Avast keeps detecting a few files and deleting them but they keep coming back. Mainly "msdirectx.sys" and "lockx.exe"
I've gone through all the suggested steps, run all the spyware removers, anti-virus, etc and it's still there. I'm also getting random IE pop-up ads and just a general overall system instability. Programs stop responding for minutes at a time. ANy time I try open up the Task Manager it seems like Explorer locks up and then no other programs will run.
I tried booting into safe mode. The wierd thing is, once I get to the boot menu where you can actually select Safe Mode, my keyboard stops responding and I have to restart the computer.
Also, when I try changing settings in msconfig, I get this error saying that I don't have permissions or something even though I'm logged in as administrator. (I can post the exact error if it will help). Somehow I was able to get lockx.exe out of the startup group, but I don't know if all traces of it are gone.
Bottom line... tons of wierd stuff going on and I don't know what else to do.
Here's my HijackThis log:
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Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 1:54:12 AM, on 10/13/2005
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
Running processes:
E:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
E:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
E:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe
E:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe
E:\PROGRA~1\DIRECT~1\DUService.exe
E:\Program Files\Executive Software\Diskeeper\DkService.exe
E:\Program Files\ewido\security suite\ewidoctrl.exe
E:\Program Files\Dantz\Retrospect\retrorun.exe
E:\PROGRA~1\Dantz\RETROS~1\wdsvc.exe
E:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
E:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
E:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
E:\WINDOWS\SOUNDMAN.EXE
E:\Program Files\DirectUpdate\DUControl.exe
E:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashDisp.exe
E:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\cli.exe
E:\WINDOWS\etb\pokapoka75.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
E:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\acrobat_sl.exe
E:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe
E:\Program Files\Red Chair Software\Riorad Explorer\riomgr.exe
E:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashWebSv.exe
E:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
E:\Documents and Settings\Dan\Desktop\hijackthis_199\HijackThis.exe
E:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashMaiSv.exe
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer,SearchURL = http://www.search123forme.com/sp2.php
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://www.search123forme.com/sp2.php
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://www.search123forme.com/sp2.php
O2 - BHO: AOL Toolbar Launcher - {7C554162-8CB7-45A4-B8F4-8EA1C75885F9} - E:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Toolbar 2.0\aoltb.dll
O3 - Toolbar: AOL Toolbar - {DE9C389F-3316-41A7-809B-AA305ED9D922} - E:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Toolbar 2.0\aoltb.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Zone Labs Client] E:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WildTangent CDA] RUNDLL32.exe "E:\Program Files\WildTangent\Apps\CDA\cdaEngine0400.dll",cdaEngineMain
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMan] SOUNDMAN.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "E:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroCheck] E:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DUControl] E:\Program Files\DirectUpdate\DUControl.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [avast!] E:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashDisp.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATICCC] "E:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\cli.exe" runtime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [System service75] E:\WINDOWS\etb\pokapoka75.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Steam] "e:\program files\valve\steam\steam.exe" -silent
O4 - Startup: ATITool.lnk = E:\Program Files\ATITool\ATITool.exe
O4 - Startup: Riorad Manager.lnk = E:\Program Files\Red Chair Software\Riorad Explorer\riomgr.exe
O4 - Startup: Riorad SB-Riot Manager.lnk = E:\Program Files\Red Chair Software\Riorad Explorer\riormgr.exe
O4 - Startup: WinDates.lnk = E:\Program Files\WinDates\WinDates.exe
O4 - Startup: WinMySQLadmin.lnk = E:\mysql\bin\winmysqladmin.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Acrobat Speed Launcher.lnk = ?
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Reader Speed Launch.lnk = E:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Wireless PCI Card Configuration Utility.lnk = F:\Program Files\Linksys\WMP11 Config Utility\WMP11CFG.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: &AOL Toolbar Search - e:\program files\aol\aol toolbar 2.0\resources\en-US\local\search.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Zend Studio - Debug current page - res://E:\Program Files\Zend\bin\ZendIEToolbar.dll/DebugCurrent.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Zend Studio - Debug next page - res://E:\Program Files\Zend\bin\ZendIEToolbar.dll/DebugNext.html
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - E:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_04\bin\npjpi150_04.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - E:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_04\bin\npjpi150_04.dll
O9 - Extra button: AOL Toolbar - {3369AF0D-62E9-4bda-8103-B4C75499B578} - E:\Program Files\AOL\AOL Toolbar 2.0\aoltb.dll
O9 - Extra button: AIM - {AC9E2541-2814-11d5-BC6D-00B0D0A1DE45} - E:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe
O9 - Extra button: MoneySide - {E023F504-0C5A-4750-A1E7-A9046DEA8A21} - E:\Program Files\Microsoft Money\System\mnyviewer.dll
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - E:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - E:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O12 - Plugin for .mpeg: E:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\PLUGINS\npqtplugin3.dll
O16 - DPF: {17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700} (Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool) - http://go.microsoft....k/?linkid=39204
O16 - DPF: {39B0684F-D7BF-4743-B050-FDC3F48F7E3B} (FilePlanet Download Control Class) - http://www.fileplane...DC_1_0_0_44.cab
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://v5.windowsupd...b?1094186628093
O16 - DPF: {74D05D43-3236-11D4-BDCD-00C04F9A3B61} (HouseCall Control) - http://a840.g.akamai...all/xscan53.cab
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{2728273E-562F-4162-9789-F035621AE431}: NameServer = 192.168.1.1,192.168.15.1
O23 - Service: Adobe LM Service - Adobe Systems - E:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe Systems Shared\Service\Adobelmsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Apache - Unknown owner - E:\apache\Apache\Apache.exe" --ntservice (file missing)
O23 - Service: avast! iAVS4 Control Service (aswUpdSv) - Unknown owner - E:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe
O23 - Service: ATI Smart - Unknown owner - E:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2sgag.exe
O23 - Service: avast! Antivirus - Unknown owner - E:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe
O23 - Service: avast! Mail Scanner - Unknown owner - E:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashMaiSv.exe" /service (file missing)
O23 - Service: avast! Web Scanner - Unknown owner - E:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashWebSv.exe" /service (file missing)
O23 - Service: DirectUpdate engine (DirectUpdate) - http://www.directupdate.net/ - E:\PROGRA~1\DIRECT~1\DUService.exe
O23 - Service: Diskeeper - Executive Software International, Inc. - E:\Program Files\Executive Software\Diskeeper\DkService.exe
O23 - Service: ewido security suite control - ewido networks - E:\Program Files\ewido\security suite\ewidoctrl.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - E:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1050\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service (iPodService) - Apple Computer, Inc. - E:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: Macromedia Licensing Service - Macromedia - E:\Program Files\Common Files\Macromedia Shared\Service\Macromedia Licensing.exe
O23 - Service: MySQL - Unknown owner - E:\Program.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Retrospect Launcher (RetroLauncher) - Dantz Development Corporation - E:\Program Files\Dantz\Retrospect\retrorun.exe
O23 - Service: Retrospect WD Service (RetroWDSvc) - Dantz Development Corporation - E:\PROGRA~1\Dantz\RETROS~1\wdsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Serv-U FTP Server (Serv-U) - Unknown owner - E:\PROGRA~1\Serv-U\SERVUD~1.EXE (file missing)
O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs, LLC - E:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
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