help plz xpvirus

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by boss123, Sep 11, 2008.

  1. boss123

    boss123 Private E-2

    help plz xpshield

    my puter has become infected with this malware can someone advise before i wipe and reinstall plz???? sorry xpshield im getting var$ popups wanting me to click and warnings like services exe has stopped running
     
    Last edited: Sep 11, 2008
  2. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Welcome to Major Geeks!

    Please follow the instructions in the below link and attach the requested logs when you finish these instructions.


    READ & RUN ME FIRST. Malware Removal Guide
    • If something does not run, write down the info to explain to us later but keep on going.
    • Do not assume that because one step does not work that they all will not.
    Notes:


    1. If you run into problems trying to run theREAD & RUN ME or any of the scans in normal boot mode. You can run steps in safe boot mode but make sure you tell us what you did later when you post logs. See the below if you do not know how to boot in safe mode:
    2. If you have problems downloading on the problem PC, download the tools on another PC and burn to a CD. Then copy them to the problem PC. You will have to skip getting updates if (and only if) your internet connection does not work. Yes you could use a flash drive too but flash drives are writeable and infections can spread to them.
     
  3. boss123

    boss123 Private E-2

    hi first thanks for all your help in advance.
    since following the cleaning guide sysnotifier.exe doesnt appear in the windows folder anymore and popups have stopped.but im suspicious that it may be hiding somewhere else it still shows up in a couple of places in the registry i have attached all the logs that you requested (i think) let me know if not thanks again
    boss
     

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  4. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Run this Disable/Remove Windows Messenger to remove Windows Messenger. Do not confuse Windows Messenger with MSN Messenger because they are not the same. Windows Messenger is a frequent cause of popups.

    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:

    O2 - BHO: (no name) - {63FC9502-80ED-415D-9C7D-746004FF01DD} - C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\SIGNUP\syss.dll
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MFCCO287] C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\MFCCO287.exe
    O20 - Winlogon Notify: syss - C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\SIGNUP\syss.dll

    After clicking Fix, exit HJT.


    Now we need to use ComboFix to remove a bunch of malware files.
    • Make sure that combofix.exe that you downloaded while doing the READ & RUN ME is on your Desktop but Do not run it!
      • If it is not on your Desktop, the below will not work.
    • Open Notepad and copy/paste the text in the below quote box into it:
    • Save the above as CFscript.txt and make sure you save it to the same location (should be on your Desktop) as ComboFix.exe
    • At this point, you MUST EXIT ALL BROWSERS NOW before continuing!
    • You should have both the ComboFix.exe and CFScript.txt icons on your Desktop.
    • Now use your mouse to drag CFscript.txt on top of ComboFix.exe
    • Follow the prompts.
    • When it finishes, a log will be produced named c:\combofix.txt
    • I will ask for this log below
    Note:

    Do not mouseclick combofix's window while it is running. That may cause it to stall.


    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.
    Make sure that you tell me if you receive a success message about adding the above
    to the registry. If you do not get a success message, it definitely did not work.

    Now run Ccleaner!



    Now download Registry Search(see the link titled RegSearch Download Link)
    • Extract the files from Regsearch.zip into a folder.
    • Doubleclick regsearch.exe to start the program.
    • Enter SysNotifier in the top area of the form and then click "OK".
    • Notepad will be opened with text in it (the file named RegSearch.txt will be saved in the program's folder as well). Attach this file to your next reply.
    Now run the C:\MGtools\GetLogs.bat file by double clicking on it (Note: if using Vista, don't double click, use right click and select Run As Administrator).


    Then attach the below logs:
    • C:\ComboFix.txt
    • The log from RegSearch
    • C:\MGlogs.zip
    Make sure you tell me how things are working now!
     
  5. boss123

    boss123 Private E-2

    ok the requested logs are attached there are still no popups and everything seems fine apart from when i right click anything the windows installer trys to configure symantec antivirus which was already installed. if allowed to continue it says it encountered an error loading savrt32.dll shall i just reinstall when the system is clean??,i have been running pctools spyware doctor since last week which seems to be stable.
    nb fixme.reg was entered into the registry succesfully
     

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  6. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Your logs still show the same items. Are you sure you ran the steps properly? Some lines still show in HijackThis and ComboFix does not show that it removed anything. Did you check all the items indicate and did you click Fix checked in HijackThis? Or did you skip the below because you know them to be valid:

    O2 - BHO: (no name) - {63FC9502-80ED-415D-9C7D-746004FF01DD} - C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\SIGNUP\syss.dll
    O20 - Winlogon Notify: syss - C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\SIGNUP\syss.dll


    Did you create the CFScript.txt file properly. If did not remove anything at all. The first line should be KILLALL::
     
  7. boss123

    boss123 Private E-2

    sorry about the delay "work commitments" i shall rerun the steps again at the weekend ( unless you suggest otherwise ) and repost the logs, thanks for your continued help.
    boss123
     
  8. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Just be sure to shutdown Spyware Doctor and as much of Symantec/Norton as you can before running the fix. They may get in the way of ComboFix running properly.
     
  9. boss123

    boss123 Private E-2

    hi chaslang
    here are my notes and logs
    after running mgtools /analyse.exe my computer became unbootable ?? and i had to do a repair install with the disk
    at which point i started from scratch
    analyse.exe ok
    combofix asked to upgrade which i did (i didnt last time)
    when combofix completed it rebooted the computer (it didnt last time)
    regedit 4 information was succesfully entered into the registry
    nb combofix didnt appear to change the clock (dont know about the date)
    the logs are attached..........boss123
     

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  10. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    That's strange! I'm not sure why that would happen. As all those items being removed are still removed now. Your logs are clean.

    You can fix your clock from Control Panel ->Regional and Language Options and then on the Regional Options tab click the Customize button then on the next form click the Time tab. Then change the Time format to what you want. It explains there what the lower case and upper case letters will do. Upper case H is giving you 24 hour clock settings.


    If you are not having any other malware problems, it is time to do our final steps:
    1. We recommed 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" /u
        • Notes: The space between the combofix" and the /u, it must be there.
        • This will uninstall ComboFix and also reset hidden files and folders settings back to Windows defaults.
      • Delete the C:\combofix folder from combofix (if it exists)
    3. Any other miscellaneous tools we may have had you install or download can be uninstalled and deleted.
    4. If we had you download any registry patches like fixme.reg or fixWLK.reg (or any others), you can delete these files now.
    5. If running Vista, it is time to make sure you have reenabled UAC by double clicking on the C:\MGtools\enableUAC.reg file and allowing it to be added to the registry.
    6. Go to add/remove programs and uninstall HijackThis.
    7. You can delete the C:\MGtools folder and the C:\MGtools.exe file. You can also delete the C:\MGlogs.zip
    8. If you are running Vista, Windows XP or Windows ME, do the below:
      • Refer to the cleaning steps in the READ ME for your Window version and see the steps to Disable System Restore which will flush your Restore Points.
      • Then reboot and Enable System Restore to create a new clean Restore Point.
    9. After doing the above, you should work thru the below link:
     
  11. boss123

    boss123 Private E-2

    cannot thank you enough

    your time advice and effort have been very much appreciated

    keep up the excellent work

    boss123.
     
  12. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    You're welcome. Surf safely!
     

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