Problems with my PC: The Phantom Messages

jdkoch · 07-01-2009, 10:40 AM

My recently refurbished XP machine has developed some really weird problems.

Among them:
1) Phantom mouse click sounds when noone is using the mouse
2) Numerous "process XXXXXX cannot access memory location YYYYY"; the numbers change everytime.
3) Many "b.exe cannot access system resources" error messages.
4) same as 3) but for msb.exe
5) Programs that used to work suddenly take forever to load, or never do. Particularly RealArcade games
6) Once a sound message "You have just won a Walmart gift card, click on the link" played like some ad bars do when no browser was open and there was therefore no link to click.
7) This morning the same as 6) except this time is sounded like a video clip from a talk show when no browser was open and no video was being shown.
I this case I had time to check the Task Manager>Processes viewer and "msb.exe" was using most of the CPU time. when I killed the msb.exe process, the sound clip stopped.

I have run several antivirus programs (Symantec, ClamAV, Avast! Bart CD) and AdAware and Spybot to no avail.

I already looked up b.exe and msb.exe online and found suggestions for where they should be if the are likely to be legit/malicious. Using windows search, msb.exe appears to be where it should be and the size it should be, and b.exe doesn't appear at all!

I have attached the logs from dds and gmer.

HELP!
John

**Coolfreak** · 07-01-2009, 11:50 AM

You are more than likely infected. Please follow the instructions exactly and precisely.

NEW INSTRUCTIONS - Read This Before Posting For Malware Removal Help

You need to post the DDS log as text in your post and attach the others..

You also need to post in the appropriate forum - Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help Forum
http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...-spyware-help/

-Coolfreak

jdkoch · 07-01-2009, 12:37 PM

Sorry, picked the wrong forum the first time.

John

**Coolfreak** · 07-01-2009, 01:09 PM

No problem.

Best of luck!

-Coolfreak

07-01-2009, 11:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
Coolfreak Mentor, Microsoft Support Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wilkes-Barre, PA Posts: 3,153 OS: Windows XP Pro / Windows Vista / Windows 7	Re: Problems with my PC: The Phantom Messages You are more than likely infected. Please follow the instructions exactly and precisely. NEW INSTRUCTIONS - Read This Before Posting For Malware Removal Help You need to post the DDS log as text in your post and attach the others.. You also need to post in the appropriate forum - Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help Forum http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...-spyware-help/ -Coolfreak __________________ I subscribe to all threads I post in. But, if in case I don't or I forget, and I don't post back within 24 hours, please PM me. I will get back to your thread ASAP. #3 Texas Longhorns 12-0 Everest ~ DBAN ~ UBCD4WIN ~ ImgBurn ~ Memtest86+ ~ HDD Diags

07-01-2009, 12:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
jdkoch Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 4 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: Problems with my PC: The Phantom Messages Sorry, picked the wrong forum the first time. John

07-01-2009, 01:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
Coolfreak Mentor, Microsoft Support Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wilkes-Barre, PA Posts: 3,153 OS: Windows XP Pro / Windows Vista / Windows 7	Re: Problems with my PC: The Phantom Messages No problem. Best of luck! -Coolfreak __________________ I subscribe to all threads I post in. But, if in case I don't or I forget, and I don't post back within 24 hours, please PM me. I will get back to your thread ASAP. #3 Texas Longhorns 12-0 Everest ~ DBAN ~ UBCD4WIN ~ ImgBurn ~ Memtest86+ ~ HDD Diags