Deckard

Okay, just run through a few scans to see what turns up. You may wish to Subscribe to this thread so that you are notified when you receive a reply. To do this click Thread Tools (above the first post), then click Subscribe to this Thread. Make sure it is set to Instant Notification, then click Subscribe.

Please print out or copy this page to Notepad in order to assist you when carrying out the following instructions. If there is anything you don't understand, please ask BEFORE proceeding with the fixes. Please do these steps in order and do not skip any.


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

WARNING: CleanUp! deletes EVERYTHING out of temporary folders and does not make backups. If you have any documents or programs that are saved in any temporary folders, please make a backup of these before running CleanUp!

WARNING: Do not run cleanup under Windows XP x64 Edition. If you're not sure if you have the 64-bit version of Windows then you probably do not; however, you can check by using IE to download the whichcpu tool and then running it.


Download AVG Anti-Spyware
Please download, install, and update AVG Anti-Spyware.

1. Load AVG Anti-Spyware and then click the Shield tab at the top
   • Click on the word active to change it to inactive.
2. Click the Update tab at the top:
   • Under Manual update, click Start update. After the update finishes, the status bar at the bottom will display "Update successful". If you are having trouble updating, you can also download and run the manual updater.
   • Under Automatic update, change the Update interval to something more reasonable like 12 or 24 hours.
3. Click the Scanner tab at the top and then the Settings sub-tab:
   • Under How to act?, click Recommended actions and select Quarantine.
   • Under Reports, select Automatically generate report after every scan
4. Close AVG Anti-Spyware. Do not run a scan with it yet.

Reboot
Reboot your system to Safe Mode by repeatedly tapping the F8 key until the menu appears and choosing Safe Mode from the list. On some systems, this may be the F5 key so try that if F8 doesn't work. Login on with your usual account. Make sure to close any open windows.


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

O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions present

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


Run CleanUp!
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 make sure the box for "Scan drives for file matching" is unchecked.
  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.


Run AVG Anti-Spyware

• Run AVG Anti-Spyware and click on the Scanner tab at the top and then click on Complete System Scan. This scan can take quite a while to run, so be prepared.
• AVG Anti-Spyware will list any infections found on the left hand side. When the scan has finished, it will automatically set the recommended action.
  
  
• If Set all elements to is not set to Quarantine (1), please click Recommended Action and choose Quarantine from the popup menu (2).
• At the bottom of the window, click on the Apply all actions button (3).
• When it has finished, click the Save Scan Report button (4), then click Save Report As and save the report it to your desktop.
• Close AVG Anti-Spyware.

Reboot
Reboot your system to Normal Mode.


Online Scan
Perform an online scan with Internet Explorer with Panda ActiveScan.

1. Click on the "Scan your PC" button located at the bottom of the page. A popup window should appear -- make sure you allow it if you have a popup blocker.
2. Enter your e-mail address, country, and state and click Scan Now.
3. Your computer will download Panda's 8 megabyte ActiveX control at this point. Follow the on-screen directions if it asks you to install the ActiveX control.
4. Begin the scan by selecting My Computer. Note:
   • Please turn off the real time scanner of any existing antivirus program while performing the online scan.
   • Please ignore any entry it finds and the offer to buy the program to remove the entry, as we will address this later.
   • Click on See report then click Save report.
   • It is not necessary to remain online while it's doing the scan, but you will have to re-connect after it has finished to see the report.

Download Autoruns

• Please download Autoruns and AutoCmd.
• Extract the contents of Autoruns into a new folder.
• Now extract the contents of AutoCmd into the same folder as Autoruns. This is important!
• Double-click on AutoCmd.cmd & select option '1'
• It will produce a log called autoruns_X_Y.txt (where X and Y are the date and time respectively). Please attach the log in your next reply.

Generate An Uninstall List

• Open HijackThis.
• Click on the "Configure" button on the bottom right.
• Click on the tab "Misc Tools".
• Click on the Box that says "Open Uninstall Manager".
• Click on the button "Save list"

Please save a copy and paste the contents with your next reply.


With Your Next Post...
Please paste the following with your next reply (in this order please):

1. AVG Anti-Spyware scan report,
2. Panda scan report,
3. your Autoruns log,
4. your uninstall list, and
5. a new HiJackThis log taken after Panda finishes.