtools unless you did not disable protection software, disable UAC, or did not use Run As Administrator.
     
  13. 12plm

    12plm Private E-2

    Actually, it's working now. Here's the attachment of the MGLogs.zip.
     

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  14. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Nope! That is just the first of several dozen files that should be in the log and you should not be missing the ones you last attached from this ZIP file unless you are deleting the MGlogs.zip file. Try the below.
    • Make sure UAC is disabled.
    • Make sure that you shutdown your protection software.
    • Now from the command prompt ( like you opened as administrator a few messages ago)
      • cd \MGtools <-- this changes to the MGtools folder and the prompt should change to C:\MGtools>
      • GetLogs <-- this attempts to run ALL of the scans that are part of MGtools. This can take as little as 3 minutes or as long as 30 minutes depending on your PC speed, how much else is running and how many files on your PC. Just let it run until it tells you it is finished. Watch for error messages.
     
  15. 12plm

    12plm Private E-2

    It worked. You were right.
     

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  16. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    Before we continue I would like for you to use MSConfig to put this machine back into normal start up mode.


    Uninstall DefaultTab


    Re run Hitman and have it delete Potential Unwanted Programs.



    http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/9659/rktigzy.gif Fix items using RogueKiller.

    Double-click RogueKiller.exe to run. (Vista/7 right-click and select Run as Administrator)
    When it opens, press the Scan button
    Now click the Registry tab and locate these 3 detections:

    • [RUN][SUSP PATH] HKLM\[...]\Wow6432Node\[...]\RunOnce : 2EB51696-6901-408A-BF56-3895B8F9C782 (cmd.exe /C start /D "C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp" /B 2EB51696-6901-408A-BF56-3895B8F9C782.exe -postboot [x][-][x]) -> FOUND
    • [SERVICE][ROGUE ST] HKLM\[...]\CCSet\[...]\Services : 28858291 (C:\Windows\system32\28858291.sys [x]) -> FOUND
    • [SERVICE][ROGUE ST] HKLM\[...]\CS001\[...]\Services : 28858291 (C:\Windows\system32\28858291.sys [x]) -> FOUND

    Place a checkmark each of these items, leave the others unchecked.
    Now press the Delete button.
    When it is finished, there will be a log on your desktop called: RKreport[2].txt
    Attach RKreport[2].txt to your next message. (How to attach)
    Reboot the machine.



    Delete these if they show:

    • C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\DownloadTerms
    • C:\Windows\system32\28858291.sys
    • C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp" /B 2EB51696-6901-408A-BF56-3895B8F9C782.exe


    Please disable all anti-virus and anti-spyware programs while we do the following (re-enable when you are finished):

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

    After clicking Fix exit HJT.


    Now run the C:\MGtools\GetLogs.bat file by double clicking on it. (Right click and run as admin if using Vista, Windows7 or Win8) Then attach the new C:\MGlogs.zip file that will be created by running this.

    Let me know of any problems you may have encountered with the above instructions and also let me know how things are running now!
     
  17. 12plm

    12plm Private E-2

    None of the registries RK detected seemed to correspond with the ones you specified, so the attached logs are just of the scan.

    Everything else went fine in terms of execution. All browsers are still afflicted with redirection and adware.
     

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  18. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    http://imageshack.us/a/img841/7292/thisisujrt.gif 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.
    • 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.
     
  19. 12plm

    12plm Private E-2

    I ran JRT. The logs file is attached.

    The browsers are still afflicted with adware and redirection.
     

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  20. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    Which browser(s)?
     
  21. 12plm

    12plm Private E-2

    Oh, actually, Firefox and Internet Explorer are no longer experiencing adware or redirection. Google Chrome still is, though.
     
  22. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    Uninstall it then with Revo Uninstaller and then reinstall and let me know how it is behaving. :)
     
  23. 12plm

    12plm Private E-2

    Google Chrome is still experiencing adware and redirection.
     
  24. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    Elaborate please. What adware and where exactly are you being redirected to?
     
  25. 12plm

    12plm Private E-2

    Basically, ads are placing along the pages, as shown at http://i.imgur.com/uGlNniv.png. The redirection is to ad-sites, such as one's claiming a need to download a newer version of Flash Player (falsely claiming so), and basically any other sites that are advertising something in hopes that I will be tricked into downloading harmful files.
     
  26. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    Run this and attach the results.

    Using ESET's Online Scanner

    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.

    Make sure that you tell me if you receive a success message about adding the above
    to the registry. If you do not get a success message, it definitely did not work.

    • Uninstall Google Chrome with Revo again.
    • Leave it uninstalled until I say so.
    • Now run the C:\MGtools\GetLogs.bat file by double clicking on it. (Right click and run as admin if using Vista, Windows7 or Win8) Then attach the new C:\MGlogs.zip file that will be created by running this.
     
  27. 12plm

    12plm Private E-2

    I forgot to save the results (unless it automatically saves), but what it found were two different Windows starter variants, or at least that's what I recall them being called.
     

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  28. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    Why is Google Chrome still installed when I asked you to uninstall it and keep it uninstalled until I let you know?
     
  29. 12plm

    12plm Private E-2

    I uninstalled chrome before running GetLogs.bat. Not sure what went wrong.
     
  30. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    See file dates in MGlogs.zip. Very few were updated. It either was not run to completion or protection software got in the way, or not run as administrator
     
  31. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    Having read what Chaslang typed, can you re run it and get me a fresh log please.
     
  32. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Also to insure that the embedded issue with Chrome is remove, you need to manually make sure the below two folders are deleted before reinstalling:

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome
    C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome
     

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