Firefox redirect pop-up and repeated turn off of system processes.

I use Windows XP.

Few days ago, Firefox began to randomly open a pop up window with one of a small number of websites. It also had a win32 generic host error. It then turned off my audio drivers and security center. I found out today my brother had used it when he was visiting and I was at work.

I ran Malwarebytes anti malware, removed 3 or 4 things, had to reboot. Reran, nothing wrong. Ran Spybot Search and Destroy, nothing. Ad-aware, bunch of cookies that are normal. Ran Super Anti Spyware, got a handful of things, removed, said had to reboot to fully remove them. Did so.

After I got another Firefox pop up, I Ctrl+alt+delete, and found a Svchost.exe using up 75% or more of my CPU. While trying to figure out why, another Win32 Generic Host error, close it. Return on the again turned off audio and security center. Rerun the above programs. Malwarebytes: nothing. Spybot: Nothing, Adaware: Few cookies as normal. Super antispyware: Handful, remove, full removal requires reboot. Ran AVG (normally runs at night while I'm sleeping) found 2 problems, fixed. Next day checked it scan history, 4 that overnight, that it healed/removed. I still get the pop ups, and Svchost.exe still at times eats tons of CPU percents, crashes, and turns audio/security off. I am not able to connect to windows update for newest security updates/etc. I get the "unable to connect, check your connect" error message on IE and Firefox.

Per Orange Blossom pointing me to the prep forum, I got DDS.txt and Attach.txt. I tried to run GMER, and it got about 30 minutes into it, and locked up. Ran GMER again, got further, then locked up my whole machine. Rebooted, ran it again, got slowed down after 20 minutes and was taking a long time to get to the next file/whatever it scans, I went to work for 4 hours, came back, it was frozen at what appeared to be the same file. Posting the DDS log, and attaching the attach.txt. Going to run GMER again, let it go all night, and see if it finished.

As I typed this, it has shut off audio and security again, without the Win32 error.

EDIT: It keeps giving me a connection reset error, so I had to break it up.
DDS log:


DDS (Ver_10-03-17.01) - NTFSx86
Run by Justin at 15:32:42.06 on Wed 08/11/2010
Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.5512 BrowserJavaVersion: 1.6.0_21
Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600.3.1252.1.1033.18.3327.2444 [GMT -4:00]

AV: AVG Anti-Virus Free *On-access scanning enabled* (Updated) {17DDD097-36FF-435F-9E1B-52D74245D6BF}
AV: Emsisoft Anti-Malware *On-access scanning disabled* (Outdated) {0F8591BB-342B-4493-91C3-4E948ED21255}
FW: ZoneAlarm Firewall *enabled* {829BDA32-94B3-44F4-8446-F8FCFF809F8B}

============== Running Processes ===============

C:WINDOWSsystem32Ati2evxx.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32svchost -k DcomLaunch
svchost.exe
C:WINDOWSSystem32svchost.exe -k netsvcs
C:WINDOWSsystem32Ati2evxx.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32svchost.exe -k WudfServiceGroup
svchost.exe
svchost.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32ZoneLabsvsmon.exe
C:WINDOWSExplorer.EXE
C:WINDOWSsystem32spoolsv.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesLogiShrdLVMVFMLVPrcSrv.exe
svchost.exe
C:Program FilesEmsisoft Anti-Malwarea2service.exe
C:PROGRAM FILESA-SQUARED FREEa2service.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesArcSoftConnection ServiceBinACService.exe
C:PROGRA~1AVGAVG8avgwdsvc.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32CTsvcCDA.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesCommand Softwaredvpapi.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32svchost.exe -k hpdevmgmt
C:PROGRA~1AVGAVG8avgrsx.exe
C:PROGRA~1AVGAVG8avgnsx.exe
C:Program FilesJavajre6binjqs.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesLogiShrdLVCOMSERLVComSer.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesMotiveMcciCMService.exe
C:WINDOWSsystem32NLSSRV32.EXE
C:WINDOWSsystem32svchost.exe -k imgsvc
C:PROGRA~1AVGAVG8avgemc.exe
C:Program FilesAVGAVG8avgcsrvx.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesLogiShrdLVCOMSERLVComSer.exe
C:WINDOWSRTHDCPL.EXE
C:PROGRA~1AVGAVG8avgtray.exe
C:Program FilesMicrosoft LifeChatLifeChat.exe
C:Program FilesLogitechQuickCamQuickcam.exe
C:Program FilesATT-SSTMcciTrayApp.exe
C:Program FilesHPHP Software UpdateHPWuSchd2.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesRealUpdate_OBrealsched.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesLogiShrdLComMgrCommunications_Helper.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesJavaJava Updatejusched.exe
C:Program FilesZone LabsZoneAlarmzlclient.exe
C:Program FilesMySurvey MessengerMySurveyMessenger.exe
C:Program FilesCommon FilesLogishrdLQCVFXCOCIManager.exe
C:Program FilesHPDigital ImagingSmart Web Printinghpswp_clipbook.exe
E:Program FilesMozilla Firefoxfirefox.exe
C:Documents and SettingsJustin AmiciMy DocumentsDownloadsdds.scr

============== Pseudo HJT Report ===============

BHO: HP Print Enhancer: {0347c33e-8762-4905-bf09-768834316c61} - c:program fileshpdigital imagingsmart web printinghpswp_printenhancer.dll
BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper: {06849e9f-c8d7-4d59-b87d-784b7d6be0b3} - c:program filescommon filesadobeacrobatactivexAcroIEHelper.dll
BHO: AVG Safe Search: {3ca2f312-6f6e-4b53-a66e-4e65e497c8c0} - c:program filesavgavg8avgssie.dll
BHO: AT&&T Toolbar: {4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-94be-fd60bb9aae29} - c:progra~1atttoo~1ATTTOO~1.DLL
BHO: Spybot-S&D IE Protection: {53707962-6f74-2d53-2644-206d7942484f} - c:progra~1spybot~1SDHelper.dll

BHO: JQSIEStartDetectorImpl Class: {e7e6f031-17ce-4c07-bc86-eabfe594f69c} - c:program filesjavajre6libdeployjqsiejqs_plugin.dll
BHO: SingleInstance Class: {fdad4da1-61a2-4fd8-9c17-86f7ac245081} - c:program filesyahoo!companioninstallscpn0YTSingleInstance.dll
BHO: HP Smart BHO Class: {ffffffff-cf4e-4f2b-bdc2-0e72e116a856} - c:program fileshpdigital imagingsmart web printinghpswp_BHO.dll
TB: AT&&T Toolbar: {4e7bd74f-2b8d-469e-94be-fd60bb9aae29} - c:progra~1atttoo~1ATTTOO~1.DLL
TB: Yahoo! Toolbar: {ef99bd32-c1fb-11d2-892f-0090271d4f88} - c:program filesyahoo!companioninstallscpn0yt.dll
EB: HP Smart Web Printing: {555d4d79-4bd2-4094-a395-cfc534424a05} - c:program fileshpdigital imagingsmart web printinghpswp_bho.dll
mRun: [<NO NAME>]
mRun: [RTHDCPL] RTHDCPL.EXE
mRun: [Alcmtr] ALCMTR.EXE
mRun: [AVG8_TRAY] c:progra~1avgavg8avgtray.exe
mRun: [LifeChat] "c:program filesmicrosoft lifechatLifeChat.exe"
mRun: [LogitechQuickCamRibbon] "c:program fileslogitechquickcamQuickcam.exe" /hide
mRun: [ATT-SST_McciTrayApp] "c:program filesatt-sstMcciTrayApp.exe"
mRun: [HP Software Update] c:program fileshphp software updateHPWuSchd2.exe
mRun: [TkBellExe] "c:program filescommon filesrealupdate_obrealsched.exe" -osboot

mRun: [LogitechCommunicationsManager] "c:program filescommon fileslogishrdlcommgrCommunications_Helper.exe"
mRun: [a-squared] "c:program filesemsisoft anti-malwarea2guard.exe"
mRun: [QuickTime Task] "c:program filesquicktimeqttask.exe" -atboottime
mRun: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "c:program filescommon filesjavajava updatejusched.exe"
mRun: [ZoneAlarm Client] "c:program fileszone labszonealarmzlclient.exe"
StartupFolder: c:docume~1justin~1startm~1programsstartupmysurv~1.lnk - c:program filesmysurvey messengerMySurveyMessenger.exe
StartupFolder: c:docume~1justin~1startm~1programsstartuptrillian.lnk - e:program filestrilliantrillian.exe
IE: &Download with &DAP - e:program filesdapdapextie.htm
IE: Download &all with DAP - e:program filesdapdapextie2.htm
IE: {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%Network Diagnosticxpnetdiag.exe
IE: {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - c:program filesmessengermsmsgs.exe
IE: {DDE87865-83C5-48c4-8357-2F5B1AA84522} - {DDE87865-83C5-48c4-8357-2F5B1AA84522} - c:program fileshpdigital imagingsmart web printinghpswp_BHO.dll
IE: {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - c:progra~1spybot~1SDHelper.dll
Trusted Zone: 0.0.0.0
Trusted Zone: motive.

Trying to post more of the log gives me a Connection Error error. Repeatedly. Attaching the logs instead of posting, my apologies if this is the wrong thing to do.

EDIT: Apparently the DDS log won't upload either, Connection Reset Error.

Edited by hamluis, 12 August 2010 - 03:57 PM.
Merged posts ~ Hamluis.

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