[Acespurs]

I recently had to restore my computer because it would search for a boot disk in my floppy and not find anything and ask me to restart. After completeling i found many viruses and removed using AVG spybot adaware etc. However Spybot finds and cannot remove:

ISearchTeach.Sidefind
DyFuCA.InternetOptimiser

Taskmanager Regedit Msconfig Hijackthis will not open

Please help

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Hi Acespurs,

Please find C:\WINDOWS\system32\regedt32.exe and copy it to your desktop or anywhere else where you can easily find it. Then rename it to regedit.com and drop it back in the System32 folder. If it asks to replace a file that is already present click Yes.

Does that give you regedit back?

Regards,

[Metallica]

Hi Acespurs,

Please find C:\WINDOWS\system32\regedt32.exe and copy it to your desktop or anywhere else where you can easily find it. Then rename it to regedit.com and drop it back in the System32 folder. If it asks to replace a file that is already present click Yes.

Does that give you regedit back?

Regards,

[Acespurs]

Thanks im not sure what it is i have done but i have been working on this all morning and seemed to have fixed the main problems. Could you please however check that my Jijackthis log gives me a clean bill of health.

Thanks for your time

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 15:50:30, on 17/05/2005
Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 (6.00.2600.0000)

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\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\slserv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe
C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
C:\Program Files\SAGEM\SAGEM [email protected] 800-840\dslmon.exe
C:\Program Files\interMute\SpySubtract\SpySub.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\MOZILL~1\firefox.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\wuauclt.exe
C:\Program Files\Google\Gmail Notifier\gnotify.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\wuauclt.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\Install\Q329170_WXP_SP2_en.exe
c:\9da6406964cb4a6e5378670ce17d\xpsp1hfm.exe
c:\9da6406964cb4a6e5378670ce17d\sp1\update\update.exe
C:\Program Files\Hijackthis\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.google.co.uk/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = www.packardbell.co.uk/center
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Connection Wizard,ShellNext = http://update.spysub...72=&500=2&501=0
R3 - Default URLSearchHook is missing
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE NvQTwk,NvCplDaemon initialize
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [EM_EXEC] C:\PROGRA~1\MOUSEW~1\SYSTEM\EM_EXEC.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe /STARTUP
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_EMC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Zone Labs Client] C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [{0228e555-4f9c-4e35-a3ec-b109a192b4c2}] C:\Program Files\Google\Gmail Notifier\gnotify.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Spyware Cleaner] "C:\Program Files\Spyware Cleaner\SpywareCleaner.Exe" /boot
O4 - Global Startup: DSLMON.lnk = C:\Program Files\SAGEM\SAGEM [email protected] 800-840\dslmon.exe
O4 - Global Startup: SpySubtract.lnk = C:\Program Files\interMute\SpySubtract\SpySub.exe
O9 - Extra button: Packard Bell - {1D49B7D4-524D-4ac9-BC34-B4822CAE4BB1} - C:\Apps\IECustom\script.htm
O14 - IERESET.INF: START_PAGE_URL=www.packardbell.co.uk/center
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://v5.windowsupd...b?1116338234075
O16 - DPF: {74D05D43-3236-11D4-BDCD-00C04F9A3B61} (HouseCall Control) - http://a840.g.akamai...all/xscan53.cab
O16 - DPF: {9A9307A0-7DA4-4DAF-B042-5009F29E09E1} (ActiveScan Installer Class) - http://www.pandasoft.../as5/asinst.cab
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{D5BA5079-E8FB-4D70-8E79-393A0D77939D}: NameServer = 80.225.252.58 80.225.252.50
O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Driver Helper Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: SmartLinkService (SLService) - - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\slserv.exe
O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs, LLC - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe

[Metallica]

Your log looks OK. You are just a few ServicePacks behind.
Looking at your running processes you are working on that. Is that correct?

Any idea what happened?

Regards,

[Acespurs]

I am soooo happy to hear you say that. and yes i am in the process of updating windows. I had so many viruses after my computer failed to startup and i had to restore. There was the H32.HWbot virus and many other things.

Cant actually believed i managed to get rid of it all. i jus run huge numbers of antivirus programs and looked at where they were suggesting that the viruses were coming from using the path directories etc. I then jus manually deleted them. Maybe that wasnt such a good idea but i was desperate and very annoyed. Is there anything you can suggest for me to do to stop this occuring again

By the way i am amazed at the speed of your replies and am very grateful for your time. Great forum Best ive ever used.

[Metallica]

Follow the link in my signature.

(Hopefully) you will find some usefull tips to make it a lot harder for the evil-doers to get to you.

Seeing you are updating and you are running a firewall and AntiVirus, it's time to attend to the details. The last 'malware' to hit my computer without my consent was almost two years ago (* knock on wood *)

Regards,