i think my computer is infected
 

Hi, im really glad im able to be able to get help about this stuff, if you can help me i'd greatly appreciate it.

Im running Windows 2000, i have microsoft anti-spyware for spyware removal, and Mcafee Real-time protection. I also have ad-aware, and i have spybot search and destroy. I thought my computer was pretty clean but i guess not. I've been running this combination for quite some time i havent had any problems. Now its become really bad... i have ad yieldmanager (i think thats what its called) popping up, and i did have the winfixer thing pop up. now my computer freezes. its weird. i can hear my computer stop whirring and it sounds like it just shuts down. then sometimes it'll "come back to life." sometimes when this freeze happens my screen will turn off come back on and then my computer will come up with this screen with a bunch of lines that are all chopped up. i cant do anything from that, and i'll have to restart it. i just downloaded hijack this... and i have been using mozilla firefox for quite some time. i thought i could keep my os pretty clean. but sometimes when i boot up, it says it cant detect my os, OR it'll say the following have been updated and it will tell me disk 4 is updated or something like that. My hijack this log is:


Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 11:37:07 AM, on 9/18/2005
Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 (WinNT 5.00.2195)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)

Running processes:
C:\WINNT\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\services.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\FrameworkService.exe
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\Mcshield.exe
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\VsTskMgr.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\regsvc.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\MSTask.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\stisvc.exe
C:\WINNT\System32\WBEM\WinMgmt.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\mspmspsv.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINNT\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\SHSTAT.EXE
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\UpdaterUI.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\mobsync.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasServ.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_01\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasDtServ.exe
C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org1.1.5\program\soffice.exe
C:\Program Files\Rainlendar\Rainlendar.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\alan\Desktop\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://channels.aimtoday.com/search/aimtoolbar.jsp
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://channels.aimtoday.com/search/aimtoolbar.jsp
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,AutoConfigURL = http://localhost:9100/proxy.pac
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINNT\system32\msdxm.ocx
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Synchronization Manager] mobsync.exe /logon
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ShStatEXE] "C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\SHSTAT.EXE" /STANDALONE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [McAfeeUpdaterUI] "C:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\UpdaterUI.exe" /StartedFromRunKey
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [gcasServ] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasServ.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_01\bin\jusched.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MMTray] "C:\Program Files\Musicmatch\Musicmatch Jukebox\mm_tray.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AIM] C:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe -cnetwait.odl
O4 - Startup: OpenOffice.org 1.1.5.lnk = C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org1.1.5\program\quickstart.exe
O4 - Startup: Rainlendar.lnk = C:\Program Files\Rainlendar\Rainlendar.exe
O4 - Startup: Vitrite.lnk = C:\Program Files\Tiny Utilities\Vitrite\Vitrite.exe
O4 - Global Startup: MA111 Configuration Utility.lnk = C:\Program Files\NETGEAR\MA111 Configuration Utility\wlancfg.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: &AIM Search - res://C:\Program Files\AIM Toolbar\AIMBar.dll/aimsearch.htm
O9 - Extra button: AIM - {AC9E2541-2814-11d5-BC6D-00B0D0A1DE45} - C:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe
O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/windowsu...?1122430014494
O16 - DPF: {9A9307A0-7DA4-4DAF-B042-5009F29E09E1} (ActiveScan Installer Class) - http://www.pandasoftware.com/actives...ree/asinst.cab
O23 - Service: Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service (dmadmin) - VERITAS Software Corp. - C:\WINNT\System32\dmadmin.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Framework Service (McAfeeFramework) - Network Associates, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\FrameworkService.exe
O23 - Service: Network Associates McShield (McShield) - Network Associates, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\Mcshield.exe
O23 - Service: Network Associates Task Manager (McTaskManager) - Network Associates, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\VsTskMgr.exe

i do not know what any of this means and if i could have help i would be in great debt to you guys. Oh and another thing i wanted to add was, is there a way i can just wipe my harddrive and then there will be no viruses on it? thanks for all help on this, i really really really appreciate it. :confused:

Re: i think my computer is infected
 

can no1 help me on this? is my computer screwed?

Re: i think my computer is infected
 

:cry: please someone needs to help me!! :cry:

now my computer is having trouble booting. it wont turn on without just stopping... and then it stops and sits there and you cant do anything about it. :cry:

i can MAYBE get it into safemode, but from there what do i do? There is a slight chance i'd be able to get into regular mode, without it stopping for maybe, say, 10 minutes. This thing is really screwed up. I need help.

Im on my knees daniweb.

Please help me. :cry:

Re: i think my computer is infected
 

Hi,
Download Ewido and install it. Then run, you will receive a warning message saying "Database not found", click "OK" for this. Next in the main screen, click "Update" and click "Start Update".
After the update process, click on the "Scanner" button in the left menu, then click on the "Complete System Scan" button.
If ewido finds anything, it will pop up a notification. You can select "Clean" and check the boxes "Perform action with all infections" and "Create encrypted backup" before clicking on OK.


Download CleanUp! and install it. Run it and click "Options.." button. Here move the "Quick Setup" slider to "Thorough Cleanup" position. Uncheck the option "Delete Favorites Palces/Bookmarks", if you have any bookmarks. Click "OK" to return to main window, and click "CleanUp!" to start cleaning. After it completes, click "Close" and click "No" to avoid logging off.


Restart the PC.


Download WinPFind.ZIP and completely extract it to a folder. Then run WinPFind.exe and click "Start Scan". When the scan completes, click "Copy to Clipboard" button to copy the log it gives, and please post it here.

Re: i think my computer is infected
 

thank you SO much, i'll post that right away. just as an fyi im on my safemode right now which is allowing me to be on the internet because i chose to do it with networking. im going to go do all that in safe mode right now. stop me if thats not what i should do

Re: i think my computer is infected
 

Hi,
Yes, you can do those scans in Safe Mode itself. Performing those scans in Safe Mode yields better results :)

Re: i think my computer is infected
 

*minor update*

so i've been in safe mode and i've gotten ewido. it did not give me a message that said data base not found, so i didn't click an ok button on a dialog box like that. i did retrieve the updates as i was told to do so and i did run the scan. but, when i got to about 81% (it said it found 56 objects) my computer stopped. i also did the quarantine them option and remove them and do this action for all of them when that box came up. so i had to just hit the power switch, went back into safe mode, ran the scan again. it did the same thing again. now im back doing it again posting this as it works on. right now its 81% again (coincendence?) and it has 56 objects found. hopefully the scan will complete and the computer wont "crap out." i'll be sure to follow the next steps when i can.

i'd just like to say that i feel like a total brat for asking for help, but i greatly appreciate that your taking your time to do this, and your having patience with me. thanks :cool:

Re: i think my computer is infected
 

wow in a very impatient mood right now... my ****ing computer is not cooperating. this thing will turn off EVERYTIME i scan with ewido. gets to like 83.6 percent and boom ****ing stops working. *whew* ok anger aside... i am not liking microsoft right now and they're little bugs.

another thing i've gotten is sometimes when i finally get it to run in safemode, is that it turns to this blue screen that says that i have to fix software or hardware, and its something like the "stop problem"
it says to consult my manual which of course i dont have.

i cant run the ewido scan. everytime i run it my computer craps out before it finishes. what should i do now?

Re: i think my computer is infected
 

Hi,
Ok, we have to manually remove any "bad" files that may be present. Run CleanUp! and then run WinPFind and post it's log file. (please refer my previous post on usage instructions of CleanUp and WinPFind.)

Re: i think my computer is infected
 

got the ewido scan done FINALLY, moving on two part two and then part 3 very soon. thanks for waiting and checking up