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I have McAffee enterprise edition, and it worked for peanuts!, it identified there was a virus, and bam!, I was still hit, and hit hard. *there ... I vented that one off :-)*

I have a file in the RUN entry of the registry: C:\WINDOWS\system32\kdyvj.exe that upon deletion is immediately created. Of course the file is no where to be found in that folder (or any other for that matter - at least not visible - though I choosed to show all files even hidden

I also found some 4 or 5 files named xpsp*res.dll under in slovenian. I deleted one and immediately came back. I grabbed them all and deleted them (in safe mode) and they were gone.

But the registry simply won't budge. I can't find a weird process running that could be doing this, but again task manager doesn't display ALL tasks.

Additionally the DNS IP address is changed, and after I changed back to automatic (as it should be), it reverts back to this

I tried full scan with McAfee, with WindowsDefender and with AVG would not install for some reason (even after I uninstalled McAfee - which upon failure of the other I later reinstalled it)

This is the log from HiJack this:

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 9:01:50 PM, on 11/19/2008
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16735)
Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\McAfee\Common Framework\FrameworkService.exe
C:\Program Files\McAfee\VirusScan Enterprise\Mcshield.exe
C:\Program Files\McAfee\VirusScan Enterprise\VsTskMgr.exe
C:\Program Files\McAfee\Common Framework\naPrdMgr.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Binn\sqlservr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\PnkBstrA.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\PrintCtrl.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Shared\sqlwriter.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Tablet.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\WTablet\TabUserW.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Tablet.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\TomTom HOME 2\HOMERunner.exe
C:\Program Files\DNA\btdna.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\alg.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL =
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\Main,Start Page =
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyServer =
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: scriptproxy - {7DB2D5A0-7241-4E79-B68D-6309F01C5231} - C:\Program Files\McAfee\VirusScan Enterprise\scriptcl.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {7E853D72-626A-48EC-A868-BA8D5E23E045} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: Windows Live Sign-in Helper - {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll
O2 - BHO: Windows Live Toolbar Helper - {BDBD1DAD-C946-4A17-ADC1-64B5B4FF55D0} - C:\Program Files\Windows Live Toolbar\msntb.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Windows Live Toolbar - {BDAD1DAD-C946-4A17-ADC1-64B5B4FF55D0} - C:\Program Files\Windows Live Toolbar\msntb.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [C:\WINDOWS\system32\kdyvj.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\kdyvj.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [TomTomHOME.exe] "C:\Program Files\TomTom HOME 2\HOMERunner.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MsnMsgr] "C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe" /background
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [DWQueuedReporting] "C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\dwtrig20.exe" -t (User 'SYSTEM')
O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [DWQueuedReporting] "C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\dwtrig20.exe" -t (User 'Default user')
O4 - Startup: MagicDisc.lnk = C:\Program Files\MagicDisc\MagicDisc.exe
O4 - Global Startup: XS4ALL Softphone.lnk = ?
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Windows Live Search - res://C:\Program Files\Windows Live Toolbar\msntb.dll/search.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Add to Windows &Live Favorites - http://favorites.live.com/quickadd.aspx
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) -
O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) -
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{4F576C08-7050-4B37-85DF-4FE8FA8774F7}: NameServer = ;
O17 - HKLM\System\CS3\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: NameServer =
O18 - Protocol: skype4com - {FFC8B962-9B40-4DFF-9458-1830C7DD7F5D} - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\Skype\SKYPE4~1.DLL
O23 - Service: AVG8 E-mail Scanner (avg8emc) - Unknown owner - C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgemc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: AVG8 WatchDog (avg8wd) - Unknown owner - C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Framework Service (McAfeeFramework) - McAfee, Inc. - C:\Program Files\McAfee\Common Framework\FrameworkService.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee McShield (McShield) - McAfee, Inc. - C:\Program Files\McAfee\VirusScan Enterprise\Mcshield.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Task Manager (McTaskManager) - McAfee, Inc. - C:\Program Files\McAfee\VirusScan Enterprise\VsTskMgr.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: PnkBstrA - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\PnkBstrA.exe
O23 - Service: Printer Control - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\PrintCtrl.exe
O23 - Service: TabletService - Wacom Technology, Corp. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Tablet.exe

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End of file - 6726 bytes


Please Help! :(

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Short expert summary for (and following ): the symptoms you describe — a startup entry that recreates a binary after deletion plus DNS servers that keep reverting — are classic signs of a persistence/rootkit component that can hide from Task Manager and ordinary scanners. A focused, layered cleanup (isolate, gather clean tools, check autostarts and drivers, run rootkit-capable scanners, then verify network/router) gives the best chance of full removal. (malwarebytes.com)

Step-by-step quick plan (work from a different, clean PC to download tools and USB media):

  • Immediately disconnect the infected machine from the network (unplug / disable Wi‑Fi) to stop DNS redirection and possible data leakage.
  • Use Autoruns (Sysinternals) to find and disable/delete the persistent autostart(s) (Run, RunOnce, services, scheduled tasks). Autoruns also shows publisher signatures and lets you jump to the registry/file location. (learn.microsoft.com)
  • Run Process Explorer / Process Monitor to inspect running processes, handles and DLLs before and after attempting removal — rootkits often leave normal processes active while hiding their own. (learn.microsoft.com)
  • Run on‑demand rootkit/cleanup tools (KVRT / Kaspersky tools, HitmanPro, Emsisoft Emergency Kit or Malwarebytes’ rootkit support). If the component loads before Windows, use a bootable rescue environment and scan from outside the infected OS. (support.kaspersky.com)

Quick network fixes you can try after removal attempts (run as Administrator):

netsh interface ip set dns name="Local Area Connection" source=dhcp
netsh winsock reset
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /renew

Use these to restore DNS to DHCP and clear Winsock/LSP tampering; reboot after running them. (colorconsole.de)

If the DNS keeps reverting, check the router (malware can hijack router DNS or firmware). If router settings look wrong, factory‑reset it, update firmware and change the admin password before reconnecting the PC. If the infection resists removal or you see kernel/bootloader rootkit indicators, back up important data and plan a full OS reinstall — some rootkits require it. Finally, change all sensitive passwords from a known‑clean device. (routersecurity.org)

Useful downloads referenced above: Autoruns (Sysinternals), Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool / KVRT support, Emsisoft Emergency Kit.

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Hello and Welcome to Daniweb,

Pls do the following:

1. - Download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?part=dl-10804572&subj=dl&tag=button) to your desktop.

* Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
* At the end, be sure to checkmark the Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish.
* If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
* Once the program has loaded, select Perform full scan, then click Scan.
* When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
* Be sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.
* When completed, a log will open in Notepad.
* Post the log back here.

Make sure that you restart the computer.

The log can also be found here:
C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\Logs\log-date.txt
Or at C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\Logs\log-date.txt

2. - Pls run hijackthis again and post the log.

In your reply, post the logs (in this order):
1. - Malware Bytes Log
2. - Hijackthis Log

Thanks,

Cohen

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