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  1. BluGoat

    BluGoat Private E-2

    WinXP Pro v. 2002, SP3, x86, 34bit

    Hello, I've run all the suggested Malware tools and have attached the logs here. Please have a look - I'm sensing that there's still some probs but, what do I know!

    In addition, perhaps caused by the virus found, or another not yet found...maybe something in my settings, My keys are typing alternate symbols, i.e.,

    Shift+colon= @ (should be ")
    Shift+@= " (should be @)
    Shift+ key before number 1 key (elipse key?)= ¬ (should be ˜)
    Shift plus number pound symbol = £ (should be pound/number symbol)

    I checked the regional language settings which were set to U.S. I changed them to Canada but, no change. I suspect the keys are a British English setting but other than in the Regional and Language settings I don't know how to change this. I'm asking this question here in the event it might be related to a virus. Prior to sensind virus activity, the keys were not doing this.

    What I first noticed wrong was the WinPatrol caught notepad trying to access the keyboard directly and I wasn't running any keylogging software.

    Many thanks in advance

    Blu
     

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    Last edited: Jun 22, 2010
  2. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Your logs are clean. This is not a malware issue. You should pursue this in the software forum.

    In the meantime, go to msconfig and disable this startup item:
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentVersion\Run]
    "HotKeysCmds"="C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\hkcmd.exe

    If that solves the issue, then you can re-enable it and run this script:

    Copy just the bold text below to notepad (Do not include any space above the word REGEDIT). 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.


    I assume that both the SAS and MBAM logs were empty and that is why you didn't attach them.

    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 real time 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 renable 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 reenabled 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 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 thru the below link:

     

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