Non-stop, 'Unfixable' Virtumonde Issues

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by ultiman2, Dec 23, 2008.

  1. ultiman2

    ultiman2 Private E-2

    For the past five days I've had a sudden problem with random popups slowly opening in the background (in some cases I can't even see the open browser tab on my Start menu bar but hear audio from an ad). This issue of ads popping up is happening absolutely non-stop and occurs every 30 seconds or when I start my browser.

    After some research I've come to the conclusion that my issue is in some way related to the Virtumonde malware. I've run Spybot Search & Destroy (came up with some Virtumonde and Smitfraud results and I removed them, but the problems are still present), Ad-Aware, ATF Cleaner (cleaned everything), Registry Mechanic, and AVG Free edition. No dice, the problems still exist.

    All of the ads are opened at a random URL that always begins with "url.adtrgt.com/".

    Following the "READ & RUN ME" guide, I did the following:

    • Removed any shady or unknown programs from Add/Remove Programs
    • Updated my Sun Java (was already up to date)
    • Set Msconfig to Normal Startup Mode
    • Emptied ALL Quarantine folders for all antivirus programs
    • Downloaded and ran CCleaner
    • Enabled viewing of hidden files and folders
    I also downloaded and tried VundoFix and Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware. VundoFix came up with 0 results and thus was unable to fix anything, and Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware detected Virtumonde and I deleted it, but the issues are still occuring on my PC.

    I've attached my HJT (HijackThis) log to this post.

    Additional system information:

    Lenovo ThinkPad T61p
    Windows XP SP3

    Any and all help is appreciated!
     

    Attached Files:

  2. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Welcome to Major Geeks!

    You need to complete the Window XP cleaning procedure part (this is Step 3) of the READ & RUN ME and then attach the 4 logs that are requested. Until you do this, you have not finished the READ & RUN ME and we cannot help you.
     

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