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Unread postby gtmaster303 » August 15th, 2010, 3:38 pm

I've tried fairly hard to figure out what's going on, but at this point, i'm at the end of my rope. I've run out of ideas, and i need some help. I'll try to provide as much info as possible. If you need any more info, just say the word, and i'm on it.

I am pretty responsible when it comes to my computer. Never had problems before. I know exactly what i download and install, but for some reason, i have been a wave of problems lately.

LATEST hijackthis log:


Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4
Scan saved at 3:22:20 PM, on 8/15/2010
Platform: Windows Vista SP2 (WinNT 6.00.1906)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18943)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG9\avgtray.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\igfxtray.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\hkcmd.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\igfxpers.exe
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\taskmgr.exe
C:\Windows\system32\igfxsrvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe
C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPHelper.exe
C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe
C:\Users\Neil\Downloads\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE= ... &pf=laptop
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE= ... &pf=laptop
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
O1 - Hosts: ::1 localhost
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHelperStub - {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShim.dll
O2 - BHO: NCO 2.0 IE BHO - {602ADB0E-4AFF-4217-8AA1-95DAC4DFA408} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: HP Print Clips - {FFFFFFFF-FF12-44C5-91EC-068E3AA1B2D7} - c:\Program Files\HP\Smart Web Printing\hpswp_framework.dll
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {7FEBEFE3-6B19-4349-98D2-FFB09D4B49CA} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {DE9C389F-3316-41A7-809B-AA305ED9D922} - (no file)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SynTPEnh] C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG9_TRAY] C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG9\avgtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IgfxTray] C:\Windows\system32\igfxtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HotKeysCmds] C:\Windows\system32\hkcmd.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Persistence] C:\Windows\system32\igfxpers.exe
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /detectMem (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [WindowsWelcomeCenter] rundll32.exe oobefldr.dll,ShowWelcomeCenter (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /detectMem (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')
O4 - Global Startup: taskmgr.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\Office12\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: HP Smart Select - {58ECB495-38F0-49cb-A538-10282ABF65E7} - c:\Program Files\HP\Smart Web Printing\hpswp_extensions.dll
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~3\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O18 - Protocol: linkscanner - {F274614C-63F8-47D5-A4D1-FBDDE494F8D1} - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG9\avgpp.dll
O18 - Protocol: skype4com - {FFC8B962-9B40-4DFF-9458-1830C7DD7F5D} - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\Skype\SKYPE4~1.DLL
O20 - AppInit_DLLs: avgrsstx.dll
O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: Component Categories cache daemon - {8C7461EF-2B13-11d2-BE35-3078302C2030} - C:\Windows\system32\browseui.dll
O23 - Service: AVG Free WatchDog (avg9wd) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG9\avgwdsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Com4Qlb - Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Quick Launch Buttons\Com4Qlb.exe
O23 - Service: HP Health Check Service - Hewlett-Packard - c:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Health Check\hphc_service.exe
O23 - Service: hpqwmiex - Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Shared\hpqWmiEx.exe
O23 - Service: Intel(R) Matrix Storage Event Monitor (IAANTMON) - Intel Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\IAANTMon.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: Intuit Update Service (IntuitUpdateService) - Intuit Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intuit\Update Service\IntuitUpdateService.exe
O23 - Service: QuickPlay Background Capture Service (QBCS) (QPCapSvc) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\HP\QuickPlay\Kernel\TV\QPCapSvc.exe
O23 - Service: QuickPlay Task Scheduler (QTS) (QPSched) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\HP\QuickPlay\Kernel\TV\QPSched.exe
O23 - Service: Cyberlink RichVideo Service(CRVS) (RichVideo) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\CyberLink\Shared Files\RichVideo.exe
O23 - Service: ServiceLayer - Nokia - C:\Program Files\PC Connectivity Solution\ServiceLayer.exe
O23 - Service: TomTomHOMEService - TomTom - C:\Program Files\TomTom HOME 2\TomTomHOMEService.exe

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End of file - 5527 bytes

Was watching a movie one night on VLC, and AVG started popping up trojan alerts. I let AVG handle it, and then my computer blue screened shortly thereafter.
restarted and did a virus scan with many infections. lots of trojans and a worm too, i believe.

the only source of problems i can think of is: i do download torrents, but make sure to scan the file with AVG before opening.
Computer symptoms:
AVG warnings (at first, not anymore)
Firefox will randomly pop up new tabs to irrelevant sites for no reason. Links will also get redirected to BS sites.

I checked my processes, and nothing seems out of the ordinary.
I did some clean up with AVG and Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware.
Latest AVG and Malware scans come up clean.
All software is up to date.
The problem still persists though.
Just right now a new tab opened up to this site: http://www.toseeka.com/

Can someone tell me what's going on and how to fix it?
Thanks
Last edited by gtmaster303 on August 15th, 2010, 3:46 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: NEVER thought this would happen to me

Unread postby gtmaster303 » August 15th, 2010, 3:45 pm

UNINSTALL LIST

µTorrent
Adobe Flash Player 10 Plugin
Adobe Reader 9.3.3
Adobe Shockwave Player
AIM 7
Amazon Kindle For PC v1.0
AVG Free 9.0
Compatibility Pack for the 2007 Office system
CyberLink Power2Go
CyberLink YouCam
CyberLink YouCam
DVD Decrypter (Remove Only)
DVD Shrink 3.2
DVD Suite
Hauppauge MCE XP/Vista Software Encoder (2.0.25149)
Hewlett-Packard Active Check
Hewlett-Packard Asset Agent for Health Check
HijackThis 2.0.2
Hotfix for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (KB953595)
Hotfix for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (KB958484)
HP Customer Experience Enhancements
HP Doc Viewer
HP Easy Setup - Frontend
HP Help and Support
HP Photosmart Essential 2.5
HP Quick Launch Buttons 6.30 E1
HP QuickPlay 3.6
HP QuickTouch 1.00 C4
HP Smart Web Printing
HP Total Care Advisor
HP Update
HP User Guides 0087
HP Wireless Assistant
HPNetworkAssistant
ImgBurn
Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver
Intel(R) TV Wizard
Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
Java(TM) 6 Update 20
LabelPrint
LimeWire 5.5.13
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile
Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 (English)
Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
Microsoft Silverlight
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable
Microsoft Works
Motorola SM56 Data Fax Modem
Mozilla Firefox (3.6.8)
MSVC80_x86_v2
MSVC90_x86
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB954430)
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB973688)
muvee autoProducer 6.1
Nokia Connectivity Cable Driver
Nokia Ovi Suite
Nokia Ovi Suite
Nokia Ovi Suite Software Updater
Nokia PC Suite
Nokia PC Suite
Nokia Software Updater
OGA Notifier 2.0.0048.0
Ovi Desktop Sync Engine
OviMPlatform
PC Connectivity Solution
PowerDirector
Realtek 8169 PCI, 8168 and 8101E PCIe Ethernet Network Card Driver for Windows Vista
Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
RICOH R5C83x/84x Flash Media Controller Driver Ver.3.51.01
Skype™ 4.1
Super Mario 3 : Mario Forever
Synaptics Pointing Device Driver
TomTom HOME 2.7.5.2014
TomTom HOME Visual Studio Merge Modules
TurboTax 2009
TurboTax 2009 WinPerFedFormset
TurboTax 2009 WinPerReleaseEngine
TurboTax 2009 WinPerTaxSupport
TurboTax 2009 wnjiper
TurboTax 2009 wnyiper
TurboTax 2009 wrapper
Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (KB963707)
VLC media player 1.1.2
WeatherBug Gadget
Winamp
Windows Driver Package - Nokia Modem (06/01/2009 7.01.0.4)
Windows Driver Package - Nokia Modem (10/05/2009 4.2)
Windows Driver Package - Nokia pccsmcfd (08/22/2008 7.0.0.0)
WinRAR archiver

no idea how the weatherbug gadget got in here.
don't use it, and never installed it
it doesn't even show up in add/remove programs
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Re: NEVER thought this would happen to me

Unread postby NonSuch » August 15th, 2010, 6:50 pm

Please familiarize yourself with the forum rules: >Forum Posting Rules - Please Read<

We're sorry, but it is necessary to close your topic because you have replied to it prior to receiving a response from a helper.

Due to adding on to your topic with your second post it is highly unlikely that you would have received a response. Our helpers are looking for topics with zero responses. When you post replies to your own topic, it no longer has zero responses, and so it appears that you have received help when in fact, you have not.

If you still require help, please open a new thread in the Malware Removal forum and wait for assistance. Please do not run additional programs and/or post additional logs. Just your HijackThis log to start with is adequate. Your helper will ask for additional logs as needed. DO NOT reply to your own topic until you have received a response from a helper. Be patient. There are others who have been waiting longer than you, so do not expect an immediate reply.
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