Still infected

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by RayDunne, Jul 9, 2006.

  1. RayDunne

    RayDunne Corporal

    Hi guys, I ran the cleaning procedure in order and all scans were successful. There were some issues that were left unresolved and my PC is still very slow at Windows startup. I know this can be from other issues, but I want to be clean before I go there. I'm posting my HJT log so one of you fine experts can help me clean this thing. Thank you in advance and happy hunting:)
     

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  2. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    No you are not clean! Where are the logs from Bitdefender and PandaActive scan? You need to attach them. I would be surprised if they do not point out your problems (like Virtumonde for one).
     
  3. RayDunne

    RayDunne Corporal

    Sorry, didn't realize that you needed them all at once:confused: Anyway, here they are, sorry for the confusion.
     

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  4. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    That is not a proper Bitdender log and it is not useful. You must follow the directions in the READ ME to get a log. The directions are always the same and they must be completed before getting to a HijackThis log.

    I see both Ewido and Spy Sweeper installed. Are they free trials or paid versions? If free, uninstall them.

    Run this Virtumonde aka Trojan Vundo Removal and attach the requested log.
     
  5. RayDunne

    RayDunne Corporal

    apologies again:( , here are the proper logs
     

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  6. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Okay! Your Bitdefender log is now clean! Probably because you ran it again to get a new log. It probably fixed all it found the first time.

    VundoFix is not seeing your Virtumonde infection because it is a new form. Also I see WinAntiVirusPro commonly found with Virtumonde.

    You did not answer my question about Ewido and SpySweeper!

    Do you see the below folder?
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Companion Wizard

    Can you delete it? Try....and let me know.

    Let's get an installed programs list from HijackThis too!
    • Run HijackThis, click Open the Misc Tools section
    • Click Open Uninstall Manager
    • Click Save List (generates uninstall_list.txt)
    • Click Save, to save it to a file where you can find it.
    • Attach the uninstall_list.txt file to your next message.
     
  7. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Do you have any software from Symantec still installed? I'm wondering why the below show up. Probably another case of Symantec doing a lousy job of uninstalling their software (alot like malware):

    O23 - Service: Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate\ALUSchedulerSvc.exe (file missing)
    O23 - Service: LiveUpdate - Unknown owner - C:\PROGRA~1\Symantec\LIVEUP~1\LUCOMS~1.EXE (file missing)
     
  8. RayDunne

    RayDunne Corporal

    I uninstalled all that crap yesterday, just double checked, nothing in add/remove programs.
     
  9. RayDunne

    RayDunne Corporal

    I uninstalled all that Symantec crap yesterday, just double checked, nothing in add/remove programs. sorry, didn't notice you had 2 replies. As for the question about ewido and spysweeper, they were trials, and I already uninstalled them. Also, I did find the Companion Wizard folder and it appears to have deleted successfully. I'll repost with the HJT in a minute.
     
  10. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    I still need to see the Uninstall log from HJT too.

    Then we can get started on removing your Vundo infection.
     
  11. RayDunne

    RayDunne Corporal

    Here it is.
     

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  12. RayDunne

    RayDunne Corporal

    I'll have to continue tomorrow night. Thank you so far.
     
  13. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    You have LimeWire 4.12.3 installed. According to reports, most versions of Limewire come bundled with malware.

    For the Symantec stuff I saw, do the following.

    Click on Start, then Run ... type services.msc into the box that opens up, and press 'OK'. On the page that opens, scroll down to LiveUpdate (if that is not found, look for the short name: aswUpdSv)... then right click the entry, select 'Properties' and press 'Stop Service'. When it shows that it is stopped, next please set the 'Start-up Type' to 'Disabled'. Press 'OK' until you get back to Windows.

    Now repeat the above stop and disable for the following services:
    Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler
    Next, run HJT, but instead of scanning, click on the "None of the above, just start the program" button at the bottom of the choices. At the lower right, click on the 'Config" button, and then the Misc tools' button ... select 'Delete an NT Service" ... copy/paste the following into the box that opens, and press "OK":

    LiveUpdate

    Now repeat the Delete NT Service steps for:
    Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler
    If you receive any error messages just ignore them and continue.

    Now exit HJT but do not reboot when it tells you it needs to. We will do that further down after running HJT again to fix some other items.

    Start by downloading two tools we will need

    - Process Explorer

    - Pocket KillBox

    Extract them to their own folder somewhere that you will be able to locate them later.

    IMPORTANT: You should print or save the below locally, so you can refer to them while offline. You must exit all browsers before running the below steps and it would be best if you actually physically unplug your cable to the internet, reboot, and do not run anything but what I give you to do. Also it would be good to exit all processes and items in your System tray.

    Do the above before continuing! Okay unplug your cable now.

    Make sure you have rebooted in Normal Mode (do not open any other processes)

    - Run Process Explorer

    In the top section of the Process Explorer screen double click on winlogon.exe to bring up the winlogon.exe properties screen. Click on the Threads tab at the top.

    Once you see this screen click on each instance of jkklk.dll once and then click the kill button. After you have killed all of the jkklk.dll under winlogon click ok. (If you do not find the dll, just continue on.)

    Next double click on explorer.exe and again click once on each instance of jkklk.dll and kill it. (If you do not find the dll, just continue on.)

    Now just exit Process Explorer.

    Run HijackThis and select the following lines but DO NOT CLICK FIX until you exit all browser sessions including the one you are reading in right now:

    O2 - BHO: WTLHelper Object - {6D33B121-5C4C-4450-9D1F-7B67085CC199} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\jkklk.dll
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [UserFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -u
    O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Yupdated] C:\WINDOWS\Resources32\services.exe
    O9 - Extra button: AIM - {AC9E2541-2814-11d5-BC6D-00B0D0A1DE45} - C:\PROGRA~1\AIM\aim.exe (file missing)
    O20 - Winlogon Notify: jkklk - C:\WINDOWS\system32\jkklk.dll




    Copy the bold text below to notepad. Save it as fixme.reg to your desktop.
    Be sure the "Save as" type is set to "all files"
    Once you have saved it double click it and allow it to merge with the registry.
    Now run Pocket Killbox by doubleclicking on killbox.exe
    Choose Tools > Delete Temp Files and click Delete Selected Temp Files.
    Then after it deletes the files click the Exit (Save Settings) button.
    Now back on Killbox's main window, Paste the below filenames into KILL BOX one at a time. Check mark the box that says "Delete on Reboot" and checkmark the box "Unregister DLL" (If available) Click the RED X and it will ask you to confirm the file for deletion…say YES and when the next box opens prompting you to reboot now...click NO...and proceed with the next file. Once you get to the last one click YES and it will reboot. Note some of the files listed below may not exist but we need to check for them anyway.
    C:\WINDOWS\Resources32\services.exe
    C:\WINDOWS\system32\jkklk.dll

    If Killbox does not reboot or you get a Pending Operations type error message just reboot your PC yourself.

    Now attach a new HJT log and tell me how the steps went.
    Make sure you tell me how things are working now!
     
  14. RayDunne

    RayDunne Corporal

    I followed your instructions, and all seemed to go well. The only thing that I noticed was when running the HJT to get rid of Live Update, I got messages as follow;
    Service "LiveUpdate" was not found in the registry. Make sure you entered the short name of the service., vbExclamation
    and the same for Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler
    Here is a post reboot HJT log. I have two others run while in the process if needed. This log I'm posting was run at the current state.
    My PC is still slow at startup and generally a little slow while in use, but definitely seems better. By slow, I mean slower than my old PC, which was quite outdated, but I had it tweaked a little, so maybe I'm just not use to an OEM PC.
    Also thank you a bunch for the help
     

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  15. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Your log is free from malware but you can have HJT fix the below lines:

    R3 - URLSearchHook: AOLTBSearch Class - {EA756889-2338-43DB-8F07-D1CA6FB9C90D} - C:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Toolbar 2.0\aoltb.dll (file missing)
    O2 - BHO: AOL Toolbar Launcher - {7C554162-8CB7-45A4-B8F4-8EA1C75885F9} - C:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Toolbar 2.0\aoltb.dll (file missing)
    O3 - Toolbar: AOL Toolbar - {DE9C389F-3316-41A7-809B-AA305ED9D922} - C:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Toolbar 2.0\aoltb.dll (file missing)
    O20 - Winlogon Notify: WRNotifier - WRLogonNTF.dll (file missing)


    If you are not having any other malware problems, it is time to go back to step 1 of the READ & RUN ME to Disable System Restore which will flush your Restore Points. Then reboot and enable System Restore to create a new clean Restore Point.

    After that, you should work thru the below link:

    How to Protect yourself from malware!
     

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