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I reciently have been getting garbage re-directs when clicking on google search results.
I also recently stopped using Norton anti-virus [decided not to renew] and am thinking this may be the problem?
The browser I use is Firefox latest version.
I've been reading other posts and I see that this has been happening to others.
I went ahead and ran the Malwarebyte's program without seeing any problems. I've also run AdwareSE and Spybot. All were run with system restore turned off.
Thank you for your time in looking into this,
-Ben
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Well, you either have to renew, or switch to something else. Now. You can't be running around without any protection.
I refuse to even try to fix anything, as long, as you're not protected, because we can spend here couple of days fixing the issue, and you're gonna be back a day later with another infection.
I don't recommend Norton at all, so just in case, you want to switch, uninstall Norton, using Norton Removal Tool: http://service1.symantec.com/Support...05033108162039, and install one of these:
- free Comodo Internet Security (firewall + AV): http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/
NOTE. During installation, Comodo will also allow you to install AV only, or firewall only, if you prefer to combine one Comodo product with some other product.
If you decide to install Avast, or Avira, make sure, Windows firewall is turned on, or use PC Tools Firewall Plus, or Comodo firewall..
If you decide to install Comodo Internet Security, or just Comodo firewall, make sure, Windows firewall is turned off.
IMPORTANT!Make sure, you use only ONE antivirus, and ONE firewall.
DDS (Ver_09-06-26.01) - NTFSx86
Run by Administrator at 21:43:14.97 on Wed 07/08/2009
Internet Explorer: 7.0.5730.13 BrowserJavaVersion: 1.6.0_13
Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600.3.1252.1.1033.18.1022.198 [GMT -7:00]
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Boot Device: \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Install Date: 5/14/2008 3:41:04 PM
System Uptime: 7/8/2009 8:31:02 PM (1 hours ago)
C: is FIXED (NTFS) - 75 GiB total, 13.7 GiB free.
D: is CDROM ()
E: is CDROM ()
==== Disabled Device Manager Items =============
Class GUID: {4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
Description: Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8139&SUBSYS_30A4103C&REV_10\4&13826118&0&30A4
Manufacturer: Realtek
Name: Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
PNP Device ID: PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8139&SUBSYS_30A4103C&REV_10\4&13826118&0&30A4
Service: rtl8139
==== System Restore Points ===================
No restore point in system.
==== Installed Programs ======================
32 Bit HP CIO Components Installer
Ad-Aware
Adobe Acrobat and Reader 8.1.2 Security Update 1 (KB403742)
Adobe Flash Player 10 Plugin
Adobe Flash Player ActiveX
Adobe Photoshop CS
Adobe Reader 8.1.2
Adobe Reader 8.1.2 Security Update 1 (KB403742)
Apple Software Update
ATI Display Driver
avast! Antivirus
AVIConverter 2.1
Azureus Vuze
BPD_Scan
Brava! Reader 3.0
Broadcom 802.11 Wireless LAN Adapter
Conexant AC-Link Audio
Critical Update for Windows Media Player 11 (KB959772)
DAEMON Tools Toolbar
ffdshow [rev 1943] [2008-04-16]
Garmin TOPO U.S. 2008
GIMP 2.6.4
Google Update Helper
Hotfix for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB947864)
Hotfix for Windows Media Format 11 SDK (KB929399)
Hotfix for Windows Media Player 10 (KB903157)
Hotfix for Windows Media Player 11 (KB939683)
Hotfix for Windows XP (KB952287)
HP Officejet All-In-One Series
HP Photo and Imaging 2.0 - All-in-One
HP Photo and Imaging 2.0 - All-in-One Drivers
HP Photo and Imaging 2.0 - hp psc 1200 series
hp psc 1200 series
Java(TM) 6 Update 13
Java(TM) 6 Update 7
LightScribe 1.4.136.1
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Hotfix (KB928366)
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
Microsoft Calculator Plus
Microsoft Compression Client Pack 1.0 for Windows XP
Microsoft Internationalized Domain Names Mitigation APIs
Microsoft National Language Support Downlevel APIs
Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
Microsoft Office Project MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007
Microsoft Office Proof (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Proof (French) 2007
Microsoft Office Proof (Spanish) 2007
Microsoft Office Proofing (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Shared MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Shared Setup Metadata MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Silverlight
Microsoft Software Update for Web Folders (English) 12
Microsoft User-Mode Driver Framework Feature Pack 1.0
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable
Mozilla Firefox (3.0.11)
MP3 Player Utilities 4.00
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB936181)
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB954430)
Nero 7 Essentials
Netflix Movie Viewer
NetWaiting
PowerDVD
QuickTime
RealPlayer
Realtek AC'97 Audio
Scan
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (KB928365)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB938127-v2)
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 Internet Explorer 7 (KB961260)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB963027)
Security Update for Windows Internet Explorer 7 (KB969897)
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 XP (KB923561)
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 (KB952004)
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 (KB956572)
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)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB958690)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB959426)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB960225)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB960715)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB960803)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB961373)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB961501)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB968537)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB969898)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB970238)
Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartCP
SpywareBlaster 4.2
SureTrak 3.0
Synaptics Pointing Device Driver
Texas Instruments PCIxx21/x515/xx12 drivers.
TIPCI
TOPO! 4
Trillian
Update for Windows XP (KB898461)
Update for Windows XP (KB942763)
Update for Windows XP (KB951072-v2)
Update for Windows XP (KB951978)
Update for Windows XP (KB955839)
Update for Windows XP (KB967715)
Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Visual C++ 2008 x86 Runtime - (v9.0.30729)
Visual C++ 2008 x86 Runtime - v9.0.30729.01
VLC media player 0.9.9
WebFldrs XP
Winamp
Windows Defender
Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool (KB892130)
Windows Internet Explorer 7
Windows Media Format 11 runtime
Windows Media Player 11
Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 KB925766
Windows XP Service Pack 3
WinRAR archiver
Xvid 1.1.3 final uninstall
==== Event Viewer Messages From Past Week ========
7/8/2009 8:47:08 AM, error: Service Control Manager [7031] - The Windows Defender service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 2 time(s). The following corrective action will be taken in 15000 milliseconds: Restart the service.
7/8/2009 8:42:30 AM, error: WinDefend [5008] - Windows Defender engine has been terminated due to an unexpected error. Failure Type: Crash Exception code: 0xc0000005 Resource: driver:amdv7f3d
7/8/2009 8:22:16 AM, error: Service Control Manager [7016] - The BrSplService service has reported an invalid current state 0.
7/8/2009 1:51:02 AM, error: WinDefend [5008] - Windows Defender engine has been terminated due to an unexpected error. Failure Type: Crash Exception code: 0xc0000005 Resource: driver:amdv7f3d
7/5/2009 4:41:09 PM, error: atapi [9] - The device, \Device\Ide\IdePort1, did not respond within the timeout period.
7/5/2009 3:50:51 PM, error: Service Control Manager [7031] - The Windows Defender service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 1 time(s). The following corrective action will be taken in 15000 milliseconds: Restart the service.
7/5/2009 3:48:40 PM, error: WinDefend [5008] - Windows Defender engine has been terminated due to an unexpected error. Failure Type: Crash Exception code: 0xc0000005 Resource: driver:a4u4q92y
7/3/2009 10:36:34 PM, error: System Error [1003] - Error code 100000d1, parameter1 e236e000, parameter2 00000002, parameter3 00000000, parameter4 edd0fe85.
7/2/2009 9:30:45 AM, error: System Error [1003] - Error code 00000077, parameter1 00000001, parameter2 ff414141, parameter3 00000000, parameter4 b8743cbc.
7/1/2009 2:35:35 PM, error: Windows Update Agent [20] - Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x80070643: Internet Explorer 8 for Windows XP.
To run the tool, double-click it (XP), or right-click and select Run As Administrator (Vista).
When prompted to run the scan, click Yes.
GooredFix will check for infections, and then a log will appear. Please post the contents of that log in your next reply (it can also be found on your desktop, called GooredFix.txt).
Please download ComboFix from Here or Here to your Desktop.
**Note: In the event you already have Combofix, this is a new version that I need you to download. It is important that it is saved directly to your desktop**
Please, never rename Combofix unless instructed.
Close any open browsers.
Close/disable all anti virus and anti malware programs so they do not interfere with the running of ComboFix.
Very Important! Temporarily disable your anti-virus, script blocking and any anti-malware real-time protection before performing a scan. They can interfere with ComboFix or remove some of its embedded files which may cause "unpredictable results".
Click on this link to see a list of programs that should be disabled. The list is not all inclusive. If yours is not listed and you don't know how to disable it, please ask.
Close any open browsers.
WARNING: Combofix will disconnect your machine from the Internet as soon as it starts
Please do not attempt to re-connect your machine back to the Internet until Combofix has completely finished.
If there is no internet connection after running Combofix, then restart your computer to restore back your connection.
Double click on combofix.exe & follow the prompts.
When finished, it will produce a report for you.
Please post the "C:\ComboFix.txt" along with a new HijackThis log for further review.
**Note: Do not mouseclick combofix's window while it's running. That may cause it to stall**
Make sure, you re-enable your security programs, when you're done with Combofix.
WindowsXP-KB310994-SP2-Pro-BootDisk-ENU.exe
[boot loader]
timeout=2
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)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Media Center Edition" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect
Go Start > Run
Type in: combofix /u Note the space between the "combofix" and the "/u"
Restart computer.
Print these instructions out.
NOTE. If any of the programs listed below refuse to run, try renaming executive file to something else; for instance, rename hijackthis.exe to scanner.exe
***VERY IMPORTANT! Make sure, you update Superantispyware, and Malwarebytes before running the scans.***
* Double-click SUPERAntiSpyware.exe and use the default settings for installation.
* An icon will be created on your desktop. Double-click that icon to launch the program.
* If asked to update the program definitions, click "Yes". If not, update the definitions before scanning by selecting "Check for Updates". (If you encounter any problems while downloading the updates, manually download and unzip them from here: http://www.superantispyware.com/definitions.html.)
* Close SUPERAntiSpyware.
PHYSICALLY DISCONNECT FROM THE INTERNET
Restart computer in Safe Mode. To enter Safe Mode, restart computer, and keep tapping F8 key, until menu appears; select Safe Mode; you'll see "Safe Mode" in all four corners of your screen
* Open SUPERAntiSpyware.
* Click Scan your Computer... button.
* Click Scanning Preferences/Control Center... button.
* Under General and Startup tab, make sure, Start SUPERAntiSpyware when Windows starts option is UN-checked.
* Click the Scanning Control tab.
* Under Scanner Options make sure the following are checked (leave all others unchecked): - Close browsers before scanning.
- Terminate memory threats before quarantining.
* Click the Close button to leave the control center screen.
* On the left, make sure you check C:\Fixed Drive.
* On the right, choose Perform Complete Scan.
* Click Next to start the scan. Please be patient while it scans your computer.
* After the scan is complete, a Scan Summary box will appear with potentially harmful items that were detected. Click OK.
* Make sure everything has a checkmark next to it and click Next.
* A notification will appear that Quarantine and Removal is Complete. Click OK and then click the Finish button to return to the main menu.
* If asked if you want to reboot, click Yes.
* To retrieve the removal information after reboot, launch SUPERAntispyware again. - Click Preferences, then click the Statistics/Logs tab.
- Under Scanner Logs, double-click SUPERAntiSpyware Scan Log.
- If there are several logs, click the current dated log and press View log. A text file will open in your default text editor.
- Please copy and paste the Scan Log results in your next reply.
* Click Close to exit the program. Post SUPERAntiSpyware log.
RECONNECT TO THE INTERNET
RESTART COMPUTER!
STEP 2. Download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php to your desktop. (Malwarebytes is free to use as a manual scanner. Payment is only required if you wish to have it run and update automatically which is not necessary for our purposes)
* Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
* At the end, be sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish.
* If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
* Once the program has loaded, select Perform full scan, then click Scan.
* When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
* Be sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.
* When completed, a log will open in Notepad.
* Post the log back here.
The log can also be found here:
C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\Logs\log-date.txt
Or at C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\Logs\log-date.txt