Antivirus XP cleanup

allvllp88 · Aug 31, 2008

Antivirus XP recently infected my system. I followed your steps in removing it. So far it seems as though its gone, along with a few other trojans I must of had. If you could just look over my logs and let me know if there is anything further I should do reguarding cleanup or otherwise.

allvllp88 · Aug 31, 2008

Logs continued

TimW · Aug 31, 2008

Your logs are clean...but a few things you need to do:

Run this: Disable/Remove Windows Messenger to remove Windows Messenger. Do not confuse Windows Messenger with MSN Messenger because they are not the same. Windows Messenger is a frequent cause of popups.

Download and install:
Java Runtime 6

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.

REGEDIT4

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Kazaa]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\knight]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"HideLegacyLogonScripts"=-
"HideLogoffScripts"=-
"RunLogonScriptSync"=-
"RunStartupScriptSync"=-
"HideStartupScripts"=-

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
"HideLegacyLogonScripts"=-
"HideLogoffScripts"=-
"RunLogonScriptSync"=-
"RunStartupScriptSync"=-
"HideStartupScripts"=-
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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.

If you did get a success message, then it is time to do our final steps:

We recommed 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 significan amount of resources ( except a little disk space ) until you run a scan.

If we used Pocket Killbox during your cleanup, do the below

* Run Pocket Killbox and select File, Cleanup, Delete All Backups

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:\combo-fix folder from combofix.

If we had you run Avenger, you can delete all files related to Avenger now.

If we had you run RenV.exe, you can delete it and the Log.txt file on your Desktop.

Any other miscellaneous tools we may have had you install or download can be uninstalled and deleted.

If we had you download any registry patches like fixme.reg or fixWLK.reg (or any others), you can delete these files now.

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.

Go to add/remove programs and uninstall HijackThis.

You can delete the C:\MGtools folder and the C:\MGtools.exe file. You can also delete the C:\MGlogs.zip

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.

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

How to Protect yourself from malware!

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allvllp88 · Sep 1, 2008

I received a success message after doing the reg edit. and deleted the combofix and mgtools successfully. I do have a question about the firewall and the realtime antivirus blockers; do you recommend different ones for XP as you do for Vista? On my laptop I downloaded the PCtools free versions of each. Would that be the one to use on XP or go with the Avast? Thanks again for all the help

TimW · Sep 1, 2008

It is mostly a personal choice ...what works for you and you can easily configure. Just be aware that no anti-virus is 100% effective as the malware has to surface before the companies can issue updates to guard against them.

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Antivirus XP cleanup

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Attached Files:

SASlog.txt

mbam-log-08-30-2008 (17-09-21).txt

ComboFix.txt

allvllp88 Private E-2

Attached Files:

MGlogs.zip

TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

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