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Welcome to MajorGeeks, bmw330ci2004.

You have an active thread here: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic352537.html

 

Hello, bmw330ci2004

Let's begin by removing malware, then we need to use the Recovery Console.

Now download The Avenger by Swandog469, and save it to your Desktop.

• Extract avenger.exe from the Zip file and save it to your desktop
• Run avenger.exe by double-clicking on it.
• Do not change any check box options!!
• Copy everything in the Quote box below, and paste it into the "Input script here:" part of the window.

• Now click the Execute button.
• Click Yes to the prompt to confirm you want to execute.
• Click Yes to the "Reboot now?" question that will appear when Avenger finishes running.
• Your PC should reboot, if not, reboot it yourself.
• A log file from Avenger will be produced at C:\avenger.txt and it will popup for you to view when you login after reboot.

Open CCleaner - select "Cleaner" > "Run Cleaner" <---use this function ONLY!

You will need your Windows Boot disk so you can get to the Recovery Console to do the below:

• Set the bios to boot to the cd-rom first. Then boot to the xp cd and get into the recovery console.
  The following steps will assume that your CD drive is D so change this to the appropriate drive letter if yours is different.
• Once you are back to the C:\Windows> prompt of the Recovery Console, input the below brown bold font commands one at a time each followed by the enter key. Read the notes further down which comment on these commands.

cd system32
copy D:\i386\winlogon.ex_ winlogon.exe
exit

Notes:

• the first command should cause the prompt to change to C:\windows\system32>
• the second command should copy the compressed winlogon.ex_ file ( yes the underscore is the correct file name ) from the i386 folder of your CD into the system32 folder and rename it to winlogon.exe, the file will automatically be uncompressed. Notice the space after the copy and after the ex_.

Re-boot AGAIN into Recovery Console:

• Once you are back to the C:\Windows> prompt of the Recovery Console, input the below brown bold font commands one at a time each followed by the enter key.

copy D:\i386\explorer.ex_ explorer.exe
exit

• Remove your CD and reboot normally.

Now run the C:\MGtools\GetLogs.bat file by double clicking on it (Note: if using Vista or Windows 7, use right click and select Run As Administrator).

Please attach the new C:\MGlogs.zip file to your next reply.

* Make sure you tell me if you had any problems running this procedure; and answer this - "What malware problems are you still experiencing?"

dr.m

 

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Good work, bmw330ci2004!

I think we're almost done.

Other than the tools our guide instructed you to save there, I strongly recommend that you clean up this account's Desktop immediately leaving only shortcut links. [ C:\Documents and Settings\Devin\Desktop ] Do not store downloads, exe files, iso files....etc on your Desktop. First it is not a safe place to keep them (i.e., you may loose them due to malware, and a cluttered Desktop is an easy hiding place for malware), and last but not least - it can have an effect on your PCs performance.

Please disable all anti-virus and anti-spyware programs while we do the following (re-enable when you are finished):

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

After clicking Fix, exit HJT.

Now open CCleaner - select "Cleaner" > "Run Cleaner" <---use this function ONLY!

Please run this:
Using ESET's Online Scanner

*EDITING for additional step:

Then run the C:\MGtools\GetLogs.bat file by double clicking on it (Note: if using Vista or Windows 7, use right click and select Run As Administrator).

Please attach the eSetlog.txt and the new C:\MGlogs.zip to your next reply.

How's your machine running?

dr.m

 

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The last vestiges of the infection should be gone when you flush your restore points with the instructions included below:

Your logs look good! If you are not having any other malware problems, it is time to do our final steps:

1. We recommend 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 significant amount of resources ( except a little disk space ) until you run a scan.
2. 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" /uninstall
     • Notes: The space between the combofix" and the /uninstall, it must be there.
     • This will uninstall ComboFix and also reset hidden files and folders settings back to Windows defaults.
3. Go back to step 6 of the READ ME and re-enable your Disk Emulation software with Defogger if you had disabled it.
4. Any other miscellaneous tools we may have had you install or download can be uninstalled and deleted.
5. If we had you download any registry patches like fixme.reg or fixWLK.reg (or any others), you can delete these files now.
6. If running Vista, it is time to make sure you have re-enabled UAC by double clicking on the C:\MGtools\enableUAC.reg file and allowing it to be added to the registry.
7. Go to Add/Remove programs (Programs and Features if using Vista or Windows 7) and uninstall HijackThis.
8. Goto the C:\MGtools folder and find the MGclean.bat file. Double click on this file to run this cleanup program that will remove files and folders
   related to MGtools and some other items from our cleaning procedures.
9. If you are running Win 7, Vista, Windows XP or Windows ME, do the below:
   • Refer to the cleaning procedures pointed to by step 7 of the READ ME
     for your Window version and see the instructions to Disable System Restore which will flush your Restore Points.
   • Then reboot and Enable System Restore to create a new clean Restore Point.
10. After doing the above, you should work through the below link:
    • How to Protect yourself from malware!

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You're very welcome!

Your note of "Thanks!" is much appreciated by us all.

dr.m