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First thing I tried was Spybot. The program installed but would not open or update. Then tried Ad-aware, it scanned but didnt find anything. It also updated but only after the scan completed. Then installed AVG, it would scan with zero results and would not update either.
Found this forum and tried to use RSIT but would not allow the file to be saved or opened. Then I tried to copy RSIT from another computer. Once pasted on the desktop, double clicked the icon and received an error: Autolt Error-Unable to open the script file.
Not sure where to go from here. Just to let you know I am running Windows XP. Any direction would be greatly appreciated.
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I was able to get DDS to work by copying from another computer. None of the links worked from the hijacked computer. I wasnt sure about the script blocking but ran DDS anyways. Here is the DDS log:
DDS (Ver_09-01-07.01) - NTFSx86
Run by Owner at 21:33:42.79 on Tue 01/13/2009
Internet Explorer: 7.0.5730.11
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600.3.1252.1.1033.18.2039.1642 [GMT -7:00]
Ad-Aware
Adobe Flash Player 10 Plugin
Adobe Flash Player ActiveX
Adobe Reader 6.0
Adobe Shockwave Player
AnswerWorks Runtime
AutoCAD LT 2002
AVG Free 8.0
Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer
Hotfix for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0
(KB932471)
Hotfix for Windows Internet Explorer 7
(KB947864)
Hotfix for Windows Media Format 11 SDK
(KB929399)
Hotfix for Windows Media Player 11
(KB939683)
Hotfix for Windows XP (KB952287)
Intel(R) Extreme Graphics Driver
Intel(R) PRO Network Connections Drivers
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Hotfix
(KB928366)
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack
1
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0
Microsoft Base Smart Card Cryptographic
Service Provider Package
Microsoft Compression Client Pack 1.0 for
Windows XP
Microsoft Internationalized Domain Names
Mitigation APIs
Microsoft Money 2004
Microsoft Money 2004 System Pack
Microsoft National Language Support
Downlevel APIs
Microsoft Outlook Web Access S/MIME
Microsoft User-Mode Driver Framework
Feature Pack 1.0
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable
Mobile Broadband Generic Drivers
Mozilla Firefox (3.0.5)
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB936181)
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB954430)
MSXML 6.0 Parser (KB933579)
Nero 7
neroxml
Scientific-Atlanta WebSTAR 2000 series
Cable Modem
Security Update for Windows Internet
Explorer 7 (KB937143)
Security Update for Windows Internet
Explorer 7 (KB938127)
Security Update for Windows Internet
Explorer 7 (KB942615)
Security Update for Windows Internet
Explorer 7 (KB944533)
Security Update for Windows Internet
Explorer 7 (KB950759)
Security Update for Windows Internet
Explorer 7 (KB953838)
Security Update for Windows Internet
Explorer 7 (KB956390)
Security Update for Windows Internet
Explorer 7 (KB958215)
Security Update for Windows Internet
Explorer 7 (KB960714)
Security Update for Windows Media Player
(KB911564)
Security Update for Windows Media Player
(KB952069)
Security Update for Windows Media Player
11 (KB936782)
Security Update for Windows Media Player
11 (KB954154)
Security Update for Windows Media Player
6.4 (KB925398)
Security Update for Windows Media Player 9
(KB936782)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923689)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923789)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB938464)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB941569)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB946648)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB950760)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB950762)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB950974)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB951066)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB951376-
v2)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB951376)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB951698)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB951748)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB952954)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB953839)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB954211)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB954459)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB954600)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB955069)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB956391)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB956802)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB956803)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB956841)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB957095)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB957097)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB958644)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB958687)
Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartCP
Sprint Mobile Broadband (Novatel Wireless)
- Lite
Update for Windows XP (KB951072-v2)
Update for Windows XP (KB951978)
Update for Windows XP (KB955839)
Volo View Express
WebFldrs XP
Windows Backup Utility
Windows Communication Foundation
Windows Defender
Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool
(KB892130)
Windows Imaging Component
Windows Internet Explorer 7
Windows Media Format 11 runtime
Windows Media Format SDK Hotfix - KB891122
Windows Media Player 11
Windows Presentation Foundation
Windows Workflow Foundation
Windows XP Service Pack 3
XML Paper Specification Shared Components
Pack 1.0
==== Event Viewer Messages From Past Week
========
1/11/2009 6:08:01 PM, error: Service
Control Manager [7034] - The AVG Free8
WatchDog service terminated unexpectedly.
It has done this 1 time(s).
1/11/2009 4:16:55 PM, error: W32Time [17]
- Time Provider NtpClient: An error
occurred during DNS lookup of the manually
configured peer 'time.windows.com,0x1'.
NtpClient will try the DNS lookup again in
15 minutes. The error was: A socket
operation was attempted to an unreachable
host. (0x80072751)
1/11/2009 9:13:13 PM, error: Server [2505]
- The server could not bind to the
transport \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{3B664EC7-
8962-44E0-86D6-8DC264388033} because
another computer on the network has the
same name. The server could not start.
1/11/2009 9:17:35 PM, error: Dhcp [1002]
- The IP address lease 192.168.1.100 for
the Network Card with network address
00121752E050 has been denied by the DHCP
server 192.168.0.254 (The DHCP Server sent
a DHCPNACK message).
1/12/2009 9:49:47 PM, error: ipnathlp
It's best to disable realtime protection applications as they sometimes interfere with the tool.
Check this link for any applicable programs you may have.
Close all open programs and windows
Double click combofix.exe and follow the prompts.
Vista users right click Combofix.exe and select Run As Administrator.
When finished, it shall produce a log for you. Post the Combofix log
Note: Do not mouseclick combofix's window while its running. That may cause it to stall
ComboFix 09-01-13.04 - Owner 2009-01-15 21:30:13.1 - NTFSx86
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600.3.1252.1.1033.18.2039.1617 [GMT -7:00]
Running from: c:\documents and settings\Owner\Desktop\FomboCix.exe
AV: AVG Anti-Virus Free *On-access scanning disabled* (Outdated)
* Created a new restore point
.
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Other Deletions )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
.
WindowsXP-KB310994-SP2-Home-BootDisk-ENU.exe
[boot loader]
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
c:\cmdcons\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
Ran Combofix and it deleted some files. The problem seems to be fixed at this time. Here is the log. Please let me know if I need to do anything else. Thanks a bunch.
ComboFix 09-01-13.04 - Owner 2009-01-15 21:30:13.1 - NTFSx86
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600.3.1252.1.1033.18.2039.1617 [GMT -7:00]
Running from: c:\documents and settings\Owner\Desktop\FomboCix.exe
AV: AVG Anti-Virus Free *On-access scanning disabled* (Outdated)
* Created a new restore point
.
((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Other Deletions )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
.
WindowsXP-KB310994-SP2-Home-BootDisk-ENU.exe
[boot loader]
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
c:\cmdcons\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
Download ATF Cleaner by Atribune and save it to your Desktop.
This is a good tool to get rid of the temporary garbage you pick up while surfing the net.
Double click ATF-Cleaner.exe to run the program.
Check the boxes to the left of:
Windows Temp
Current User Temp
All Users Temp
Cookies
Temporary Internet Files
Prefetch
Java Cache
Recycle bin
The rest are optional - if you want it to remove everything check "Select All".
Finally, click Empty Selected. When you get the "Done Cleaning" message, click OK.
It's best to disable real time protection applications as they sometimes interfere with the scan.
Check this link for any applicable programs you may have.
Click on “Accept” If your pop –up blocker blocks any windows from opening.
Click Run on the window that opens. Windows Vista users you must open the web browser using the Run as Administrator command.
The program will launch and then begin downloading the latest definition files:
Under Scan on the left side.Click on My Computer
This will start the program and scan your system.
Click the “Scan Report” On the left side.
The scan will take a while so be patient and let it run.
Once the scan is complete it will display if your system has been infected.
Click the Save Report As button, and in the Browse dialog box, type a name for the scan report file that you want to create and select its type Text file. Click OK to save the file.:
Save the text file to your desktop.
Copy and paste that information in your next post.