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First of all, Merry Christmas to everyone of you,

Please I need to some help on removing tough virus. Currently I am using Avast and I had at least three full scan this week; however, each time I found more virus than the last scan. The number of virus actually doubles from 6 to 12 then to 24. I tried pretty much everything including Adaware, spybot, AFT-cleaner and Malwarebytes… Please see the logfile below. Help please! I don't want to get stuck for Christmas!!!

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 10:36:46 AM, on 12/15/2008
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16735)
Boot mode: Normal

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:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe
C:\Program Files\Diskeeper Corporation\Diskeeper\DkService.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\EPSON\EBAPI\SAgent2.exe
C:\Program Files\Ahead\InCD\InCDsrv.exe
C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbamservice.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Stardock\SDMCP.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\fxssvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Raxco\PerfectDisk\PDSched.exe
C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashDisp.exe
C:\Program Files\Webshots\webshots.scr
C:\Program Files\YourWare Solutions\FreeRAM XP Pro\FreeRAM XP Pro.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashMaiSv.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashWebSv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\BILLPS~1\WINPAT~1\WinPatrol.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe
C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
C:\Program Files\Startup Faster 2004\sfAgent.exe
C:\Program Files\CursorXP\CursorXP.exe
C:\Program Files\reliz\akeys.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Digital Line Detect\DLG.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://www.yahoo.com/search/ie.html
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://red.clientapps.yahoo.com/customize/…//www.yahoo.com
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://us.rd.yahoo.com/customize/ie/defaul…rch/search.html
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL,(Default) = http://red.clientapps.yahoo.com/customize/…//www.yahoo.com
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = C:\Program Files\Aquatica 3D\Help\about.htm
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\System\PANELS\BLANK.HTM
O2 - BHO: IE7Pro - {00011268-E188-40DF-A514-835FCD78B1BF} - C:\Program Files\IEPro\iepro.dll
O2 - BHO: HelperObject Class - {00C6482D-C502-44C8-8409-FCE54AD9C208} - C:\Program Files\TechSmith\SnagIt 8\SnagItBHO.dll
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: bho2gr Class - {31FF080D-12A3-439A-A2EF-4BA95A3148E8} - C:\Program Files\GetRight\xx2gr.dll
O2 - BHO: Spybot-S&D IE Protection - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: RoboForm - {724d43a9-0d85-11d4-9908-00400523e39a} - C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\roboform.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {7E853D72-626A-48EC-A868-BA8D5E23E045} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: SysShield IE Popup Blocker - {9A23B8A4-C6C9-4A68-8FA6-5F905DC8FF80} - C:\Program Files\SysShield Tools\Internet Eraser\pkext.dll
O3 - Toolbar: IncrediBar - {D8073790-84C7-4602-BF77-C6ACBF1612E4} - C:\Program Files\IncrediBar\bin\IBTBar.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &RoboForm - {724d43a0-0d85-11d4-9908-00400523e39a} - C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\roboform.dll
O3 - Toolbar: 1-Click Answers - {7754C418-F62E-44aa-B169-E719E718BCFD} - C:\PROGRA~1\1-CLIC~1\IEToolbar\AnswersToolbarU.dll
O3 - Toolbar: ????(&K) - {6C3797D2-3FEF-4cd4-B654-D3AE55B4128C} - C:\Program Files\Kingsoft\FastAIT 2006\IEBand.dll
O3 - Toolbar: SnagIt - {8FF5E183-ABDE-46EB-B09E-D2AAB95CABE3} - C:\Program Files\TechSmith\SnagIt 8\SnagItIEAddin.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn5\yt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: AbsoluteShield - {EE9DD090-902D-4623-9360-FB7D8666202B} - C:\Program Files\SysShield Tools\Internet Eraser\AbsoluteBar.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [StartupFaster] "C:\Program Files\Startup Faster 2004\StrpFstCfg.exe" -run SFAURUN SFCURUN SFAUSTARTUP SFCUSTARTUP
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'SYSTEM')
O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'Default user')
O4 - Startup: StartupFaster
O4 - Global Startup: StartupFaster
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbars\Restrictions present
O6 - HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions present
O6 - HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel present
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Add animation to IncrediMail Style Box - C:\PROGRA~1\INCRED~2\bin\resources\WebMenuImg.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Winamp Toolbar Search - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Winamp Toolbar\ieToolbar\resources\en-US\local\search.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Yahoo! Search - file:///C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common/ycsrch.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Answers… - file:C:\Program Files\1-Click Answers\Html\atiemenu.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Customize Menu - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComCustomizeIEMenu.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Download with GetRight - C:\Program Files\GetRight\GRdownload.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Fill Forms - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComFillForms.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Logoff - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComLogoff.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Open with GetRight Browser - C:\Program Files\GetRight\GRbrowse.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: RoboForm Toolbar - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComShowToolbar.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Save Forms - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComSavePass.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Translate with &Babylon - res://C:\Program Files\Babylon\Babylon-Pro\Utils\BabylonIEPI.dll/Translate.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Yahoo! &Dictionary - file:///C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common/ycdict.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Yahoo! &Maps - file:///C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common/ycmap.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Yahoo! &SMS - file:///C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common/ycsms.htm
O9 - Extra button: IE7Pro Preferences - {0026439F-A980-4f18-8C95-4F1CBBF9C1D8} - C:\Program Files\IEPro\iepro.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: IE7Pro Preferences - {0026439F-A980-4f18-8C95-4F1CBBF9C1D8} - C:\Program Files\IEPro\iepro.dll
O9 - Extra button: IncrediBar - {023FA804-DCE1-4817-94ED-6BA4200F9AF2} - C:\Program Files\IncrediBar\bin\IBTBar.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: Fill Forms - {320AF880-6646-11D3-ABEE-C5DBF3571F46} - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComFillForms.html
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Fill Forms - {320AF880-6646-11D3-ABEE-C5DBF3571F46} - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComFillForms.html
O9 - Extra button: Save - {320AF880-6646-11D3-ABEE-C5DBF3571F49} - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComSavePass.html
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Save Forms - {320AF880-6646-11D3-ABEE-C5DBF3571F49} - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComSavePass.html
O9 - Extra button: Yahoo! Services - {5BAB4B5B-68BC-4B02-94D6-2FC0DE4A7897} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\yiesrvc.dll
O9 - Extra button: RoboForm - {724d43aa-0d85-11d4-9908-00400523e39a} - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComShowToolbar.html
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: RoboForm Toolbar - {724d43aa-0d85-11d4-9908-00400523e39a} - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComShowToolbar.html
O9 - Extra button: PPLive - {95B3F550-91C4-4627-BCC4-521288C52977} - C:\Program Files\PPLive\PPLive.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: PPLive - {95B3F550-91C4-4627-BCC4-521288C52977} - C:\Program Files\PPLive\PPLive.exe
O9 - Extra button: ICQ Lite - {B863453A-26C3-4e1f-A54D-A2CD196348E9} - C:\Program Files\ICQLite\ICQLite.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: ICQ Lite - {B863453A-26C3-4e1f-A54D-A2CD196348E9} - C:\Program Files\ICQLite\ICQLite.exe
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} - (no file)
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Spybot - Search & Destroy Configuration - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
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
O15 - Trusted Zone: http://www.icbc.com.cn
O16 - DPF: Yahoo! MahJong Solitaire - http://download.games.yahoo.com/games/clients/y/mjst4_x.cab
O16 - DPF: Yahoo! Pool 2 - http://download.games.yahoo.com/games/clients/y/pote_x.cab
O16 - DPF: {01A88BB1-1174-41EC-ACCB-963509EAE56B} (SysProWmi Class) - http://support.dell.com/systemprofiler/SysPro.CAB
O16 - DPF: {0CA54D3F-CEAE-48AF-9A2B-31909CB9515D} (Edit Class) - https://www.sz1.cmbchina.com/download/CMBEdit.cab
O16 - DPF: {0EB0E74A-2A76-4AB3-A7FB-9BD8C29F7F75} (CKAVWebScan Object) - http://www.kaspersky.com/kos/eng/partner/d…can_unicode.cab
O16 - DPF: {193C772A-87BE-4B19-A7BB-445B226FE9A1} (ewidoOnlineScan Control) - http://download.ewido.net/ewidoOnlineScan.cab
O16 - DPF: {2B323CD9-50E3-11D3-9466-00A0C9700498} - http://us.chat1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/cha…v45/yacscom.cab
O16 - DPF: {30528230-99F7-4BB4-88D8-FA1D4F56A2AB} (Installation Support) - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\Yinsthelper.dll
O16 - DPF: {4F1E5B1A-2A80-42CA-8532-2D05CB959537} (MSN Photo Upload Tool) - http://johnzheng2356.spaces.live.com//Phot…ad/MsnPUpld.cab
O16 - DPF: {5ED80217-570B-4DA9-BF44-BE107C0EC166} (Windows Live Safety Center Base Module) - http://cdn.scan.safety.live.com/resource/d…lscbase8460.cab
O16 - DPF: {6A060448-60F9-11D5-A6CD-0002B31F7455} (ExentInf Class) - http://us.games2.yimg.com/download.games.y…ctl_0_0_0_1.ocx
O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdat…b?1222675051475
O16 - DPF: {7D1E9C49-BD6A-11D3-87A8-009027A35D73} - http://chat.yahoo.com/cab/yacsui.cab
O16 - DPF: {8714912E-380D-11D5-B8AA-00D0B78F3D48} (Yahoo! Webcam Upload Wrapper) - http://chat.yahoo.com/cab/yuplapp.cab
O16 - DPF: {8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93} (Java Runtime Environment 1.6.0) - http://javadl-esd.sun.com/update/1.6.0/jin…ows-i586-jc.cab
O16 - DPF: {B38870E4-7ECB-40DA-8C6A-595F0A5519FF} (MsnMessengerSetupDownloadControl Class) - http://messenger.msn.com/download/MsnMesse…pDownloader.cab
O16 - DPF: {B9191F79-5613-4C76-AA2A-398534BB8999} (YAddBook Class) - http://us.dl1.yimg.com/download.yahoo.com/…utocomplete.cab
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://fpdownload2.macromedia.com/get/shoc…ash/swflash.cab
O16 - DPF: {D81CA86B-EF63-42AF-BEE3-4502D9A03C2D} (MMRadioHostX Class) - http://wwws.musicmatch.com/graphics/WebPlayer/MMLRadio.cab
O16 - DPF: {E504EE6E-47C6-11D5-B8AB-00D0B78F3D48} (Yahoo! Webcam Viewer Wrapper) - http://chat.yahoo.com/cab/yvwrctl.cab
O16 - DPF: {E856B973-45FD-4559-8F82-EAB539144667} (Dell PC Checkup Installer Control) - http://pccheckup.dellfix.com/rel/35/install/gtdownde.cab
O16 - DPF: {F58E1CEF-A068-4C15-BA5E-587CAF3EE8C6} (MSN Chat Control 4.5) - http://chat.msn.com/bin/msnchat45.cab
O18 - Protocol: skype4com - {FFC8B962-9B40-4DFF-9458-1830C7DD7F5D} - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\Skype\SKYPE4~1.DLL
O23 - Service: Adobe LM Service - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe Systems Shared\Service\Adobelmsvc.exe
O23 - Service: avast! iAVS4 Control Service (aswUpdSv) - ALWIL Software - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\System32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: avast! Antivirus - ALWIL Software - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe
O23 - Service: avast! Mail Scanner - ALWIL Software - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashMaiSv.exe
O23 - Service: avast! Web Scanner - ALWIL Software - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashWebSv.exe
O23 - Service: AVG Anti-Spyware Guard - GRISOFT s.r.o. - C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe
O23 - Service: Diskeeper - Diskeeper Corporation - C:\Program Files\Diskeeper Corporation\Diskeeper\DkService.exe
O23 - Service: EPSON Printer Status Agent2 (EPSONStatusAgent2) - SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION - C:\Program Files\Common Files\EPSON\EBAPI\SAgent2.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: InCD File System Service (InCDsrv) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Ahead\InCD\InCDsrv.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: MBAMService - Malwarebytes Corporation - C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbamservice.exe
O23 - Service: PDEngine - Raxco Software, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Raxco\PerfectDisk\PDEngine.exe
O23 - Service: PDScheduler (PDSched) - Raxco Software, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Raxco\PerfectDisk\PDSched.exe
O23 - Service: Remote Packet Capture Protocol v.0 (experimental) (rpcapd) - NetGroup - Politecnico di Torino - C:\Program Files\WinPcap\rpcapd.exe
O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Check Point Software Technologies LTD - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe

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Below are the three virus found on my system: Kernel32.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32 winsock.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32 Kernel32.dll C:\WINDOWS\system32
Hello and Welcome to the forum.

DO NOT use any TOOLS such as Combofix, Vundofix, or HijackThis fixes without supervision.

Doing so could make your pc inoperatible and could require a full reinstall of your OS, losing all your programs and data.



Stay with this topic until I give you the all clean post.

You might want to print these instructions out.

I suggest you do this:

Double-click My Computer.
Click the Tools menu, and then click Folder Options.
Click the View tab.
Uncheck "Hide file extensions for known file types."
Under the "Hidden files" folder, select "Show hidden files and folders."
Uncheck "Hide protected operating system files."
Click Apply, and then click OK.


Please do not delete anything unless instructed to.

Next:

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. Note: If you are having difficulty properly disabling your protective programs, or are unsure as to what programs need to be disabled, please refer to the information available through this link : Protective Programs

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

    Note: Combofix will run without the Recovery Console installed.

  • 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.
"copy/paste" a new HijackThis log file into this thread as well.

Notes:

1.Do not mouse-click Combofix's window while it is running. That may cause it to stall.
2. ComboFix may reset a number of Internet Explorer's settings, including making I-E the default browser.
3. 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.
4. 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.

Give it atleast 20-30 minutes to finish if needed.


Also please describe how your computer behaves at the moment.
Hi LD Tate,

I appreciate all of your help! Whenever I got computer problems, this is the forum I highly trust to get help with. And as always I got my help and solved my computer problems. Thanks a million to you–LD Tate and your team!!!

Well, I just finished running Combofix and restarted my computer and already felt the Internet is running faster or I should say at its normal speed. And break down problems for downloading files gone. I am happy with this and will run virus scan later today. Below are the logs from Combofix and hijackthis respectively: Please let me know if I should further remove something else. Thanks again! – Tom

ComboFix 08-12-24.01 - Others 2008-12-25 15:50:41.1 - NTFSx86
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600.3.1252.1.1033.18.1023.612 [GMT 8:00]
Running from: c:\documents and settings\[removed]\Desktop\ComboFix.exe
* Created a new restore point

WARNING -THIS MACHINE DOES NOT HAVE THE RECOVERY CONSOLE INSTALLED !!
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c:\windows\cdmxtras
c:\windows\IE4 Error Log.txt
c:\windows\system\oeminfo.ini
c:\windows\system32\cache329
c:\windows\system32\cache329\B_329_0_0_101000.swf
c:\windows\system32\cache329\B_329_0_0_222300.swf
c:\windows\system32\cache329\B_329_0_4_177200.swf
c:\windows\system32\cache329\B_329_2_0_101000.swf
c:\windows\system32\cache329\B_329_2_0_222300.swf
c:\windows\system32\cache329\B_329_3_0_101000.swf
c:\windows\system32\cache329\B_329_3_0_222300.swf
c:\windows\system32\cache329\B_329_3_4_177200.swf
c:\windows\system32\cache329\B_329_4_4_177300.swf

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——-\Legacy_ZESOFT


((((((((((((((((((((((((( Files Created from 2008-11-25 to 2008-12-25 )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
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2008-12-16 12:26 . 2006-09-28 17:33 40,960 –a—— c:\windows\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\P2k.sys
2008-12-16 12:26 . 2006-06-08 18:55 5,632 –a—— c:\windows\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\motswch.sys
2008-12-16 12:23 . 2008-12-16 12:23 d——– c:\program files\Motorola
2008-12-12 11:50 . 2008-12-12 11:50 d——– c:\program files\MSXML 4.0
2008-12-11 16:27 . 2008-10-24 19:21 455,296 —–c— c:\windows\SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE\mrxsmb.sys
2008-12-11 16:25 . 2008-09-05 01:15 1,106,944 —–c— c:\windows\SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE\msxml3.dll
2008-12-11 16:25 . 2008-10-16 00:34 337,408 —–c— c:\windows\SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE\netapi32.dll
2008-12-08 21:35 . 2008-12-08 21:35 d——– c:\program files\AskBarDis
2008-12-07 22:45 . 2008-08-14 18:11 2,189,184 —–c— c:\windows\SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE\ntoskrnl.exe
2008-12-07 22:45 . 2008-08-14 18:09 2,145,280 —–c— c:\windows\SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE\ntkrnlmp.exe
2008-12-07 22:45 . 2008-08-14 17:33 2,066,048 —–c— c:\windows\SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE\ntkrnlpa.exe
2008-12-07 22:45 . 2008-08-14 17:33 2,023,936 —–c— c:\windows\SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE\ntkrpamp.exe
2008-12-07 22:19 . 2008-10-09 14:25 1,221,008 –a—— c:\windows\SYSTEM32\zpeng25.dll
2008-12-07 21:18 . 2008-09-15 20:12 1,846,400 —–c— c:\windows\SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE\win32k.sys
2008-12-07 18:01 . 2008-12-08 13:38 d——– C:\OEMSettings
2008-12-07 17:29 . 2008-12-07 17:29 d——– c:\program files\NETGEAR
2008-12-07 17:29 . 2008-12-07 17:29 21,035 –a—— c:\windows\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\AegisP.sys
2008-12-07 15:16 . 2008-12-07 15:16 d——– c:\program files\ASUS
2008-12-07 15:16 . 2003-10-09 19:38 141,824 –a—— c:\windows\SYSTEM32\ClientCpl.cpl
2008-12-07 15:16 . 2004-05-17 12:02 110,592 –a—— c:\windows\SYSTEM32\AegisI5.exe
2008-12-07 15:16 . 2002-09-09 21:01 61,440 –a—— c:\windows\SYSTEM32\ASUSW32N50.dll
2008-12-07 15:16 . 2002-09-09 19:54 16,269 –a—— c:\windows\SYSTEM32\ASNDIS5.sys
2008-12-07 15:16 . 2008-12-07 15:16 15,781 –a—— c:\windows\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\mdc8021x.sys
2008-12-07 15:16 . 2001-04-16 05:48 15,577 –a—— c:\windows\SYSTEM32\ASNDIS3.vxd
2008-12-07 13:11 . 2004-07-29 16:29 211,072 –a—— c:\windows\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\rt2500.sys
2008-12-06 17:44 . 2007-06-25 20:29 500,736 -ra—— c:\windows\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ZD1211BU.sys
2008-12-06 17:42 . 2004-03-23 16:38 28,672 –a—— c:\windows\SYSTEM32\InsDrvZD.dll
2008-12-06 17:42 . 2005-07-12 14:44 15,872 –a—— c:\windows\SYSTEM32\InsDrvZD64.DLL

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(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Find3M Report ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
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2008-12-25 07:47 ——— d—–w c:\program files\GetRight
2008-12-20 09:32 ——— d—–w c:\documents and settings\Others\Application Data\Fetion
2008-12-20 09:30 ——— d—–w c:\documents and settings\Others\Application Data\Skype
2008-12-20 09:28 ——— d—a-w c:\documents and settings\All Users\Application Data\TEMP
2008-12-20 09:27 ——— d—–w c:\program files\SpywareBlaster
2008-12-15 10:09 ——— d—–w c:\program files\Avant Browser
2008-12-13 07:20 ——— d—–w c:\program files\IEPro
2008-12-12 09:09 ——— d—–w c:\documents and settings\Others\Application Data\SlimBrowser
2008-12-12 04:00 ——— d—–w c:\program files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
2008-12-11 15:52 ——— d—–w c:\program files\Active WebCam
2008-12-09 04:57 ——— d—–w c:\program files\Easy Video Joiner
2008-12-08 13:41 ——— d—–w c:\program files\Weather Watcher Live
2008-12-08 13:39 ——— d—–w c:\documents and settings\Others\Application Data\WeatherWatcherLive
2008-12-08 13:25 ——— d—–w c:\program files\Pando Networks
2008-12-08 13:14 ——— d—–w c:\program files\SlimBrowser
2008-12-08 12:34 ——— d—–w c:\program files\Spybot - Search & Destroy
2008-12-08 11:08 ——— d—–w c:\program files\Opera
2008-12-07 10:22 ——— d–h–w c:\program files\InstallShield Installation Information
2008-12-03 11:52 38,496 —-a-w c:\windows\system32\drivers\mbamswissarmy.sys
2008-12-03 11:52 15,504 —-a-w c:\windows\system32\drivers\mbam.sys
2008-11-01 05:53 0 —ha-w c:\windows\system32\drivers\MsftWdf_Kernel_01005_Coinstaller_Critical.Wdf
2008-11-01 05:53 0 —ha-w c:\windows\system32\drivers\Msft_Kernel_motmodem_01005.Wdf
2008-09-29 07:43 2,560 —-a-w c:\windows\_MSRSTRT.EXE
2005-02-03 03:33 10,856 –sha-w c:\windows\SYSTEM32\KGyGaAvL.sys
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((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Reg Loading Points ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
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*Note* empty entries & legit default entries are not shown
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"FreeRAM XP"="c:\program files\YourWare Solutions\FreeRAM XP Pro\FreeRAM XP Pro.exe" [2006-03-23 1591808]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"StartupFaster"="c:\program files\Startup Faster 2004\StrpFstCfg.exe" [2006-07-08 1904640]

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"CTFMON.EXE"="c:\windows\system32\CTFMON.EXE" [2008-04-14 15360]

c:\documents and settings\Others\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\StartupFaster
StartupFaster.ini [2008-12-25 775]
Webshots.lnk - c:\program files\Webshots\Launcher.exe [2004-06-11 157000]
X1 System Tray.lnk - c:\program files\X1\X1Systray.exe [2005-10-01 331264]
X1.lnk - c:\program files\X1\X1.exe [2005-10-01 13479064]

c:\documents and settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\StartupFaster
Adobe Reader Speed Launch.lnk - c:\program files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe [2005-09-23 29696]
Digital Line Detect.lnk - c:\program files\Digital Line Detect\DLG.exe [2003-03-19 24576]
NETGEAR WG111v3 Smart Wizard.lnk - c:\program files\NETGEAR\WG111v3\WG111v3.exe [2007-09-12 1527808]
StartupFaster.ini [2008-12-25 1388]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\policies\system]
"HideLogonScripts"= 0 (0x0)

[HKEY_USERS\.default\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\policies\system]
"NoVisualStyleChoice"= 0 (0x0)
"NoColorChoice"= 0 (0x0)
"NoSizeChoice"= 0 (0x0)
"HideLogonScripts"= 0 (0x0)

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\policies\explorer]
"NoHelp"= 0 (0x0)
"NoCommonGroups"= 0 (0x0)
"NoStartMenuEjectPC"= 0 (0x0)
"NoSimpleStartMenu"= 0 (0x0)
"NoStartMenuSubFolders"= 0 (0x0)
"NoDisconnect"= 0 (0x0)
"NoNtSecurity"= 0 (0x0)
"GreyMSIAds"= 0 (0x0)
"ForceMaxRecentDocs"= 0 (0x0)
"NoSMBalloonTip"= 0 (0x0)
"NoSMBalloonTips"= 0 (0x0)
"NoTaskGrouping"= 0 (0x0)
"NoWebServices"= 0 (0x0)
"NoFileUrl"= 0 (0x0)
"NoExpandedNewMenu"= 0 (0x0)
"SpecifyDefaultButtons"= 0 (0x0)
"NoRecentDocsNetHood"= 0 (0x0)
"PromptRunasInstallNetPath"= 1 (0x1)
"NoResolveTrack"= 0 (0x0)
"NoDevMgrUpdate"= 0 (0x0)
"NoThumbnailCache"= 0 (0x0)
"ForceCopyAclwithFile"= 0 (0x0)
"StartRunNoHOMEPATH"= 0 (0x0)

[HKEY_USERS\.default\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\policies\explorer]
"NoThemesTab"= 0 (0x0)
"NoChangeAnimation"= 0 (0x0)
"RestrictCpl"= 0 (0x0)
"DisallowCpl"= 0 (0x0)
"NoViewOnDrive"= 0 (0x0)
"RestrictRun"= 0 (0x0)
"DisallowRun"= 0 (0x0)
"NoRecycleFiles"= 0 (0x0)
"ForceRecycleBinSize"= 0 (0x0)
"NoCustomizeWebView"= 0 (0x0)
"NoFileAssociate"= 0 (0x0)
"NoDFSTab"= 0 (0x0)
"NoCustomizeThisFolder"= 0 (0x0)
"NoWebView"= 0 (0x0)
"DontShowSuperHidden"= 0 (0x0)
"NoOnlinePrintsWizard"= 0 (0x0)
"NoPublishingWizard"= 0 (0x0)
"NoSMConfigurePrograms"= 0 (0x0)
"NoSMMyPictures"= 0 (0x0)
"NoStartMenuMyMusic"= 0 (0x0)
"NoHelp"= 0 (0x0)
"NoCommonGroups"= 0 (0x0)
"NoStartMenuEjectPC"= 0 (0x0)
"NoSimpleStartMenu"= 0 (0x0)
"NoStartMenuSubFolders"= 0 (0x0)
"NoDisconnect"= 0 (0x0)
"NoNtSecurity"= 0 (0x0)
"GreyMSIAds"= 0 (0x0)
"ForceMaxRecentDocs"= 0 (0x0)
"NoSMBalloonTip"= 0 (0x0)
"NoSMBalloonTips"= 0 (0x0)
"HideClock"= 0 (0x0)
"NoTaskGrouping"= 0 (0x0)
"NoWebServices"= 0 (0x0)
"NoFileUrl"= 0 (0x0)
"NoExpandedNewMenu"= 0 (0x0)
"SpecifyDefaultButtons"= 0 (0x0)
"NoRecentDocsNetHood"= 0 (0x0)
"PromptRunasInstallNetPath"= 1 (0x1)
"NoResolveTrack"= 0 (0x0)
"NoDevMgrUpdate"= 0 (0x0)
"NoThumbnailCache"= 0 (0x0)
"ForceCopyAclwithFile"= 0 (0x0)
"StartRunNoHOMEPATH"= 0 (0x0)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\winlogon]
"UIHost"="c:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\logonuiX.exe"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\winlogon\notify\MCPClient]
2003-08-25 10:25 139264 c:\program files\Common Files\Stardock\MCPStub.dll

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\drivers32]
"MSACM.MSNAUDIO"= msnaudio.acm
"VIDC.ACDV"= ACDV.dll

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run-]
"msnmsgr"="c:\program files\MSN Messenger\msnmsgr.exe" /background
"Switch Off"=c:\program files\Switch Off\swoff.exe

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run-]
"DadApp"=c:\program files\Dell\AccessDirect\dadapp.exe
"DVDSentry"=c:\windows\System32\DSentry.exe
"pdfSaver3"=
"PrinterOn Printer Select 2.6"=c:\program files\PrinterOn Corporation\Internet PrintWhere 2.6\PW_PrinterSelect26.exe -NoUI

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\security center\Monitoring\ZoneLabsFirewall]
"DisableMonitoring"=dword:00000001

[HKLM\~\services\sharedaccess\parameters\firewallpolicy\standardprofile]
"EnableFirewall"= 0 (0x0)

[HKLM\~\services\sharedaccess\parameters\firewallpolicy\standardprofile\AuthorizedApplications\List]
"%windir%\\system32\\sessmgr.exe"=
"c:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM32\\ZoneLabs\\vsmon.exe"=
"c:\\Program Files\\ICQLite\\ICQLite.exe"=
"c:\\Program Files\\IncrediMail\\bin\\IncMail.exe"=
"c:\\Program Files\\IncrediMail\\bin\\IMApp.exe"=
"c:\\Program Files\\PPLive\\PPLive.exe"=
"c:\\Program Files\\KWMUSIC\\KwMV.exe"=
"c:\\Program Files\\IEPro\\MiniDM.exe"=
"c:\\Program Files\\IncrediMail\\bin\\ImLc.exe"=
"c:\\Program Files\\IncrediMail\\bin\\ImpCnt.exe"=
"c:\\Program Files\\China Mobile\\Fetion\\FetionFX.exe"=
"c:\\Program Files\\China Mobile\\Fetion\\VMDotNet\\v2.0.50727\\FetionVM.exe"=
"c:\\Program Files\\iTunes\\iTunes.exe"=
"%windir%\\Network Diagnostic\\xpnetdiag.exe"=
"c:\\Program Files\\MSN Messenger\\msnmsgr.exe"=
"c:\\Program Files\\MSN Messenger\\livecall.exe"=
"c:\\Program Files\\Skype\\Phone\\Skype.exe"=

[HKLM\~\services\sharedaccess\parameters\firewallpolicy\standardprofile\IcmpSettings]
"AllowInboundEchoRequest"= 1 (0x1)

R1 aswSP;avast! Self Protection;c:\windows\system32\drivers\aswSP.sys [2008-04-05 111184]
R2 aswFsBlk;aswFsBlk;c:\windows\system32\DRIVERS\aswFsBlk.sys [2008-04-05 20560]
R2 CMB8100;CMB8100;\??\c:\windows\system32\Drivers\CertClient.dat [2008-09-14 3038]
R2 CMBProtector;CMBProtector;\??\c:\windows\system32\Drivers\CMBProtector.dat [2008-09-14 3584]
R2 lf;lf;\??\c:\program files\Everstrike\Lock Folder XP 3.2\UniShieldXP.sys [2003-07-03 45952]
R2 MBAMService;MBAMService;"c:\program files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbamservice.exe" [2008-04-24 170640]
R2 PDSched;PDScheduler;"c:\program files\Raxco\PerfectDisk\PDSched.exe" [2005-11-29 241731]
R2 Vcs;Vcs support;\??\c:\windows\system32\Drivers\Vcs.sys [2005-02-11 6852]
R3 LMPC2;LMPC2;c:\windows\system32\drivers\LMPC2.sys [2007-10-25 4224]
R3 MBAMProtector;MBAMProtector;\??\c:\windows\system32\drivers\mbam.sys [2008-05-11 15504]
S3 AgilentUSBCam;E-Video DC-350 USB Camera;c:\windows\system32\DRIVERS\Atusbcam.sys [2001-04-26 117984]
S3 BRGSp50;BRGSp50 NDIS Protocol Driver;c:\windows\system32\Drivers\BRGSp50.sys []
S3 DCamUSBUVT;ICM532A;c:\windows\system32\Drivers\usbuvt.sys [2004-03-09 95232]
S3 Ntcapd16ucarv;Ntcapd16ucarv;c:\windows\system32\drivers\MxlW2k.sys []
S3 NTSPPPOE;Efficient Networks Enternet P.P.P.o.E LAN Miniport Driver;c:\windows\system32\DRIVERS\ntspppoe.sys [2003-04-13 161512]
S3 RAWESR;RAWESR;\??\c:\progra~1\EFFICI~1\ENTERN~1\app\RAWESR.SYS []
S3 RTL8187B;NETGEAR WG111v3 54Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter Vista Driver;c:\windows\system32\DRIVERS\wg111v3.sys [2007-04-23 224896]
S3 ZD1211BU(TP-LINK);TL-WN322G/WN322G+ Wireless USB Adapter Driver(TP-LINK);c:\windows\system32\DRIVERS\zd1211Bu.sys [2008-12-06 500736]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\svchost]
p2psvc REG_MULTI_SZ p2psvc p2pimsvc p2pgasvc PNRPSvc
.
Contents of the 'Scheduled Tasks' folder

2006-10-01 c:\windows\Tasks\Disk Cleanup.job
- c:\windows\SYSTEM32\cleanmgr.exe [2008-04-14 08:12]

2005-03-21 c:\windows\Tasks\FreshDiagnose Report.job
- c:\program files\FreshDevices\FreshDiagnose\fdiag.exe [2004-04-28 15:12]

2008-12-13 c:\windows\Tasks\Malwarebytes' Scheduled Update for Others.job
- c:\program files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbam.exe [2008-12-03 19:52]
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- - - - ORPHANS REMOVED - - - -

WebBrowser-{C9D0879E-F33F-4CA8-9137-6F2A0AEDCFB9} - (no file)
WebBrowser-{8FF5E180-ABDE-46EB-B09E-D2AAB95CABE3} - (no file)


.
——- Supplementary Scan ——-
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uStart Page = hxxp://my.yahoo.com/
uLocal Page = c:\program files\Aquatica 3D\Help\about.htm
uSearchMigratedDefaultURL = hxxp://search.yahoo.com/search?p={searchTerms}&ei=utf-8&fr=b1ie7
mStart Page = hxxp://my.yahoo.com
mLocal Page = c:\windows\PCHealth\HelpCtr\System\PANELS\BLANK.HTM
mSearch Bar = hxxp://us.rd.yahoo.com/customize/ie/defaults/sb/msgr8/*http://www.yahoo.com/ext/search/search.html
uSearchURL,(Default) = hxxp://red.clientapps.yahoo.com/customize/ycomp/defaults/su/*http://www.yahoo.com
IE: c:\program files\Tencent\qq\SendMMS.htm
IE: &Add animation to IncrediMail Style Box - c:\progra~1\INCRED~2\bin\resources\WebMenuImg.htm
IE: &Winamp Toolbar Search - c:\documents and settings\All Users\Application Data\Winamp Toolbar\ieToolbar\resources\en-US\local\search.html
IE: &Yahoo! Search - file:///c:\program files\Yahoo!\Common/ycsrch.htm
IE: Answers… - file:c:\program files\1-Click Answers\Html\atiemenu.htm
IE: Customize Menu - file://c:\program files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComCustomizeIEMenu.html
IE: Download with GetRight - c:\program files\GetRight\GRdownload.htm
IE: Fill Forms - file://c:\program files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComFillForms.html
IE: Logoff - file://c:\program files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComLogoff.html
IE: Open with GetRight Browser - c:\program files\GetRight\GRbrowse.htm
IE: RoboForm Toolbar - file://c:\program files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComShowToolbar.html
IE: Save Forms - file://c:\program files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComSavePass.html
IE: Translate with &Babylon - c:\program files\Babylon\Babylon-Pro\Utils\BabylonIEPI.dll/Translate.htm
IE: Yahoo! &Dictionary - file:///c:\program files\Yahoo!\Common/ycdict.htm
IE: Yahoo! &Maps - file:///c:\program files\Yahoo!\Common/ycmap.htm
IE: Yahoo! &SMS - file:///c:\program files\Yahoo!\Common/ycsms.htm

O16 -: DirectAnimation Java Classes

O16 -: Microsoft XML Parser for Java

c:\windows\system32\CMBEdit.dll - O16 -: {0CA54D3F-CEAE-48AF-9A2B-31909CB9515D}
hxxps://www.sz1.cmbchina.com/download/CMBEdit.cab
c:\windows\Downloaded Program Files\CMBEdit.inf

c:\windows\Downloaded Program Files\ewidoOnlineScan.dll - O16 -: {193C772A-87BE-4B19-A7BB-445B226FE9A1}
hxxp://download.ewido.net/ewidoOnlineScan.cab

c:\windows\System32\MSVCP60.dll - c:\windows\MMRadioUninstall.exe
O16 -: {D81CA86B-EF63-42AF-BEE3-4502D9A03C2D}
hxxp://wwws.musicmatch.com/graphics/WebPlayer/MMLRadio.cab

c:\windows\system32\gtdownde_110.ocx - O16 -: {E856B973-45FD-4559-8F82-EAB539144667}
hxxp://pccheckup.dellfix.com/rel/35/install/gtdownde.cab
c:\windows\Downloaded Program Files\gtdownde_110.inf
FF - ProfilePath - c:\documents and settings\Others\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\8g1iwoqs.default\
FF - prefs.js: browser.search.selectedEngine - Yahoo
FF - prefs.js: browser.startup.homepage - hxxp://www.yahoo.com/
FF - plugin: c:\program files\Mozilla Firefox\plugins\npPandoWebInst.dll
FF - plugin: c:\program files\Mozilla Firefox\plugins\npyaxmpb.dll
FF - plugin: c:\program files\Opera\program\plugins\npdrmv2.dll
FF - plugin: c:\program files\Opera\program\plugins\nppl3260.dll
FF - plugin: c:\program files\Opera\program\plugins\nprjplug.dll
FF - plugin: c:\program files\Opera\program\plugins\nprpjplug.dll
FF - plugin: c:\program files\Viewpoint\Viewpoint Media Player\npViewpoint.dll
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catchme 0.3.1367 W2K/XP/Vista - rootkit/stealth malware detector by Gmer, http://www.gmer.net
Rootkit scan 2008-12-25 16:04:37
Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 NTFS

scanning hidden processes …

scanning hidden autostart entries …

scanning hidden files …

scan completed successfully
hidden files: 0

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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\ControlSet001\Services\CMB8100]
"ImagePath"="\??\c:\windows\system32\Drivers\CertClient.dat"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\ControlSet001\Services\CMBProtector]
"ImagePath"="\??\c:\windows\system32\Drivers\CMBProtector.dat"
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——————— DLLs Loaded Under Running Processes ———————

- - - - - - - > 'winlogon.exe'(1304)
c:\program files\Common Files\Stardock\mcpstub.dll
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———————— Other Running Processes ————————
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c:\program files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe
c:\program files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe
c:\program files\Common Files\Stardock\sdmcp.exe
c:\windows\SYSTEM32\ati2evxx.exe
c:\program files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe
c:\program files\Diskeeper Corporation\Diskeeper\DkService.exe
c:\program files\Common Files\EPSON\EBAPI\SAgent2.exe
c:\program files\Ahead\InCD\incdsrv.exe
c:\windows\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\helpsvc.exe
c:\windows\SYSTEM32\fxssvc.exe
c:\program files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashMaiSv.exe
c:\program files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashWebSv.exe
c:\windows\SYSTEM32\verclsid.exe
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Completion time: 2008-12-25 16:19:47 - machine was rebooted
ComboFix-quarantined-files.txt 2008-12-25 08:19:38
ComboFix2.txt 2007-05-23 13:17:27

Pre-Run: 2,880,303,104 bytes free
Post-Run: 2,803,994,624 bytes free

343 — E O F — 2008-12-25 07:49:02

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 4:23:51 PM, on 12/25/2008
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16762)
Boot mode: Normal

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:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Stardock\SDMCP.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe
C:\Program Files\Diskeeper Corporation\Diskeeper\DkService.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\EPSON\EBAPI\SAgent2.exe
C:\Program Files\Ahead\InCD\InCDsrv.exe
C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbamservice.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\fxssvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Raxco\PerfectDisk\PDSched.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashMaiSv.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashWebSv.exe
C:\Program Files\YourWare Solutions\FreeRAM XP Pro\FreeRAM XP Pro.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\notepad.exe
C:\Program Files\reliz\akeys.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe
C:\Program Files\CursorXP\CursorXP.exe
C:\Program Files\Digital Line Detect\DLG.exe
C:\Program Files\Startup Faster 2004\sfAgent.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://us.rd.yahoo.com/customize/ie/defaul…rch/search.html
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL,(Default) = http://red.clientapps.yahoo.com/customize/…//www.yahoo.com
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = C:\Program Files\Aquatica 3D\Help\about.htm
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = C:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\System\PANELS\BLANK.HTM
O2 - BHO: IE7Pro - {00011268-E188-40DF-A514-835FCD78B1BF} - C:\Program Files\IEPro\iepro.dll
O2 - BHO: HelperObject Class - {00C6482D-C502-44C8-8409-FCE54AD9C208} - C:\Program Files\TechSmith\SnagIt 8\SnagItBHO.dll
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: bho2gr Class - {31FF080D-12A3-439A-A2EF-4BA95A3148E8} - C:\Program Files\GetRight\xx2gr.dll
O2 - BHO: Spybot-S&D IE Protection - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: RoboForm - {724d43a9-0d85-11d4-9908-00400523e39a} - C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\roboform.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: SysShield IE Popup Blocker - {9A23B8A4-C6C9-4A68-8FA6-5F905DC8FF80} - C:\Program Files\SysShield Tools\Internet Eraser\pkext.dll
O3 - Toolbar: IncrediBar - {D8073790-84C7-4602-BF77-C6ACBF1612E4} - C:\Program Files\IncrediBar\bin\IBTBar.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &RoboForm - {724d43a0-0d85-11d4-9908-00400523e39a} - C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\roboform.dll
O3 - Toolbar: 1-Click Answers - {7754C418-F62E-44aa-B169-E719E718BCFD} - C:\PROGRA~1\1-CLIC~1\IEToolbar\AnswersToolbarU.dll
O3 - Toolbar: ????(&K) - {6C3797D2-3FEF-4cd4-B654-D3AE55B4128C} - C:\Program Files\Kingsoft\FastAIT 2006\IEBand.dll
O3 - Toolbar: SnagIt - {8FF5E183-ABDE-46EB-B09E-D2AAB95CABE3} - C:\Program Files\TechSmith\SnagIt 8\SnagItIEAddin.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn5\yt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: AbsoluteShield - {EE9DD090-902D-4623-9360-FB7D8666202B} - C:\Program Files\SysShield Tools\Internet Eraser\AbsoluteBar.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [StartupFaster] "C:\Program Files\Startup Faster 2004\StrpFstCfg.exe" -run SFAURUN SFCURUN SFAUSTARTUP SFCUSTARTUP
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'SYSTEM')
O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTFMON.EXE (User 'Default user')
O4 - Startup: StartupFaster
O4 - Global Startup: StartupFaster
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbars\Restrictions present
O6 - HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions present
O6 - HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel present
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Add animation to IncrediMail Style Box - C:\PROGRA~1\INCRED~2\bin\resources\WebMenuImg.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Winamp Toolbar Search - C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Winamp Toolbar\ieToolbar\resources\en-US\local\search.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Yahoo! Search - file:///C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common/ycsrch.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Answers… - file:C:\Program Files\1-Click Answers\Html\atiemenu.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Customize Menu - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComCustomizeIEMenu.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Download with GetRight - C:\Program Files\GetRight\GRdownload.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Fill Forms - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComFillForms.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Logoff - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComLogoff.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Open with GetRight Browser - C:\Program Files\GetRight\GRbrowse.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: RoboForm Toolbar - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComShowToolbar.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Save Forms - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComSavePass.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Translate with &Babylon - res://C:\Program Files\Babylon\Babylon-Pro\Utils\BabylonIEPI.dll/Translate.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Yahoo! &Dictionary - file:///C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common/ycdict.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Yahoo! &Maps - file:///C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common/ycmap.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Yahoo! &SMS - file:///C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common/ycsms.htm
O9 - Extra button: IE7Pro Preferences - {0026439F-A980-4f18-8C95-4F1CBBF9C1D8} - C:\Program Files\IEPro\iepro.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: IE7Pro Preferences - {0026439F-A980-4f18-8C95-4F1CBBF9C1D8} - C:\Program Files\IEPro\iepro.dll
O9 - Extra button: IncrediBar - {023FA804-DCE1-4817-94ED-6BA4200F9AF2} - C:\Program Files\IncrediBar\bin\IBTBar.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: Fill Forms - {320AF880-6646-11D3-ABEE-C5DBF3571F46} - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComFillForms.html
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Fill Forms - {320AF880-6646-11D3-ABEE-C5DBF3571F46} - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComFillForms.html
O9 - Extra button: Save - {320AF880-6646-11D3-ABEE-C5DBF3571F49} - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComSavePass.html
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Save Forms - {320AF880-6646-11D3-ABEE-C5DBF3571F49} - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComSavePass.html
O9 - Extra button: Yahoo! Services - {5BAB4B5B-68BC-4B02-94D6-2FC0DE4A7897} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\yiesrvc.dll
O9 - Extra button: RoboForm - {724d43aa-0d85-11d4-9908-00400523e39a} - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComShowToolbar.html
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: RoboForm Toolbar - {724d43aa-0d85-11d4-9908-00400523e39a} - file://C:\Program Files\Siber Systems\AI RoboForm\RoboFormComShowToolbar.html
O9 - Extra button: PPLive - {95B3F550-91C4-4627-BCC4-521288C52977} - C:\Program Files\PPLive\PPLive.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: PPLive - {95B3F550-91C4-4627-BCC4-521288C52977} - C:\Program Files\PPLive\PPLive.exe
O9 - Extra button: ICQ Lite - {B863453A-26C3-4e1f-A54D-A2CD196348E9} - C:\Program Files\ICQLite\ICQLite.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: ICQ Lite - {B863453A-26C3-4e1f-A54D-A2CD196348E9} - C:\Program Files\ICQLite\ICQLite.exe
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Spybot - Search & Destroy Configuration - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
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
O15 - Trusted Zone: http://www.icbc.com.cn
O16 - DPF: Yahoo! MahJong Solitaire - http://download.games.yahoo.com/games/clients/y/mjst4_x.cab
O16 - DPF: Yahoo! Pool 2 - http://download.games.yahoo.com/games/clients/y/pote_x.cab
O16 - DPF: {01A88BB1-1174-41EC-ACCB-963509EAE56B} (SysProWmi Class) - http://support.dell.com/systemprofiler/SysPro.CAB
O16 - DPF: {0CA54D3F-CEAE-48AF-9A2B-31909CB9515D} (Edit Class) - https://www.sz1.cmbchina.com/download/CMBEdit.cab
O16 - DPF: {0EB0E74A-2A76-4AB3-A7FB-9BD8C29F7F75} (CKAVWebScan Object) - http://www.kaspersky.com/kos/eng/partner/d…can_unicode.cab
O16 - DPF: {193C772A-87BE-4B19-A7BB-445B226FE9A1} (ewidoOnlineScan Control) - http://download.ewido.net/ewidoOnlineScan.cab
O16 - DPF: {2B323CD9-50E3-11D3-9466-00A0C9700498} - http://us.chat1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/cha…v45/yacscom.cab
O16 - DPF: {30528230-99F7-4BB4-88D8-FA1D4F56A2AB} (Installation Support) - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\Yinsthelper.dll
O16 - DPF: {4F1E5B1A-2A80-42CA-8532-2D05CB959537} (MSN Photo Upload Tool) - http://johnzheng2356.spaces.live.com//Phot…ad/MsnPUpld.cab
O16 - DPF: {5ED80217-570B-4DA9-BF44-BE107C0EC166} (Windows Live Safety Center Base Module) - http://cdn.scan.safety.live.com/resource/d…lscbase8460.cab
O16 - DPF: {6A060448-60F9-11D5-A6CD-0002B31F7455} (ExentInf Class) - http://us.games2.yimg.com/download.games.y…ctl_0_0_0_1.ocx
O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdat…b?1222675051475
O16 - DPF: {7D1E9C49-BD6A-11D3-87A8-009027A35D73} - http://chat.yahoo.com/cab/yacsui.cab
O16 - DPF: {8714912E-380D-11D5-B8AA-00D0B78F3D48} (Yahoo! Webcam Upload Wrapper) - http://chat.yahoo.com/cab/yuplapp.cab
O16 - DPF: {8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93} (Java Runtime Environment 1.6.0) - http://javadl-esd.sun.com/update/1.6.0/jin…ows-i586-jc.cab
O16 - DPF: {B38870E4-7ECB-40DA-8C6A-595F0A5519FF} (MsnMessengerSetupDownloadControl Class) - http://messenger.msn.com/download/MsnMesse…pDownloader.cab
O16 - DPF: {B9191F79-5613-4C76-AA2A-398534BB8999} (YAddBook Class) - http://us.dl1.yimg.com/download.yahoo.com/…utocomplete.cab
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://fpdownload2.macromedia.com/get/shoc…ash/swflash.cab
O16 - DPF: {D81CA86B-EF63-42AF-BEE3-4502D9A03C2D} (MMRadioHostX Class) - http://wwws.musicmatch.com/graphics/WebPlayer/MMLRadio.cab
O16 - DPF: {E504EE6E-47C6-11D5-B8AB-00D0B78F3D48} (Yahoo! Webcam Viewer Wrapper) - http://chat.yahoo.com/cab/yvwrctl.cab
O16 - DPF: {E856B973-45FD-4559-8F82-EAB539144667} (Dell PC Checkup Installer Control) - http://pccheckup.dellfix.com/rel/35/install/gtdownde.cab
O16 - DPF: {F58E1CEF-A068-4C15-BA5E-587CAF3EE8C6} (MSN Chat Control 4.5) - http://chat.msn.com/bin/msnchat45.cab
O18 - Protocol: skype4com - {FFC8B962-9B40-4DFF-9458-1830C7DD7F5D} - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\Skype\SKYPE4~1.DLL
O23 - Service: Adobe LM Service - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe Systems Shared\Service\Adobelmsvc.exe
O23 - Service: avast! iAVS4 Control Service (aswUpdSv) - ALWIL Software - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\System32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: avast! Antivirus - ALWIL Software - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe
O23 - Service: avast! Mail Scanner - ALWIL Software - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashMaiSv.exe
O23 - Service: avast! Web Scanner - ALWIL Software - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashWebSv.exe
O23 - Service: AVG Anti-Spyware Guard - GRISOFT s.r.o. - C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe
O23 - Service: Diskeeper - Diskeeper Corporation - C:\Program Files\Diskeeper Corporation\Diskeeper\DkService.exe
O23 - Service: EPSON Printer Status Agent2 (EPSONStatusAgent2) - SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION - C:\Program Files\Common Files\EPSON\EBAPI\SAgent2.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: InCD File System Service (InCDsrv) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Ahead\InCD\InCDsrv.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: MBAMService - Malwarebytes Corporation - C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbamservice.exe
O23 - Service: PDEngine - Raxco Software, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Raxco\PerfectDisk\PDEngine.exe
O23 - Service: PDScheduler (PDSched) - Raxco Software, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Raxco\PerfectDisk\PDSched.exe
O23 - Service: Remote Packet Capture Protocol v.0 (experimental) (rpcapd) - NetGroup - Politecnico di Torino - C:\Program Files\WinPcap\rpcapd.exe
O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Check Point Software Technologies LTD - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe

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One thing is that I did not get a prompt for downloading the recovery console? Should I run again with Combofix?

It's not needed.

Run hijackthis. Hit None of the above, Click Do a System Scan Only. Put a checkmark/tick in the box on the left side on these:

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL,(Default) = http://red.clientapps.yahoo.com/customize/…//www.yahoo.com

Close ALL windows and browsers except HijackThis and click "Fix checked"


After the above:

Good job :thumbup:

The following will implement some cleanup procedures as well as reset System Restore points:

  • Click START then RUN
  • Now type Combofix /u in the runbox and click OK. Note the space between the X and the U, it needs to be there.

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    To be on the safe side, I would also change all my passwords.


    Here's my usual all clean post

    Log looks good :D


    • Make your Internet Explorer more secure - This can be done by following these simple instructions:
      • From within Internet Explorer click on the Tools menu and then click on Options.
      • Click once on the Security tab
      • Click once on the Internet icon so it becomes highlighted.
      • Click once on the Custom Level button.
      • Change the Download signed ActiveX controls to Prompt
      • Change the Download unsigned ActiveX controls to Disable
      • Change the Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe to Disable
      • Change the Installation of desktop items to Prompt
      • Change the Launching programs and files in an IFRAME to Prompt
      • Change the Navigate sub-frames across different domains to Prompt
      • When all these settings have been made, click on the OK button.
      • If it prompts you as to whether or not you want to save the settings, press the Yes button.
    • Next press the Apply button and then the OK to exit the Internet Properties page.
  • Update your AntiVirus Software - It is imperative that you update your Antivirus software at least once a week
    (Even more if you wish). If you do not update your antivirus software then it will not be able to catch any of the new variants that may come out.

  • Use a Firewall - I can not stress how important it is that you use a Firewall on your computer.
    Without a firewall your computer is succeptible to being hacked and taken over.
    I am very serious about this and see it happen almost every day with my clients.
    Simply using a Firewall in its default configuration can lower your risk greatly.

  • Visit Microsoft's Windows Update Site Frequently - It is important that you visit http://www.windowsupdate.com regularly.
    This will ensure your computer has always the latest security updates available installed on your computer.
    If there are new updates to install, install them immediately, reboot your computer, and revisit the site
    until there are no more critical updates.

  • MVPS Hosts file replaces your current HOSTS file with one containing well known ad sites and other bad sites. Basically, this prevents your computer from connecting to those sites by redirecting them to 127.0.0.1 which is your local computer, meaning it will be difficult to infect yourself in the future.
  • Winpatrol

  • Update all these programs regularly - Make sure you update all the programs I have listed regularly.
    Without regular updates you WILL NOT be protected when new malicious programs are released.

Only run one Anti-Virus and Firewall program.

I would also suggest you read this:
So how did I get infected in the first place?
by Tony Klein
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