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My computer has been slowing down starting a month ago or so. So a couple of days ago I ran a virus scan. Within the next two days, various programs (such as Paint, Calculator, all the games, Microsoft Word and so on) has been removed from the start menu, but can still be found in the folders in My Computer. Since the scan didnt find anything, I havent had a clue what to do about this. Im no genius when it comes down to computers, but stuff just dont disappear without help. ROOTREPEAL © AD, 2007-2009 ================================================== Scan Start Time: 2009/08/27 12:02 Program Version: Version 1.3.5.0 Windows Version: Windows XP SP2 ================================================== Drivers ——————- Name: dump_atapi.sys Image Path: C:\windows\System32\Drivers\dump_atapi.sys Address: 0xBAD10000 Size: 98304 File Visible: No Signed: - Status: - Name: dump_WMILIB.SYS Image Path: C:\windows\System32\Drivers\dump_WMILIB.SYS Address: 0xF8A85000 Size: 8192 File Visible: No Signed: - Status: - Name: rootrepeal[1].sys Image Path: C:\windows\system32\drivers\rootrepeal[1].sys Address: 0xB8293000 Size: 49152 File Visible: No Signed: - Status: - ==EOF== DDS (Ver_09-06-26.01) - NTFSx86 Run by [removed] at 11:58:21,97 on 2009-08-27 Internet Explorer: 8.0.6001.18702 BrowserJavaVersion: 1.6.0_11 Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600.2.1252.46.1053.18.511.130 [GMT 2:00] AV: ESET NOD32 Antivirussystem 2.70 *On-access scanning enabled* (Updated) {E5E70D32-0101-4F12-8FB0-D96ACA4F34C0} ============== Running Processes =============== C:\windows\system32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\windows\system32\svchost -k DcomLaunch svchost.exe C:\windows\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs svchost.exe svchost.exe C:\windows\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\windows\system32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Program\NOD32\nod32kui.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\LVCOMSX.EXE C:\Program\Logitech\Video\LogiTray.exe C:\Program\Macrogaming\SweetIM\SweetIM.exe C:\Program\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe C:\Program\Sony Ericsson\Sony Ericsson PC Suite\SEPCSuite.exe C:\Documents and Settings\Standard\Application Data\Techno Design IP\LiveSearch Notification.exe C:\windows\system32\ctfmon.exe C:\Program\Logitech\Video\FxSvr2.exe C:\Program\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe C:\Program\NOD32\nod32krn.exe C:\windows\system32\svchost.exe -k imgsvc C:\Program\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe C:\Program\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe C:\Program\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe C:\Program\Java\jre6\bin\jucheck.exe C:\windows\System32\svchost.exe -k HTTPFilter C:\Documents and Settings\Standard\Lokala inställningar\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\DKWA97HC\dds[1].scr ============== Pseudo HJT Report =============== uStart Page = hxxp://www.google.com/ uSearch Page = hxxp://www.google.se uSearch Bar = hxxp://search.live.com/results.aspx?q={searchTerms}&mkt=sv-SE&FORM=MICVE5 mSearch Page = hxxp://www.google.se uSearchAssistant = hxxp://www.google.com/ie uSearchURL,(Default) = hxxp://www.google.com/search?q=%s mSearchAssistant = hxxp://www.google.com/ie uURLSearchHooks: SweetIM For Internet Explorer: {bc4ffe41-de9f-46fa-b455-aad49b9f9938} - c:\program\macrogaming\sweetimbarforie\toolbar.dll BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class: {06849e9f-c8d7-4d59-b87d-784b7d6be0b3} - c:\program\acrobat reader\reader\activex\AcroIEHelper.ocx BHO: SWEETIE Class: {1a0aadcd-3a72-4b5f-900f-e3bb5a838e2a} - c:\program\macrog~1\sweeti~1\toolbar.dll BHO: AskBar BHO: {201f27d4-3704-41d6-89c1-aa35e39143ed} - c:\program\askbardis\bar\bin\askBar.dll BHO: Java™ Plug-In SSV Helper: {761497bb-d6f0-462c-b6eb-d4daf1d92d43} - c:\program\java\jre6\bin\ssv.dll BHO: Windows Live inloggningshjälpen: {9030d464-4c02-4abf-8ecc-5164760863c6} - c:\program\delade filer\microsoft shared\windows live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll BHO: Google Toolbar Helper: {aa58ed58-01dd-4d91-8333-cf10577473f7} - c:\program\google\google toolbar\GoogleToolbar_32.dll BHO: Google Toolbar Notifier BHO: {af69de43-7d58-4638-b6fa-ce66b5ad205d} - c:\program\google\googletoolbarnotifier\5.2.4204.1700\swg.dll BHO: Google Dictionary Compression sdch: {c84d72fe-e17d-4195-bb24-76c02e2e7c4e} - c:\program\google\google toolbar\component\fastsearch_B7C5AC242193BB3E.dll BHO: Java™ Plug-In 2 SSV Helper: {dbc80044-a445-435b-bc74-9c25c1c588a9} - c:\program\java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll BHO: JQSIEStartDetectorImpl Class: {e7e6f031-17ce-4c07-bc86-eabfe594f69c} - c:\program\java\jre6\lib\deploy\jqs\ie\jqs_plugin.dll TB: SweetIM For Internet Explorer: {bc4ffe41-de9f-46fa-b455-aad49b9f9938} - c:\program\macrogaming\sweetimbarforie\toolbar.dll TB: Ask Toolbar: {3041d03e-fd4b-44e0-b742-2d9b88305f98} - c:\program\askbardis\bar\bin\askBar.dll TB: Google Toolbar: {2318c2b1-4965-11d4-9b18-009027a5cd4f} - c:\program\google\google toolbar\GoogleToolbar_32.dll uRun: [MsnMsgr] "c:\program\windows live\messenger\msnmsgr.exe" /background uRun: [LDM] c:\program files\logitech\desktop messenger\8876480\program\BackWeb-8876480.exe uRun: [LogitechSoftwareUpdate] c:\program\logitech\video\ManifestEngine.exe boot uRun: [SweetIM] c:\program\macrogaming\sweetim\SweetIM.exe uRun: [Sony Ericsson PC Suite] "c:\program\sony ericsson\sony ericsson pc suite\SEPCSuite.exe" /systray /nologon uRun: [LiveSearchNotification] "c:\documents and settings\standard\application data\techno design ip\LiveSearch Notification.exe" uRun: [ctfmon.exe] c:\windows\system32\ctfmon.exe uRun: [Software Informer] "c:\program\software informer\softinfo.exe" -autorun uRun: [uTorrent] "c:\program\utorrent\uTorrent.exe" uRun: [swg] "c:\program\google\googletoolbarnotifier\GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe" mRun: [Cmaudio] RunDll32 cmicnfg.cpl,CMICtrlWnd mRun: [nod32kui] "c:\program\nod32\nod32kui.exe" /WAITSERVICE mRun: [LVCOMSX] c:\windows\system32\LVCOMSX.EXE mRun: [LogitechVideoRepair] c:\program\logitech\video\ISStart.exe mRun: [LogitechVideoTray] c:\program\logitech\video\LogiTray.exe mRun: [SweetIM] c:\program\macrogaming\sweetim\SweetIM.exe mRun: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "c:\program\java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe" mRun: [Windows Messanger Control Center] svchosl.exe IE: E&xportera till Microsoft Excel - c:\program\micros~2\office11\EXCEL.EXE/3000 IE: {B7FE5D70-9AA2-40F1-9C6B-12A255F085E1} - c:\program\partygaming\partypoker\RunApp.exe IE: {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - c:\program\messenger\msmsgs.exe IE: {219C3416-8CB2-491a-A3C7-D9FCDDC9D600} - {5F7B1267-94A9-47F5-98DB-E99415F33AEC} - c:\program\windows live\writer\WriterBrowserExtension.dll LSP: c:\windows\system32\imon.dll DPF: {8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93} - hxxp://java.sun.com/update/1.6.0/jinstall-1_6_0_11-windows-i586.cab DPF: {CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-0006-ABCDEFFEDCBA} - hxxp://java.sun.com/update/1.6.0/jinstall-1_6_0_06-windows-i586.cab DPF: {CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-0011-ABCDEFFEDCBA} - hxxp://java.sun.com/update/1.6.0/jinstall-1_6_0_11-windows-i586.cab DPF: {CAFEEFAC-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-ABCDEFFEDCBA} - hxxp://java.sun.com/update/1.6.0/jinstall-1_6_0_11-windows-i586.cab Notify: AtiExtEvent - Ati2evxx.dll ================= FIREFOX =================== FF - ProfilePath - c:\docume~1\standard\applic~1\mozilla\firefox\profiles\i2zvzvzu.default\ FF - prefs.js: browser.search.selectedEngine - Google FF - prefs.js: browser.startup.homepage - www.google.se FF - prefs.js: keyword.URL - hxxp://toolbar.ask.com/toolbarv/askRedirect?o=13925&gct=&gc=1&q= FF - plugin: c:\program\acrobat reader\reader\browser\nppdf32.dll FF - plugin: c:\program\acrobat reader\reader\browser\nppdf32.dll FF - plugin: c:\program\personal\bin\np_prsnl.dll FF - plugin: c:\program\windows live\photo gallery\NPWLPG.dll FF - HiddenExtension: Java Console: No Registry Reference - c:\program\mozilla firefox\extensions\{CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-0006-ABCDEFFEDCBA} FF - HiddenExtension: Java Console: No Registry Reference - c:\program\mozilla firefox\extensions\{CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-0011-ABCDEFFEDCBA} —- FIREFOX POLICIES —- c:\program\mozilla firefox\greprefs\all.js - pref("browser.visited_color", "#551A8B"); c:\program\mozilla firefox\defaults\pref\firefox-l10n.js - pref("browser.fixup.alternate.suffix", ".se"); c:\program\mozilla firefox\defaults\pref\firefox.js - pref("browser.videoFeeds.handler", "ask"); ============= SERVICES / DRIVERS =============== R1 nod32drv;nod32drv;c:\windows\system32\drivers\nod32drv.sys [2007-12-17 15424] R2 NOD32krn;NOD32 Kernel Service;c:\program\nod32\nod32krn.exe [2007-12-17 552064] S2 ASKUpgrade;ASKUpgrade;c:\program\askbardis\bar\bin\ASKUpgrade.exe [2009-8-20 234888] =============== Created Last 30 ================ 2009-08-27 11:20 –d—– c:\program\Trend Micro 2009-08-27 11:16 –d—– c:\documents and settings\all users\Mallar 2009-08-27 11:00 –d—– c:\documents and settings\all users\Start-meny 2009-08-27 10:47 –d—– c:\docume~1\alluse~1\applic~1\Sony Ericsson 2009-08-20 18:15 –d—– c:\program\AskBarDis 2009-08-20 18:10 –d—– c:\program\uTorrent 2009-08-20 18:08 –d—– c:\docume~1\standard\applic~1\uTorrent ==================== Find3M ==================== 2009-05-28 20:02 68,918 a——- c:\docume~1\standard\applic~1\mdbu.bin ============= FINISH: 11:58:39,75 ===============

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Post #2
Hi gavexor,

:welcome:

My name is Tomk. I would be glad to take a look at your log and help you with solving any malware problems. HijackThis logs can take a while to research, so please be patient and I'd be grateful if you would note the following:

  • I will be working on your Malware issues, this may or may not, solve other issues you have with your machine.
  • The fixes are specific to your problem and should only be used for the issues on this machine.
  • Please continue to review my answers until I tell you your machine appears to be clear. Absence of symptoms does not mean that everything is clear.
  • It's often worth reading through these instructions and printing them for ease of reference.
  • If you don't know or understand something, please don't hesitate to say or ask!! It's better to be sure and safe than sorry.
  • Please reply to this thread. Do not start a new topic.

Your computer appears to have been infected by a backdoor trojan. These programs have the ability to steal passwords and other information from your system. If you use your computer for sensitive purposes such as internet banking then I recommend you take the following steps immediately:
  • Use another, uninfected computer to change all your internet passwords, especially ones with financial implications such as banks, paypal, ebay, etc. You should also change the passwords for any other site you use.
  • Call your bank(s), credit card company or any other institution which may be affected and advise them that your login/password or credit card information may have been stolen and ask what steps to take with regard to your account.
  • Consider what other private information could possibly have been taken from your computer and take appropriate steps
This infection can almost certainly be cleaned, but as the malware could be configured to run any program a remote attacker requires, it will be impossible to be 100% sure that the machine is clean, if this is unacceptable to you then you should consider reformatting the system partition and reinstalling Windows as this is the only 100% sure answer.

If you wish to reformat then please let me know in your next response, I'll now continue with instructions for cleaning.

Download Rooter.exe to your desktop

  • Then doubleclick it to start the tool
  • A Notepad file containing the report will open, also found at %systemdrive%\Rooter.txt. Post that here

Download ComboFix from one of these locations:

Link 1
Link 2
Link 3

* IMPORTANT !!! Save ComboFix.exe to your Desktop


  • Disable your AntiVirus and AntiSpyware applications, usually via a right click on the System Tray icon. They may otherwise interfere with our tools. If you have difficulty properly disabling your protective programs, refer to this link –> http://forums.whatthetech.com/How_Disable_…ams_t96260.html

  • Double click on ComboFix.exe & follow the prompts.

  • As part of it's process, ComboFix will check to see if the Microsoft Windows Recovery Console is installed. With malware infections being as they are today, it's strongly recommended to have this pre-installed on your machine before doing any malware removal. It will allow you to boot up into a special recovery/repair mode that will allow us to more easily help you should your computer have a problem after an attempted removal of malware.

  • Follow the prompts to allow ComboFix to download and install the Microsoft Windows Recovery Console, and when prompted, agree to the End-User License Agreement to install the Microsoft Windows Recovery Console.

**Please note: If the Microsoft Windows Recovery Console is already installed, ComboFix will continue it's malware removal procedures.


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Once the Microsoft Windows Recovery Console is installed using ComboFix, you should see the following message:

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Click on Yes, to continue scanning for malware.

When finished, it shall produce a log for you. Please include the C:\ComboFix.txt in your next reply.


Notes:

1. Do not mouse-click Combofix's window while it is running. That may cause it to stall.
2. Do not "re-run" Combofix. If you have a problem, reply back for further instructions.
3. ComboFix may reset a number of Internet Explorer's settings, including making I-E the default browser.
4. Combofix prevents autorun of ALL CD, floppy and USB devices to assist with malware removal & increase security. If this is an issue or makes it difficult for you – please tell your helper.
5. CF disconnects your machine from the internet. The connection is automatically restored before CF completes its run. If CF runs into difficulty and terminates prematurely, the connection can be manually restored by restarting your machine.
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Rooter.exe (v1.0.2) by Eric_71 . SeDebugPrivilege granted successfully … . Windows XP . (5.1.2600) Service Pack 2 [32_bits] - x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 7, GenuineIntel . [wscsvc] (Security Center) RUNNING (state:4) [SharedAccess] RUNNING (state:4) Windows Firewall -> Enabled . Internet Explorer 8.0.6001.18702 Mozilla Firefox 3.0.13 (sv-SE) . A:\ [Removable] C:\ [Fixed-NTFS] .. ( Total:147 Go - Free:128 Go ) D:\ [CD_Rom] . Scan : 13:00.43 Path : C:\Documents and Settings\Standard\Lokala inställningar\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\WWTO0C2Z\Rooter[1].exe User : Standard ( Administrator -> YES ) . ———————-\\ Processes . Locked [System Process] (0) ______ System (4) ______ \SystemRoot\System32\smss.exe (552) ______ \??\C:\windows\system32\csrss.exe (600) ______ \??\C:\windows\system32\winlogon.exe (636) ______ C:\windows\system32\services.exe (680) ______ C:\windows\system32\lsass.exe (692) ______ C:\windows\system32\Ati2evxx.exe (848) ______ C:\windows\system32\svchost.exe (860) ______ C:\windows\system32\svchost.exe (952) ______ C:\windows\System32\svchost.exe (1056) ______ C:\windows\system32\svchost.exe (1100) ______ C:\windows\system32\svchost.exe (1144) ______ C:\windows\system32\Ati2evxx.exe (1516) ______ C:\windows\Explorer.EXE (1572) ______ C:\windows\system32\spoolsv.exe (1600) ______ C:\Program\NOD32\nod32kui.exe (1768) ______ C:\WINDOWS\system32\LVCOMSX.EXE (1776) ______ C:\Program\Logitech\Video\LogiTray.exe (1792) ______ C:\Program\Macrogaming\SweetIM\SweetIM.exe (1804) ______ C:\Program\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe (1824) ______ C:\Program\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe (1840) ______ C:\Program\Sony Ericsson\Sony Ericsson PC Suite\SEPCSuite.exe (1944) ______ C:\Documents and Settings\Standard\Application Data\Techno Design IP\LiveSearch Notification.exe (1964) ______ C:\windows\system32\ctfmon.exe (1972) ______ C:\Program\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe (1980) ______ C:\Program\Logitech\Video\FxSvr2.exe (580) ______ C:\windows\system32\svchost.exe (1156) ______ C:\Program\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe (1092) ______ C:\Program\NOD32\nod32krn.exe (1360) ______ C:\windows\system32\svchost.exe (1556) ______ C:\WINDOWS\system32\wdfmgr.exe (2028) ______ C:\windows\System32\alg.exe (2500) ______ C:\windows\System32\svchost.exe (3236) ______ C:\windows\system32\wuauclt.exe (3764) ______ C:\Program\Java\jre6\bin\jucheck.exe (3772) ______ C:\Program\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe (3024) ______ C:\Program\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe (3196) ______ C:\Program\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe (4012) ______ C:\Documents and Settings\Standard\Lokala inställningar\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\WWTO0C2Z\Rooter[1].exe (2952) . ———————-\\ Device\Harddisk0\ . \Device\Harddisk0 [Sectors : 63 x 512 Bytes] . \Device\Harddisk0\Partition1 –[ MBR ]– (Start_Offset:32256 | Length:157927956480) \Device\Harddisk0\Partition2 (Start_Offset:157927988736 | Length:2111284224) . ———————-\\ Scheduled Tasks . C:\windows\Tasks\AppleSoftwareUpdate.job C:\windows\Tasks\desktop.ini C:\windows\Tasks\SA.DAT C:\windows\Tasks\User_Feed_Synchronization-{5F72C5A4-20C1-432E-A61D-8D461EB5EDF8}.job C:\windows\Tasks\WGASetup.job C:\windows\Tasks\XoftSpySE 2.job C:\windows\Tasks\XoftSpySE.job . ———————-\\ Registry . . ———————-\\ Files & Folders . ———————-\\ Scan completed at 13:03.18 . C:\Rooter$\Rooter_2.txt - (02/09/2009 | 13:03.18) The MBAM log I sent with is a scan I did the day I started this very topic. It removed 6 files as you can see. And yes, I will probably reformat this week.

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Post #4
gavexor, If you are going to reformat, you probably don't need much from me. If you aren't, then I'd like to see the log from the first time you ran ComboFix. Let me know what you decide and I'll give you directions to find the file if you don't reformat.
Post #5
I will reformat soon, I don't know when. But is there any chance pictures etc will dissapear? Programs I don't care about, pictures and other personal stuff is a bit more important. Other than that, I will reformat.
Post #6
gavexor, If you don't save them first, they will cease to exist. Backup everything that you want to save to some other source. You could burn the data to a cd/dvd, save to an external drive, transfer to a different computer on your network, or even save to a thumbdrive. Anything you can do that makes a copy of what you want to keep somewhere beside the hard drive you are reformatting.
Post #7
I guess I explained myself bad. I meant right now, before i reformat? This trojan I've got, is there by any chance it will delete pictures etc?
Post #8
gavexor, There is virtually no chance of that. However, I wouldn't put off backing up the information. A more likely scenario would be your system becoming unbootable do to trojan eating away of your operating system.
Post #9
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