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Let's see if you have a hidden hijacker. Do this for me.

Click here to download DllCompare. Start the Program with and click the Run Locate.com - be sure the \Windows\System32 directory is in the box and wait until the the blue text says it has 'completed the scan'.

Click the Compare button to start the next process. The results appear in two panes - files in the upper pane have been verified to 'exist', files in the lower pane were 'not able to be accessed'. Very few files should be listed in the lower pane when the Compare scan is complete. Click on each of the listed entries in the lower pane to select them. Right-click on the file and use the option Rescan. This will cause Windows Find to see if the file does exist, and then if so it will be removed from the list to reduce the number of identified files.

Click the Make a Log of what was found button and post the log here in this thread and wait for further instructions.

Let's see if you have a hidden hijacker. Do this for me.

Click here to download DllCompare. Start the Program with and click the Run Locate.com - be sure the \Windows\System32 directory is in the box and wait until the the blue text says it has 'completed the scan'.

Click the Compare button to start the next process. The results appear in two panes - files in the upper pane have been verified to 'exist', files in the lower pane were 'not able to be accessed'. Very few files should be listed in the lower pane when the Compare scan is complete. Click on each of the listed entries in the lower pane to select them. Right-click on the file and use the option Rescan. This will cause Windows Find to see if the file does exist, and then if so it will be removed from the list to reduce the number of identified files.

Click the Make a Log of what was found button and post the log here in this thread and wait for further instructions.

Hello,

I appreciate your help very much. I downloaded DlCompare, clicked Run Locate.com, and waited until the blue text said 'completed the scan'. However, after clicking the Compare button, the program stops and does not react anymore, even not after waiting a couple of hours.

Sincerely,

Hello, I appreciate your help very much. I downloaded DlCompare, clicked Run Locate.com, and waited until the blue text said 'completed the scan'. However, after clicking the Compare button, the program stops and does not react anymore, even not after waiting a couple of hours. Sincerely, PS A Spy Sweeper run shows the following spyware: Coolwebsearch (CWS); CWS-about blank; Com.com coockie; metriweb.be coockie

OK do this for me so that we can try another approach.

Click here to get the latest version of Internet Explorer. Click here to make sure that you have the latest Critical Update patches for Windows.

Then rescan with HJT and post a new log.

Click here to download FindnFix.exe (2K/XP only!) by freeatlast. Double-click on the FINDnFIX.exe and it will install a folder called FINDnFIX on your system. Go to that folder and double-click on !LOG!.bat. The program takes a few minutes to collect the necessary information. When done post the contents of Log.txt in this thread.

Here it is. Thu 23 Sep 04 09:32:45 »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»***LOG!***(*updated *9/1*)»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» *System: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional 5.0 Service Pack 4 (Build 2195) *IE version: 6.0.2800.1106 SP1 The type of the file system is NTFS. MS-DOS Version 5.00.500 *command.com test passed! __________________________________ !!*Creating backups…!! The operation completed successfully 9:32:45.17 Thu 09/23/2004 __________________________________ *Local time: Thursday, September 23, 2004 (9/23/2004) 9:32 AM, Pacific Daylight Time *Uptime: 9:32:47 up 0 days, 0:57:34 *Path: C:\FINDnFIX —————————————————- »»Member of…: ("ADMIN" logon + group match required!) User is a member of group BOUDREZ\None. User is a member of group \Everyone. User is a member of group BUILTIN\Administrators. User is a member of group BUILTIN\Users. User is a member of group NT AUTHORITY\INTERACTIVE. User is a member of group NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users. User is a member of group \LOCAL. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Group BUILTIN\Administrators matches list. Group BUILTIN\Users matches list. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! User: [BOUDREZ\Administrator], is a member of: BUILTIN\Administrators \Everyone Running in WORKSTATION MODE. SystemDrive is C: SystemRoot is C:\WINNT Logon Domain is BOUDREZ Administrator's Name is Administrator Computer Name is BOUDREZ LOGON SERVER is \\BOUDREZ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»*** Note! ***»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» The list will produce a small database of files that will match certain criteria. Ex: read only files, s/h files, last modified date. size, etc. The filters provided and registry scan should match the corresponding file(s) listed. »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» Unless the file match the entire criteria, it should not be pointed to remove without attempting to confirm it's nature! »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» At times there could be several (legit) files flagged, and/or duplicate culprit file(s)! If in doubt, always search the file(s) and properties according to criteria! The file(s) found should be moved to \FINDnFIX\"junkxxx" Subfolder ______________________________________________________________________________ ***YOU NEED TO DISABLE YOUR ACTIVE ANTI VIRUS PROTECTION TO AVOID CONFLICTS!*** ______________________________________________________________________________ ……Scanning for file(s)… *Note! The list(s) may include legitimate files! »»»*»»»*»»»*»»»*»»»*»»»*»»»*»»»*»»»*»»» »»»»» (*1*) »»»»» ……… »»Read access error(s)… »»»»» (*2*) »»»»»…….. »»»»» (*3*) »»»»»…….. No matches found. unknown/hidden files… No matches found. »»»»» (*4*) »»»»»……… Sniffing………. Power SNiF 1.34 - The Ultimate File Snifferdog. Created Mar 16 1992, 21:09:15. SNiF 1.34 statistics Matching files : 0 Amount in bytes : 0 Directories searched : 1 Commands executed : 0 Masks sniffed for: *.DLL »»»»»(*5*)»»»»» »»»»»(*6*)»»»»» »»»*»»»*»»»*»»»*»»»*»»»*»»»*»»»*»»»*»»» »»»»»Search by size… *List of files and specs according to 'size' : *Note: Not all files listed here are infected, but *may include* the name and spces of the offending file… ___________________________________________________________________________ Path: C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32 Including: *.DLL ____________________________________________________________________________ *By size and date… No matches found. No matches found. No matches found. Power SNiF 1.34 - The Ultimate File Snifferdog. Created Mar 16 1992, 21:09:15. SNiF 1.34 statistics Matching files : 0 Amount in bytes : 0 Directories searched : 1 Commands executed : 0 Masks sniffed for: *.DLL Power SNiF 1.34 - The Ultimate File Snifferdog. Created Mar 16 1992, 21:09:15. SNiF 1.34 statistics Matching files : 0 Amount in bytes : 0 Directories searched : 1 Commands executed : 0 Masks sniffed for: *.DLL Power SNiF 1.34 - The Ultimate File Snifferdog. Created Mar 16 1992, 21:09:15. SNiF 1.34 statistics Matching files : 0 Amount in bytes : 0 Directories searched : 1 Commands executed : 0 Masks sniffed for: *.DLL »»»*»»»*»»»*»»»*»»»*»»»*»»»*»»»*»»»*»»» BHO search and other files… No matches found. No matches found. –*sp.html in temp folder was NOT FOUND!– *Filter keys search… REGDMP: Unable to open key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PROTOCOLS\Filter\text/html' (2) –(*text/html Subkey was NOT FOUND!)– REGDMP: Unable to open key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\PROTOCOLS\Filter\text/plain' (2) –(*text/plain Subkey was NOT FOUND!)– »»»*»»»*»»»*»»»*»»»*»»»*»»»*»»»*»»»*»»» »»Size of Windows key: (*Default-450 *No AppInit-398 *fake(infected)-448,504,512…) Size of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows: 450 »»Checking for AppInit_DLLs (empty) value… ________________________________ !"AppInit_DLLs"=""! Value Matches ________________________________ »»Comparing *saved* key with *original*… REGDIFF 2.1 - Freeware written by Gerson Kurz (http://www.p-nand-q.com) Comparing File #1 (Keys1\winkey.reg) with File #2 (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows). No differences found. »»Dumping Values…….. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\AppInit_DLLs SZ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\DeviceNotSelectedTimeout SZ 15 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\GDIProcessHandleQuota DWORD 00002710 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\Spooler SZ yes HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\swapdisk SZ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\TransmissionRetryTimeout SZ 90 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\USERProcessHandleQuota DWORD 00002710 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows AppInit_DLLs = DeviceNotSelectedTimeout = 15 GDIProcessHandleQuota = REG_DWORD 0x00002710 Spooler = yes swapdisk = TransmissionRetryTimeout = 90 USERProcessHandleQuota = REG_DWORD 0x00002710 »»Security settings for 'Windows' key: RegDACL 5.1 - Permissions Manager for Registry keys for Windows NT 4 and above Copyright © 1999-2001 Frank Heyne Software (http://www.heysoft.de) This program is Freeware, use it on your own risk! Access Control List for Registry key hklm\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows: (NI) ALLOW Read BUILTIN\Users (IO) ALLOW Read BUILTIN\Users (NI) ALLOW Read BUILTIN\Power Users (IO) ALLOW Read BUILTIN\Power Users (NI) ALLOW Full access BUILTIN\Administrators (IO) ALLOW Full access BUILTIN\Administrators (NI) ALLOW Full access NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM (IO) ALLOW Full access NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM (NI) ALLOW Full access BUILTIN\Administrators (IO) ALLOW Full access CREATOR OWNER Effective permissions for Registry key hklm\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows: Read BUILTIN\Users Read BUILTIN\Power Users Full access BUILTIN\Administrators Full access NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM »»Performing string scan…. 00001150: ? 00001190: @ p 000011D0: vk s AppInit_DLLsn d vk ( V 00001210:DeviceNotSelectedTimeout 1 5 ` vk ' 00001250: 0 GDIProcessHandleQuota L vk 4 Spooler 00001290: y e s S O vk s swapdisk vk 000012D0: \ TransmissionRetryTimeout 9 0 ` vk ' 00001310: E USERProcessHandleQuota ( B %< B %T B %P B % 00001350:L B %H B %D B %@ B % B %8 B %4 B %0 B %, B %| B % B 00001390: % B % B % B % B % B % B % B %p B %x B % B % 000013D0: B % B % B % B % B % B % B % B % B % B % B % 00001410: B % B % B % B % B D$ V u B ~1I B B 00001450: BuSh B B u 3 ^ Bh Bh B 00001490: B B @ B ^ u@ B t6 5 B ; r t 000014D0: B ; s Q B B ^ SUV t$ W u 00001510: B u 3 _^][ |$ \$ t u( B t WVS t WVS 00001550: u 3 _^][ WVS u u WPS t u"WVS u 3 00001590: t B t WVS _ ^][ % B = B u D$ P 000015D0: B L$ h Bh BQ $ D$ P ———- WIN.TXT AppInit_DLLsn ————– ————– $011E8: AppInit_DLLsn $01210: DeviceNotSelectedTimeout $01258: GDIProcessHandleQuota $012D8: TransmissionRetryTimeout $01318: USERProcessHandleQuota ————– ————– No strings found. ————– ————– REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows] "AppInit_DLLs"="" "DeviceNotSelectedTimeout"="15" "GDIProcessHandleQuota"=dword:00002710 "Spooler"="yes" "swapdisk"="" "TransmissionRetryTimeout"="90" "USERProcessHandleQuota"=dword:00002710 …………. A handle was successfully obtained for the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows key. This key has 0 subkeys. The AppInitDLLs value exists and reports as 2 bytes, including the 2 for string termination. [AppInitDLLs] Ansi string : "" 0000 00 00 | .. ———————– »»»»»»Backups list…»»»»»» 9:33:29 up 0 days, 0:58:17 ———————– Thu 23 Sep 04 09:33:29 C:\FINDNFIX\ keyback.hiv Thu Sep 23 2004 9:32:46a A…. 8,192 8.00 K 1 item found: 1 file, 0 directories. Total of file sizes: 8,192 bytes 8.00 K C:\FINDNFIX\KEYS1\ winkey.reg Thu Sep 23 2004 9:32:46a A…. 287 0.28 K 1 item found: 1 file, 0 directories. Total of file sizes: 287 bytes 0.28 K *Temp backups… "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp\Backs2\" keyback2.hi_ Sep 23 2004 8192 "keyback2.hi_" winkey2.re_ Sep 23 2004 287 "winkey2.re_" 2 items found: 2 files, 0 directories. Total of file sizes: 8,479 bytes 8.28 K -D—- JUNKXXX 00000000 09:32.46 23/09/2004 A—– STARTIT .BAT 00000060 09:32.46 23/09/2004 ________________________________________________________________________________ ***THE FIX IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH EARLIER;UNPATCHED VERSIONS OF WIN2K'(SP3 and BELLOW)' AND/OR LAX OF SECURITY UPDATES AND SERVICE PACKS FOR ALL PLATFORMS! MINIMAL REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE: _________XP HOME/PRO; SP1; IE6/SP1 _________2K/SP4; IE6/SP1 ________________________________________________________________________________ »»»»»*** www10.brinkster.com/expl0iter/freeatlast/FNF/ ***»»»»» —–END—— Thu 23 Sep 04 09:33:31 

OK good. Click here to download CWShredder by Merijn Bellekom and run it, hit 'fix' as opposed to 'scan only'. Reboot when done.

Click here to download Spybot Search & Destroy - install, update, scan and fix all RED items it finds. Reboot when done.

Click here to download Ad-Aware SE and install. Before scanning click on "check for updates now" to make sure you have the latest reference file. Then click the gear wheel at the top and make sure these options are checked green:

General>: "Automatically save log-file" and "Automatically quarantine objects prior to removal".

Scanning>: "Scan within archives", "Scan active processes", "Scan registry", "Deep-scan registry", "Scan my IE Favorites for banned URLs" and "Scan my Hosts file".

Tweaks> Scanning Engine>: "Unload recognized processes during scanning", "Ignore spanned files when scanning cab archives" and "Scan registry for all users instead of current user only".

Tweaks> Cleaning Engine>: "Automatically try to unload modules before deletion", "During removal, unload Explorer and IE if necessary", "Let Windows remove files in use at next reboot" and "Delete quanatined objects after restoring".

Click "Proceed" to save your settings, then click "Start", select "Perform Full System scan" and "Next" to start the scan. When the scan is finished, the screen will tell you if anything has been found, click "Next". The bad files will be listed, right click the pane and click "Select all objects" - this will put a check mark in the box at the side, click "Next" again and click "OK" at the prompt "# objects will be removed. Continue?".

Reboot when done. Rescan with HJT and post a new log here so that any remnants can be removed manually.

Just one last thing before the manual clean-up.

Click here to download the latest version of HijackThis. Doubleclick the file, click Unzip and it will save the application to C:\HijackThis. Run it from there to scan your computer and post a new log here.

Create a new folder called C:\HijackThis, move the HijackThis.exe file into the new folder and run it from there. This is necessary to ensure you have backups should anything go wrong.

Make sure that you have no browser windows open as this could prevent the fix from working properly. Open HijackThis, scan and when complete, remove the following entries by checking the box to the left and clicking 'fixed checked':

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = about:blank
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {2F05EDCE-7A07-4454-8FDB-371A8CB86BD9} - C:\WINNT\System32\lfcp.dll (file missing)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [farstone] NULL
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Win service] bling.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [Win service] bling.exe
O15 - Trusted Zone: *.05p.com
O15 - Trusted Zone: *.scoobidoo.com
O15 - Trusted Zone: *.searchmiracle.com

Reboot when done.

Click here, for instructions on how to enable hidden files and folders to be visible. After enabling, find, zip and send this file:

bling.exe

to this e-mail address including a link to this thread in the body of the email.

Rescan with HJT and post a new log here for a final check over.

Dear DAemon, After unchecking the Hide protected operating system files (recomended) option , my computer gives a warning that deleting or editing these files can make the computer inoperable. What do I have to do? Continue anaway, or not? Thanks.

Just follow the instructions I gave you.