Can't change desktop wallpaper anymore

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by Pilot05, Apr 15, 2007.

  1. Pilot05

    Pilot05 Private E-2

    Hi
    I cant change my desktop wallpaper anymore due to some spyware/virus.
    I have used Ewido and Ad - Aware SE, Ewido manages to detect a file called Adware.Ezula but it fails to delete/quarantine it. It has the latest update and everything, please help as my computer is running slower than usual.
    Its a Windows XP SP2 Home Edition.

    Thanks,
    Pilot
     

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  2. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Welcome to Majorgeeks!

    Please follow our standard cleaning procedures which are necessary for us to provide you support. Also there are steps included for installing, renaming, running, and posting HijackThis logs as attachments.
    • Run ALL the steps in this Sticky thread READ & RUN ME FIRST Before Asking for Support
    • Make sure you check version numbers and get all updates.
    • Very Important: Make sure you tell us the results from running the tutorial...was anything found? Were you unable to complete any of the scans?...Were you unable to download any of the tools?...Did you do the on-line scans as suggested? etc.
    • After doing ALL of the above you still have a problem make sure you have booted to normal mode and run the steps in the below link to properly use HijackThis and attach a log:
    Make sure you also rename HijackThis.exe as suggested in the procedures. Use analyse.exe for the new name. This is very important due to some new infections going around.
    • When you return to make your next post, make sure you attach the following logs and that you have run these scans in the following order too:
      • 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
      • runkeys.txt - the log from GetRunKey.bat
      • newfiles.txt - the log from ShowNew.bat
      • HijackThis
    NOTE: You can only attach 3 files in a single message so it will require that you use two messages to attach all of these logs!
     
  3. Pilot05

    Pilot05 Private E-2

    Did all the read me first steps, couldn't run Counterspy nor bitdefender.
    The wallpaper is no longer gray as it used to be, and I can only change it by setting a picture as a wallpaper by right clicking on it, not by the proper way (control panel--> display, and all that) as they are still blocked.
    Here's the logs for Panda, HJT and AVG
     

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  4. Pilot05

    Pilot05 Private E-2

    Here's the logs for getrunkey and shownew
     

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  5. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    You are using an out of date version of GetRunKey. Please download and use the current version to attach a new log. Also you installed HijackThis here:

    C:\Documents and Settings\Jason Fletcher\Desktop\analyse.exe

    That is exactly where we specified not to install it. Please install it as specified:

    C:\Program Files\HJT\analyse.exe


    Uninstall the below old versions of software:
    Java 2 Runtime Environment, SE v1.4.2_05

    Now also 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

    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.

    Now locate the below files and delete it if found:
    C:\Program Files\Uninstall Fun Web Products.dll

    Now reboot in normal mode

    After reboot, attach the below new logs and tell me how the above steps went.
    1. GetRunKey
    2. ShowNew
    3. HJT


    Make sure you tell me how things are working now!
     

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