Mozilla/IE both fail eventually....

IMPORTANT: Please try not to turn off or reboot the computer!

**The version of MGTools that you are using is slightly out of date: I will have you download and run the new version a few steps down...**

1. 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:

Not wise to place ANY site into your TZ!

After clicking Fix exit HJT.

2. May I ask what you did with HJT?

3. Now we need to use ComboFix

• 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.
• Also make sure you have shut down all protection software (antivirus, antispyware...etc) or they may get in the way of allowing ComboFix to run properly.
• If ComboFix tells you it needs to update to a new version, make sure you allow it to update.
• Open Notepad and copy/paste the text in the below quote box. Ensure you scroll down to select ALL the lines:

Code:

KILLALL::

File::
c:\windows\system32\zzzwdmaud.drv

Folder::
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\temp\foxtab
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\temp\nsh56.tmp

RegLock::
[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1645522239-1757981266-682003330-500\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\User Preferences]
@Denied: (2) (Administrator)
"88D7D0879DAB32E14DE5B3A805A34F98AFF34F5977"=hex:01,00,00,00,d0,8c,9d,df,01,15,
   d1,11,8c,7a,00,c0,4f,c2,97,eb,01,00,00,00,3c,71,72,db,eb,d5,4e,4f,9d,2c,1a,\
"2D53CFFC5C1A3DD2E97B7979AC2A92BD59BC839E81"=hex:01,00,00,00,d0,8c,9d,df,01,15,
   d1,11,8c,7a,00,c0,4f,c2,97,eb,01,00,00,00,3c,71,72,db,eb,d5,4e,4f,9d,2c,1a,\

• 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
  
  http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v666/sUBs/CFScriptB-4.gif
  
  
• 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.

4. Also delete all files in the below bold folder except ones from the current date (Windows will not let you delete the files from the current day).

• C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\temp

5. Now go to this MGTools and download the new version of MGtools.exe. Overwrite your previous MGtools.exe file with this one.

6. Run the new MGTools.exe and attach the C:\mglogs.zip into your next reply here as well as the log from running combofix.

7. Let me know how the machine is behaving now.

 

Well wdmaud.drv is not present at all on your machine now according to the lgs.

Go to Start > click on search > all files and folders > "look in C drive" > enter in wdmaud and hit enter to let it search for the file. I cannot see it's presence in your logs.

In any case I am not seeing any malware in your logs, what malware issues are you still having right now?

 

Yes there have been cases when the real wdmaud.sys is in system32\drivers and is about 82KB.
The fake wdmaud.sys is in system32 and is about 21KB.

I am doubting malware as being the cause of this problem. Let's have you run an online scan:

Using ESET's Online Scanner

Attach the ESETScan.txt to your next reply.

 

I did not claim that your wdmaud.sys file was infected, I merely pointed out that it can be and sometimes has been the case.

You had a valid copy in system32\drivers and another valid copy in your DLL Cache at the time of reading your last logd. I do not understand what you have done on your own, but you didn't even give me the results of the eset scan.