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Hustler24 · 06-13-2006, 12:19 AM

Please print out or copy these instructions/tutorial to Notepad as the internet will not be (while in Safe Mode) available to you at certain points of the removal process. Make sure to work through all the Steps in the exact order in which they are listed below. If there's anything that you don't understand, ask your question(s) before moving on with the fixes.

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DOWNLOADS

Please download SmitfraudFix (by S!Ri)
Extract the content (a folder named SmitfraudFix) to your Desktop.

Please download the trial version of Ewido anti-malware from here:
http://www.ewido.net/en/download/

Install Ewido anti-malware.
When installing, under Additional Options uncheck Install background guard and Install scan via context menu.
When you run Ewido for the first time, you could get a warning "Database could not be found!". Click Ok.
The program will prompt you to update. Click the Ok button.
The program will now go to the main screen.

You will need to update Ewido to the latest definition files.

On the left-hand side of the main screen click the Update Button.
Click on Start.
The update will start and a progress bar will show the updates being installed.

Once finished updating, close Ewido.

If you are having problems with the updater, you can use this link to manually update ewido.
Ewido manual updates. Make sure to close Ewido before installing the update.

Download and install CleanUp! but do not run it yet.

*WARNING* Cleanup deletes EVERYTHING out of temp/temporary folders and does not make backups.

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DISABLE ANTISPYWARE PROTECTION

Please disable Spywareguard, as it may hinder the removal of some entries. You can re-enable it after you're clean.

Right click the running icon of Spywareguard located in the system tray
Go to Menu > File > Exit and confirm the programs close.

Please disable your Windows Defender Real-time Protection, as it may hinder the removal of some entries.

Open Windows Defender.
Click on Tools, General Settings.
Scroll down and uncheck Turn on real-time protection (recommended).
After you uncheck this, click on the Save button and close Windows Defender.

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SAFE MODE

Reboot your computer in Safe Mode.

If the computer is running, shut down Windows, and then turn off the power.
Wait 30 seconds, and then turn the computer on.
Start tapping the F8 key. The Windows Advanced Options Menu appears. If you begin tapping the F8 key too soon, some computers display a "keyboard error" message. To resolve this, restart the computer and try again.
Ensure that the Safe Mode option is selected.
Press Enter. The computer then begins to start in Safe mode.
Login on your usual account.

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ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS

Click > Start > Control Panel > Add / Remove Programs and uninstall the following programs (if they exist):

p2pnetworks
License_Manager
DownloadManager

FIXES WITH HIJACK THIS

Open HijackThis and click on 'Do a System Scan Only'. Check the following entries (make sure you do not miss any)

R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [buswyzeh] C:\WINDOWS\zzietkul.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MediaPipe P2P Loader] "C:\Program Files\p2pnetworks\mpp2pl.exe" /H
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [License Manager] "C:\Program Files\License_Manager\license_manager.exe " /silent
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [DownloadManager] "C:\Program Files\DownloadManager\MPTray.exe"
O16 - DPF: {30CE93AE-4987-483C-9ABE-F2BD5301AB70} - http://64.158.165.49/output/100039/u...s/dbaccess.exe
O16 - DPF: {FE1A240F-B247-4E06-A600-30E28F5AF3A0} - file://C:\install.cab
O16 - DPF: {FF3F0F03-0F01-131A-A3F9-08F02B23E0CC} - http://66.117.37.13/gba851.exe
O16 - DPF: {FFFF0003-0001-101A-A3C9-08002B23E0CC} - http://direct.data-line.us/gbn1176.exe

Please remember to close all other windows, including browsers then click Fix checked.

FILE DELETIONS

Delete the following Files indicated in RED and Folders indicated in BLUE if they still exist.

C:\WINDOWS\zzietkul.exe
C:\Program Files\p2pnetworks
C:\Program Files\License_Manager
C:\Program Files\DownloadManager
C:\install.cab

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RUN THE TOOL

Open the SmitfraudFix Folder, then double-click smitfraudfix.cmd file to start the tool.
Select option #2 - Clean by typing 2 and press Enter.
Wait for the tool to complete and disk cleanup to finish.
You will be prompted : "Registry cleaning - Do you want to clean the registry?" answer Yes by typing Y and hit Enter.
The tool will also check if wininet.dll is infected. If a clean version is found, you will be prompted to replace wininet.dll. Answer Yes to the question "Replace infected file?" by typing Y and hit Enter.

A reboot may be needed to finish the cleaning process, if you computer does not restart automatically please do it yourself manually. Reboot in Safe Mode.

The tool will create a log named rapport.txt in the root of your drive, eg: Local Disk C: (C:rapport.txt) or partition where your operating system is installed. Please post that log along with all others requested in your next reply.
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Clean out your Temporary Internet files.

Open Cleanup! by double-clicking the icon on your desktop (or from the Start > All Programs menu).
Set the program up as follows:

Click "Options..."
Move the arrow down to "Custom CleanUp!"
Put a check next to the following (Make sure nothing else is checked!):

Empty Recycle Bins
Delete Cookies
Delete Prefetch files (if present)
Cleanup! All Users
Click on the Temporary Files tab and uncheck the box for Scan drives for files matching if it’s checked.

Click OK
Press the CleanUp! button to start the program. DO NOT reboot when prompted.

Next Click Start, click Control Panel and then double-click Display. Click on the Desktop tab, then click the Customize Desktop button. Click on the Web tab. Under Web Pages you should see a checked entry called Security info or something similar. If it is there, select that entry and click the Delete button. Click Ok then Apply and Ok.

Empty the Recycle Bin by right-clicking the Recycle Bin icon on your Desktop, and then clicking Empty Recycle Bin.
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Close ALL open Windows / Programs / Folders. Please start Ewido, and run a full scan.

Click on Scanner
Click on Settings
- Under How to scan all boxes should be checked
- Under Unwanted Software all boxes should be checked
- Under What to scan select Scan every file
- Click on Ok
Click on Complete System Scan to start the scan process.
Let the program scan the machine.

If Ewido finds anything, it will pop up a notification. When it asks if you want to clean the first file, put a checkmark in the lower left corner of the box that says Perform action on all infections and put a checkmark in the box next to Create encrypted backup, then choose clean and click Ok.

Once the scan has completed, there will be a button located on the bottom of the screen named Save Report.

Click Save Report button
Save the report to your Desktop

Close Ewido and Reboot in Normal Mode.
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Open the SmitfraudFix folder and double-click smitfraudfix.cmd
Select option #3 - Delete Trusted zone by typing 3 and press Enter

Note, if you use SpywareBlaster and/or IE-SPYAD, it will be necessary to re-install the protection both afford. For SpywareBlaster, run the program and re-protect all items. For IE-SPYAD, run the batch file and reinstall the protection.
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Once you reboot......

Perform an online scan with Internet Explorer with Panda ActiveScan
** click on "Free use ActiveScan" located on the top right hand corner

Click Check Now & a 'pop up' window shall appear. *ensure that your pop up blocker doesn't block it
Enter your e-mail address, country, and state & click Scan Now ...begins downloading 8 MB Panda's ActiveX controls

Begin the scan by selecting My Computer

If it finds any malware, it will offer you a report.

Please ignore any entry it finds and wants you to buy the program for removal as we will address this later.

Click on see report. Then click Save report

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Then post the following logs in your next reply...

Panda log
Hijackthis log
Ewido log
C:\rapport.txt (log from the tool)

Copy and paste directly into the thread. Please do not attach the logs.

06-13-2006, 12:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
Hustler24 Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 890 OS: Windows XP Home	Please print out or copy these instructions/tutorial to Notepad as the internet will not be (while in Safe Mode) available to you at certain points of the removal process. Make sure to work through all the Steps in the exact order in which they are listed below. If there's anything that you don't understand, ask your question(s) before moving on with the fixes. --------------- DOWNLOADS Please download SmitfraudFix (by S!Ri) Extract the content (a folder named SmitfraudFix) to your Desktop. Please download the trial version of Ewido anti-malware from here: http://www.ewido.net/en/download/ Install Ewido anti-malware. When installing, under Additional Options uncheck Install background guard and Install scan via context menu. When you run Ewido for the first time, you could get a warning "Database could not be found!". Click Ok. The program will prompt you to update. Click the Ok button. The program will now go to the main screen. You will need to update Ewido to the latest definition files. On the left-hand side of the main screen click the Update Button. Click on Start. The update will start and a progress bar will show the updates being installed. Once finished updating, close Ewido. If you are having problems with the updater, you can use this link to manually update ewido. Ewido manual updates. Make sure to close Ewido before installing the update. Download and install CleanUp! but do not run it yet. WARNING Cleanup deletes EVERYTHING out of temp/temporary folders and does not make backups. -------------- DISABLE ANTISPYWARE PROTECTION Please disable Spywareguard, as it may hinder the removal of some entries. You can re-enable it after you're clean. Right click the running icon of Spywareguard located in the system tray Go to Menu > File > Exit and confirm the programs close. Please disable your Windows Defender Real-time Protection, as it may hinder the removal of some entries. Open Windows Defender. Click on Tools, General Settings. Scroll down and uncheck Turn on real-time protection (recommended). After you uncheck this, click on the Save button and close Windows Defender. ------------------ SAFE MODE Reboot your computer in Safe Mode. If the computer is running, shut down Windows, and then turn off the power. Wait 30 seconds, and then turn the computer on. Start tapping the F8 key. The Windows Advanced Options Menu appears. If you begin tapping the F8 key too soon, some computers display a "keyboard error" message. To resolve this, restart the computer and try again. Ensure that the Safe Mode option is selected. Press Enter. The computer then begins to start in Safe mode. Login on your usual account. ______________________________ ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS Click > Start > Control Panel > Add / Remove Programs and uninstall the following programs (if they exist): p2pnetworks License_Manager DownloadManager FIXES WITH HIJACK THIS Open HijackThis and click on 'Do a System Scan Only'. Check the following entries (make sure you do not miss any) R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [buswyzeh] C:\WINDOWS\zzietkul.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MediaPipe P2P Loader] "C:\Program Files\p2pnetworks\mpp2pl.exe" /H O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [License Manager] "C:\Program Files\License_Manager\license_manager.exe " /silent O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [DownloadManager] "C:\Program Files\DownloadManager\MPTray.exe" O16 - DPF: {30CE93AE-4987-483C-9ABE-F2BD5301AB70} - http://64.158.165.49/output/100039/u...s/dbaccess.exe O16 - DPF: {FE1A240F-B247-4E06-A600-30E28F5AF3A0} - file://C:\install.cab O16 - DPF: {FF3F0F03-0F01-131A-A3F9-08F02B23E0CC} - http://66.117.37.13/gba851.exe O16 - DPF: {FFFF0003-0001-101A-A3C9-08002B23E0CC} - http://direct.data-line.us/gbn1176.exe *Please remember to close all other windows, including browsers then click Fix checked.* FILE DELETIONS Delete the following Files indicated in RED and Folders indicated in BLUE if they still exist. C:\WINDOWS\zzietkul.exe C:\Program Files\p2pnetworks C:\Program Files\License_Manager C:\Program Files\DownloadManager C:\install.cab --------------- RUN THE TOOL Open the SmitfraudFix Folder, then double-click smitfraudfix.cmd file to start the tool. Select option #2 - Clean by typing 2 and press Enter. Wait for the tool to complete and disk cleanup to finish. You will be prompted : "Registry cleaning - Do you want to clean the registry?" answer Yes by typing Y and hit Enter. The tool will also check if wininet.dll is infected. If a clean version is found, you will be prompted to replace wininet.dll. Answer Yes to the question "Replace infected file?" by typing Y and hit Enter. A reboot may be needed to finish the cleaning process, if you computer does not restart automatically please do it yourself manually. Reboot in Safe Mode. The tool will create a log named rapport.txt in the root of your drive, eg: Local Disk C: (C:rapport.txt) or partition where your operating system is installed. Please post that log along with all others requested in your next reply. ______________________________ Clean out your Temporary Internet files. Open Cleanup! by double-clicking the icon on your desktop (or from the Start > All Programs menu). Set the program up as follows: Click "Options..." Move the arrow down to "Custom CleanUp!" Put a check next to the following (Make sure nothing else is checked!): Empty Recycle Bins Delete Cookies Delete Prefetch files (if present) Cleanup! All Users Click on the Temporary Files tab and uncheck the box for Scan drives for files matching if it’s checked. Click OK Press the CleanUp! button to start the program. DO NOT reboot when prompted. Next Click Start, click Control Panel and then double-click Display. Click on the Desktop tab, then click the Customize Desktop button. Click on the Web tab. Under Web Pages you should see a checked entry called Security info or something similar. If it is there, select that entry and click the Delete button. Click Ok then Apply and Ok. Empty the Recycle Bin by right-clicking the Recycle Bin icon on your Desktop, and then clicking Empty Recycle Bin. ______________________________ Close ALL open Windows / Programs / Folders. Please start Ewido, and run a full scan. Click on Scanner Click on Settings Under How to scan all boxes should be checked Under Unwanted Software all boxes should be checked Under What to scan select Scan every file Click on Ok Click on Complete System Scan to start the scan process. Let the program scan the machine. If Ewido finds anything, it will pop up a notification. When it asks if you want to clean the first file, put a checkmark in the lower left corner of the box that says Perform action on all infections and put a checkmark in the box next to Create encrypted backup, then choose clean and click Ok. Once the scan has completed, there will be a button located on the bottom of the screen named Save Report. Click Save Report button Save the report to your Desktop Close Ewido and Reboot in Normal Mode. ______________________________ Open the SmitfraudFix folder and double-click smitfraudfix.cmd Select option #3 - Delete Trusted zone by typing 3 and press Enter Note, if you use SpywareBlaster and/or IE-SPYAD, it will be necessary to re-install the protection both afford. For SpywareBlaster, run the program and re-protect all items. For IE-SPYAD, run the batch file and reinstall the protection. ______________________________ Once you reboot...... Perform an online scan with Internet Explorer with Panda ActiveScan click on "Free use ActiveScan" located on the top right hand corner Click Check Now** & a 'pop up' window shall appear. ensure that your pop up blocker doesn't block it Enter your e-mail address, country, and state & click Scan Now* ...begins downloading 8 MB Panda's ActiveX controls Begin the scan by selecting My Computer If it finds any malware, it will offer you a report. Please ignore any entry it finds and wants you to buy the program for removal as we will address this later. Click on see report. Then click Save report ______________________________ Then post the following logs in your next reply... Panda log Hijackthis log Ewido log C:\rapport.txt (log from the tool) Copy and paste directly into the thread. Please do not attach the logs.