For the past couple of days, I have been receiving annoying and repeated requests from Google when I try to Google something. Instead of going to my search result, it makes me solve a captcha (attached is a screenshot). It then proceeds to the search result normally. Things work fine for awhile, but inevitably (within half an hour, an hour, I'm not sure) the same thing happens again.
EXACT TEXT (See attached screencap): Our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network. This page checks to see if it's really you sending the requests, and not a robot. Why did this happen?
- I ran Malwarebytes and it found no problems at all.
- My Google searches are not being redirected, as far as I can tell.
- I am not seeing any pop-up ads or anything that looks suspicious.
I am physically connected to my router, and there are 4-5 other computers on the wireless network. My wife's computer (a Mac) was also having the exact same problem as mine (a PC). However, we removed computers from the network one by one to isolate which one was causing the problem, and my computer is the only one remaining and it's still receiving the problem. So I suspect it's mine.
I began using Google Chrome instead of Firefox to see if it was a browser add-on or something causing the issue, but received the captcha requests with Chrome as well.
One more fact: around the time this began, I also began using Dropbox for files, so I suspected that Dropbox traffic may have been responsible, but I disabled Dropbox and am still receiving the captcha request. Also, I'm not running any kind of torrents or anything else similar.
Note: the screenshot I attached is from my wife's Mac, but I receive identical messages on my PC. I'll be happy to capture one of those if it makes a difference.
Thanks for any help you can provide.
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DDS (Ver_2011-08-26.01) - NTFSAMD64
Internet Explorer: 9.0.8112.16421 BrowserJavaVersion: 1.6.0_23
Run by waxwingslain at 14:39:11 on 2011-09-24
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 6.1.7600.0.1252.1.1033.18.4055.2206 [GMT -4:00]
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SP: Windows Defender *Enabled/Updated* {D68DDC3A-831F-4fae-9E44-DA132C1ACF46}
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============== Running Processes ===============
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C:\Windows\system32\wininit.exe
C:\Windows\system32\lsm.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch
C:\Windows\system32\nvvsvc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k RPCSS
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNetworkRestricted
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService
C:\Windows\system32\nvvsvc.exe
C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNoNetwork
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\armsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\bin\btwdins.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Motorola\MotoConnectService\MotoConnectService.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\3D Vision\nvSCPAPISvr.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k imgsvc
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WLIDSVC.EXE
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WLIDSvcM.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkServiceNetworkRestricted
C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Update\realsched.exe
C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\BTTray.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation
C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Motorola\MotoConnectService\MotoConnect.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Steam\SteamService.exe
C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k secsvcs
C:\Windows\system32\wuauclt.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\StarCraft II\Versions\Base19679\SC2.exe
C:\Users\waxwingslain\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox\bin\Dropbox.exe
C:\Users\waxwingslain\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\waxwingslain\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
C:\Users\waxwingslain\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Users\waxwingslain\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Windows\system32\SearchProtocolHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe
C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
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============== Pseudo HJT Report ===============
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uStart Page = hxxp://www.ask.com?o=102840&l=dis&gct=hp
uURLSearchHooks: UrlSearchHook Class: {00000000-6e41-4fd3-8538-502f5495e5fc} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\GenericAskToolbar.dll
mWinlogon: Userinit=userinit.exe
BHO: Adobe PDF Link Helper: {18df081c-e8ad-4283-a596-fa578c2ebdc3} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShim.dll
BHO: RealPlayer Download and Record Plugin for Internet Explorer: {3049c3e9-b461-4bc5-8870-4c09146192ca} - C:\ProgramData\Real\RealPlayer\BrowserRecordPlugin\IE\rpbrowserrecordplugin.dll
BHO: Windows Live ID Sign-in Helper: {9030d464-4c02-4abf-8ecc-5164760863c6} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll
BHO: Ask Toolbar: {d4027c7f-154a-4066-a1ad-4243d8127440} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\GenericAskToolbar.dll
BHO: Java Plug-In 2 SSV Helper: {dbc80044-a445-435b-bc74-9c25c1c588a9} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
TB: Ask Toolbar: {d4027c7f-154a-4066-a1ad-4243d8127440} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\GenericAskToolbar.dll
uRun: [Steam] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe" -silent
uRun: [Google Update] "C:\Users\waxwingslain\AppData\Local\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe" /c
mRun: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe"
mRun: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Update\realsched.exe" -osboot
mRun: [Adobe ARM] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe"
mRun: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
StartupFolder: C:\Users\WAXWIN~1\AppData\Roaming\MICROS~1\Windows\STARTM~1\Programs\Startup\Dropbox.lnk - C:\Users\waxwingslain\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox\bin\Dropbox.exe
StartupFolder: C:\PROGRA~3\MICROS~1\Windows\STARTM~1\Programs\Startup\ADOBEG~1.LNK - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Calibration\Adobe Gamma Loader.exe
StartupFolder: C:\PROGRA~3\MICROS~1\Windows\STARTM~1\Programs\Startup\BLUETO~1.LNK - C:\Program Files (x86)\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\BTTray.exe
StartupFolder: C:\PROGRA~3\MICROS~1\Windows\STARTM~1\Programs\Startup\MICROS~1.LNK - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office10\OSA.EXE
mPolicies-explorer: NoActiveDesktop = 1 (0x1)
mPolicies-explorer: NoActiveDesktopChanges = 1 (0x1)
mPolicies-system: ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = 5 (0x5)
mPolicies-system: ConsentPromptBehaviorUser = 3 (0x3)
mPolicies-system: EnableUIADesktopToggle = 0 (0x0)
IE: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000
IE: Send to &Bluetooth Device... - C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\btsendto_ie_ctx.htm
DPF: {8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93} - hxxp://java.sun.com/update/1.6.0/jinstall-1_6_0_23-windows-i586.cab
DPF: {CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-0023-ABCDEFFEDCBA} - hxxp://java.sun.com/update/1.6.0/jinstall-1_6_0_23-windows-i586.cab
DPF: {CAFEEFAC-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-ABCDEFFEDCBA} - hxxp://java.sun.com/update/1.6.0/jinstall-1_6_0_23-windows-i586.cab
TCP: DhcpNameServer = 207.69.188.185 207.69.188.186 207.69.188.187
TCP: Interfaces\{DB8AC899-EE1E-486B-9EB2-F68189B7DE8D} : DhcpNameServer = 207.69.188.185 207.69.188.186 207.69.188.187
Handler: wlpg - {E43EF6CD-A37A-4A9B-9E6F-83F89B8E6324} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Photo Gallery\AlbumDownloadProtocolHandler.dll
BHO-X64: Adobe PDF Link Helper: {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShim.dll
BHO-X64: AcroIEHelperStub - No File
BHO-X64: RealPlayer Download and Record Plugin for Internet Explorer: {3049C3E9-B461-4BC5-8870-4C09146192CA} - C:\ProgramData\Real\RealPlayer\BrowserRecordPlugin\IE\rpbrowserrecordplugin.dll
BHO-X64: Windows Live ID Sign-in Helper: {9030D464-4C02-4ABF-8ECC-5164760863C6} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Windows Live\WindowsLiveLogin.dll
BHO-X64: Ask Toolbar: {D4027C7F-154A-4066-A1AD-4243D8127440} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\GenericAskToolbar.dll
BHO-X64: Ask Toolbar BHO - No File
BHO-X64: Java Plug-In 2 SSV Helper: {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
TB-X64: Ask Toolbar: {D4027C7F-154A-4066-A1AD-4243D8127440} - C:\Program Files (x86)\Ask.com\GenericAskToolbar.dll
mRun-x64: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe"
mRun-x64: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Real\RealPlayer\Update\realsched.exe" -osboot
mRun-x64: [Adobe ARM] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe"
mRun-x64: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files (x86)\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
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================= FIREFOX ===================
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FF - ProfilePath - C:\Users\waxwingslain\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\29dww15b.default\
FF - prefs.js: browser.search.selectedEngine - Google
FF - prefs.js: browser.startup.homepage - hxxp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
FF - prefs.js: keyword.URL - hxxp://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=navclient&gfns=1&q=
FF - plugin: C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\AIR\nppdf32.dll
FF - plugin: C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\new_plugin\npdeployJava1.dll
FF - plugin: c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Silverlight\4.0.60531.0\npctrlui.dll
FF - plugin: C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\plugins\npdeployJava1.dll
FF - plugin: C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\3D Vision\npnv3dv.dll
FF - plugin: C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\3D Vision\npnv3dvstreaming.dll
FF - plugin: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Photo Gallery\NPWLPG.dll
FF - plugin: C:\ProgramData\Real\RealPlayer\BrowserRecordPlugin\MozillaPlugins\nprpchromebrowserrecordext.dll
FF - plugin: C:\ProgramData\Real\RealPlayer\BrowserRecordPlugin\MozillaPlugins\nprphtml5videoshim.dll
FF - plugin: C:\Users\waxwingslain\AppData\Local\Google\Update\1.3.21.69\npGoogleUpdate3.dll
FF - plugin: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\NPSWF32.dll
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============= SERVICES / DRIVERS ===============
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R2 AdobeARMservice;Adobe Acrobat Update Service;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\armsvc.exe [2011-6-6 64952]
R2 MotoConnect Service;MotoConnect Service;C:\Program Files (x86)\Motorola\MotoConnectService\MotoConnectService.exe [2010-11-22 91456]
R2 Stereo Service;NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D Driver Service;C:\Program Files (x86)\NVIDIA Corporation\3D Vision\nvSCPAPISvr.exe [2010-7-9 248936]
R3 NVHDA;Service for NVIDIA High Definition Audio Driver;C:\Windows\system32\drivers\nvhda64v.sys --> C:\Windows\system32\drivers\nvhda64v.sys [?]
R3 RTL8167;Realtek 8167 NT Driver;C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\Rt64win7.sys --> C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\Rt64win7.sys [?]
S2 clr_optimization_v4.0.30319_32;Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN v4.0.30319_X86;C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\mscorsvw.exe [2010-3-18 130384]
S2 clr_optimization_v4.0.30319_64;Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN v4.0.30319_X64;C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\mscorsvw.exe [2010-3-18 138576]
S3 WatAdminSvc;Windows Activation Technologies Service;C:\Windows\system32\Wat\WatAdminSvc.exe --> C:\Windows\system32\Wat\WatAdminSvc.exe [?]
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=============== Created Last 30 ================
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2011-09-24 15:16:35 -------- d-----w- C:\Users\waxwingslain\AppData\Local\Google
2011-09-24 15:03:16 -------- d-----w- C:\Users\waxwingslain\AppData\Local\Apple Computer
2011-09-23 11:11:47 69000 ----a-w- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Definition Updates\{9EE4D3C0-0743-40EE-BA63-76E0DA619423}\offreg.dll
2011-09-23 11:11:45 9049936 ----a-w- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Definition Updates\{9EE4D3C0-0743-40EE-BA63-76E0DA619423}\mpengine.dll
2011-09-22 02:54:30 -------- d-----w- C:\Users\waxwingslain\AppData\Roaming\Malwarebytes
2011-09-22 02:54:26 -------- d-----w- C:\ProgramData\Malwarebytes
2011-09-22 02:54:23 25416 ----a-w- C:\Windows\System32\drivers\mbam.sys
2011-09-22 02:54:23 -------- d-----w- C:\Program Files (x86)\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
2011-09-20 03:32:22 -------- d-----r- C:\Users\waxwingslain\Dropbox
2011-09-20 03:30:35 -------- d-----w- C:\Users\waxwingslain\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox
2011-09-18 19:16:05 -------- d-----w- C:\Program Files (x86)\CDex
2011-09-10 16:00:18 -------- d-----w- C:\Users\waxwingslain\AppData\Roaming\pdfforge
2011-09-10 16:00:17 87040 ----a-w- C:\Windows\System32\pdfcmnnt.dll
2011-09-10 16:00:17 662288 ----a-w- C:\Windows\SysWow64\MSCOMCT2.OCX
2011-09-10 16:00:17 137000 ----a-w- C:\Windows\SysWow64\MSMAPI32.OCX
2011-09-10 16:00:16 23552 ----a-w- C:\Windows\SysWow64\MSMPIDE.DLL
2011-09-10 16:00:16 -------- d-----w- C:\Program Files (x86)\PDFCreator
2011-09-05 17:04:56 183696 ----a-w- C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\plugins\nppdf32.dll
2011-09-05 17:04:56 183696 ----a-w- C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\Plugins\nppdf32.dll
2011-09-04 22:53:37 -------- d-----w- C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN
2011-09-04 19:11:18 -------- d-----w- C:\EASY_RIDER_DISC01
2011-09-04 19:11:02 -------- d-----w- C:\Program Files (x86)\DVD Decrypter
2011-09-02 21:53:55 -------- d-----w- C:\Users\waxwingslain\AppData\Local\Wizards_of_the_Coast
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==================== Find3M ====================
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2011-08-13 13:34:18 404640 ----a-w- C:\Windows\SysWow64\FlashPlayerCPLApp.cpl
2011-07-22 05:42:23 2303488 ----a-w- C:\Windows\System32\jscript9.dll
2011-07-22 05:36:16 1389056 ----a-w- C:\Windows\System32\wininet.dll
2011-07-22 05:32:40 2382848 ----a-w- C:\Windows\System32\mshtml.tlb
2011-07-22 02:54:43 1797632 ----a-w- C:\Windows\SysWow64\jscript9.dll
2011-07-22 02:48:26 1126912 ----a-w- C:\Windows\SysWow64\wininet.dll
2011-07-22 02:44:36 2382848 ----a-w- C:\Windows\SysWow64\mshtml.tlb
2011-07-16 05:26:54 362496 ----a-w- C:\Windows\System32\wow64win.dll
2011-07-16 05:26:53 243200 ----a-w- C:\Windows\System32\wow64.dll
2011-07-16 05:26:53 13312 ----a-w- C:\Windows\System32\wow64cpu.dll
2011-07-16 05:26:18 214528 ----a-w- C:\Windows\System32\winsrv.dll
2011-07-16 05:24:09 16384 ----a-w- C:\Windows\System32\ntvdm64.dll
2011-07-16 05:21:32 422400 ----a-w- C:\Windows\System32\KernelBase.dll
2011-07-16 05:17:46 338432 ----a-w- C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe
2011-07-16 04:36:09 14336 ----a-w- C:\Windows\SysWow64\ntvdm64.dll
2011-07-16 04:32:14 44032 ----a-w- C:\Windows\apppatch\acwow64.dll
2011-07-16 04:31:50 25600 ----a-w- C:\Windows\SysWow64\setup16.exe
2011-07-16 04:30:29 5120 ----a-w- C:\Windows\SysWow64\wow32.dll
2011-07-16 04:30:27 272384 ----a-w- C:\Windows\SysWow64\KernelBase.dll
2011-07-16 02:26:12 7680 ----a-w- C:\Windows\SysWow64\instnm.exe
2011-07-16 02:26:11 2048 ----a-w- C:\Windows\SysWow64\user.exe
2011-07-16 02:21:47 6144 ---ha-w- C:\Windows\SysWow64\api-ms-win-security-base-l1-1-0.dll
2011-07-16 02:21:47 4608 ---ha-w- C:\Windows\SysWow64\api-ms-win-core-threadpool-l1-1-0.dll
2011-07-16 02:21:47 3584 ---ha-w- C:\Windows\SysWow64\api-ms-win-core-xstate-l1-1-0.dll
2011-07-16 02:21:47 3072 ---ha-w- C:\Windows\SysWow64\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
2011-07-09 05:14:10 2048 ----a-w- C:\Windows\System32\tzres.dll
2011-07-09 04:30:52 2048 ----a-w- C:\Windows\SysWow64\tzres.dll
2011-07-09 02:44:55 287744 ----a-w- C:\Windows\System32\drivers\mrxsmb10.sys
2011-07-05 22:37:00 94208 ----a-w- C:\Windows\SysWow64\QuickTimeVR.qtx
2011-07-05 22:37:00 69632 ----a-w- C:\Windows\SysWow64\QuickTime.qts
2011-06-29 20:26:59 499712 ----a-w- C:\Windows\SysWow64\msvcp71.dll
2011-06-29 20:26:59 348160 ----a-w- C:\Windows\SysWow64\msvcr71.dll
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