Hi all,
This has been a real problem for years now. I have three teenage kids, and three computers, and the battle against adware, spyware and the like has been seemingly non-stop. I am currently using Ad-Aware SE, and Yahoos' Anti-Spy to remove the aquired junk {mainly because I don't have to pay for these removal tools}.
I am using Spyware Blaster and Spyguard to keep the junk from installing in the first place, although, these don't seem to be doing a whole lot lately.
I also have Norton Antivirus running, which doesn't seem to do much lately either. I have debated on just biting the bullet and purchasing some kind of registered removal tool, but I am really unsure about who to go with. I was pretty much sold on Ad-Aware SE, but my recent infections have been undetectable with my trial version of this program so now I am not so sure.
My main problem this time around is frequent pop-ups with Internet Explorer. Firefox runs pretty flawless, but it is somewhat limited. So, I am still using IE for some tasks such as running video on MSNBC. Other than that, I am getting lock-ups when I perform some tasks, such as loading and playing games from the CDROM. My boot-ups also seem to be a bit long compared to when I was more sure that I had things cleaner.
Please reply if you know anything I can do about this latest batch of ****.
I am posting the log-file from my last Hijackthis scan.
Also , please let me know if there is something more I can do for the long haul, to keep this from happening again.
Thank You,
Sincerely,
Monkeyshine - Chris Monk -
Here is my last Hijackthis Log:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\lexbces.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\LEXPPS.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\SpywareGuard\sgmain.exe
C:\Program Files\SpywareGuard\sgbhp.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\WINZIP\winzip32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe
C:\unzipped\hijackthis\HijackThis.exe
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar =
http://red.clientapps.yahoo.com/cust...search/ie.html
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page =
http://red.clientapps.yahoo.com/cust.../www.yahoo.com
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page =
http://www.yahoo.com
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page =
http://red.clientapps.yahoo.com/cust.../www.yahoo.com
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page =
http://www.yahoo.com
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\blank.htm
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
R3 - Default URLSearchHook is missing
O2 - BHO: BTGrabObj Class - {00000000-F09C-02B4-6EC2-AD0300000000} - C:\WINDOWS\BTGrab.dll
O2 - BHO: Yahoo! Companion BHO - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn3\ycomp5_5_7_0.dll
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-JC8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: SpywareGuardDLBLOCK.CBrowserHelper - {4A368E80-174F-4872-96B5-0B27DDD11DB2} - C:\Program Files\SpywareGuard\dlprotect.dll
O2 - BHO: SDWin32 Class - {4E060CF1-078B-4BA6-BDB0-C4698F5C4810} - blank (file missing)
O2 - BHO: SDWin32 Class - {B133BA66-CC5A-400B-B92B-8BD8C70DFBEA} - blank (file missing)
O2 - BHO: CNavExtBho Class - {BDF3E430-B101-42AD-A544-FADC6B084872} - C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn3\ycomp5_5_7_0.dll
O4 - Startup: SpywareGuard.lnk = C:\Program Files\SpywareGuard\sgmain.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Yahoo! Search - file:///C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common/ycsrch.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O8 - Extra context menu item: Send Image to Photo Library - file://C:\Program Files\MGI\MGI PhotoSuite II\Temp\MGI00000.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Yahoo! &Dictionary - file:///C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common/ycdict.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Yahoo! &Maps - file:///C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common/ycdict.htm
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {4528BBE0-4E08-11D5-AD55-00010333D0AD} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\yhexbmes0521.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Messenger - {4528BBE0-4E08-11D5-AD55-00010333D0AD} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\yhexbmes0521.dll
O9 - Extra button: AIM - {AC9E2541-2814-11d5-BC6D-00B0D0A1DE45} - C:\Program Files\AIM95\aim.exe
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
O23 - Service: LexBce Server - Lexmark International, Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\System32\lexbces.exe
O23 - Service: Norton AntiVirus Auto Protect Service - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe
O23 - Service: ScriptBlocking Service - Symantec Corporation - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\SYMANT~1\SCRIPT~1\SBServ.exe
O23 - Service: Windows User Mode Driver Framework - Unknown - C:\WINDOWS\System32\wdfmgr.exe (file missing)