Adware Vundo/Variant and other Malware found.

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by Fernando Magallanes, Jun 16, 2009.

  1. Fernando Magallanes

    Fernando Magallanes Private E-2

    Hi,
    I recently had problems with my computer and you guys were able to help me (always thankful), so I decided to check a second computer at home and found the above.
    I always had suspected it, since not only the PC is slow, but also full off .dll errors and a weird Verizon Online pop-up. This has been going on for a long while, it was worst, but once with ad-aware and spybot I was able to remove some minor stuff.
    It's a Win XP Service pack 3 32-bit. I have run all the clean ups and software advised on the Run Me first thread.

    Attached are the logs (I will have to do a 2nd message since I have all 5 logs)

    Many thanks

    FM
     

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  2. Fernando Magallanes

    Fernando Magallanes Private E-2

    Hi, no bumping here, just adding the last log, the MGlog.

    Cheers!

    FM
     

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  3. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Looks like the scans took care of most of it. Let's do this:

    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:
    NOTE: HJT may popup an error about the AppInit_DLLs line. Ignore it and click OK to continue.

    After clicking Fix, exit HJT.

    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.


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

    Then attach the below logs:

    * C:\MGlogs.zip

    Make sure you tell me how things are working now!
     
    Last edited: Jun 18, 2009
  4. Fernando Magallanes

    Fernando Magallanes Private E-2

    Hi TimW,

    Thanks for your comments and reply. Yeah, things have been a bit smoother ever since the first steps. The registry accepted the fixME.reg, attached is the MGlogs.zip

    Cheers!

    FM
     
  5. Fernando Magallanes

    Fernando Magallanes Private E-2

    For some reason, it did not attach! Sorry for the bump!

    FM
     

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  6. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Your logs are clean......If you are not having any other malware problems, it is time to do our final steps:

    1. We recommed you keep SUPERAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for scanning/removal of malware. Unless you purchase them, they provide no real time protection. They are useful as backup scanners. 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" /u
        • Notes: The space between the combofix" and the /u, it must be there.
        • This will uninstall ComboFix and also reset hidden files and folders settings back to Windows defaults.

      • Delete the C:\combofix folder from combofix (if it exists)

    3. Any other miscellaneous tools we may have had you install or download can be uninstalled and deleted.
    4. 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.
    5. Go to add/remove programs and uninstall HijackThis.
    6. You can delete the C:\MGtools folder and the C:\MGtools.exe file. You can also delete the C:\MGlogs.zip
    7. If you are running Vista, Windows XP or Windows ME, do the below:
      • Refer to the cleaning steps in the READ ME for your Window version and see the steps to Disable System Restore which will flush your Restore Points.
      • Then reboot and Enable System Restore to create a new clean Restore Point.

    8. After doing the above, you should work thru the below link:

     

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