Trouble removing trojans

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by bigeats, Jun 14, 2007.

  1. bigeats

    bigeats Private E-2

    First of all - thank you Major Geeks for the forum and information you have amassed here... this place is serious!

    I have followed the procedures laid out regarding malware and trojan removal, but I have some persistent ones that I have been unable to remove.

    This is so frustrating... I can't begin to verbalize...

    I have attached the logs, and would appreciate any help you can offer.
     

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  2. bigeats

    bigeats Private E-2

    Here is the VundoFix file:

    Thanks again for any help!
     

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  3. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Welcome to Major Geeks!

    You only attached 3 of the 6 requested logs from the READ ME. Please attach the other three:

    CounterSpy - only for Windows XP, 2K, & NT users
    AVG Antispyware log - ONLY IF NEEDED you were not able to run CounterSpy. - only for Windows XP, 2K, & NT users
    Bitdefender - from step 6
    Panda Scan - from step 6


    Then continue on with the below steps which will remove some more of your malware issues.
    1. Download this file - combofix.exe
    2. Double click combofix.exe & follow the prompts.
    3. When finished, it will produce a log for you. Attach this log to your next reply
    Note:

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


    Now attach the below new logs and tell me how the above steps went.

    1. ComboFix log
    2. GetRunKey
    3. ShowNew
    4. HJT
    Make sure you tell me how things are working now!
     
  4. bigeats

    bigeats Private E-2

    I have run AVG antispyware and the online BitDefender, but not the Panda scan.

    Right now, it seems like the browser popups have stopped and I don't see any new icons on the desktop, so that's a good thing. I wanted to get on this problem before it became a real big problem - and right now, it's better than before. I just want to get rid of ALL of it.

    I will start working on your suggestions and will post the logs when done.

    Thank you, very much. :)
     
  5. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Then please attach the logs as was requested in the READ ME.

    Why not? It was not optional.
     
  6. bigeats

    bigeats Private E-2

    Chas,

    I was unable to find the BitDefender log... and it came up clean when I re-ran it.

    Attached are the CounterSpy, PandaScan and ComboFix logs.

    I will get the other logs up as soon as possible.

    Again, thank you!
     

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  7. bigeats

    bigeats Private E-2

    Attached are the new logs.

    I hope I got everything right. :eek:
     

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  8. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Did you notice that your Panda log qwas very long due to picking up lots of stuff in your Norton Nprotect folder. In step 1 of the READ ME, we ask you to empty this along with quarantines. You need to do this now and then continue on with the below.


    • Click on Start, then Run ... type services.msc into the box that opens up, and press 'OK'.
    • On the page that opens, scroll down to DomainService
    • then right click the entry, select Properties and press Stop Service.
    • When it shows that it is stopped, next please set the Start-up Type to 'Disabled'.
    • Click OK until you get back to Windows.
    • Next, run HJT, but instead of scanning, click on the None of the above, just start the program button at the bottom of the choices.
    • At the lower right, click on the Config button
    • Then click the Misc tools button
    • Select Delete an NT Service
    • Copy/pasteDomainService into the box that opens, and press OK
    • If you receive any error messages just ignore them and continue.
    • Now exit HJT but do not reboot when it tells you it needs to. We will do that further down after running HJT again to fix some other items.

    Uninstall the Sunbelt CounterSpy trial since we are finished with it now! Then delete the below two folders which may be left behind by the uninstall:
    C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Sunbelt Software
    C:\Program Files\Sunbelt Software

    Also uninstall the below old versions of software:
    J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Update 11
    Java 2 Runtime Environment, SE v1.4.2_06


    Run HijackThis 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:
    R3 - URLSearchHook: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - (no file)
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_01\bin\jusched.exe"
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
    O15 - Trusted Zone: *.instanetforms.com
    O15 - Trusted Zone: *.rexplorer.net
    O15 - Trusted Zone: *.transactiondesk.com

    After clicking Fix, exit HJT.
    Boot into safe mode and use Windows Explorer to delete the below files
    :
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\aiuqlwqv.ini
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\spsulknc.ini

    Now run Ccleaner

    Now reboot in normal mode

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


    Make sure you tell me how things are working now!
     
  9. bigeats

    bigeats Private E-2

    Believe it or not... I thought I did empty Norton's recycling bin... maybe I didn't do it right...

    I followed all of your instructions - while uninstalling CounterSpy Norton gave me a red alert "Malicious Script Detected"... something to do with MsiExec.exe whatever that is...

    While I did remove the Trusted Zone items, I think those might have been required for access to those sites... but I can always worry about that, later.

    I hope you wanted me to rerun HJT for the log you requested, cause that's what I did.

    Everything seems to be running pretty smoothly right now - no popups. :)

    Thanks again, Chas. I might be very strapped for cash right now... but I'll be sure to send you something for your time just as soon as I can.
     

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  10. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Norton is totally offbase. MsiExec is Mircosoft Windows installer and it is use to install as well as uninstall.

    As far as we are concerned, nothing should be given total permission to be trusted like that unless you absolutely need it and it absolutely will not work without it. I have yet to see some one prove to me that it is necessary. I have never had to add anything to my Trusted Zone. Yes a few programs added it during their installations, but I immediately removed it and everything still worked fine.

    Yes, that is why I asked for a new log. ;)

    Your log is clean. If you are not having any other malware problems, it is time to do our final steps:
    1. If we used Pocket Killbox during your cleanup, do the below
      • Run Pocket Killbox and select File, Cleanup, Delete All Backups
    2. If we used ComboFix, you can delete the ComboFix.exe file, C:\ComboFix folder, C:\QooBox folder, and the C:\combofix.txt log that was created.
    3. If we user SDFix you can delete all the SDFix related files and folders from your Desktop or whereever you installed it.
    4. If we used VundoFix, you can delete the VundoFix.exe file and the C:\VundoFix Backups folder and C:\vundofix.txt log that was created.
    5. If we had your run FixWareOut, you can delete the Fixwareout.exe file and the C:\fixwareout folder.
    6. If we had you run Avenger, you can delete all files related to Avenger now.
    7. If we had you download any registry patches like fixme.reg or fixWLK.reg (or any others), you can delete these files now.
    8. You can delete the ShowNew.Zip and GetRunkey.Zip files and the files that you extracted from the ZIP files. You can also delete the C:\newfiles.txt and C:\runkeys.txt logs that were created
    9. If you are running Windows XP or Windows ME, do the below:
      • go back to step 8 of the READ & RUN ME 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:
     

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