Winfixer, VIP fares, Traffic explorer etc, help me, please!

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by apedracula, Aug 15, 2005.

  1. apedracula

    apedracula Private E-2

    I cant get rid of these pop-ups in my browser.

    Can someone please help me, I have tried everything ('safeboot spyware scans using ad aware, spybot, trend micro housecall, etc), and I can't seem to get rid of this.

    Here is my Hijack This logfile:


    Edit by chaslang: Unrequested inline log removed

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.


    Thanks
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Aug 16, 2005
  2. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Please read the announcement and sticky threads. HJT logs should only be posted when requested and then they must be attachments to your message. HJT must also be installed and run properly.

    Please run the steps below.

    - Run ALL the steps in this Sticky thread READ ME FIRST BEFORE ASKING FOR SUPPORT: Basic Spyware, Trojan And Virus Removal

    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.

    Now because you appear to have a Look2Me VX2 infection, do the following:

    Download L2MeFix Tool

    Please move the L2MeFix Tool to your Desktop and DoubleClick l2mfix.exe.
    Click the Install button to extract the files and follow the prompts, then open the newly added l2mfix Folder on your Desktop.

    DoubleClick l2mfix.bat and type 2 and ENTER to select option #2 for Run Fix. Then, press any key to Reboot your machine.

    Your computer will go crazy for a bit, but just let it run. It should eventually spit out a log in Notepad. Please attach that log later when you come back.

    Please don't run any other files in the L2MFix folder.

    Then reboot and continue with the below steps for using HijackThis.


    After doing ALL of the above you still have a problem, boot into normal mode and make sure you follow these directions:


    - Download HijackThis 1.99.1

    - Unzip the hijackthis.exe file to a folder you create named C:\Program Files\HJT

    - Do NOT run Hijack This from the Desktop, a temp folder, or a sub-folder of C:\Documents and Settings, or choose to run it directly from the downloaded ZIP file.

    - Before running HijackThis: You must close each of the following:your web browser, e-mail client, instant messenger, and programs like notepad, wordpad, MS Word etc. And any other unnecessary running programs.

    - Run HijackThis and save your log file.

    - Post your log as an ATTACHMENT to your next message. (Do NOT copy/paste the log into your post).


    DON'T FORGET TO ATTACH THE L2MEFIX LOG TOO!
     
  3. apedracula

    apedracula Private E-2

    I tried everything from the links you provided, but I am still getting pop ups for in the form of ads for some kind of spyware software (as well as various other pop ups)...something along the lines of 'want to stop annying pop ups like this? download our crummy software'.


    Also, during every virus scan, a virus that was not able to be deleted was detected.
    Location of virus: c:/windows/help/SBSI/msvcodb.dll - accoring to one source this is the Win32/Vundo.B trojan. I tried to use the symmantec Vundo.B removal tool, but it said that Ithis trojan was not found on my computer.

    Also, every time I run Ad Aware, it keeps finding the same registry entries, and once I delete them, they are there again the next time. Even if I scan a less than a minute after I delete these entries, they are right back there. (the entries it finds are associated with Win32.Trojan.Agent.cs.)

    I have attached a copy of my logfile from hijack this, and also the log that the L2MeFix Tool gave me. It seemed to have a lot of error messages in it, so I dont even know if it worked.

    Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated.
     

    Attached Files:

  4. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Okay let's start by downloading two tools we will need:

    - Process Explorer 9.2

    - Pocket KillBox

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

    Reboot in Safe 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 msvcodbc.dll once and then click the kill button. After you have killed all of the msvcodbc.dll's 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 msvcodbc.dll then click the kill button. Once you have done that click ok again. (If you do not find the dll, just continue on.)

    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:
    R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://hsremove.com/done.htm
    O2 - BHO: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wff.dll - {B113A3BC-6F95-4D1A-8C88-2F4449AFFA98} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\wff.dll (file missing)
    O2 - BHO: MSEvents Object - {B8B55274-0F9A-41E5-9067-A3539BD9E860} - C:\WINDOWS\Help\SBSI\msvcodbc.dll
    O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {85d1f590-48f4-11d9-9669-0800200c9a66} - %windir%\bdoscandel.exe (file missing)
    O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Uninstall BitDefender Online Scanner v8 - {85d1f590-48f4-11d9-9669-0800200c9a66} - %windir%\bdoscandel.exe (file missing)
    O20 - Winlogon Notify: msvcodbc - C:\WINDOWS\Help\SBSI\msvcodbc.dll


    Copy the bold text below to notepad. Save it as fixVundo.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:
    Choose Tools > Delete Temp Files and click OK.
    In Killbox - put a check next to "Delete on Reboot"
    Copy & paste the following line in bold into the "Full Path of File To Delete" box:

    C:\WINDOWS\Help\SBSI\msvcodbc.dll

    Then click the red button with the X and allow Killbox to reboot then post a new HijackThis log. If Killbox does not reboot or you get a Pending Operations type error message just reboot your PC yourself.

    After reboot post a new HJT log.
     
  5. apedracula

    apedracula Private E-2

    Ok, I followed all your instructions down to the letter.

    I am not too sure yet if it totally worked, because the pop-ups I have been getting happened at random times, and sometimes would be 20 minutes apart, or prompted by certain webpages.

    Anyway, here is my latest logfile, let me know what you think...and thanks again!
     

    Attached Files:

  6. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Looks like it worked to me. What does your virus scan program say now?
     
  7. apedracula

    apedracula Private E-2

    I did a Trend Micro housecall scan, and it found the following trojans that it could not remove.

    BKDR_SMALL.AI

    TROJ_DROPPER.BR

    TROJ_AGENT.FZ - located in a .dll file in my hijack this backup directory.


    Everything with regards to pop-ups seems to be fine (thank you very much for the help!), but I want to make sure my system is totally clean.

    Any suggestions?
     
  8. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    You do not need to work about the files in the HijackThis backup folder. But you can delete those files yourself to completely remove them from your system.

    Is that where is found all of the trojans (in the HJT backup folder)?

    And no more Vundo problems being detected???
     
  9. apedracula

    apedracula Private E-2

    No more Vundo problems. Your solution worked wonders!

    I deleted the backup file, just to be safe.


    It would seem that (for now) everything is fine on my computer.

    Thanks again for your help, I really appreciate it!
     
  10. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member


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