It looks like you have one of the newer infections. This will require more than one step to remove.
Please print out or copy this page to Notepad. Make sure to work through the fixes in the exact order it is mentioned below. If there's anything that you don't understand, ask your question(s) before proceeding with the fixes. You should
not have any open browsers when you are following the procedures below.
Go to
My Computer->Tools/View->Folder Options->View tab and make sure that 'Show hidden files and folders' (or 'Show all files') is enabled. Also make sure that Display the contents of System Folders' is checked. Windows XP's search feature is a little different. When you click on 'All files and folders' on the left pane, click on the 'More advanced options' at the bottom. Make sure that
Search system folders,
Search hidden files and folders, and
Search subfolders are checked.
For the options that you checked/enabled earlier, you may uncheck them after your log is clean. If we ask you to fix a program that you use or want to keep, please post back saying that (we don't know every program that exists, so we may tell you to delete a program that we think is bad to keep).
Download
Winsock2Fix and unzip it. Then double-click on it to run it.
Reboot into Safe Mode (hit F8 key until menu shows up). Make sure to close any open browsers. Run a scan in HijackThis. Check each of the following and hit 'Fix checked' (after checking them) if they still exist (make sure not to miss any):
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer,Default_Search_URL = http://www.searchnow.ws/search/
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = about:blank
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = about:blank
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,SearchAssistant = about:blank
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://www.searchforit.com/searchbar
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://www.searchforit.com/searchbar
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://www.searchforit.com/searchbar
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,SearchAssistant = about:blank
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = about:blank
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://www.searchforit.com/searchbar
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = about:blank
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch = about:blank
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = http://www.searchforit.com/searchbar
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL,(Default) = http://www.searchforit.com/searchbar
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page_bak = about:blank
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,HomeOldSP = about:blank
R3 - Default URLSearchHook is missing
O1 - Hosts: 69.20.16.183 ieautosearch
O1 - Hosts: 69.20.16.183 ieautosearch
O1 - Hosts: 69.20.16.183 ieautosearch
O1 - Hosts: 69.20.16.183 ieautosearch
O1 - Hosts: 69.20.16.183 ieautosearch
O1 - Hosts: 69.20.16.183 ieautosearch
O1 - Hosts: 69.20.16.183 ieautosearch
O1 - Hosts: 69.20.16.183 ieautosearch
O1 - Hosts: 69.20.16.183 ieautosearch
O1 - Hosts: 69.20.16.183 ieautosearch
O1 - Hosts: 69.20.16.183 ieautosearch
O1 - Hosts: 69.20.16.183 ieautosearch
O1 - Hosts: 69.20.16.183 ieautosearch
O1 - Hosts: 69.20.16.183 ieautosearch
O1 - Hosts: 69.20.16.183 ieautosearch
O1 - Hosts: 69.20.16.183 ieautosearch
O1 - Hosts: 69.20.16.183 ieautosearch
O1 - Hosts: 69.20.16.183 ieautosearch
O1 - Hosts: 69.20.16.183 search.netscape.com
O1 - Hosts: 69.20.16.183 auto.search.msn.com
O9 - Extra button: Related - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:\WINDOWS\web\related.htm
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:\WINDOWS\web\related.htm
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} - (no file)
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\MSMSGS.EXE (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: MSN Messenger Service - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\MSMSGS.EXE (file missing)
O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\windows\system\aklsp.dll
O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\windows\system\aklsp.dll
O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\windows\system\aklsp.dll
O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\windows\system\aklsp.dll
O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\windows\system\aklsp.dll
O10 - Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\windows\system\aklsp.dll
O15 - Trusted Zone: *.msn.com
O16 - DPF: {0FFFFFFF-0FFF-0FFF-0FFF-0FFFFFFFFFFF} - http://www.upp2ono41xi9rman2.com/ff/inst.exe
O16 - DPF: {205FF73B-CA67-11D5-99DD-444553540006} (CInstall Class) - http://www.errorguard.com/installation/Install.cab
O16 - DPF: {79849612-A98F-45B8-95E9-4D13C7B6B35C} - http://static.topconverting.com/activex/loader2.ocx
O19 - User stylesheet: (file missing)
Delete the following Files/Folders (delete folders if no filename is specified) according to their directory (if none, just do a search for them) and delete them if they exist:
c:\windows\system\aklsp.dll
Reboot into Normal Mode and run new HijackThis scan. Save the log file and run
HijackThis Analyzer in the same folder to get the
result.txt log. Just post the contents of the result.txt file in the forum.
DO THE FOLLOWING ALSO (POST IT ALONG WITH THE HIJACKTHIS LOG):
Before doing anything, MAKE SURE that you can keep your computer on (at least until we get it fixed). This infection requires us to detect and remove it without rebooting or restarting your computer. If you can't keep your computer on today, then I suggest that you don't get the logs yet until you are ready. With that said (when ready):
Please download the following programs required for the removal process:
Kill2Me
http://www.greyknight17.com/spy/Kill2Me.exe
VX2Finder
http://www.greyknight17.com/spy/VX2Finder.exe
Hoster
http://www.greyknight17.com/spy/Hoster.exe
CleanUp!
http://cleanup.stevengould.org/ or
http://www.greyknight17.com/spy/Cleanup.exe
KillBox
http://www.greyknight17.com/spy/KillBox.exe
DllCompare
http://www.greyknight17.com/spy/DllCompare.exe
Please follow the steps below:
1. Run Kill2Me.
2. Run VX2Finder and click on the Find VX2.BetterInternet button. Click Make Log and post this in the forum.
3. Now download/run the following uninstallers:
Look2Me Uninstaller
http://www.look2me.com/cgi-bin/UnInstaller
IGN Keyword Uninstaller
http://www.igetnet.com/downloads/NLNuninstall.exe
ClearSearch Uninstaller
http://www.hijackthislogs.com/dl/ClrSchUninstall.exe
4. Run DllCompare now and click on the Locate.com button. Wait a few seconds and then click on the Compare button. Let it run, then click on 'Make a log of what was found'. Post that log here.
5. Go to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ and sort the files by date. Look for more recent created files and post them here. They are usually random named DLL files.
We also need a list of files in the following folders:
C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files\ - for these files, if they just have numbers as the filename, right click on them and go to Properties to see what they are. Post the description for each of those here.
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ - there might be a download folder here. We are looking for any randomly named files. Post anything that looks suspicious.