Chinese websites opening IE automatically

[wmc1956]

I am having problems with websites written in Chinese (or some other similar language) opening Internet Explorer on its own. I have followed the "PC Cleaning Procedures & Detection Tools" in a July 5, 2005, and have run AdWare, Spybot, Windows Defender, and CCleaner and it's still doing it. I have also run HijackThis and this is the content of the log. Can anyone tell me what the problem might be? Thank you!

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 9:19:20 PM, on 2/11/2008
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16574)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware 2007\aawservice.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXPPS.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\RTHDCPL.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\zHotkey.exe
C:\Program Files\QuickTime\bak\qttask.exe
C:\Program Files\Scansoft\PaperPort\pptd40nt.exe
C:\Program Files\Visioneer OneTouch\OneTouchMon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\InetCntrl\InetCntrl.exe
C:\Program Files\McAfee.com\Agent\mcagent.exe
C:\Program Files\SiteAdvisor\6253\SiteAdv.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe
C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
C:\Program Files\BigFix\bigfix.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\FINDFAST.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehRecvr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\eHome\ehSched.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\MSOFFICE.EXE
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA.EXE
C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\MSC\mcmscsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\ePrompter\ePrompter.exe
c:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\mcafee\mna\mcnasvc.exe
c:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\mcafee\mcproxy\mcproxy.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1\mcshield.exe
C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MPFSrv.exe
C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSK\MskSrver.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\New Boundary\PrismXL\PRISMXL.SYS
C:\Program Files\SiteAdvisor\6253\SAService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\SYMANT~1\CCPD-LC\symlcsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Canon\CAL\CALMAIN.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dllhost.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1\mcsysmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\WINWORD.EXE
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\DOCUME~1\OWNER~1.TRO\LOCALS~1\Temp\Temporary Directory 1 for hijackthis.zip\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.seidata.com/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
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 = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =
O2 - BHO: Yahoo! Toolbar Helper - {02478D38-C3F9-4EFB-9B51-7695ECA05670} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {089FD14D-132B-48FC-8861-0048AE113215} - C:\Program Files\SiteAdvisor\6253\SiteAdv.dll
O2 - BHO: McAntiPhishingBHO - {377C180E-6F0E-4D4C-980F-F45BD3D40CF4} - c:\PROGRA~1\mcafee\msk\mcapbho.dll
O2 - BHO: Spybot-S&D IE Protection - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_02\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: scriptproxy - {7DB2D5A0-7241-4E79-B68D-6309F01C5231} - C:\Program Files\McAfee\VirusScan\scriptsn.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {A45B2C37-01D0-4D3E-BE5E-CC119B17BE9E} - C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE32.win
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar3.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Notifier BHO - {AF69DE43-7D58-4638-B6FA-CE66B5AD205D} - C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\2.1.615.5858\swg.dll
O2 - BHO: Arrowheads Plus Toolbar - {c3dc0ae9-021f-4af7-90a3-bf3fa55ddd25} - C:\Program Files\Arrowheads_Plus\tbArr1.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {C5E87A05-F463-4841-B19E-DD3EC3862368} - C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE32.Sys
O2 - BHO: CBrowserHelperObject Object - {CA6319C0-31B7-401E-A518-A07C3DB8F777} - c:\windows\system32\BAE.dll
O2 - BHO: Bsecure Popup Blocker - {E0019445-4C1F-414D-A70E-AD80F231C584} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\InetCntrl\PopupKil\BsafeBHO.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {EE12D60D-AD9A-4095-B839-3BE6862679FD} - C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE32.Dat
O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar3.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Arrowheads Plus Toolbar - {c3dc0ae9-021f-4af7-90a3-bf3fa55ddd25} - C:\Program Files\Arrowheads_Plus\tbArr1.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Bsecure Popup Blocker - {E0019445-4C1F-414D-A70E-AD80F231C584} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\InetCntrl\PopupKil\BsafeBHO.dll
O3 - Toolbar: McAfee SiteAdvisor - {0BF43445-2F28-4351-9252-17FE6E806AA0} - C:\Program Files\SiteAdvisor\6253\SiteAdv.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RTHDCPL] RTHDCPL.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Alcmtr] ALCMTR.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CHotkey] zHotkey.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Recguard] %WINDIR%\SMINST\RECGUARD.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Reminder] %WINDIR%\Creator\Remind_XP.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\bak\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PaperPort PTD] C:\Program Files\Scansoft\PaperPort\pptd40nt.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IndexSearch] C:\Program Files\Scansoft\PaperPort\IndexSearch.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [OneTouch Monitor] C:\Program Files\Visioneer OneTouch\OneTouchMon.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [InetCntrl] C:\WINDOWS\system32\InetCntrl\InetCntrl.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WSockDrv32] C:\WINDOWS\WSockDrv32.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MsPrint32D] C:\WINDOWS\MsPrint32D.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [mcagent_exe] C:\Program Files\McAfee.com\Agent\mcagent.exe /runkey
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SiteAdvisor] C:\Program Files\SiteAdvisor\6253\SiteAdv.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [McENUI] C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\MHN\McENUI.exe /hide
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Windows Defender] "C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe" -hide
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TrojanScanner] C:\Program Files\Trojan Remover\Trjscan.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Power2GoExpress] NA
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SpybotSD TeaTimer] C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
O4 - Startup: ePrompter.lnk = C:\Program Files\ePrompter\ePrompter.exe
O4 - Global Startup: BigFix.lnk = C:\Program Files\BigFix\bigfix.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Find Fast.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\FINDFAST.EXE
O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\MSOFFICE.EXE
O4 - Global Startup: Office Startup.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA.EXE
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_02\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_02\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} - (no file)
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Spybot - Search & Destroy Configuration - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)
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
O10 - Broken Internet access because of LSP provider 'inetcntrl0010.dll' missing
O11 - Options group: [INTERNATIONAL] International*
O16 - DPF: {05CA9FB0-3E3E-4B36-BF41-0E3A5CAA8CD8} (Office Genuine Advantage Validation Tool) - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=58813
O16 - DPF: {2BC66F54-93A8-11D3-BEB6-00105AA9B6AE} (Symantec AntiVirus scanner) - http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/SharedContent/vc/bin/AvSniff.cab
O16 - DPF: {406B5949-7190-4245-91A9-30A17DE16AD0} (Snapfish Activia) - http://www2.snapfish.com/SnapfishActivia.cab
O16 - DPF: {4C39376E-FA9D-4349-BACC-D305C1750EF3} (EPUImageControl Class) - http://tools.ebayimg.com/eps/wl/activex/eBay_Enhanced_Picture_Control_v1-0-3-48.cab
O16 - DPF: {644E432F-49D3-41A1-8DD5-E099162EEEC5} (Symantec RuFSI Utility Class) - http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/SharedContent/common/bin/cabsa.cab
O16 - DPF: {9522B3FB-7A2B-4646-8AF6-36E7F593073C} - http://a19.g.akamai.net/7/19/7125/1450/ftp.coupons.com/r3302/cpbrkpie.cab
O16 - DPF: {A8F2B9BD-A6A0-486A-9744-18920D898429} (ScorchPlugin Class) - http://www.sibelius.com/download/software/win/ActiveXPlugin.cab
O16 - DPF: {D821DC4A-0814-435E-9820-661C543A4679} (CRLDownloadWrapper Class) - http://drmlicense.one.microsoft.com/crlupdate/en/crlocx.ocx
O18 - Protocol: siteadvisor - {3A5DC592-7723-4EAA-9EE6-AF4222BCF879} - C:\Program Files\SiteAdvisor\6253\SiteAdv.dll
O20 - AppInit_DLLs: utgnehz.dll,nauhgnem.dll,auhad.dll,nuygnef.dll,uohsom.dll,uyom.dll,gnolnait.dll,ijiq.dll,ijougiemnaw.dll,iemnaw.dll,niluw.dll,naixuhz.dll,xhtd.dll,oadgnohiac.dll,iqnauhc.dll,nahzij.dll,gnefnaib.dll,gsqq.dll,3auhad.dll,naijoad.dll,aixauh.dll,xhqq.dll,QQ.dll,hjxr.dll,zqhs.dll,oadnew.dll,dgzg.dll,hz.dll,2ty.dll,jsfg.dll,rj.dll,fmxh.dll,jmx.dll,wtwx.dll,ddtj.dll,fz.dll,gnaixnauhuoyizqq.dll,gnaixnauhqq.dll,2nauygniqaixnaij.dll,naijihzeuyouhz.dll,uyomielnux.dll,vlihzouhgnfe.dll,sfhx.dll,eve.dll,jsqc.dll,wtiemnaw.dll,dqncj.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: WgaLogon - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WgaLogon.dll
O21 - SSODL: WPDShServiceObj - {AAA288BA-9A4C-45B0-95D7-94D524869DB5} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\WPDShServiceObj.dll
O23 - Service: Ad-Aware 2007 Service (aawservice) - Lavasoft - C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware 2007\aawservice.exe
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - ATI Technologies Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: ATI Smart - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2sgag.exe
O23 - Service: Canon Camera Access Library 8 (CCALib8) - Canon Inc. - C:\Program Files\Canon\CAL\CALMAIN.exe
O23 - Service: Google Desktop Manager 5.5.709.30344 (GoogleDesktopManager-093007-112848) - Google - C:\Program Files\Google\Google Desktop Search\GoogleDesktop.exe
O23 - Service: Google Updater Service (gusvc) - Google - C:\Program Files\Google\Common\Google Updater\GoogleUpdaterService.exe
O23 - Service: LexBce Server (LexBceS) - Lexmark International, Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE
O23 - Service: McAfee Services (mcmscsvc) - McAfee, Inc. - C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\MSC\mcmscsvc.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Network Agent (McNASvc) - McAfee, Inc. - c:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\mcafee\mna\mcnasvc.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Scanner (McODS) - McAfee, Inc. - C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1\mcods.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Proxy Service (McProxy) - McAfee, Inc. - c:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\mcafee\mcproxy\mcproxy.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Real-time Scanner (McShield) - McAfee, Inc. - C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1\mcshield.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee SystemGuards (McSysmon) - McAfee, Inc. - C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee\VIRUSS~1\mcsysmon.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Personal Firewall Service (MpfService) - McAfee, Inc. - C:\Program Files\McAfee\MPF\MPFSrv.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Anti-Spam Service (MSK80Service) - McAfee, Inc. - C:\Program Files\McAfee\MSK\MskSrver.exe
O23 - Service: PrismXL - New Boundary Technologies, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\New Boundary\PrismXL\PRISMXL.SYS
O23 - Service: SiteAdvisor Service - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\SiteAdvisor\6253\SAService.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Core LC - Unknown owner - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\SYMANT~1\CCPD-LC\symlcsvc.exe

[Thinka]

Hey there, would you be able to explain things you did before the problem started, and a little bit more detail on how it happens? For instance was it after one evening traversing the web for something that you stumbled across a website that probably installed the stuff on your computer? And is it that once you start up your computer IE opens without your permission? Do you get popups with every website you access?? A little bit of this more practical info would be good I think.

Cheers

[wmc1956]

If I remember correctly it started happening after a website for Chinese TV was accessed. I'm not sure if it never has happened when we weren't on the internet, but that's usually when it happens. It may not happen for an hour and it may happen again 15 minutes later, but it doesn't happen with every website that is visited. It doesn't seem to matter what websites we're accessing at the time. In a given day it might happen 15-20 times. (Someone is usually on the internet most of the day.) It's various websites that open up, but they're all in Chinese. Here are the URLs for some of them if that helps.

http://www.v2233.com/?309
http://www.qqkx.com/
http://www.goodmv.cn/
http://www.popdm.cn/
http://nb.goufang.com/site/
http://www.finaleden.com/hot/
http://www.fotoever.com
http://news.movo.tv/news/news.html
http://www.fzdm.com/ggup/CR-7aDdjbJ7YP.htm
http://www.easytour.com.cn/inc/ad_pop.htm
http://gg3.18day.com
http://www.345.com.cn/gg/1link.htm
http://www.108118.com/index2.html
http://ad.etimes888.com/sp3.htm

Thanks!

[korneldavid]

Hi, first time poster here that came to the site after doing a quick search for one of the popups that had hit my computer. I'm having the same sort of problem, although it doesn't appear as frequent as the first poster's. Also, when I try to access Google through the search bar, I am rerouted to www.yahoo.com/cn.

Not sure what info may be needed... Just want to get rid of this pest!

[Thinka]

Also, when I try to access Google through the search bar, I am rerouted to www.yahoo.com/cn.

Not sure what info may be needed... Just want to get rid of this pest!

Hey kornel, any chance that your browser's default search engine is yahoo? Also have you tried installing Firefox, maybe it's a case of a corrupted copy of IE? Same would go for you wmc1956. It is possible that the problems are one of a number that result from IE7 installations on various platforms and setups.

[korneldavid]

Hey kornel, any chance that your browser's default search engine is yahoo? Also have you tried installing Firefox, maybe it's a case of a corrupted copy of IE?

Thanks for the response. While Yahoo! is my default search engine, Firefox is giving me the same re-route problem. I posted my problem over at the Tech Support Forum. I'll see what sort of response I get over there rather than pursue it on two different forums. Again, I appreciate the response!

[MidiMagic]

Is this a question of IE opening by itself when you aren't browsing the web, or is it a case of a website being browsed in another browser (Netscape, Firefox, Opera) switching to IE when a particular link is opened?

If it is the latter, it might be that the site contains a file that fits one of these descriptions:

- It is not supported by other browsers

- It is assigned by default to IE in the File Types list in My Computer.

[Thinka]

Thanks for the response. While Yahoo! is my default search engine, Firefox is giving me the same re-route problem. I posted my problem over at the Tech Support Forum. I'll see what sort of response I get over there rather than pursue it on two different forums. Again, I appreciate the response!

Hey david, any more insight from the other forum? It would be good if you could repost any solutions so other people can learn from it. Cheers.

[korneldavid]

Still working on it (slowly). I'll post once things finally get resolved.

Thanks!

[snorro]

Same here-maybe worse. Over the last week or so. I have had an Inernet Explorer window of the same sort opening as I browse. The opening window is active, as I can hear Chinese dialog, but it doesn't pop up in front of whatever I am currently surfing. I also ran Adaware, Hijack this etc. with the same (non)results. Today, something new! Our uninvited Oriental guests have highjacked my browser home page! In digging around trying to find out anything I could about this I find that Yahoo seems to be involved with most of the intruding sites. This doesn't make sense from my end... I've always thought Yahoo was too intrusive and, other than belonging to one Yahoo discussion group, I avoid any connection to that outfit as much as possible. On this machine, I've always used Internet Explorer as my browser and always opened up to the Google search page as my home page. I haven't innstalled anything and I am pretty carefull about opening anything that even smells risky. If anybody gets a hint about this, I'd love to hear about it. Thanks for your time, gang.

[Thinka]

Hi snorro, I haven't heard any more about this issue so unfortunately I can't help. Might be some crazy bugs flooding the net that can't be found or stopped yet!

To reduce the annoyance, have you tried using a different browser i.e. Firefox? See if the problem is reproduced? Also have u checked Windows Knowledge Base, Support Forums, or Yahoo's Support Forums (not sure if they have one but usage of Yahoo! seems to be a common denominator in these problems.

Also another thing, have u tried uninstalling and re-installing IE? Also a System Restore might help, to the time before the problem began.

[snorro]

Thanks for the advice. The good news is: I seem to have solved my difficulties. The bad news is: I can't be of much help to others since my methodology was so low tech. I just dug into EVERYTHING for a couple of hours and deleted and shredded everything that I couldn't find an excuse for. Seems I got the culprit ... but I trashed so much junk that I have no idea what exactly it was.

[Thinka]

That's fair enough, that's as good as any solution I think. Sometimes it just has to be back to basics. "Bin all unecessary stuff, leave your machine as clean as you would leave ur dishes, room, living room etc if you didn't want to catch any diseases" :-D