Logs assessment, possible resident malware, help needed

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You need to attach the logs from our malware cleaning process in order for us to help you.

 

You shouldn't have to start another thread, no! Just try again, on the "manage attachments" button, or use another browser.

 

Uninstall the below programs. If you do not find them or they will not uninstall, just keep going.
Ad-Aware Browsing Protection
Vuze Remote Toolbar

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:

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.ask.com/?l=dis&o=40010&gct=hp
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - {ba14329e-9550-4989-b3f2-9732e92d17cc} - (no file)
R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - *{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {A057A204-BACC-4D26-9990-79A187E2698E} - (no file)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime

After clicking Fix, exit HJT.

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

:Services
gupdate1c9d7a823cf5e40
gupdatem
IAWHKV
PUBZUSUR
QQDNN
StarOpen
STOWSAWTJQ
UAGZDEQXAB
 
:Files
C:\Program Files\Conduit]
C:\Users\pc-de-user\AppData\Local\APN
C:\Users\pc-de-user\AppData\Local\OpenCandy
C:\Users\pc-de-user\AppData\Roaming\OpenCandy
C:\Windows\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-2816352959-2530670269-2212174382-1001Core.job
C:\Windows\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskUserS-1-5-21-2816352959-2530670269-2212174382-1001UA.job
C:\Windows\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore.job
C:\Windows\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUA.job
C:\Users\pc-de-user\AppData\Roaming\Ad-Aware Antivirus
C:\Users\pc-de-user\AppData\Roaming\OpenCandy
C:\Users\pc-de-user\AppData\Local\Temp\*.*

:Reg
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentVersion\Run]
"QuickTime Task"=-
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run-]
"QuickTime Task"=-
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\QuickTime Task]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg\WinampAgent]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{9AFB8248-617F-460d-9366-D71CDEDA3179}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Conduit]
[-HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\AppDataLow\Software\AskToolbar]
[-HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser\{D4027C7F-154A-4066-A1AD-4243D8127440}]
[-HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{D4027C7F-154A-4066-A1AD-4243D8127440}]
[-HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\AppDataLow\Software\AskToolbar]
[-HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser\{D4027C7F-154A-4066-A1AD-4243D8127440}]
[-HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{D4027C7F-154A-4066-A1AD-4243D8127440}]
[-HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2816352959-2530670269-2212174382-1000\Software\AppDataLow\Software\Conduit]
[-HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2816352959-2530670269-2212174382-1000\Software\Conduit]
[-HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2816352959-2530670269-2212174382-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MAIN\Start Page]
[-HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2816352959-2530670269-2212174382-1000\Software\Softonic]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{A057A204-BACC-4D26-9990-79A187E2698E}]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{80781AC8-4412-43AB-86DE-B16C2DEDE408}]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{171DEBEB-C3D4-40b7-AC73-056A5EBA4A7E}]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{80781AC8-4412-43AB-86DE-B16C2DEDE408}]
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{CCC7A320-B3CA-4199-B1A6-9F516DD69829}]
: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 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 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.TXT log
• C:\MGlogs.zip

Make sure you tell me how things are working now!

 

Personally I would not reinstall it at all but if you do then be sure to not allow it to install this 3rd party junkware otherwise you will be back in the same boat again. It may even install things without asking you.

Sounds to me like your protection software ( possibly firewall ) is blocking the use of ping.exe You need to unblock it to allow NwkTst.bat ( not bak ) to run. Otherwise just shutdown your protection software and this includes your firewall so that you can run GetLogs.bat properly. Do not run MGtools.exe anymore. You do not need it.

 

You're welcome. Don't worry about the ping test. We do not need that info anyway since you are not having connection problems.

How are things working? Your logs are pretty clean now.

 

You're welcome and thanks.


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.
2. Renable your Disk Emulation software with Defogger if you had disabled it in step 4 of the READ & RUN ME.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. If we had you download any registry patches like fixme.reg or fixWLK.reg (or any others) and running MGclean.bat did not remove them, you can delete these files now.
7. 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.
8. After doing the above, you should work thru the below link:
   • How to Protect yourself from malware!

 

Don't worry, you won't have to go through it all again just for that one missed step.