Anyone knows this hijacker?

aleck · Jun 20, 2007

My stupid friend installed a hijacker when he was browsing some porn sites (he's just a computer nub)

After that i run Adaware20007, a-squeered free and Kaspersky, did remove some malware; but still remains a hijacker program in the desktop, i couln't find it through the seach engines like google and yahoo. Please someone help and tell me how to remove:

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I read the malware removal steps from this site and done almost everything except with the log files. The AVG antispyware did remove the hijacker but not completely ( it deletes the directory but the desktop remains a frame of the hijacker ) the question is from this point, can i format the disk and reinstall windows to clean completely the hijacker?

DavidGP · Jun 20, 2007

Hi

Yes you could format and re-install the operating system and remove the malware, but why dont you attach the logs that the guide creates as you complete many of the steps, and the malware guys will help you remove the malware without the need hopefully of a re-install ( I have not noted any case in which they have been stumped and suggested a re-install yet ) ?

chaslang · Jun 20, 2007

Welcome to Major Geeks!

First uninstall Ad-Aware 2007 which we don't recommend using. Then continue on to the below.

As Halo stated, it would have been best to have completed the instructions in the READ ME and attached the logs as was requested. However continue on with the below anyway.

I'm going to post two sets of instructions below. Each will be enclosed in separate Quote boxes. Make sure to complete the first one 100% before moving on to the second one.

STEP 1: Complete this procedure completely including attaching the requested log before doing the second procedure. See: HOW TO: Attach Items To Your Post

Download SmitfraudFix (by S!Ri) to your Desktop.

Extract all the files to your Destop. A folder named SmitfraudFix will be created on your Desktop.

Open the SmitfraudFix folder and double-click smitfraudfix.cmd
Select option #1 - Search by typing 1 and press Enter
This program will scan large amounts of files on your computer for known patterns so please be patient while it works. When it is done, the results of the scan will be displayed and it will create a log named rapport.txt in the root of your drive, eg: Local Disk C: or partition where your operating system is installed. Please attach that log in your next reply.

Note:process.exe ( which is used my SmitFraudFIx ) is detected by some antivirus programs (AntiVir, Dr.Web, Kaspersky) as a "RiskTool"; it is not a virus, but a program used to stop system processes. Antivirus programs cannot distinguish between "good" and "malicious" use of such programs, therefore they may alert the user. The below is a link to what process.exe is.

http://www.beyondlogic.org/consulting/proc...processutil.htmIMPORTANT: Do NOT run any other options until you are asked to do so!
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ATTACH THE FIRST LOG NOW BEFORE CONTINUING OR YOU WILL OVERWRITE IT!!!! And then immediately continue on to the below steps.

STEP 2: PLEASE READ ALL OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST BEFORE DOING ANYTHING. Ask any questions that you may have before starting.
Please print out or copy these instructions to Notepad as the internet will not be (while in Safe Mode) available to you at certain points of the removal process. Make sure to work through all the Steps in the exact order in which they are listed below. Again, if there's anything that you don't understand, ask your question(s) before moving on with the fixes.

Reboot your computer into Safe Mode : Starting your computer in Safe mode

Open the SmitfraudFix Folder of your Desktop, then double-click smitfraudfix.cmd file to start the tool.

Select option #2 - Clean by typing 2 and press Enter.
Wait for the tool to complete and disk cleanup to finish.
You will be prompted : "Registry cleaning - Do you want to clean the registry ?" answer Yes by typing Y and hit Enter.

The tool will also check if wininet.dll is infected. If it is infected and a clean version is found, you will be prompted to replace the infected wininet.dll with the clean file. Answer Yes to the question "Replace infected file ?" by typing Y and hit Enter.

A reboot may be needed to finish the cleaning process, if you computer does not restart automatically please do it yourself manually. BUT Reboot in Safe Mode.

The tool will create a log named rapport.txt in the root of your drive, eg: Local Disk C: or partition where your operating system is installed.

Now reboot into normal mode and attach this new rapport.txt log here.
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How are things working now?

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