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).
The Temp folders should be cleaned out periodically as installation programs and hijack programs leave a lot of junk there. Download
CleanUp! (
Alternate Link if main link don't work) and install it. Don't run it yet.
Reboot into Safe Mode (hit F8 key until menu shows up). Make sure to close any open browsers.
Go to C:\WINDOWS\ and open up wininit.bak in Notepad. Delete this line:
`NUL=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\A~NSISU_.EXE
Save the file and close it.
Go into HijackThis->Config->Misc. Tools->Open process manager. Select the following and click
Kill process for each one if they are still listed (they shouldn't be - but double check it):
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\CAP3RS.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\CAP3LA.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\CAP3SW.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\CONNMIE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DXCONF.EXE
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\Main,Search Bar = res://C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\se.dll/sp.html
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = about:blank
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = res://C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\se.dll/sp.html
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = about:blank
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,Default_Search_URL = about:blank
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 = about:blank
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,HomeOldSP = about:blank
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page =
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,HomeOldSP = about:blank
R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - {9E8EEFC8-2253-A102-B940-7D5C16FDFE30} - TForm1.dll (file missing)
F1 - win.ini: run=c:\windows
O2 - BHO: Name - {754DBDC0-9666-11D9-9E0C-0008A127738D} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTHC.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {5C8B2A36-3DB1-42A4-A3CB-D426709BBFEB} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {B56A7D7D-6927-48C8-A975-17DF180C71AC} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: Name - {00D75044-9757-11D9-9E0C-0008A127738D} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTHC.DLL
O2 - BHO: Name - {94DD7D45-9758-11D9-9E0C-0008A127738D} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTHC.DLL
O2 - BHO: Name - {EE9F2C06-975A-11D9-9E0C-0008A127738D} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTHC.DLL
O2 - BHO: Name - {01EE7DE8-975D-11D9-9E0C-0008A127738D} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTHC.DLL
O2 - BHO: Name - {A34701C8-975E-11D9-9E0C-0008A127738D} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTHC.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {2876C56C-975F-11D9-9E0C-0008E10552BD} - C:\WINDOWS\OPENWIN.DLL
O2 - BHO: Name - {E7BF3F85-9762-11D9-9E0C-0008A127738D} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTHC.DLL
O2 - BHO: Name - {758FF503-9765-11D9-9E0C-0008A127738D} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTHC.DLL
O2 - BHO: Name - {86C8A240-976F-11D9-9E0C-0008A127738D} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTHC.DLL
O2 - BHO: Name - {059DB988-9779-11D9-9E0C-0008A127738D} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTHC.DLL
O2 - BHO: Name - {7613F348-977F-11D9-9E0C-0008A127738D} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTHC.DLL
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [instit] C:\WINDOWS\instit.bat
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CAP3ON] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\CAP3ON.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [hhfyss] c:\windows\system\hhfyss.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [sp] rundll32 C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\SE.DLL,DllInstall
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [runload32] ExchangeMaster.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nmdllw] br0ken.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Apwheel] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\8418.EXE
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [winltmpv] c:\windows\nvsvwc.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [gabber] WinInitDll.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [install2] SYSTRAV.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AliceSD] Shaitan1678.exe
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
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\VxD\MSTCP: NameServer = 69.50.184.84,195.225.176.37
O18 - Filter: text/html - {2876C56B-975F-11D9-9E0C-00086EECCAC9} - C:\WINDOWS\OPENWIN.DLL
O18 - Filter: text/plain - {2876C56B-975F-11D9-9E0C-00086EECCAC9} - C:\WINDOWS\OPENWIN.DLL
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\CAP3RS.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\CAP3LA.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\CAP3SW.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\CONNMIE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DXCONF.EXE
TForm1.dll
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTHC.DLL
C:\WINDOWS\OPENWIN.DLL
Also delete ALL those EXE and DLL files (in their corresponding directory) listed above in RED.
Run CleanUp! and click on CleanUp! button. When it asks you if you want to logoff, click on Yes.
Reboot into Normal Mode and run new HijackThis scan. If there were some entries that didn't show up in Safe Mode, you may check and fix those that appear now in normal mode (if you do that, make sure to run a new scan again). Save the log file and run
KRC HijackThis Analyzer in the same folder to get the
result.txt log. Just post the contents of the result.txt file in the forum.
Run StartDreck again.
Press 'Config'
Press 'mark all'
Uncheck the following boxes only:
System/Running Process -> List Modules
System/Drivers -> NT Services
System/Drivers -> NT Kernel- and FS-drivers
Press 'OK'
Press 'Save' and select the location to save the log file (default is the same folder as the application)
Post the log in this thread.