jkyprodigy

After a lot of computer scanning and work, I deleted Trojans, edited the registry to get back my display properties, and learned never to download under the influence, yet there is still one problem I cannot seem to fix.

All Google search hyperlinks are redirected to four different websites, in both internet explorer and firefox. Along with this, well known anti-virus websites are blocked and avg anti-spyware cannot get updates. Plus, virus and spyware scans turn up nothing. I'm assumed it was some sort of registry change, so I checked the host file and found everything normal.

Help me... please...

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AMD 3.2 Ghz x2 6400 Windsor
2x G.Skill 1 GB PC 800
ASUS M2-SLI Delux
ATI RADEON X850 XT - just died
(2) 250 GB & 500GB Western Digital

ghost

Please post a Hijackthis log. To post a Hijackthis log, please do the following:
Click Here to download HJTsetup.exe


* Save HJTsetup.exe to your desktop.
* Double click on the HJTsetup.exe icon on your desktop.
* By default it will install to C:\Program Files\Hijack This.
* Continue to click Next in the setup dialogue boxes until you get to the Select Additional Tasks dialogue.
* Put a check by Create a desktop icon then click Next again.
* Continue to follow the rest of the prompts from there.
* At the final dialogue box click Finish and it will launch Hijack This.
* Click on the Do a system scan and save a log file button. It will scan and then ask you to save the log.
* Click Save to save the log file and then the log will open in notepad.
* Click on "Edit > Select All" then click on "Edit > Copy" to copy the entire contents of the log.
* DO NOT have Hijack This fix anything yet. Most of what it finds will be harmless or even required.


We will look at your log as soon as we see it, and give you further instructions on how to fix your computer. Most of the time it will involve downloading more programs that will either give us logs to locate the malware or delete those malware.

Once you have posted a HJT Thread DO NOT make any changes to your PC unless the advisor helping you has instructed you to do so!

Then Run Combo Fix:

Download and Run ComboFix
If you already have Combofix, please delete this copy and download it again as it's being updated regularly.

* Download this file from one of the three below listed places :

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/sUBs/ComboFix.exe
http://www.forospyware.com/sUBs/ComboFix.exe
http://subs.geekstogo.com/ComboFix.exe
* Then double click combofix.exe & follow the prompts.
* When finished, it shall produce a log for you. Post that log in your next reply

Note: Do not mouseclick combofix's window whilst it's running. That may cause it to stall

Combofix should never take more that 20 minutes including the reboot if malware is detected.
If it does, open Task Manager then Processes tab (press ctrl, alt and del at the same time) and end any processes of findstr, find, sed or swreg, then combofix should continue.
If that happened we want to know, and also what process you had to end.

In your reply:

* Post the combo fix log
* Post a Fresh Hijackthis log

(Thanks to cohen, I borrowed the above )

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jkyprodigy

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 10:47:53 AM, on 8/28/2008
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16705)
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:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SPBBC\SPBBCSvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\ehome\ehtray.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\hpq\HP Wireless Assistant\HP Wireless Assistant.exe
C:\Program Files\HP\QuickPlay\QPService.exe
C:\Program Files\HPQ\Quick Launch Buttons\EabServr.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe
C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\HPWuSchd2.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe
C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\avgas.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe
C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
C:\Program Files\TrojanHunter 5.0\THGuard.exe
C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\GoogleToolbarNo tifier.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 2.3\program\soffice.exe
C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 2.3\program\soffice.BIN
C:\xampp\apache\bin\apache.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock\ObjectDock.exe
C:\Program Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate\ALUSchedulerSvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe
C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\DefWatch.exe
C:\xampp\apache\bin\apache.exe
C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehRecvr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehSched.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\LightScribe\LSSrvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.2\MSSQL\Binn\sqlservr.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\OLAP\bin\msmdsrv.exe
C:\bin\mysqld-nt.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\BIN\o mtsreco.exe
c:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\bin\O RACLE.EXE
C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\bin\O raClrAgnt.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\snmp.exe
C:\Program Files\Spyware Terminator\sp_rsser.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\Rtvscan.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.2\MSSQL\Binn\msftesql.exe
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Shared\hpqwmiex.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllhost.exe
C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehmsas.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\bin\jucheck.exe
C:\Program Files\SUPERAntiSpyware\SUPERAntiSpyware.exe
C:\program files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate\AUpdate.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Symantec\LIVEUP~1\LUCOMS~1.EXE
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
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 Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,First Home Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54843
O2 - BHO: RealPlayer Download and Record Plugin for Internet Explorer - {3049C3E9-B461-4BC5-8870-4C09146192CA} - C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\rpbrowserrecordplugin.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Notifier BHO - {AF69DE43-7D58-4638-B6FA-CE66B5AD205D} - C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\3.0.1225.9868\s wg.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ehTray] C:\WINDOWS\ehome\ehtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] "RUNDLL32.EXE" C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] "RUNDLL32.EXE" C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [High Definition Audio Property Page Shortcut] CHDAudPropShortcut.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [hpWirelessAssistant] "C:\Program Files\hpq\HP Wireless Assistant\HP Wireless Assistant.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QPService] "C:\Program Files\HP\QuickPlay\QPService.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [eabconfg.cpl] "C:\Program Files\HPQ\Quick Launch Buttons\EabServr.exe" /Start
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ccApp] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HP Software Update] "C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\HPWuSchd2.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Windows Defender] "C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe" -hide
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BootSkin Startup Jobs] "C:\PROGRA~1\Stardock\WINCUS~1\BootSkin\BootSkin.e xe" /StartupJobs
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [!AVG Anti-Spyware] "C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\avgas.exe" /minimized
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AppleSyncNotifier] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleSyncNotifier.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [THGuard] "C:\Program Files\TrojanHunter 5.0\THGuard.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [swg] C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\GoogleToolbarNo tifier.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SpywareStop] C:\Program Files\SpywareStop\SpywareStop.exe -boot
O4 - Startup: OpenOffice.org 2.3.lnk = C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 2.3\program\quickstart.exe
O4 - Startup: Stardock ObjectDock.lnk = C:\Program Files\Stardock\ObjectDock\ObjectDock.exe
O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\windows\system32\nwprovau.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: !SASWinLogon - C:\Program Files\SUPERAntiSpyware\SASWINLO.dll
O23 - Service: Apache2.2 - Apache Software Foundation - C:\xampp\apache\bin\apache.exe
O23 - Service: Apple Mobile Device - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
O23 - Service: Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate\ALUSchedulerSvc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG Anti-Spyware Guard - GRISOFT s.r.o. - C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe
O23 - Service: Bonjour Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Event Manager (ccEvtMgr) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Settings Manager (ccSetMgr) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec AntiVirus Definition Watcher (DefWatch) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\DefWatch.exe
O23 - Service: FileZilla Server FTP server (FileZilla Server) - FileZilla Project - c:\xampp\FileZillaFTP\FileZillaServer.exe
O23 - Service: Google Updater Service (gusvc) - Google - C:\Program Files\Google\Common\Google Updater\GoogleUpdaterService.exe
O23 - Service: hpqwmiex - Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Shared\hpqwmiex.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: LightScribeService Direct Disc Labeling Service (LightScribeService) - Hewlett-Packard Company - C:\Program Files\Common Files\LightScribe\LSSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: LiveUpdate - Symantec Corporation - C:\PROGRA~1\Symantec\LIVEUP~1\LUCOMS~1.EXE
O23 - Service: mysql - Unknown owner - C:\bin\mysqld-nt.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: OracleMTSRecoveryService - Oracle Corporation - C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\BIN\o mtsreco.exe
O23 - Service: OracleServiceXE - Oracle Corporation - c:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\bin\O RACLE.EXE
O23 - Service: OracleXEClrAgent - Unknown owner - C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\bin\O raClrAgnt.exe
O23 - Service: OracleXETNSListener - Unknown owner - C:\oraclexe\app\oracle\product\10.2.0\server\BIN\t nslsnr.exe
O23 - Service: Retrospect Helper - EMC Corporation - C:\Program Files\Retrospect\Retrospect 7.5\rthlpsvc.exe
O23 - Service: SAVRoam (SavRoam) - symantec - C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\SavRoam.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec SPBBCSvc (SPBBCSvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SPBBC\SPBBCSvc.exe
O23 - Service: Spyware Terminator Realtime Shield Service (sp_rssrv) - Crawler.com - C:\Program Files\Spyware Terminator\sp_rsser.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec AntiVirus - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus\Rtvscan.exe
O23 - Service: Ultdran - Unknown owner - (no file)

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First build
Vista
AMD 3.2 Ghz x2 6400 Windsor
2x G.Skill 1 GB PC 800
ASUS M2-SLI Delux
ATI RADEON X850 XT - just died
(2) 250 GB & 500GB Western Digital

jkyprodigy

combofix won't run, says there is "rootkit" activity. I'm going to have to scan the hard drive using another computer.

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First build
Vista
AMD 3.2 Ghz x2 6400 Windsor
2x G.Skill 1 GB PC 800
ASUS M2-SLI Delux
ATI RADEON X850 XT - just died
(2) 250 GB & 500GB Western Digital

cohen

Rename the combo fix to scanner.exe or something that is not combo fix.

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Cohen

jkyprodigy

For all those interested, I finally got the bugger.

ComboFix was not living up to it's reputation. Rather than helping (not that I honestly know what it was supposed to do) Rootkit would produce an angry message saying "Evidence of rootkit activity. Must restart" and an "OK" button, which deceptively gave me the idea that I had a choice in the matter. This was followed by my motherboard screaming for mercy and the saddest harmony in the world (my fan and my hard disk drive abruptly powering down).

After a little bit of crying and some help from the Google web crawlers, I happened upon an obscure forum that taught me how to use RootkitRevealer. This divine set of binary told me this on a modest notepad file:

HKLM\SECURITY\Policy\Secrets\SAC* 8/17/2005 2:14 AM 0 bytes Key name contains embedded nulls (*)
HKLM\SECURITY\Policy\Secrets\SAI* 8/17/2005 2:14 AM 0 bytes Key name contains embedded nulls (*)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.2\MSSQLServer\uptime_time_utc 9/3/2008 7:33 PM 8 bytes Data mismatch between Windows API and raw hive data.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\tdssdata 9/3/2008 6:00 PM 0 bytes Hidden from Windows API.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\tdss 9/3/2008 6:15 PM 0 bytes Hidden from Windows API.
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal \tdssserv.sys 8/20/2008 9:27 PM 0 bytes Hidden from Windows API.
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\SafeBoot\Network \tdssserv.sys 8/20/2008 9:27 PM 0 bytes Hidden from Windows API.
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\sptd\Cfg 6/12/2007 8:30 PM 0 bytes Access is denied.
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\tdssserv 9/3/2008 7:08 PM 0 bytes Hidden from Windows API.
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal \tdssserv.sys 8/20/2008 9:27 PM 0 bytes Hidden from Windows API.
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Control\SafeBoot\Network \tdssserv.sys 8/20/2008 9:27 PM 0 bytes Hidden from Windows API.
HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\tdssserv 9/3/2008 7:08 PM 0 bytes Hidden from Windows API.

tdssserv.sys was the problem. It had been hiding, all cloak and dagger like, from my registry.
After some tears of joy and more help from the google web crawlers, I came upon my solution: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. First hit, home run.

So to summarize:
Symptoms:
changed desktop
lack of tabs in system properties
redirected hyperlinks
antiviruses couldn't be updated
Diagnoses:
tdssserv.sys
Treatment:
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (Free Trial)

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First build
Vista
AMD 3.2 Ghz x2 6400 Windsor
2x G.Skill 1 GB PC 800
ASUS M2-SLI Delux
ATI RADEON X850 XT - just died
(2) 250 GB & 500GB Western Digital

cohen

OH, you had XP Anti Virus 2008, that is it and that is what happens when you get it, can't change desktop etc, i have had that before and Use malware anti-malware to get ride of it.

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Cohen