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Having problems with a laptop. My friend let his daughter use and she installed limewire, and who knows where she surfed to. He is getting poker and adult popups now all the time in IE. Ran spybot and adaware both they did not fix the issue. Seems the "master site" the comp likes is waba.com…. well at least the IP for that site. No toolbars are installed either. But icons do show up on the desktop and items are being added to his favorites. The stuff in favorites are not even in the favorites when you go to his profile in XP and I cannot remove them. Any help would be awesome. Thanks!

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 6:48:37 PM, on 2/2/2006
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\00THotkey.exe
C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\Apoint.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\TFNF5.exe
C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TouchED\TouchED.Exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\TPWRTRAY.EXE
C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TOSHIBA Controls\TFncKy.exe
C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\Wireless Hotkey\TosHKCW.exe
C:\Program Files\ltmoh\Ltmoh.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\MessengerPlus! 3\MsgPlus.exe
C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\Apntex.exe
c:\progra~1\intern~1\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\Msinfo\OFFPROV.EXE
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Dean\Desktop\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.google.ca/
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {1E58C34B-D222-5D6F-CFF5-EF9D12DB56D4} - C:\DOCUME~1\Dean\APPLIC~1\CREATI~1\time list.exe
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE NvQTwk,NvCplDaemon initialize
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /installquiet
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [00THotkey] C:\WINDOWS\System32\00THotkey.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [000StTHK] 000StTHK.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Apoint] C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\Apoint.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TFNF5] TFNF5.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TouchED] C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TouchED\TouchED.Exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Tpwrtray] TPWRTRAY.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TFncKy] TFncKy.exe /Type 20
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TosHKCW.exe] "C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\Wireless Hotkey\TosHKCW.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LtMoh] C:\Program Files\ltmoh\Ltmoh.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe /STARTUP
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\jusched.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MessengerPlus3] "C:\Program Files\MessengerPlus! 3\MsgPlus.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TrustCornHideOwns] C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\aimdarttrustcorn\NameVc.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [win ping] C:\DOCUME~1\Dean\APPLIC~1\MFCDDE~1\debugsignclose.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Reader Speed Launch.lnk = C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll
O18 - Protocol: msnim - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - "C:\PROGRA~1\MSNMES~1\msgrapp.dll" (file missing)
O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG E-mail Scanner (AVGEMS) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Driver Helper Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
Post #2
To tell you the truth, I do not see much in this log. I do see the evidence of a LOP/C2 Media infection that occurs when C:\Program Files\MessengerPlus! 3\MsgPlus.exe is installed with the sponsor programs and this could well be the cause of your problems. I Googled the waba.com and it returned to here: www.wabasoft.com/ This stuff often hides from HJT and additional tools are needed to locate and remove it. Before we move to that, I will give you instructions for removing the item that installs LOP. Once you complete that process, post a new log and give me as much information about the status at that point as you feel is relevant. I will clean out the remnants of LOP and we can decide if we need to do more at that point.

http://chooseknowledge.com/How-to-uninstal…senger-Plus.htm

Thanks…pskelley
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Expert Member
Post #3
That seemed to work! Thank you very much. Messenger Plus! was installed on the PC. I have seen installed before but never with the "sponsor program." I think my friend was a bit embarrassed since he had his laptop at a meeting and stuff kept happening. I think his daughter is going to get a good talking to. I should send her a bill for a $100 bucks and that might keep her from thingking about installing more stuff on his pc. HA. Thanks again! Have a great day!
Post #4

Once you complete that process, post a new log and give me as much information about the status at that point as you feel is relevant. I will clean out the remnants of LOP and we can decide if we need to do more at that point.


I strongly suggest you follow those instructions because all of LOP usually does not go that easy and HJT is require to remove the leftovers. Since I am a volunteer, you have my word there will be no additional charge for this service. :rofl:

Thanks…Phil :P
Post #5
No response to the request for a final look at LOP.
Here is some great information from Tony Klein, Texruss, ChrisRLG and Grinler to help you stay clean and safe online:
http://boards.cexx.org/viewtopic.php?t=957
http://russelltexas.com/malware/allclear.htm
http://forum.malwareremoval.com/viewtopic.php?t=14
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topict2520.html
http://cybercoyote.org/security/not-admin.shtml

Thanks…pskelley
TomCoyote forum
Expert Member
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