about:search and regedit disabled

I have a friend who's son decided it would b a good idea to put some **** on her new laptop and now its having a bit of bother (NEVER I hear u all say)

I have managed to remove numerous trojans, viruses, spyware. Have run the latest AVG, SPybot and Adaware and ran RAV online anti virus as well.

However her browser is stil hijacked continuosly and her registry editing gets disabled at the same time.

I also ran Hijackthis (latest version) and I fix several R0 and R1 entries for about:search and adaware finds 2 reg entries 1 changing the homepage the other disabling the registry editing and alls fine...until its rebooted...and they are back to the same.

I disabled the restore (its windows XP Home, SP 1a, kinda relucant to put sp2 on just yet) but still these items appear, I fix them..they come back!

Any ideas what I'm dealing with? I tried a google search on about:search and it mentioned a toolbar...but she hasn't got one of those.

Thanks for your help once again

 

Download CWShredder from here. Save it to the desktop. Open it, close ALL other windows and click fix. Reboot, surf a bit and run another HJT scan, then post the log. Make sure you are using the current version, 1.98.2

 

Got the cwshredder, said system was clean (but it didn't fix the problem) here is the hj log. As u can see the values i fix are back yet again. If i fix them..they come back on reboot???

Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2
Scan saved at 08:13:27, on 05/10/2004
Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)

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:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG6\avgserv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\drivers\CDAC11BA.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\AGRSMMSG.exe
C:\Program Files\Apoint\Apoint.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_03\bin\jusched.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\keyhook.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sonic\Update Manager\sgtray.exe
C:\Program Files\Dell\Media Experience\PCMService.exe
C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD\DVDLauncher.exe
C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RealPlay.exe
C:\Program Files\Thomson\SpeedTouch USB\Dragdiag.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG6\avgcc32.exe
C:\Program Files\Apoint\Apntex.exe
C:\Program Files\SpeedTouch\Dr SpeedTouch\drst.exe
C:\Program Files\FinePixViewer\QuickDCF.exe
C:\Support\HijackThis.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\wuauclt.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = about:search
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = about:search
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = about:search
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = about:search
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = about:search
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = about:search
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = about:search
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch = about:search
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Connection Wizard,ShellNext = http://www.speedtouch.co.uk/upgrade.asp
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx
O3 - Toolbar: Wanadoo - {8B68564D-53FD-4293-B80C-993A9F3988EE} - C:\PROGRA~1\Wanadoo\WSBar\WSBar.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AGRSMMSG] AGRSMMSG.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Apoint] C:\Program Files\Apoint\Apoint.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_03\bin\jusched.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SiS Windows KeyHook] C:\WINDOWS\System32\keyhook.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [UpdateManager] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sonic\Update Manager\sgtray.exe" /r
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PCMService] "C:\Program Files\Dell\Media Experience\PCMService.exe "
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DVDLauncher] "C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD\DVDLauncher.exe "
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RealTray] C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RealPlay.exe SYSTEMBOOTHIDEPLAYER
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SpeedTouch USB Diagnostics] "C:\Program Files\Thomson\SpeedTouch USB\Dragdiag.exe" /icon
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [REGSHAVE] C:\Program Files\REGSHAVE\REGSHAVE.EXE /AUTORUN
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [syschk] syschk.exe /fastcheck
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG6\avgcc32.exe /STARTUP
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [STManager] "C:\Program Files\SpeedTouch\Dr SpeedTouch\drst.exe" -b
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [syschk] syschk.exe /fastcheck
O4 - Global Startup: Exif Launcher.lnk = ?
O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions present
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel present
O7 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System, DisableRegedit=1
O8 - Extra context menu item: Search with Wanadoo - res://C:\PROGRA~1\Wanadoo\WSBar\WSBar.dll/VSearch.htm
O9 - Extra button: Real.com - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\Shdocvw.dll
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\MSMSGS.EXE
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\MSMSGS.EXE
O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll
O12 - Plugin for .UVR: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPUPano.dll
O14 - IERESET.INF: START_PAGE_URL=http://www.wanadoo.co.uk
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.c...ls/en/x86/client/wuweb_site.cab?1094311126959
O16 - DPF: {A3009861-330C-4E10-822B-39D16EC8829D} (CRAVOnline Object) - http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/ravonline.cab

 

Its ok all sorted now......all I had to do was uinstall SearchIT from Add remove programes! *DOH*!

Must have been because I was so tired I didn't think of the obvious until this evening!

 

Well I'm glad you got that sorted, because your log didn't give any clues as to where it was coming from and I was about to have you download a hidden dll scanner to help locate it. I am a bit concerned about this entry though.

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [syschk] syschk.exe /fastcheck

Most of what I've found on that executable suggest a virus, but parts of the entry don't match up with the one's shown for it. I would suggest you do an online scan with RAV for good measure.

 

I suspect that line also, and it's twin.
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [syschk] syschk.exe /fastcheck
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [syschk] syschk.exe /fastcheck