Virtumonde challenge

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by Allis_Chalmers, Jan 12, 2009.

  1. Allis_Chalmers

    Allis_Chalmers Private E-2

    Hello,

    A big thanks after running the Read Me cleaning process for XP. Things are running MUCH faster now. I am getting Virtumonde showing up in my Webroot Spy Sweeper and would like to make it dissapear for good.

    Thanks,

    Jeff
     

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  2. Allis_Chalmers

    Allis_Chalmers Private E-2

    Part deux.
     

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  3. Allis_Chalmers

    Allis_Chalmers Private E-2

    Re: Virtumonde challenge - CASE CLOSED

    I'm going to thankfully bow out of this thread that I opened yesterday. Since posting this, I reviewed many other threads on Virtumonde by others here and:

    1. Removed a program that was a video viewing program (sounded normal), dont recall the program name today. This was suggested by MG to another.
    2. Removed Ad-Aware my daughter installed. One of the cleaners in the XP cleaning process detected this.
    3. Re-ran the cleaning process which the orginal run would not clean up something called My Way (blah blah).

    My normal Webroot scan is not picking up anything this morning. I appear good to go!

    Thanks bunches.

    Jeff
     
  4. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Welcome to Major Geeks!

    Does your copy of Spy Sweeper include an antivirus program? If not, you need to install one.

    You have a little more to.


    Uninstall the below software:
    Viewpoint Media Player <-- should have been uninstalled in step 1 of the READ ME

    Run C:\MGtools\analyse.exe by double clicking on it (Note: if using Vista, don't double click, use right click and select Run As Administrator). This is really HijackThis (select Do a system scan only) 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: (no name) - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - (no file)
    O2 - BHO: (no name) - {3C7195F6-D788-4D50-BA72-2EE212EDAC78} - (no file)
    O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {2C0A5F28-48D8-408B-9172-9C6121025BCE} - (no file)

    After clicking Fix, exit HJT.

    Then if you are not having any other malware problems, it is time to do our final steps:
    1. We recommend 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.
    2. 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)
    3. Any other miscellaneous tools we may have had you install or download can be uninstalled and deleted.
    4. 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.
    5. Go to add/remove programs and uninstall HijackThis.
    6. You can delete the C:\MGtools folder and the C:\MGtools.exe file. You can also delete the C:\MGlogs.zip
    7. If you are running Vista, Windows XP or Windows ME, do the below:
      • Refer to the cleaning procedures in step 3 the READ ME for your Window version and see the instructions to Disable System Restore which will flush your Restore Points.
      • Then reboot and Enable System Restore to create a new clean Restore Point.
    8. After doing the above, you should work thru the below link:
     
  5. Allis_Chalmers

    Allis_Chalmers Private E-2

    Was a link intended to be posted below step 8 ?
     
  6. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member


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