Need help asap!!!

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by sunny92843, May 7, 2010.

  1. sunny92843

    sunny92843 Private E-2

    I have found a virus/malware on my computer, Helpassistant, that keeps reappearing after deletion, and my McAfee virusscan can't detect it. it's eating my hard drive space!!!! i have a windows xp sp3 desktop.
    The problems i am experiencing are almost the same as those found on this thread:
    http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=202027

    however, i have not met the blue screen of death, and my system restore has been disabled.
    also, whenever i try to google search something, the search links are rerouted to another search site, like monstersearch.com...

    i can't follow the steps found at the link because i don't have combofix, and am not quite that computer literate, so could someone please dumb it down for me? thanks.
     
  2. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Welcome to Major Geeks!

    Please read ALL of this message including the notes before doing anything.

    Please download HelpAsst_mebroot_fix.exe and save it to your desktop.
    Close out all other open programs and windows.
    Double click the file to run it and follow any prompts.
    If the tool detects an mbr infection, please allow it to run mbr -f and shutdown your computer.
    Upon restarting, please wait about 5 minutes, click Start>Run and type the following bolded command, then hit Enter.

    helpasst -mbrt

    Make sure you leave a space between helpasst and -mbrt !
    When it completes, a log will open.
    Please post the contents of that log.


    *In the event the tool does not detect an mbr infection and completes, click Start>Run and type the following bolded command, then hit Enter.

    mbr -f

    Now, please do the Start>Run>mbr -f command a second time.
    Now shut down the computer (do not restart, but shut it down), wait a few minutes then start it back up.
    Give it about 5 minutes, then click Start>Run and type the following bolded command, then hit Enter.

    helpasst -mbrt

    Make sure you leave a space between helpasst and -mbrt !
    When it completes, a log will open.
    Please post the contents of that log.

    No matter what happens with the above, attach the above logs and then immediately continue with the below in normal boot mode!

    Pleases follow the instructions in the below link:

    READ & RUN ME FIRST. Malware Removal Guide


    and attach the requested logs when you finish these instructions.

    • **** 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. MGtools will frequently run even when all other tools will not.


    • After completing the READ & RUN ME and attaching your logs, make sure that you tell us what problems still remain ( if any still do )!
    Helpful Notes:


    1. If you run into problems trying to run the READ & RUN ME or any of the scans in normal boot mode, you can run the 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 and the manual updates for SUPERAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes ( links are given in the READ & RUN ME) onto another PC and then 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. If you cannot seem to login to an infected user account, try using a different user account (if you have one) in either normal or safe boot mode and running only SUPERAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes while logged into this aother user account. Then reboot and see if you can log into the problem user account. If you can then run SUPERAntiSpyware, Malwarebytes, ComboFix and MGtools on the infected account as requested in the instructions.
    4. To avoid additional delay in getting a response, it is strongly advised that after completing the READ & RUN ME you also read this sticky:
    Any additional post is a bump which will add more delay. Once you attach the logs, your thread will be in the work queue and as stated our system works the oldest threads FIRST.
     
  3. sunny92843

    sunny92843 Private E-2

    Thanks.
    Attached are all the logs [at least, i think it's all of them], and as far as I can tell, my system is now clean. Thank you so much!

    During the process, there was a small glitch with my system restore not being on, and it kept telling me it couldn't turn itself on when i tried, but then one of the programs, i think combofix or rootrepeal downloaded it from the microsoft website, and i think it's working now.

    I have 5 logs to upload, and only four spaces, so i haven't been able to upload the rootrepeal log yet. should i put another post? but i shouldn't bump...
     

    Attached Files:

  4. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    I still need the log from running SuperAntispyware as well as the C:\MGlogs.zip --> from running the C:\MGTools.exe.
     

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