Please hep!! Several Problems and now I am lost!

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by staycd27, Feb 8, 2009.

  1. staycd27

    staycd27 Private E-2

    Hi there! Well I have been working on my friends infected machine for a couple of days now and I am having several issues.

    Internet Explorer almost constantly reroutes to so form of ad. If I google/msn or any search and try to open a link that refers me to any form of antispyware/malware/spybot search & destroy it redircts to the same page and I keep seeing go.google my open link request then =go.google. again. Spybot Search & destroy was already on the machine, but whatever this is it blocking me when I try to use it. It takes me through the install process again and when it is type to connect to internet to update and install it tells me the page cannot be found. It trys to connect to 127.0.0.1. SuperAntiSpryware, well trying to install it. Can't. Just freezes up on windows installer screen. So now after 24 hours and many cups of coffee I was able to get HighJackThis on the machine and save a log file. Here it is, any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
    Scan saved at 8:58:39 AM, on 2/8/2009
    Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
    MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16762)
    Boot mode: Normal


    Edit by chaslang: Inline HJT log removed. READ & RUN ME sticky not followed.
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Feb 10, 2009
  2. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Welcome to Major Geeks!

    First please download HostsXpert and then follow the below steps.
    • Unzip HostsXpert.zip
    • It will create a folder named HostsXpert in whatever folder you extract it to.
    • Run HostsXpert.exe by double clicking on it.
    • Click the Make Writeable? button. (if you only see a Make Read-Only selection, it is already writeable so skip this button).
    • Click Restore Microsoft's Hosts File and then click OK.
    • Click the X to exit the program

    Now please follow the instructions in the READ & RUN ME FIRST link given futher down and attach the requested logs when you finish these instructions.
    • If you have problems where no tools seem to run, please try following the steps given in the below and then continue on no matter what you find. You only need to try the TDSSserv steps if having problems getting scans in the Read & Run Me First.
    • 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.
    READ & RUN ME FIRST. Malware Removal Guide
    • 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, Malwarebytes and Spybot ( 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. 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.
     

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