Profile Hijacked?

CubsnCards · Nov 11, 2008

I'm starting to go through the process to check for malware but wanted to ask a question before I ran down the wrong path. I have 3 profiles set up on my computer and one of them, normally setup to be an admin. will not open any files. When you try to open a program it says you don't have the admin rights to do so. The same profile will open files when it is switched over to limited use. If anyone has any thoughts regarding what this might be other than malware let me know if not I'll post logs when i finish. thanks in advance!

CubsnCards · Nov 12, 2008

I am trying to run the steps in the malware removal but I can't get hidden files and folders to show. I have to run the profile with the issue as a limited access user in XP, is this keeping me from seeing hidden files? Read below the only way I can currently use programs with this profile is to be a limited user, admin profile will not allow any use of programs. Thanks

CubsnCards · Nov 12, 2008

spybot, SAS and MB did not return anything on their logs. others are below

TimW · Nov 13, 2008

Your logs are clean.....I suggest that you post in the software section for further assistance.

We recommed you keep SUPERAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for scanning/removal of malware. Unless you purchase them, they provide no protection. They do not use any significant amount of resources ( except a little disk space ) until you run a scan.

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" /u

Notes: The space between the combofix" and the /u, it must be there.

This will uninstall ComboFix and also reset hidden files and folders settings back to Windows defaults.

Delete the C:\combofix folder from combofix (if it exists)

Any other miscellaneous tools we may have had you install or download can be uninstalled and deleted.

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.

Go to add/remove programs and uninstall HijackThis.

You can delete the C:\MGtools folder and the C:\MGtools.exe file. You can also delete the C:\MGlogs.zip

If you are running Vista, Windows XP or Windows ME, do the below:

Refer to the cleaning steps in the READ ME for your Window version and see the steps to Disable System Restore which will flush your Restore Points.

Then reboot and Enable System Restore to create a new clean Restore Point.

After doing the above, you should work thru the below link:

How to Protect yourself from malware!

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Profile Hijacked?

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Attached Files:

ComboFix.txt

MGlogs.zip

TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member