Hello everyone, I noticed a thread for some desktop hijacker, than the help given was to go to the smartsystem website and Dl the cure. Well this is the about:like virus, and that web sight just makes to worse. The sympotoms is a lost of control of desktop with a spyware add in the center. I cannot clear it, and could use any help to regain my computer control. Thank you.

Those popups make it look so legit, don't they?

Get HijackThis from here:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/

Close all browser windows, 'Scan and Save Log' with hijackthis, copy and post the entire log here so we can see what's going on with your system.

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 10:39:24 PM, on 4/9/2005
Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2600.0000)

Running processes:
F:\WINXP\System32\smss.exe
F:\WINXP\system32\winlogon.exe
F:\WINXP\system32\services.exe
F:\WINXP\system32\lsass.exe
F:\WINXP\System32\Ati2evxx.exe
F:\WINXP\system32\svchost.exe
F:\WINXP\System32\svchost.exe
F:\WINXP\system32\spoolsv.exe
F:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\AOL\ACS\AOLacsd.exe
F:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
F:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
F:\WINXP\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
F:\WINXP\Explorer.EXE
F:\WINXP\System32\sstray.exe
F:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\ACS\AOLDial.exe
F:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe
F:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\AOL\AOLSPY~1\AOLSP Scheduler.exe
F:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD\PDVDServ.exe
F:\Program Files\RedLine\Taskbar.exe
F:\Program Files\ABIT\ABITEQ\ABITEQ.exe
F:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_05\bin\jusched.exe
F:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Version Cue\ControlPanel\VersionCueTray.exe
F:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\cli.exe
F:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\agent\mcagent.exe
F:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe
f:\progra~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcvsescn.exe
F:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe
F:\WINXP\System32\P2P Networking\P2P Networking.exe
F:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
F:\Program Files\AOL Computer Check-Up\ACCAgnt.exe
F:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\CLI.exe
f:\progra~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcvsftsn.exe
F:\WINXP\System32\wuauclt.exe
F:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\Steam.exe
F:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe
F:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
F:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
F:\Documents and Settings\Michael\My Documents\download\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = about:blank
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.auburn.edu/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = about:blank
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = about:blank
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page_bak = http://www.auburn.edu/
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = about:blank
R3 - Default URLSearchHook is missing
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - F:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - f:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll
O3 - Toolbar: AOL Toolbar - {4982D40A-C53B-4615-B15B-B5B5E98D167C} - F:\Program Files\AOL Toolbar\toolbar.dll (file missing)
O3 - Toolbar: ICQ Toolbar - {855F3B16-6D32-4fe6-8A56-BBB695989046} - F:\Program Files\ICQToolbar\toolbaru.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - F:\WINXP\System32\msdxm.ocx
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - f:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll
O3 - Toolbar: McAfee VirusScan - {BA52B914-B692-46c4-B683-905236F6F655} - f:\progra~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcvsshl.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATIPTA] F:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nForce Tray Options] sstray.exe /r
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AOLDialer] F:\Program Files\Common Files\AOL\ACS\AOLDial.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "F:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AOL Spyware Protection] "F:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\AOL\AOLSPY~1\AOLSP Scheduler.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RemoteControl] "F:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD\PDVDServ.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RedLine Taskbar] F:\Program Files\RedLine\Taskbar.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ABITEQ] F:\Program Files\ABIT\ABITEQ\ABITEQ.exe -M
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Pure Networks Port Magic] "F:\PROGRA~1\PURENE~1\PORTMA~1\PortAOL.exe" -Run
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Task manager] SSLWina.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] F:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_05\bin\jusched.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AdobeVersionCue] F:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Version Cue\ControlPanel\VersionCueTray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATICCC] "F:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\cli.exe" runtime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "F:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VSOCheckTask] "f:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcmnhdlr.exe" /checktask
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VirusScan Online] "f:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcvsshld.exe" /disabled
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MCAgentExe] f:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\agent\mcagent.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MCUpdateExe] F:\PROGRA~1\McAfee.com\Agent\mcupdate.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] F:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe /STARTUP
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_EMC] F:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [P2P Networking] F:\WINXP\System32\P2P Networking\P2P Networking.exe /AUTOSTART
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [n0art0n antivirus] e.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [Task manager] SSLWina.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "F:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Weather] F:\PROGRA~1\AWS\WEATHE~1\Weather.exe 1
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Task manager] SSLWina.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AOLCC] "F:\Program Files\AOL Computer Check-Up\ACCAgnt.exe" /startup
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AIM] F:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe -cnetwait.odl
O4 - Startup: LimeWire On Startup.lnk = F:\Program Files\LimeWire\LimeWire.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Gamma Loader.exe.lnk = F:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Calibration\Adobe Gamma Loader.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Gamma Loader.lnk = F:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Calibration\Adobe Gamma Loader.exe
O4 - Global Startup: America Online 9.0 Tray Icon.lnk = F:\Program Files\America Online 9.0a\aoltray.exe
O4 - Global Startup: ATI CATALYST System Tray.lnk = F:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\CLI.exe
O4 - Global Startup: AutoCAD LT Startup Accelerator.lnk = F:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\acstart16.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: &AOL Toolbar search - res://F:\Program Files\AOL Toolbar\toolbar.dll/SEARCH.HTML
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Google Search - res://f:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmsearch.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: &ICQ Toolbar Search - res://F:\Program Files\ICQToolbar\toolbaru.dll/SEARCH.HTML
O8 - Extra context menu item: Backward Links - res://f:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmbacklinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Cached Snapshot of Page - res://f:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmcache.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://F:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O8 - Extra context menu item: Similar Pages - res://f:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmsimilar.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Translate into English - res://f:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmtrans.html
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - F:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_05\bin\npjpi142_05.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - F:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_05\bin\npjpi142_05.dll
O9 - Extra button: AOL Toolbar - {4982D40A-C53B-4615-B15B-B5B5E98D167C} - F:\Program Files\AOL Toolbar\toolbar.dll (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: AOL Toolbar - {4982D40A-C53B-4615-B15B-B5B5E98D167C} - F:\Program Files\AOL Toolbar\toolbar.dll (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: AIM - {AC9E2541-2814-11d5-BC6D-00B0D0A1DE45} - F:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe
O9 - Extra button: ICQ 4.1 - {B863453A-26C3-4e1f-A54D-A2CD196348E9} - F:\Program Files\ICQLite\ICQLite.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: ICQ Lite - {B863453A-26C3-4e1f-A54D-A2CD196348E9} - F:\Program Files\ICQLite\ICQLite.exe
O9 - Extra button: Real.com - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} - F:\WINXP\System32\Shdocvw.dll
O9 - Extra button: Ebates - {6685509E-B47B-4f47-8E16-9A5F3A62F683} - file://F:\Program Files\Ebates_MoeMoneyMaker\Sy350\Tp350\scri350a.htm (file missing) (HKCU)
O9 - Extra button: WeatherBug - {AF6CABAB-61F9-4f12-A198-B7D41EF1CB52} - F:\PROGRA~1\AWS\WEATHE~1\Weather.exe (file missing) (HKCU)
O16 - DPF: {0122955E-1FB0-11D2-A238-006097FAEE8B} (CscClnt Class) - http://205.159.125.199/central/02030106/cccabs/CleverContent.cab
O16 - DPF: {0246ECA8-996F-11D1-BE2F-00A0C9037DFE} (TDServer Control) - http://my.uo.com/fonts/tdserver.cab
O16 - DPF: {10000000-1000-0000-1000-000000000000} - file://C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\setup.exe
O16 - DPF: {1D6711C8-7154-40BB-8380-3DEA45B69CBF} (Web P2P Installer) -
O16 - DPF: {2B96D5CC-C5B5-49A5-A69D-CC0A30F9028C} (MiniBugTransporterX Class) - http://wdownload.weatherbug.com/minibug/tricklers/AWS/MiniBugTransporter.cab?
O16 - DPF: {37DF41B2-61DB-4CAC-A755-CFB3C7EE7F40} (AOL Content Update) - http://esupport.aol.com/help/acp2/engine/aolcoach_core_1.cab
O16 - DPF: {39B0684F-D7BF-4743-B050-FDC3F48F7E3B} (FilePlanet Download Control Class) - http://www.fileplanet.com/fpdlmgr/cabs/FPDC_1_0_0_44.cab
O16 - DPF: {4A3CF76B-EC7A-405D-A67D-8DC6B52AB35B} (QDiagAOLCCUpdateObj Class) - http://aolcc.aol.com/computercheckup/qdiagcc.cab
O16 - DPF: {4ED9DDF0-7479-4BBE-9335-5A1EDB1D8A21} (McAfee.com Operating System Class) - http://download.av.aol.com/molbin/shared/mcinsctl/en-us/4,0,0,83/mcinsctl.cab
O16 - DPF: {74D05D43-3236-11D4-BDCD-00C04F9A3B61} (HouseCall Control) - http://a840.g.akamai.net/7/840/537/2004061001/housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/xscan53.cab
O16 - DPF: {886DDE35-E955-11D0-A707-000000521958} - http://69.56.176.78/webplugin.cab
O16 - DPF: {9A9307A0-7DA4-4DAF-B042-5009F29E09E1} (ActiveScan Installer Class) - http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/as5/asinst.cab
O16 - DPF: {BCC0FF27-31D9-4614-A68E-C18E1ADA4389} (DwnldGroupMgr Class) - http://download.av.aol.com/molbin/shared/mcgdmgr/en-us/1,0,0,20/mcgdmgr.cab
O20 - Winlogon Notify: drct16 - F:\WINXP\SYSTEM32\drct16.dll
O23 - Service: Adobe LM Service - Unknown owner - F:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe Systems Shared\Service\Adobelmsvc.exe
O23 - Service: AdobeVersionCue - Adobe Sytems - F:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Version Cue\service\VersionCue.exe
O23 - Service: AOL Connectivity Service (AOL ACS) - America Online, Inc. - F:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\AOL\ACS\AOLacsd.exe
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - ATI Technologies Inc. - F:\WINXP\System32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: ATI Smart - Unknown owner - F:\WINXP\system32\ati2sgag.exe
O23 - Service: Autodesk Licensing Service - Autodesk, Inc. - F:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\Service\AdskScSrv.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - F:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - F:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee.com McShield (McShield) - Unknown owner - f:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcshield.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee SecurityCenter Update Manager (mcupdmgr.exe) - Networks Associates Technology, Inc - F:\PROGRA~1\McAfee.com\Agent\mcupdmgr.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee.com VirusScan Online Realtime Engine (MCVSRte) - Networks Associates Technology, Inc - f:\PROGRA~1\mcafee.com\vso\mcvsrte.exe

Get about:Buster from here:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4289.html

Unzip it to your desktop, run it, and:

Click Update, and then Check For Update, and Download Update; wait for the updates to be installed.

After the udates have been installed, click Start
(Wait for the initial ADS scan to complete.)

Click Yes to shutdown any IE session currently open when asked
(Wait for the about:blank scan to complete.)

Click OK to scan once more when prompted

Click Yes to shutdown any IE sessions currently open, and then Yes to begin the second pass

Click Save log

Click Exit, and then Exit again

Reboot

Close all browser windows, scan with HJT, and post a new HJT log and the about:Buster log

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