DSO EXploit wont go away - Negligible search variants as well . . .

Discussion in 'Malware Help - MG (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by Wizry11, Dec 19, 2004.

  1. Wizry11

    Wizry11 Private First Class

    I keep getting 7 or so negligible search variants when running adaware se and always get DSO Exploit showing up when i run spybot . . . i even installed and ran dsostop2 - maybe i didn't run it right? anyway, would a hijackthis log help? just trying to clean up fellas thanks.

    Wiz
     
    Wizry11, Dec 19, 2004
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  2. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    chaslang, Dec 19, 2004
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  3. Wizry11

    Wizry11 Private First Class

    chaslang thank you for the reply - ive read many of your posts and you seem VERY knowlegable, thank you

    I ran the plug in and it found and fixed 3 more things (Mediaplex, Avenue A Inc., and Doubleclick) plus DSOexploit again . . . do i need to be running anything else to catch this? the following are what maintanance apps im currently running . . . any suggestions? Thank you again.



    Adaware SE +VX2 pluggin
    CCleaner
    CleanCache
    CWShredder
    DSOstop2
    Diskeeper
    Registry Mechanic
    Spybot - Search and Destroy
    Spyware Blaster
    Startup Inspector for Windows
     
    Wizry11, Dec 19, 2004
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  4. Wizry11

    Wizry11 Private First Class

    oh yeah im also running Norton AV 2005 (i know i know :) ) and Kerio Personal Firewall as well . . .
     
    Wizry11, Dec 19, 2004
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  5. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    What version does you Spybot say it is and what detections date do you have?

    Also are you up to date with Windows updates?
     
    chaslang, Dec 19, 2004
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  6. Wizry11

    Wizry11 Private First Class

    and sorry to keep posting before you get back to me - but im also running Mozilla Firefox 1.0 and i noticed DSO Exploit is a hole within IE that should be fixed if your computer is up to date which mine is . . . i never use IE so could this be an issuse with Firefox that spybot catching? or is DSo by definition an issue with IE? just thinking aloud thanks
     
    Wizry11, Dec 19, 2004
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  7. Wizry11

    Wizry11 Private First Class

    version 1.3.1TX

    latest detection date 12-17-04

    and ive autoupdates installed and have checked and im completely uptodate with sp2 running etc.

    interesting . . .
     
    Wizry11, Dec 19, 2004
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  8. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Before doing the Spybot update, did you have SpyBot-Search & Destroy 1.3 Final installed.

    If not sure, it may be worthwhile to uninstall Spybot completely. Then reboot. Then reinstall the 1.3 Final version, get all updates, and then reinstall the Spybot - Search and Destroy DSO Exploit Fix

    I have not seen any cases yet (yours is the first) where after installing the DSO Exploit Fix that Spybot continues to falsely detect the problem. Note if you have SP2, you do not have a DSO Exploit problem.
     
    chaslang, Dec 19, 2004
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  9. Wizry11

    Wizry11 Private First Class

    yeah since my computer is like a weeek or two old the spybot version 1.3 is the only version ever on this computer and yes it was version 3.1 at the time of plug in installation . . . hmmm but if sp2 makes dso null and void even if deected then am i in the clear anyway?
     
    Wizry11, Dec 19, 2004
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  10. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Yes you should be. But I still wonder why Spybot keeps finding it. Spybot 1.3 is not the same as 1.3 Final. Did you have 1.3 FInal? It can't hurt to try what I said.
     
    chaslang, Dec 19, 2004
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  11. Wizry11

    Wizry11 Private First Class

    well i ran norton again, stinger, and then ran sbybot again . . . alas no dso exploit!! must have worked. i guess when it caught it the last time with the plugin installed it finally got rid of it . . . thank you very much for your help. :)

    are the mru objects anything to concern myself about??
     
    Wizry11, Dec 19, 2004
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  12. Journeyer

    Journeyer Private E-2

    chaslang,

    I was wandering through and saw this suggestion. Worked like a charm to prevent DSO from being reported on every Spybot S&D scan. Thanks. :)

    Journeyer
     
    Journeyer, Dec 19, 2004
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  13. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    You're welcome! I had a feeling that you should not be getting the DSO Exploit messages anymore. MRU stand for most recently used. They are not normally a problem. Some people don't like them because they reveal a history (sort of a log) of where you have been surfing and what you have been running.
     
    chaslang, Dec 19, 2004
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  14. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    You're welcome,
    I'm happy it helped you out.
     
    chaslang, Dec 19, 2004
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  15. paul_porter

    paul_porter Private E-2

    I am also having a problem with DSO Exploit showing up every time I run Spybot. I have tried everything here, but the problem persists.

    I am also running Ad-Aware, and both applications find and destroy the same things every time I run them. In the meantime, I am bombarded by pop-ups and virus alerts.

    I am running XP home, IE, all with the latest updates.

    Help!!!
     
    paul_porter, Dec 28, 2004
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  16. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    chaslang, Dec 28, 2004
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  17. paul_porter

    paul_porter Private E-2

    Well, son of a gun, I thought I had run it, but you must be right because now it's not showing up -- after 20+ times running Spybot.

    Spybot now shows that I'm clean, but Ad-aware is still finding the same crap, and the pop-up, home page and virus problems persist.

    Where do I go now (hat-in-hand)?
     
    paul_porter, Dec 28, 2004
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  18. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Start your own thread and clearly state all of your problems! Also indicate whether you have run ALL the steps from READ ME FIRST BEFORE ASKING FOR SUPPORT: Basic Spyware, Trojan And Virus Removal or you will be told to run them (thus wasting time).
     
    chaslang, Dec 28, 2004
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  19. Global2004

    Global2004 Private First Class

    I've had the same DSO Exploit problem come up for me for months.

    I've used the suggested patch and everthing is coming up clean.

    Thanks so much for the suggested fix Chaslang.

    This site rocks! :)
     
    Global2004, Dec 30, 2004
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  20. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    You're welcome!
     
    chaslang, Dec 30, 2004
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