I am currently looking over your log. As I am an Undergraduate, everything that I post to you must be checked by an Admin or Moderator. Thus, there may be a tiny bit of a delay between posts, but it shouldn't be too long. I will post back shortly with a potential fix.
Download SmitfraudFix (by S!Ri) to your Desktop. http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix.zip
Extract all the files to your Destop. A folder named SmitfraudFix will be created on your Desktop.
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Open the SmitfraudFix folder and double-click smitfraudfix.cmd
Select option #1 - Search by typing 1 and press Enter
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This program will scan large amounts of files on your computer for known patterns so please be patient while it works. It will create a file named:
c:\rapport.txt
IMPORTANT: Do NOT run any other options until you are asked to do so!
Note : process.exe is detected by some antivirus programs (AntiVir, Dr.Web, Kaspersky) as a "RiskTool"; it is not a virus, but a program used to stop system processes. Antivirus programs cannot distinguish between "good" and "malicious" use of such programs, therefore they may alert the user.
Here we are:
SmitFraudFix v2.104
Scan done at 14:55:10.70, Mon 10/02/2006
Run from C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\SmitfraudFix\SmitfraudFix
OS: Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] - Windows_NT
Fix run in normal mode
»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» C:\
»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» C:\WINDOWS
»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» C:\WINDOWS\system
»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» C:\WINDOWS\Web
»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» C:\WINDOWS\system32
C:\WINDOWS\system32\gqagksr.dll FOUND !
»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» C:\WINDOWS\system32\LogFiles
»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» C:\Documents and Settings\Owner
»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Application Data
»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» Start Menu
C:\DOCUME~1\ALLUSE~1\STARTM~1\Online Security Guide.url FOUND !
C:\DOCUME~1\ALLUSE~1\STARTM~1\Security Troubleshooting.url FOUND !
»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\FAVORI~1
»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» Desktop
»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» C:\Program Files
C:\Program Files\VideosCodec\ FOUND !
»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» Corrupted keys
»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» Desktop Components
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\Components\0]
"Source"="About:Home"
"SubscribedURL"="About:Home"
"FriendlyName"="My Current Home Page"
»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» Sharedtaskscheduler
!!!Attention, following keys are not inevitably infected!!!
SrchSTS.exe by S!Ri
Search SharedTaskScheduler's .dll
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\SharedTaskScheduler]
"{b166be07-30a4-4d38-b781-44528a630706}"="hydrodictyon"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{b166be07-30a4-4d38-b781-44528a630706}\InProcServer32]
@="C:\WINDOWS\system32\gqagksr.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID\{b166be07-30a4-4d38-b781-44528a630706}\InProcServer32]
@="C:\WINDOWS\system32\gqagksr.dll"
»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» AppInit_DLLs
!!!Attention, following keys are not inevitably infected!!!
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows]
"AppInit_DLLs"=""
»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» pe386-msguard-lzx32
»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» Scanning wininet.dll infection
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Please print out or copy these instructions/tutorial to Notepad as the internet will not be (while in Safe Mode) available to you at certain points of the removal process. Make sure to work through all the Steps in the exact order in which they are listed below. If there's anything that you don't understand, ask your question(s) before moving on with the fixes.
Reboot your computer in Safe Mode.
If the computer is running, shut down Windows, and then turn off the power.
Wait 30 seconds, and then turn the computer on.
Start tapping the F8 key. The Windows Advanced Options Menu appears. If you begin tapping the F8 key too soon, some computers display a "keyboard error" message. To resolve this, restart the computer and try again.
Ensure that the Safe Mode option is selected.
Press Enter. The computer then begins to start in Safe mode.
Login on your usual account.
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Open the SmitfraudFix Folder, then double-click smitfraudfix.cmd file to start the tool.
Select option #2 - Clean by typing 2 and press Enter.
Wait for the tool to complete and disk cleanup to finish.
You will be prompted : "Registry cleaning - Do you want to clean the registry ?" answer Yes by typing Y and hit Enter.
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The tool will also check if wininet.dll is infected. If a clean version is found, you will be prompted to replace wininet.dll. Answer Yes to the question "Replace infected file ?" by typing Y and hit Enter.
A reboot may be needed to finish the cleaning process, if you computer does not restart automatically please do it yourself manually. Reboot in Safe Mode.
The tool will create a log named rapport.txt in the root of your drive, eg: Local Disk C: or partition where your operating system is installed. Please post that log along with a fresh hjt log in your next reply.
Actually I meant you to run Smitfraudfix in safe mode and post hjt log taken in normal mode.
Please follow the instructions provided, you may want to print out these instructions and use them as a reference:
AVG Anti-Spyware only works on Windows 2000 and Windows XP (32-Bit)
First download AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5 from HERE and save that file to your desktop.
Once you have downloaded AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5, locate the icon on the desktop and double-click it to launch the set up program.
Once the setup is complete you will need run AVG Anti-Spyware and update the definition files.
On the main screen select the icon "Update" then select the "Update now" link.
* Next select the "Start Update" button, the update will start and a progress bar will show the updates being installed.
Once the update has completed select the "Scanner" icon at the top of the screen, then select the "Settings" tab.
Once in the Settings screen click on "Recommended actions" and then select "Quarantine".
Under "Reports"
* Select "Automatically generate report after every scan"
* Un-Select "Only if threats were found"
Close AVG Anti-Spyware, Do Not run a scan just yet, we will shortly.
Under Main choose: Windows Temp
Current User Temp
All Users Temp
Cookies
Temporary Internet Files
Prefetch
Java Cache
*The other boxes are optional*
Then click the Empty Selected button.
Firefox:
Click Firefox at the top and choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button. NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please click NO at the prompt.
Opera:
Click Opera at the top and choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button. NOTE: If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please click NO at the prompt.
Click Exit on the Main menu to close the program.
Reboot your computer into SafeMode. You can do this by restarting your computer and continually tapping the F8 key until a menu appears. Use your up arrow key to highlight SafeMode then hit enter. IMPORTANT: Do not open any other windows or programs while AVG Anti-Spyware is scanning, it may interfere with the scanning proccess:
Lauch AVG Anti-Spyware by double-clicking the icon on your desktop.
Select the "Scanner" icon at the top and then the "Scan" tab then click on "Complete System Scan".
AVG Anti-Spyware will now begin the scanning process, be patient this may take a little time. Once the scan is complete do the following:
If you have any infections you will prompted, then select "Apply all actions"
Next select the "Reports" icon at the top.
Select the "Save report as" button in the lower left hand of the screen and save it to a text file on your system (make sure to remember where you saved that file, this is important).
Close AVG Anti-Spyware and reboot your system back into Normal Mode and post the results of the AVG Anti-Spyware report scan together with new hjt log (taken in normal mode this time :)).
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