IExplorer resetting, Malware?

Because at least one Windows Environment Variable is not setup properly. The below was seen in the logs you attached but you did not run the scans on the kyle user account.

We will attempt to correct the above observation which was not due to malware. Someone messed this PC up. Will will also remove some junkware and left overs from a Zero Access infection. But note that your logs were from safe boot mode and you should be operating in normal boot mode unless that is impossible and you did not say you could not boot normally. So from now on, stay in normal boot mode.

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 the following lines but DO NOT CLICK FIX until you exit all browser sessions including the one you are reading in right now:

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyServer = http=127.0.0.1:8080
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {6C8DB2EC-499B-4897-A784-0E3186C97E9D} - (no file)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SpeetItUpFree] "C:\Program Files (x86)\SpeedItup Free\speeditupfree.exe"
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-21-3613655726-3244492041-1760421671-1003\..\Run: [BackgroundContainer] "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\kyle\AppData\Local\Conduit\BackgroundContainer\BackgroundContainer.dll",DllRun (User 'kyle')
O18 - Protocol: linkscanner - {F274614C-63F8-47D5-A4D1-FBDDE494F8D1} - (no file)

After clicking Fix, exit HJT.

Uninstall the below programs. If you do not find them or they will not uninstall, just keep going.
Java(TM) 6 Update 30
SpeedItup Free

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

• Run OTM.exe by double clicking on it (Note: if using Vista, Win7 or Win8, don't double click, use right click and select Run As Administrator).
• 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:\Users\kyle\AppData\Local\Conduit
C:\Program Files (x86)\SpeedItup Free
C:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-3613655726-3244492041-1760421671-1003\$648a78901d119abe5e22701069ee1162\@
C:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-3613655726-3244492041-1760421671-1003\$648a78901d119abe5e22701069ee1162\L\00000004.@
C:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-3613655726-3244492041-1760421671-1003\$648a78901d119abe5e22701069ee1162\L
C:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-3613655726-3244492041-1760421671-1003\$648a78901d119abe5e22701069ee1162\U
C:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-3613655726-3244492041-1760421671-1003\$648a78901d119abe5e22701069ee1162
C:\Windows\tasks\PC Optimizer Pro64 startups.job
C:\Program Files (x86)\Conduit
C:\ProgramData\Babylon
C:\ProgramData\PC Optimizer Pro
C:\Users\kyle\AppData\Local\Conduit
C:\Users\kyle\AppData\LocalLow\Conduit
C:\Users\kyle\AppData\LocalLow\Delta
C:\Users\kyle\AppData\Roaming\Babylon
C:\Users\user\AppData\LocalLow\Conduit
C:\Users\user\AppData\LocalLow\Delta
C:\Program Files (x86)\SweetIM
C:\Windows\TEMP\*.*
C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\*.*

:Reg
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentVersion\Run]
"SpeetItUpFree"=-
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\Wow6432Node\microsoft\windows\currentVersion\Run]
"SpeetItUpFree"=-
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders]
"AppData"="%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming"
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{6C8DB2EC-499B-4897-A784-0E3186C97E9D}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Prod.cap]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Conduit]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\DataMngr]
[-HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-3613655726-3244492041-1760421671-1001\Software\AppDataLow\Software\Smartbar]
[-HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-3613655726-3244492041-1760421671-1001\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{0ECDF796-C2DC-4d79-A620-CCE0C0A66CC9}]
[-HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-3613655726-3244492041-1760421671-1001\Software\PC Optimizer Pro]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes]
"DefaultScope"="{ec29edf6-ad3c-4e1c-a087-d6cb81400c43}"
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{110a9ea2-8810-4c04-b916-cfd4e9427fec}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{2fa28606-de77-4029-af96-b231e3b8f827}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{8c9ef753-beb6-4582-b653-93ac59274437}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{d43b3890-80c7-4010-a95d-1e77b5924dc3}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{d944bb61-2e34-4dbf-a683-47e505c587dc}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{EEE6C360-6118-11DC-9C72-001320C79847}]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes]
"DefaultScope"="{ec29edf6-ad3c-4e1c-a087-d6cb81400c43}"
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{0ECDF796-C2DC-4d79-A620-CCE0C0A66CC9}]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{110a9ea2-8810-4c04-b916-cfd4e9427fec}]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{46BA9DE2-EDAF-4B2B-96AF-51BD9585EED4}]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{4AD11397-D069-4F82-8466-8F2CDAE510FD}]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{95B7759C-8C7F-4BF1-B163-73684A933233}]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{B9C7CE32-DA91-43C2-B7E9-0E9AAFC675CD}]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{CFF4DB9B-135F-47c0-9269-B4C6572FD61A}]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{d43b3890-80c7-4010-a95d-1e77b5924dc3}]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{d944bb61-2e34-4dbf-a683-47e505c587dc}]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{DDFB2615-1BD5-4605-843F-48A796A224E0}]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{E0A07345-0349-4751-B4D9-E7509FCE3547}]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{EEE6C360-6118-11DC-9C72-001320C79847}]
: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.

Now please download Junkware Removal Toolto 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.

Please download AdwCleaner by Xplode and save to your Desktop.

• Double click on AdwCleaner.exe to run the tool.
  Vista/Windows 7/8 users right-click and select Run As Administrator[/URL]
• Click on the Scan button.
• AdwCleaner will begin...be patient as the scan may take some time to complete.
• After the scan has finished, click on the Report button...a logfile (AdwCleaner[R#].txt) will open in Notepad for review (where the largest value of # represents the most recent report).
• The contents of the log file may be confusing. Unless you see a program name that you know should not be removed, don't worry about it. If you see an entry you want to keep, let me know about it.
• Attach the logfile to your next next reply.
• A copy of all logfiles are saved in the C:\AdwCleaner folder which was created when running the tool.

Also, please download SystemLook_x64 from one of the links below and save it to your Desktop.
Download Mirror #1
Download Mirror #2

• Double-click SystemLook.exe to run it.
• Copy the content of the following codebox into the main textfield:
  Code:

  :regfind
  Conduit
  BackgroundContainer
  PC Speed Maximizer
  :filefind
  Conduit

• Click the Look button to start the scan.
• When finished, a notepad window will open with the results of the scan. You can just close this notepad window since the log is already saved on your Desktop. Be patient! It may look like it is not doing anything, but it takes awhile for this to scan thru your whole system look for matches.
• Please attach the SystemLook.txt log found on your Desktop to next reply.

Now run the C:\MGtools\GetLogs.bat file by double clicking on it (Note: if using Vista, Win7 or Win8, don't double click, use right click and select Run As Administrator).

Then attach the below logs:

• the C:\_OTM\MovedFiles log
• the JRT.TXTlog
• the AdwCleanerlog
• the SystemLook.txtlog
• C:\MGlogs.zip

Make sure you tell me how things are working now!

 

You're welcome. Your logs are clean.



If you are not having any other malware problems, it is time to do our final steps:

1. We recommend you keep Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for scanning/removal of malware.
3. Renable your Disk Emulation software with Defogger if you had disabled it in step 4 of the READ & RUN ME.
4. Go to add/remove programs and uninstall HijackThis. If you don't see it or it will not uninstall, don't worry about it. Just move on to the next step.
5. If running Vista, Win 7 or Win 8, 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. Now goto the C:\MGtools folder and find the MGclean.bat file. Double click ( if running Vista, Win7, or Win 8 Right Click and Run As Administrator ) 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.
8. Any other miscellaneous tools we may have had you install or download can be uninstalled and deleted.
9. If you are running Win 8, Win 7, Vista, Windows XP or Windows ME, do the below to flush restore points:
   • Refer to the instructions for your WIndows version in this link: Disable And Enable System Restore​
   • What we want you to do is to first disable System Restore to flush restore points some of which could be infected.
   • Then we want you to Enable System Restore to create a new clean Restore Point.
10. After doing the above, you should work thru the below link:
    • How to Protect yourself from malware!