BleepingComputer.com: Unknown virus redirects internet explorer to random websites

When you say to copy the new explorer.exe file to the drivers directory, do you mean the sda2/Windows directory? Also, when I copy the "x86_microsoft-windows-explorer_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6001.22298_none_51e4f8c7931bd1e1/explorer.exe" file to this directory, the copied file retains the same name. Is this OK or do I need to rename it to "explorer.exe"?

Same question for the wininit.exe file.

tom348, on 28 May 2011 - 05:00 PM, said:

I do indeed mean the Windows directory. /sda2/Windows

tom348, on 28 May 2011 - 05:00 PM, said:

The file is already called explorer.exe (or wininit.exe), albeit at a different location. Not sure I understand the question, tom348

OK, I got a little confused, but was able to successfully copy the files and I ran Combo Fix. This time it finished - log is as follows.

ComboFix 11-05-28.01 - rachel 05/29/2011 12:55:41.1.2 - x86
Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Basic 6.0.6000.0.1252.1.1033.18.1015.276 [GMT -7:00]
Running from: c:\users\rachel\Desktop\ComFix.exe
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((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Other Deletions )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
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c:\users\Public\Setup_FlipShare.exe
c:\users\rachel\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Comfy Cakes.pif
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---- Previous Run -------
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c:\users\Public\Setup_FlipShare.exe
c:\users\rachel\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Comfy Cakes.pif
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((((((((((((((((((((((((( Files Created from 2011-04-28 to 2011-05-29 )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
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2011-05-29 20:13 . 2011-05-29 20:13 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Nolan\AppData\Local\temp
2011-05-29 20:13 . 2011-05-29 20:13 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Landon\AppData\Local\temp
2011-05-29 19:52 . 2011-05-29 19:52 -------- d-----w- C:\32788R22FWJFW
2011-05-29 19:48 . 2011-05-29 19:48 -------- d-----w- C:\comfix7744c
2011-05-29 12:41 . 2006-11-02 09:45 95744 ------w- c:\windows\system32\wininit.exe
2011-05-29 12:32 . 2008-10-28 02:15 2923520 ------w- c:\windows\explorer.exe
2011-05-22 03:57 . 2011-05-22 04:28 -------- d-----w- c:\users\rachel\AppData\Local\Temp(44)
2011-05-22 03:57 . 2011-05-22 03:57 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Nolan\AppData\Local\Temp(8)
2011-05-22 03:57 . 2011-05-22 03:57 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Jeff\AppData\Local\Temp(7)
2011-05-22 03:57 . 2011-05-22 03:57 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Ethan\AppData\Local\Temp(6)
2011-05-21 04:09 . 2011-05-21 04:09 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Nolan\AppData\Local\Temp(7)
2011-05-21 04:09 . 2011-05-21 04:09 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Jeff\AppData\Local\Temp(6)
2011-05-21 04:09 . 2011-05-21 04:09 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Ethan\AppData\Local\Temp(5)
2011-05-20 01:40 . 2006-11-02 09:45 95744 ----a-w- c:\users\rachel\wininit.exe
2011-05-20 01:34 . 2006-11-02 09:45 2923520 ----a-w- c:\users\rachel\explorer.exe
2011-05-17 13:55 . 2011-05-17 13:55 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Nolan\AppData\Local\Temp(6)
2011-05-17 13:55 . 2011-05-17 13:55 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Jeff\AppData\Local\Temp(5)
2011-05-17 13:55 . 2011-05-17 13:55 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Ethan\AppData\Local\Temp(4)
2011-05-17 13:30 . 2011-05-17 13:55 -------- d-----w- C:\comfix32328c
2011-05-17 13:10 . 2011-05-17 13:10 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Nolan\AppData\Local\Temp(5)
2011-05-17 13:10 . 2011-05-17 13:10 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Jeff\AppData\Local\Temp(4)
2011-05-17 13:10 . 2011-05-17 13:10 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Ethan\AppData\Local\Temp(3)
2011-05-17 12:47 . 2011-05-17 13:11 -------- d-----w- C:\comfix8014c
2011-05-17 05:41 . 2011-05-17 06:33 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Nolan\AppData\Local\Temp(4)
2011-05-17 05:41 . 2011-05-17 05:41 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Jeff\AppData\Local\Temp(3)
2011-05-17 05:41 . 2011-05-17 05:41 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Ethan\AppData\Local\Temp(2)
2011-05-17 03:56 . 2011-05-17 03:56 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Nolan\AppData\Local\Temp(3)
2011-05-17 03:56 . 2011-05-17 03:56 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Jeff\AppData\Local\Temp(2)
2011-05-17 03:56 . 2011-05-17 03:56 -------- d-----w- c:\users\Ethan\AppData\Local\Temp(1)
2011-05-17 03:28 . 2011-05-17 04:20 -------- d-----w- C:\comfix
2011-05-16 03:58 . 2011-04-18 16:15 7071056 ----a-w- c:\programdata\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Definition Updates\{6E4C3CB5-CE16-466D-A011-250A8B9E2D05}\mpengine.dll
2011-05-07 17:40 . 2011-02-03 01:11 222080 ------w- c:\windows\system32\MpSigStub.exe
2011-05-06 06:41 . 2011-05-06 06:41 -------- d-----w- c:\program files\Trend Micro
2011-05-04 05:22 . 2011-05-04 05:22 -------- d-----w- c:\programdata\AVAST Software
2011-05-04 05:22 . 2011-05-04 05:22 -------- d-----w- c:\program files\AVAST Software
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(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Find3M Report ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
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2011-04-13 22:40 . 2011-04-13 22:40 4284416 ----a-w- c:\windows\system32\GPhotos.scr
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((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( Reg Loading Points ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
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*Note* empty entries & legit default entries are not shown
REGEDIT4
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[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"TOSCDSPD"="c:\program files\TOSHIBA\TOSCDSPD\TOSCDSPD.exe" [2007-05-18 430080]
"swg"="c:\program files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe" [2009-01-18 39408]
"WMPNSCFG"="c:\program files\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe" [2006-11-02 201728]
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"SynTPEnh"="c:\program files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe" [2007-06-23 894248]
"RtHDVCpl"="RtHDVCpl.exe" [2007-07-06 4669440]
"Skytel"="Skytel.exe" [2007-06-15 1826816]
"IAAnotif"="c:\program files\Intel\Intel Matrix Storage Manager\Iaanotif.exe" [2007-03-21 174872]
"NDSTray.exe"="NDSTray.exe" [BU]
"Google Desktop Search"="c:\program files\Google\Google Desktop Search\GoogleDesktop.exe" [2010-08-08 30192]
"Adobe Reader Speed Launcher"="c:\program files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe" [2008-01-12 39792]
"IgfxTray"="c:\windows\system32\igfxtray.exe" [2008-01-03 141848]
"HotKeysCmds"="c:\windows\system32\hkcmd.exe" [2008-01-03 166424]
"Persistence"="c:\windows\system32\igfxpers.exe" [2008-01-03 133656]
"AppleSyncNotifier"="c:\program files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\AppleSyncNotifier.exe" [2010-10-09 47904]
"Monitor"="c:\program files\LeapFrog\LeapFrog Connect\Monitor.exe" [2009-11-10 443728]
"QuickTime Task"="c:\program files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" [2010-11-30 421888]
"iTunesHelper"="c:\program files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe" [2010-11-18 421160]
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c:\users\Landon\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\
OneNote 2007 Screen Clipper and Launcher.lnk - c:\program files\Microsoft Office\Office12\ONENOTEM.EXE [2009-2-26 97680]
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c:\programdata\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\
ImageMixer 3 SE Camera Monitor Ver.5.lnk - c:\program files\PIXELA\ImageMixer 3 SE Ver.5\Transfer Utility\CameraMonitor.exe [2010-1-24 253952]
WinZip Quick Pick.lnk - c:\program files\WinZip\WZQKPICK.EXE [2009-6-19 525640]
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\windows]
"AppInit_DLLs"=c:\progra~1\Google\GOOGLE~2\GoogleDesktopNetwork3.dll
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\drivers32]
"aux"=wdmaud.drv
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\security center\Monitoring\McAfeeAntiSpyware]
"DisableMonitoring"=dword:00000001
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R2 gupdate;Google Update Service (gupdate);c:\program files\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe [2010-02-08 135664]
R3 FlyUsb;FLY Fusion;c:\windows\system32\DRIVERS\FlyUsb.sys [2007-06-19 19456]
R3 GoogleDesktopManager-051210-111108;Google Desktop Manager 5.9.1005.12335;c:\program files\Google\Google Desktop Search\GoogleDesktop.exe [2010-08-08 30192]
R3 gupdatem;Google Update Service (gupdatem);c:\program files\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe [2010-02-08 135664]
R3 TDEIO;TDEIO;c:\windows\SYSTEM32\SYSPREP\tdeio.sys [2006-09-19 16512]
S3 RTL8187B;Realtek RTL8187B Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps USB 2.0 Network Adapter;c:\windows\system32\DRIVERS\RTL8187B.sys [2007-06-01 252416]
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\svchost]
LocalServiceNoNetwork REG_MULTI_SZ PLA DPS BFE mpssvc
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Contents of the 'Scheduled Tasks' folder
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2011-05-29 c:\windows\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore.job
- c:\program files\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe [2010-02-08 01:11]
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2011-05-26 c:\windows\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUA.job
- c:\program files\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe [2010-02-08 01:11]
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2011-05-29 c:\windows\Tasks\User_Feed_Synchronization-{95ACD55D-7D24-41B7-A157-7D283381D390}.job
- c:\windows\system32\msfeedssync.exe [2006-11-02 09:45]
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------- Supplementary Scan -------
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uStart Page = hxxp://www.google.com/
uInternet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local
IE: Add to Google Photos Screensa&ver - c:\windows\system32\GPhotos.scr/200
IE: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - c:\progra~1\MICROS~3\Office12\EXCEL.EXE/3000
IE: Google Sidewiki... - c:\program files\Google\Google Toolbar\Component\GoogleToolbarDynamic_mui_en_6CE5017F567343CA.dll/cmsidewiki.html
TCP: DhcpNameServer = 192.168.0.1
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- - - - ORPHANS REMOVED - - - -
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Toolbar-{d51d388b-f5dc-471a-a1ce-5e2d671091c0} - c:\program files\Mininova-Vuze\tbMin0.dll
AddRemove-Adventure Inlay - c:\progra~1\MSNGAM~1\GAMESP~1\ADVENT~1\UNWISE.EXE
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catchme 0.3.1398 W2K/XP/Vista - rootkit/stealth malware detector by Gmer, http://www.gmer.net
Rootkit scan 2011-05-29 13:13
Windows 6.0.6000 NTFS
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scanning hidden processes ...
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scanning hidden autostart entries ...
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HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
TOSCDSPD = c:\program files\TOSHIBA\TOSCDSPD\TOSCDSPD.exe?/i??????tUp?z??? ??????@???X???p?
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scanning hidden files ...
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scan completed successfully
hidden files: 0
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--------------------- LOCKED REGISTRY KEYS ---------------------
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4D36E96D-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\0000\AllUserSettings]
@Denied: (A) (Users)
@Denied: (A) (Everyone)
@Allowed: (B 1 2 3 4 5) (S-1-5-20)
"BlindDial"=dword:00000000
"MSCurrentCountry"=dword:000000b5
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Completion time: 2011-05-29 13:21:30
ComboFix-quarantined-files.txt 2011-05-29 20:21
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Pre-Run: 3,837,743,104 bytes free
Post-Run: 3,615,096,832 bytes free
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- - End Of File - - 6D4308679A4A7022F3855AA25BCA5870

That should have stopped the redirections. Has it?

Please run ESET next

I'd like us to scan your machine with ESET OnlineScan

• Hold down Control and click on the following link to open ESET OnlineScan in a new window.
  ESET OnlineScan
  
• Click the button.
  
• For alternate browsers only: (Microsoft Internet Explorer users can skip these steps)
  • Click on to download the ESET Smart Installer. Save it to your desktop.
    
  • Double click on the icon on your desktop.
  
  
• Check
  
• Click the button.
  
• Accept any security warnings from your browser.
  
• Under scan settings, check and check Remove found threats
  
• Click Advanced settings and select the following:
  • Scan potentially unwanted applications
    
  • Scan for potentially unsafe applications
    
  • Enable Anti-Stealth technology
  
  
• ESET will then download updates for itself, install itself, and begin scanning your computer. Please be patient as this can take some time.
  
• When the scan completes, push
  
• Push , and save the file to your desktop using a unique name, such as ESETScan. Include the contents of this report in your next reply.
  
• Push the button.
  
• Push

If no log is generated that means nothing was found. Please let me know if this happens.

Yes, the redirections appear to have stopped.

Following are the results of the ESET scan

C:\Users\rachel\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\6\427709c6-1b9fe410 Java/Agent.BZ trojan deleted - quarantined
C:\Users\rachel\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\60\46ee177c-37e09c03 probably a variant of Win32/Agent.FQWXKXL trojan deleted - quarantined
C:\Windows\System32\k.dll Win32/Bamital.FE trojan cleaned by deleting - quarantined

k.dll is the trojan which started this all off, I would think.

Any other problems left?

No - everything looks OK. Should I delete the files that I renamed to explorer.vir and wininit.vir?

Thanks so much for your help.

Yes, remove the .vir files (once renamed to .vir they become safe and can't execute but enjoy removing them) and then read through the following instructions to finish up

You're clean. Good stuff!

Let's do some clearing up

Uninstall ComboFix

Remove Combofix now that we're done with it.

• Please press the Windows Key and R on your keyboard. This will bring up the Run... command.
  (For Vista/Windows 7 please click Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Run)
  
• Now type in Combofix /Uninstall in the runbox and click OK. (Notice the space between "Combofix" and "/")
  
• Please follow the prompts to uninstall Combofix.
  
• You will then receive a message saying Combofix was uninstalled successfully once it's done uninstalling itself.

This will uninstall Combofix and anything associated with it.


We Need to Clean Up our Mess
Download and Run OTC

We will now remove the tools we used during this fix using OTC.

• Download OTC by OldTimer and save it to your desktop.
  
• Double click icon to start the program. If you are using Vista, please right-click and choose run as administrator
  
• Then Click the big button.
  
• You will get a prompt saying "Being Cleanup Process". Please select Yes.
  
• Restart your computer when prompted.

If you still have any tools or logs leftover on your computer you can go ahead and delete those off of your computer now.
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Here's some advice on how you can keep your PC clean


Use and update your AntiVirus Software

You must have a good antivirus. There are plenty to choose from but I personally recommend the free options of Avast and Avira Antivir. If you want to purchase a security program then I recommend any of the following: AVG, Norton, McAfee, Kaspersky and ESET Nod32.

It is imperative that you update your Antivirus software at least once a week (Even more if you wish). If you do not update your antivirus software then it will not be able to catch any of the new variants that may come out. If you use a commercial antivirus program you must make sure you keep renewing your subscription. Otherwise, once your subscription runs out, you may not be able to update the programs virus definitions.


Make sure your applications have all of their updates

Use this next program to check for updates for programs already on your system. Download Security Check by screen317 from here or here.

• Save it to your Desktop.
  
• Double click SecurityCheck.exe and follow the onscreen instructions inside of the black box.
  
• A Notepad document should open automatically, make sure that updates on any that are flagged are carried out as soon as possible

It is also possible for other programs on your computer to have security vulnerability that can allow malware to infect you. Therefore, it is also a good idea to check for the latest versions of commonly installed applications that are regularly patched to fix vulnerabilities. You can check these by visiting Secunia Software Inspector and Calendar of Updates.


Install an AntiSpyware Program

A highly recommended AntiSpyware program is SuperAntiSpyware. You can download the free Home Version. or the Pro version for a 15 day trial period.

Installing this or another recommended program will provide spyware & hijacker protection on your computer alongside your virus protection. You should scan your computer with an AntiSpyware program on a regular basis just as you would an antivirus software.


Finally, here's a treasure trove of antivirus, antimalware and antispyware resources


That's it tom348, happy surfing!

Cheers.

m0le

I noticed that there are several folders that I am not able to open. When I try to open them, I get a message saying (for example) "C:\Documents and Settings is not accessible. Access is denied".

This occurs with the following folders:
C:\Documents and Settings
C:\Users\rachel\Application Data
C:\Users\rachel\Cookies
C:\Users\rachel\Local Settings
C:\Users\rachel\My Documents
C:\Users\rachel\NetHood
C:\Users\rachel\PrintHood
C:\Users\rachel\SendTo
C:\Users\rachel\Start Menu
C:\Users\rachel\Templates
C:\Users\rachel\Documents\My Music
C:\Users\rachel\Documents\My Pictures
C:\Users\rachel\Documents\My Video

The simple answer is that they are not folders so they cannot be opened.

The longer answer is that they are Vista Junction Points

They are nothing to worry about either way.

It appears that this issue is resolved, therefore I am closing the topic. If that is not the case and you need or wish to continue with this topic, please send me or any Moderator a Personal Message (PM) that you would like this topic re-opened.