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BHO adware [RESOLVED]

Started by MickM , Oct 17 2005 06:08 AM

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MickM
Posted 17 October 2005 - 06:08 AM

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Please can you help? Every time I start the computer, MS Antispyware tells me that I have an adware BHO which wants to load. If I let it do so, my AV (panda 2006) deletes a registry entry. But the mesages come back every time I start.

I have prepared a Hijackthis file to assist:

Thanks for any help.

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 12:44:46, on 17/10/2005
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

Running processes:
D:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe
D:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\winlogon.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
D:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware\TPSrv.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
D:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
D:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
D:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
D:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe
D:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware\PavFnSvr.exe
D:\Program Files\Common Files\Panda Software\PavShld\pavprsrv.exe
D:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware\pavsrv51.exe
D:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware\AVENGINE.EXE
D:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware\FIREWALL\PNMSRV.EXE
D:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware\PsImSvc.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\wdfmgr.exe
D:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
D:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
D:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware\apvxdwin.exe
D:\WINDOWS\System32\alg.exe
D:\WINDOWS\SOUNDMAN.EXE
D:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware\WebProxy.exe
D:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasServ.exe
D:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE Plus\Ad-Watch.exe
D:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
D:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\1033\OLFSNT40.EXE
D:\Program Files\SpamPal\spampal.exe
D:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasDtServ.exe
D:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
D:\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.nationwid....uk/default.htm
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - D:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {4115122B-85FF-4DD3-9515-F075BEDE5EB5} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: IE PopUp-Killer ; Neikeisoft - {49E0E0F0-5C30-11D4-945D-000000000003} - D:\PROGRA~1\ASHAMPOO\ASHAMP~1\PopUp.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - D:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - d:\program files\google\googletoolbar2.dll
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {BA52B914-B692-46c4-B683-905236F6F655} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - d:\program files\google\googletoolbar2.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [APVXDWIN] "D:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware\APVXDWIN.EXE" /s
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VTPreset] VTPreset.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMan] SOUNDMAN.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QBCD Autorun] E:\autorun.exe restart QB_SEQUENCE first
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] D:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MVRescue] C:\MVRescue\mvrescue quit
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [gcasServ] "D:\Program Files\Microsoft AntiSpyware\gcasServ.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AWMON] "D:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware SE Plus\Ad-Watch.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SpybotSD TeaTimer] D:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] D:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - Startup: SpamPal.lnk = D:\Program Files\SpamPal\spampal.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Symantec Fax Starter Edition Port.lnk = D:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\1033\OLFSNT40.EXE
O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = D:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\OSA.EXE
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Reader Speed Launch.lnk = D:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Google Search - res://d:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar2.dll/cmsearch.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Translate English Word - res://d:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar2.dll/cmwordtrans.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Backward Links - res://d:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar2.dll/cmbacklinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Cached Snapshot of Page - res://d:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar2.dll/cmcache.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://D:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O8 - Extra context menu item: Similar Pages - res://d:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar2.dll/cmsimilar.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Translate Page into English - res://d:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar2.dll/cmtrans.html
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - D:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - D:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O16 - DPF: {0E5F0222-96B9-11D3-8997-00104BD12D94} (PCPitstop Utility) - http://www.pcpitstop...p/PCPitStop.CAB
O20 - AppInit_DLLs: PAVWAIT.DLL
O20 - Winlogon Notify: avldr - D:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\avldr.dll
O23 - Service: Panda Function Service (PAVFNSVR) - Panda Software - D:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware\PavFnSvr.exe
O23 - Service: Panda Process Protection Service (PavPrSrv) - Panda Software - D:\Program Files\Common Files\Panda Software\PavShld\pavprsrv.exe
O23 - Service: Panda anti-virus service (PAVSRV) - Panda Software - D:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware\pavsrv51.exe
O23 - Service: Panda Network Manager (PNMSRV) - Panda Software - D:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware\FIREWALL\PNMSRV.EXE
O23 - Service: Panda IManager Service (PSIMSVC) - Panda Software Internacional - D:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware\PsImSvc.exe
O23 - Service: Panda TPSrv (TPSrv) - Panda Software - D:\Program Files\Panda Software\Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware\TPSrv.exe
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Crustyoldbloke
Posted 17 October 2005 - 10:09 AM

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Hello Mick and Welcome to Geeks To GO

Looking at your problem with the recurring hijack, we will have to use MS Anti-Spyware to get rid of it, because that's what keeps putting that entry back
  • Open Microsoft Antispyware.
  • In the right upper corner go to Advanced tools
  • Please click on "Change restore setting to a new URL".
  • Change it to something you would like to use as your homepage.
  • If prompted for the change, allow it.
  • When the left hand side is showing a 'good' restore, press "Restore This Setting Now".
  • We need to get a non-infected page there.
Your HJT log is fairly unremarkable, certainly nothing worrying there, but your PC is becoming a fortress and that will start becoming troublesome to you and it will slow you down.

The genereal rule is one AV programme and one Antispyware programme only to run in real-time. Any other AS programmes you want to use must be used for on demand scanning. When I look at your AS devices I see Microsoft AS, SpyBot Tea Timer, Ad-Aware Ad-Watch and Panda AS.

Let me know if that sorted things out for you.
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MickM
Posted 17 October 2005 - 11:37 AM

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Thanks. I've changed the URL. I will let you know after I start up tomorrow morning how it's gone.
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Posted 18 October 2005 - 08:01 AM

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Just to confirm that this seems to have fixed the problem.

Thanks for your help once again. :tazz:
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Posted 18 October 2005 - 08:50 AM

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You are very welcome.

I will leave this thread open for a few days.
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Posted 28 October 2005 - 01:55 AM

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Since this issue appears to be resolved ... this Topic has been closed. Glad we could help. :tazz:

If you're the topic starter, and need this topic reopened, please contact a staff member with the address of the thread.

Everyone else please begin a New Topic.
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