.EXE Trojan

There is some adware junk in the logs but nothing too significant. I'm not sure if the item Malwarebytes removed was anything of significance.

Many Windows Errors are Windows problems and not malware.

Also logs from safe boot mode will not necessarily show us the problem since the problems are only occurring in normal boot mode. Typically this can mean something you are running/loading in normal mode but not safe mode is the problem. Could even be a driver issue. Running stuff like the below can even be the cause of issues like this:

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AROReminder] C:\Program Files (x86)\Advanced Registry Optimizer\ARO.exe -rem

Uninstall Advanced Registry Optimizer now! If not installed anymore then the steps further down will remove this startup anyway. Also uninstall the below right now too:

Ask Toolbar
SaveTheChildren Reminder by We-Care.com v4.0.20.4


Registry cleaning is not a good idea and neither is optimizing it. It provides insignificant improvement and in the long run can cause more harm then good.

We wil run a few other tools (like below) to see what happens but I'm not sure how much it will help.


Run C:\MGtools\analyse.exe by double clicking on it (Note: if using Vista or Win 7, don't double click, use right click and select Run As Administrator). This is really HijackThis (select Do a system scan only) and select any of the following lines that still exist but DO NOT CLICK FIX until you exit all browser sessions including the one you are reading in right now:

R3 - URLSearchHook: UrlSearchHook Class - {00000000-6E41-4FD3-8538-502F5495E5FC} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\GenericAskToolbar.dll
R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - {7473b6bd-4691-4744-a82b-7854eb3d70b6} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: Ask Toolbar BHO - {D4027C7F-154A-4066-A1AD-4243D8127440} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\GenericAskToolbar.dll
O2 - BHO: WeCareReminder - {D824F0DE-3D60-4F57-9EB1-66033ECD8ABB} - C:\ProgramData\WeCareReminder\IEHelperv2.5.0.dll
O3 - Toolbar: ooVoo toolbar, powered by Ask.com - {D4027C7F-154A-4066-A1AD-4243D8127440} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\GenericAskToolbar.dll
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AROReminder] C:\Program Files (x86)\Advanced Registry Optimizer\ARO.exe -rem

After clicking Fix, exit HJT.


Please download OTM by Old Timer and save it to your Desktop.

• Right-click OTM.exe and select Run as administrator to run it.
• Copy the lines from the below codebox to the clipboard by highlighting ALL of them and pressing CTRL + C
  (or, after highlighting, right-click and choose Copy): Do not include the word Code: which is just a title line of
  the code box

Code:

:Processes
explorer.exe
 
:Files
C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com
C:\ProgramData\WeCareReminder
C:\Windows\tasks\Adobe Flash Player Updater.job
C:\Windows\tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore.job
C:\Windows\tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUA.job
ipconfig /flushdns /c
 
:Reg
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"AROReminder"=-
"swg"=-
[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-4041585665-2515472670-623572687-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run]
"AROReminder"=-
"swg"=-
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{6722D34E-D530-4A07-89E3-3805D07D806D}]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{7CC11503-20F4-44D7-93D4-C0F4479DD9FC}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{D4027C7F-154A-4066-A1AD-4243D8127440}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{D824F0DE-3D60-4F57-9EB1-66033ECD8ABB}]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar]
"{D4027C7F-154A-4066-A1AD-4243D8127440}"=-
:Commands
[purity]
[EmptyTemp]
[start explorer]

[Reboot]

• Return to OTM, right click in the Paste List of Files/Folders to Move window (under the yellow bar
  ) and choose Paste.
• Now click the large http://forums.majorgeeks.com/chaslang/images/MoveIt!.png button.
• If OTM asks to reboot your computer, allow it to do so. The report should appear in Notepad after the reboot.
• Close OTM.

Now navigate to the C:\_OTM\MovedFiles folder ( assuming your Windows drive is C). This is where your log will be
saved in the form of Date and Time mmddyyyy_hhmmss.log. Just look for the most recent .log file. Attach
this log file to your next message.
If OTM does not cause the PC to reboot then reboot it yourself now. Then after reboot, continue with the below.


Please download Junkware Removal Tool to your desktop.

• Shut down your protection software now to avoid potential conflicts.
• Run the tool by double-clicking it. If you are using Windows Vista or Seven, right-mouse click it and select Run as Administrator.
• The tool will open and start scanning your system.
• Note: That JRT may reset your home page to a google default so you will need to restore your home page setting if this happens.
• Please be patient as this can take a while to complete depending on your system's specifications.
• On completion, a log (JRT.txt) is saved to your desktop and will automatically open.
• Attach JRT.txt to your next message.

Now reboot one more time and attempt to use normal boot mode to do the below.

Now run the C:\MGtools\GetLogs.bat file by double clicking on it (Note: if using Vista or Win7, don't double click, use right click and select Run As Administrator).


Then attach the below logs:

• the C:\_OTM\MovedFiles log
• the JRT.txt log
• C:\MGlogs.zip

Make sure you tell me how things are working now!