Omerr

Hello and welcome to TSF

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.

Go to My Computer >Tools >Folder Options >View tab and make sure that Show hidden files and folders is enabled. Also make sure that the System Files and Folders are showing / visible. Uncheck the Hide protected operating system files option.Please do NOT change any of those settings until we finish the fixing process.

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.

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

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

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


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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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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Click Start->Run - type SERVICES.MSC & then click on the OK button

• Locate the service - Windws Backup
• Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog.
• Under the General tab:
• Stop the service by using the Stop button.
• Change the Startup type to Disabled & then click on the OK button

Now we need to delete all of the NT Services for those we just Stopped and Disabled:

Start HiJackThis & go to Config>Misc.Tools...> Delete an NT service...
*In the popup box that appears, copy/paste Windws Backup Click on the OK button . **Do not allow a reboot]

Open Hijack This and click on Scan. Check the following entries (make sure you do not miss any)

R3 - Default URLSearchHook is missing
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {BA52B914-B692-46c4-B683-905236F6F655} - (no file)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DSKEY] C:\WINDOWS\system32\DsKey.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Windows Workstation Service] explore.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [Windows Workstation Service] explore.exe.
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Windows Workstation Service] explore.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\RunServices: [Windows Workstation Service] explore.exe
O4 - Startup: Backyard Football 2006 Registration.lnk = C:\Documents and Settings\students\Local Settings\Temp\{C8B7395E-2AA1-47C0-973E-F761685B98C5}\{17FE8A6F-9842-43E1-B274-9E2B08DE1035}\ATR1.EXE
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Search - http://bar.mywebsearch.com/menusearc...p=ZCxdm238YYUS
O23 - Service: Windws Backup - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\XPBackup.exe (file missing)


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

Delete the following Files indicated in RED if they still exist:

C:\WINDOWS\XPBackup.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\DsKey.exe
explore.exe - Please search for this filename. Delete only the file that is spelled explore.exe, not anything else!


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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:

• Empty Recycle Bins
• Delete Cookies
• Delete Prefetch files
• Cleanup! All Users
• Click on the “Temporary Files” and uncheck the box for “Scan drives for file matching” if it’s checked.

Click OK
Press the CleanUp! button to start the program. Once it's finished Cleanup will ask you to logoff/reboot. Please select NO as we will do this later.

Next go to Control Panel click Display>Desktop>Customize Desktop>Web> Now, Uncheck Everything and delete if present:

• "Security Info"
• "Warning Message"
• "Security Desktop"
• "Warning Homepage"
• "Desktop Uninstall"

Also make sure the 'Lock desktop items' box is unticked. Click OK, and then Click Apply, then 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

1. Click Check Now & a 'pop up' window shall appear. *ensure that your pop up blocker doesn't block it
2. 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)

Also, it seems that the following address is a proxy server to your internet connection:
172.16.1.2:8080
Do you want it to be your proxy server?

In addition, please tell me whether you have installed Task Manager Lite in purpose.