Stubborn Trojan!

B

Brettster

I have a fairly virulent virus on my PC (using Windows XP).

When I Google something in any browser and click on a link. Very often
it automatically redirects to a shopping or marketing type spam page.
It's not a popup just a regular page. And hitting the back button
usually accomplishes nothing.

Here are some interesting aspects of this trojan.

1. Ad-Aware usually finds some spyware and removes it. (Spybot and
Malware find nothing.) But if you then launch a browser, it
immediately starts happening again. And yes, I've run Ad-Aware in safe
mode. Run Ad-Aware immediately after lauching the browser, and it
finds the spyware again.

2. Googling for "HijackThis" or "McAfee" causes any browser to
immediately quit ditto looking for McAfee's website in the URL field.

3. I was able to DL a trial copy of McAfee to my hard drive, but it
will not run.

Any ideas on how to defeat this trojan are highly appreciated.

Thanks!
 
M

Malke

Brettster wrote:

> I have a fairly virulent virus on my PC (using Windows XP).
>
> When I Google something in any browser and click on a link. Very often
> it automatically redirects to a shopping or marketing type spam page.
> It's not a popup just a regular page. And hitting the back button
> usually accomplishes nothing.
>
> Here are some interesting aspects of this trojan.
>
> 1. Ad-Aware usually finds some spyware and removes it. (Spybot and
> Malware find nothing.) But if you then launch a browser, it
> immediately starts happening again. And yes, I've run Ad-Aware in safe
> mode. Run Ad-Aware immediately after lauching the browser, and it
> finds the spyware again.
>
> 2. Googling for "HijackThis" or "McAfee" causes any browser to
> immediately quit ditto looking for McAfee's website in the URL field.
>
> 3. I was able to DL a trial copy of McAfee to my hard drive, but it
> will not run.


You have something that is respawning. The following general malware steps
may have some things for you to do. Or go directly to the "When all else
fails" instructions below.

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Include scanning with David Lipman's Multi_AV and follow instructions to do
all scans in Safe Mode. Please see the special Notes regarding using
Multi_AV in Vista.

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Multi-AV - instructions
http://tinyurl.com/yoeru3 - download link and more instructions

When all else fails, get guided help. Choose one of the specialty forums
listed at the first link. Register and read its posting FAQ. PLEASE DO NOT
POST LOGS IN THE MS NEWSGROUPS.

Standard disclaimer: I can't see and test your computer myself, so these are
just suggestions based on many years of being a professional computer tech
suggestions based on what you've written. You should not take my
suggestions as a definitive diagnosis. If you can't do the work yourself
(and there is no shame in admitting this isn't your cup of tea), take the
machine to a professional computer repair shop (not your local equivalent
of BigComputerStore/GeekSquad). Please be aware that not all local shops
are skilled at removing malware and even if they are, your computer may be
so infested that Windows will need to be clean-installed. If possible, have
all your data backed up before you take the machine into a shop.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
 
S

spamfree@nospam.com

I had a problem that sounded very much like yours. Scanning with the "big
boys" revealed nothing, but every time I used the net, sites I wasn't
interested in seeing appeared.

It got to the point where I thought I was going to have to do a complete
reinstall. Then I tried the free AVG. It found the cause(s) and allowed me
to removed them and not have to go through the trouble of the reinstall.

McAfee told me about the trojans and even said they were removed, but that
wasn't true. As soon as I went on the net, my trouble came back, but after
using the free AVG, I'm up and running. I don't know if this will work for
you, but it's free, the install is easy, and the scan is the longest part.

Good luck

M
 
T

The Real Truth MVP

Use my free Remove-it software, it will remove that malware from your
system. Download it here http://pcbutts1.com/downloads/tools/tools.htm

--
Cyberstalking is a crime. If you had one as bad as I did simply ignoring
them is not an option.




"Brettster" <brett.bayne@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1845ee1d-906b-494a-abcc-8ee529829291@s1g2000pra.googlegroups.com...
>I have a fairly virulent virus on my PC (using Windows XP).
>
> When I Google something in any browser and click on a link. Very often
> it automatically redirects to a shopping or marketing type spam page.
> It's not a popup just a regular page. And hitting the back button
> usually accomplishes nothing.
>
> Here are some interesting aspects of this trojan.
>
> 1. Ad-Aware usually finds some spyware and removes it. (Spybot and
> Malware find nothing.) But if you then launch a browser, it
> immediately starts happening again. And yes, I've run Ad-Aware in safe
> mode. Run Ad-Aware immediately after lauching the browser, and it
> finds the spyware again.
>
> 2. Googling for "HijackThis" or "McAfee" causes any browser to
> immediately quit ditto looking for McAfee's website in the URL field.
>
> 3. I was able to DL a trial copy of McAfee to my hard drive, but it
> will not run.
>
> Any ideas on how to defeat this trojan are highly appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
 
R

Richard Urban

Designed for Windows 2000 and XP only. Yet you post it here.

And you claim to write this stuff. You don't seem to know a lot about your
own program!

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience



"The Real Truth MVP" <toidi@tpap.com> wrote in message
news:b_nqk.36992$ZE5.675@nlpi061.nbdc.sbc.com...
> Use my free Remove-it software, it will remove that malware from your
> system. Download it here http://pcbutts1.com/downloads/tools/tools.htm
>
> --
> Cyberstalking is a crime. If you had one as bad as I did simply ignoring
> them is not an option.
>
>
>
>
> "Brettster" <brett.bayne@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1845ee1d-906b-494a-abcc-8ee529829291@s1g2000pra.googlegroups.com...
>>I have a fairly virulent virus on my PC (using Windows XP).
>>
>> When I Google something in any browser and click on a link. Very often
>> it automatically redirects to a shopping or marketing type spam page.
>> It's not a popup just a regular page. And hitting the back button
>> usually accomplishes nothing.
>>
>> Here are some interesting aspects of this trojan.
>>
>> 1. Ad-Aware usually finds some spyware and removes it. (Spybot and
>> Malware find nothing.) But if you then launch a browser, it
>> immediately starts happening again. And yes, I've run Ad-Aware in safe
>> mode. Run Ad-Aware immediately after lauching the browser, and it
>> finds the spyware again.
>>
>> 2. Googling for "HijackThis" or "McAfee" causes any browser to
>> immediately quit ditto looking for McAfee's website in the URL field.
>>
>> 3. I was able to DL a trial copy of McAfee to my hard drive, but it
>> will not run.
>>
>> Any ideas on how to defeat this trojan are highly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>

>
 
T

The Real Truth MVP

What part of "(using Windows XP)" in the ops post don't you understand?


--
Cyberstalking is a crime. If you had one as bad as I did simply ignoring
them is not an option.




"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23BPVJlZAJHA.3572@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Designed for Windows 2000 and XP only. Yet you post it here.
>
> And you claim to write this stuff. You don't seem to know a lot about your
> own program!
>
> --
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience
>
>
>
> "The Real Truth MVP" <toidi@tpap.com> wrote in message
> news:b_nqk.36992$ZE5.675@nlpi061.nbdc.sbc.com...
>> Use my free Remove-it software, it will remove that malware from your
>> system. Download it here http://pcbutts1.com/downloads/tools/tools.htm
>>
>> --
>> Cyberstalking is a crime. If you had one as bad as I did simply ignoring
>> them is not an option.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Brettster" <brett.bayne@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1845ee1d-906b-494a-abcc-8ee529829291@s1g2000pra.googlegroups.com...
>>>I have a fairly virulent virus on my PC (using Windows XP).
>>>
>>> When I Google something in any browser and click on a link. Very often
>>> it automatically redirects to a shopping or marketing type spam page.
>>> It's not a popup just a regular page. And hitting the back button
>>> usually accomplishes nothing.
>>>
>>> Here are some interesting aspects of this trojan.
>>>
>>> 1. Ad-Aware usually finds some spyware and removes it. (Spybot and
>>> Malware find nothing.) But if you then launch a browser, it
>>> immediately starts happening again. And yes, I've run Ad-Aware in safe
>>> mode. Run Ad-Aware immediately after lauching the browser, and it
>>> finds the spyware again.
>>>
>>> 2. Googling for "HijackThis" or "McAfee" causes any browser to
>>> immediately quit ditto looking for McAfee's website in the URL field.
>>>
>>> 3. I was able to DL a trial copy of McAfee to my hard drive, but it
>>> will not run.
>>>
>>> Any ideas on how to defeat this trojan are highly appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>

>>

>
 
K

kalyan

Hi

You have mentined ,you are redirecting to "shopping or marketing type spam
page".Can you mention the spam link

Warm Regards
Kalyan






"Brettster" <brett.bayne@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1845ee1d-906b-494a-abcc-8ee529829291@s1g2000pra.googlegroups.com...
>I have a fairly virulent virus on my PC (using Windows XP).
>
> When I Google something in any browser and click on a link. Very often
> it automatically redirects to a shopping or marketing type spam page.
> It's not a popup just a regular page. And hitting the back button
> usually accomplishes nothing.
>
> Here are some interesting aspects of this trojan.
>
> 1. Ad-Aware usually finds some spyware and removes it. (Spybot and
> Malware find nothing.) But if you then launch a browser, it
> immediately starts happening again. And yes, I've run Ad-Aware in safe
> mode. Run Ad-Aware immediately after lauching the browser, and it
> finds the spyware again.
>
> 2. Googling for "HijackThis" or "McAfee" causes any browser to
> immediately quit ditto looking for McAfee's website in the URL field.
>
> 3. I was able to DL a trial copy of McAfee to my hard drive, but it
> will not run.
>
> Any ideas on how to defeat this trojan are highly appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
 

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