ss.exe.exe

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by Quinndrew5, Nov 28, 2006.

  1. Quinndrew5

    Quinndrew5 Corporal

    Does anyone know what the ss.exe.exe file is or why my internet explorer stops functioning (The internet itself works, AIM ect.) after an hour or so. Or why random programs including Windows Task Manager exit themselves out after about 5 seconds of opening them?

    Any help would be greatly appreciated. This is soo annoying!
     
  2. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Hi


    ss.exe.exe is malware and to start the process of removing this and any other malwares that maybe on your PC, its best to follow the below steps and once completed attach the requested logs.


    Please follow our standard cleaning procedures which are necessary for us to provide you support. Also there are steps included for installing, running, and posting HijackThis logs as attachments.
    • Run ALL the steps in this Sticky thread READ & RUN ME FIRST Before Asking for Support
    • Make sure you check version numbers and get all updates.
    • Very Important: Make sure you tell us the results from running the tutorial...was anything found? Were you unable to complete any of the scans?...Were you unable to download any of the tools?...Did you do the on-line scans as suggested? etc.
    • After doing ALL of the above you still have a problem make sure you have booted to normal mode and run the steps in the below link to properly use HijackThis and attach a log:
    Downloading, Installing, and Running HijackThis

    Make sure you also rename HijackThis.exe as suggested in the procedures. Use analyse.exe for the new name. This is very important due to some new infections going around.

    • When you return to make your next post, make sure you attach the following logs and that you have run these scans in the following order too:
      • CounterSpy
      • AVG Antispyware log - ONLY IF NEEDED you were not able to run CounterSpy
      • Bitdefender - from step 6
      • Panda Scan - from step 6
      • runkeys.txt - the log from GetRunKey.bat
      • newfiles.txt - the log from ShowNew.bat
      • HijackThis
    NOTE: You can only attach 3 files in a single message so it will require that you use two messages to attach all of these logs![/B
     
  3. Quinndrew5

    Quinndrew5 Corporal

    Before I go do all of that (becuase i'm bound to lose browser ability any time now), do you think the things are mentioned are connected the ss.exe.exe?
     
  4. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Most likely as malware will affect certain applications, browser in many infections, but what alot of malware does and especially the trojan type is to connect to its master and download further infections onto your PC, which dependent on the type of malware can do alot of those things.

    Some info on ss.exe.exe however its advisable to run through that guide as you may not only have that one infection now but many and the only way we can find that out is with those logs.
     
  5. Quinndrew5

    Quinndrew5 Corporal

    I understand that here at majorgeeks you like everyone to go through those steps before getting anymore help, but I can't. I am now on another computer because things are now closing seconds after I open them on the infected computer. I don't see anyway to fix things when I can't run any of the suggested programs without them shutting down seconds later.
     
  6. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Can you boot into Safe Mode and run applications without them closing down?
     
  7. Quinndrew5

    Quinndrew5 Corporal

    I'll give that a try, thanks
     
  8. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    If this does not work, at least try to follow the directions for getting the below logs. The all run in the matter of seconds:

    - GetRunKey
    - ShowNew
    - HijackThis - make sure you install and RENAME as requested.
     

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