Hi Everyone,

I recently helped fix a friends computer running XP Pro that had a problem with spoolv.exe using up 99% of the CPU - making the computer so slow is was basically unusable. Through much trial and error (we are both far from experts:cheesy: ) we seem to have fixed that drama.

However I thought I would post the HijackThis log for the computer here so that someone who actually knows what they are doing can have a look at it. If someone could let me know if there is something wrong (or let me know if it looks fine....) it would be greatly appreaciated. I have my suspicions that they may be some undesirable things going on in her computer but unfortunately I dont know enough to say for sure.

This scan was run after the spoolv.exe problem was fixed...the computer seems to be behaving now. I'm not sure if that is important or not....

Anyway thanks for your time...here is the log

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 4:38:47 PM, on 10/13/2006
Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 (6.00.2600.0000)

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:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
D:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
D:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
D:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
D:\WINDOWS\System32\Rundll32.exe
D:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ALsvc.exe
D:\WINDOWS\System32\alg.exe
D:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
D:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
D:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SWEEPSRV.SYS
D:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate\almon.exe
D:\WINDOWS\SOUNDMAN.EXE
D:\WINDOWS\sm56hlpr.exe
D:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
D:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe
D:\Program Files\Intuit\QuickBooks Pro\Components\QBAgent\qbdagent2002.exe
D:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Hijack this\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://www.yahoo.com.cn
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.yahoo.com/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://www.yahoo.com.cn
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = http://seek.3721.com/srchasst.htm
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch = http://seek.3721.com/srchcust.htm
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - D:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: IE - {D157330A-9EF3-49F8-9A67-4141AC41ADD4} - D:\WINDOWS\DOWNLO~1\CnsHook.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - D:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx
O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - D:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMan] SOUNDMAN.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IMJPMIG8.1] "D:\WINDOWS\IME\imjp8_1\IMJPMIG.EXE" /Spoil /RemAdvDef /Migration32
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MSPY2002] "D:\WINDOWS\System32\IME\PINTLGNT\ImScInst.exe" /SYNC
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PHIME2002ASync] "D:\WINDOWS\System32\IME\TINTLGNT\TINTSETP.EXE" /SYNC
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PHIME2002A] "D:\WINDOWS\System32\IME\TINTLGNT\TINTSETP.EXE" /IMEName
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CnsMin] Rundll32.exe D:\WINDOWS\DOWNLO~1\CnsMin.dll,Rundll32
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Symantec NetDriver Monitor] "D:\PROGRA~1\SYMNET~1\SNDMon.exe" /Consumer
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SMSERIAL] sm56hlpr.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] "nwiz.exe" /install
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] D:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE D:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "D:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] D:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [updateMgr] "D:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AdobeUpdateManager.exe" AcRdB7_0_5 -reboot 1
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Reader Speed Launch.lnk = D:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe
O4 - Global Startup: AutoUpdate Monitor.lnk = D:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ALMon.exe
O4 - Global Startup: QuickBooks 2002 Delivery Agent.lnk = D:\Program Files\Intuit\QuickBooks Pro\Components\QBAgent\qbdagent2002.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://D:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: Yahoo 1G mail - {507F9113-CD77-4866-BA92-0E86DA3D0B97} - http://cn.zs.yahoo.com/cnsbutton.htm?source=cns&btn=yahoomail (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: E bazar - {59BC54A2-56B3-44a0-93E5-432D58746E26} - http://cn.zs.yahoo.com/cnsbutton.htm?source=cns&btn=taobao (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: Yahoo Assistant - {5D73EE86-05F1-49ed-B850-E423120EC338} - http://cn.zs.yahoo.com/cnsbutton.htm?source=cns&btn=yassist (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {85d1f590-48f4-11d9-9669-0800200c9a66} - %windir%\bdoscandel.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Uninstall BitDefender Online Scanner v8 - {85d1f590-48f4-11d9-9669-0800200c9a66} - %windir%\bdoscandel.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - D:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: Related - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - D:\WINDOWS\web\related.htm
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - D:\WINDOWS\web\related.htm
O9 - Extra button: Instant Messenger - {E5D12C4E-7B4F-11D3-B5C9-0050045C3C96} - http://cn.zs.yahoo.com/cnsbutton.htm?source=cns&btn=yahoomsg (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {ECF2E268-F28C-48d2-9AB7-8F69C11CCB71} - http://cn.zs.yahoo.com/cnsbutton.htm?source=cns&btn=repair (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Repair Browser - {ECF2E268-F28C-48d2-9AB7-8F69C11CCB71} - http://cn.zs.yahoo.com/cnsbutton.htm?source=cns&btn=repair (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {FD00D911-7529-4084-9946-A29F1BDF4FE5} - http://cn.zs.yahoo.com/cnsbutton.htm?source=cns&btn=clean (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Clean Internet access record - {FD00D911-7529-4084-9946-A29F1BDF4FE5} - http://cn.zs.yahoo.com/cnsbutton.htm?source=cns&btn=clean (file missing)
O11 - Options group: [!CNS] Chinese keywords
O15 - Trusted Zone: www.sophos.com
O15 - Trusted Zone: www.symantec.com
O15 - Trusted Zone: www.yakpost.com
O16 - DPF: {17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700} (Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool) - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=39204
O16 - DPF: {3BFFE033-BF43-11D5-A271-00A024A51325} (iNotes6 Class) - https://www.hostingmydesign.com/iNotes6.cab
O16 - DPF: {5D86DDB5-BDF9-441B-9E9E-D4730F4EE499} (BDSCANONLINE Control) - http://download.bitdefender.com/resources/scan8/oscan8.cab
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/client/wuweb_site.cab?1160558015545
O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/client/muweb_site.cab?1160558001076
O20 - Winlogon Notify: WRNotifier - WRLogonNTF.dll (file missing)
O23 - Service: Sophos AutoUpdate Service (ActiveLinkClient) - Unknown owner - D:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ALsvc.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - D:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Network Drivers Service (SNDSrvc) - Symantec Corporation - D:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SNDSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: Sophos Anti-Virus (SWEEPSRV.SYS) - Sophos Plc - D:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SWEEPSRV.SYS

Hi.

XP is not up to date with the latest patches and is open to ll kinds of risks. First Go to microsoft's site and download XP SP1a.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp1/default.mspx

Don't install SP2, that can only be installed on a clean system.

Run Hijackthis to do a system scan only. Place a check beside:

R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = http://seek.3721.com/srchasst.htm
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch = http://seek.3721.com/srchcust.htm
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CnsMin] Rundll32.exe D:\WINDOWS\DOWNLO~1\CnsMin.dll,Rundll32
O9 - Extra button: Related - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - D:\WINDOWS\web\related.htm
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - D:\WINDOWS\web\related.htm
O11 - Options group: [!CNS] Chinese keywords
O15 - Trusted Zone: www.sophos.com
O15 - Trusted Zone: www.symantec.com
O15 - Trusted Zone: www.yakpost.com


Close all windows except Hijackthis and click Fix Checked

Run ActiveScan online virus scan:
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan.htm
When the scan is finished, save the report.

Post the report from Activescan with a new Hijackthis log

Hi Colin Mac,

Thanks for your help. The earliest I can get to the computer and do what you suggest is wednesday, so I will post the results in about 3 days time.

Hi Again,

I have done as suggested, although I got a bit excited and installed SP2 as well - which I realised after you said not to :-). SP2 installed fine though. Here is the Hijack this scan and Panda Active Scan logs.

The Panda Activescan found 6 cases of spyware. Any help getting rid of them would be great

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 1:11:35 PM, on 10/20/2006
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:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
D:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
D:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
D:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
D:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
D:\WINDOWS\system32\Rundll32.exe
D:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ALsvc.exe
D:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
D:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
D:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate\almon.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
D:\Program Files\Intuit\QuickBooks Pro\Components\QBAgent\qbdagent2002.exe
D:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
D:\WINDOWS\System32\alg.exe
D:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SWEEPSRV.SYS
D:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
D:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\WSWEEPNT.EXE
C:\Hijack this\HijackThis.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://www.yahoo.com.cn
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.yahoo.com/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://www.yahoo.com.cn
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - D:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: IE - {D157330A-9EF3-49F8-9A67-4141AC41ADD4} - D:\WINDOWS\DOWNLO~1\CnsHook.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - D:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IMJPMIG8.1] "D:\WINDOWS\IME\imjp8_1\IMJPMIG.EXE" /Spoil /RemAdvDef /Migration32
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MSPY2002] "D:\WINDOWS\System32\IME\PINTLGNT\ImScInst.exe" /SYNC
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PHIME2002ASync] "D:\WINDOWS\System32\IME\TINTLGNT\TINTSETP.EXE" /SYNC
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PHIME2002A] "D:\WINDOWS\System32\IME\TINTLGNT\TINTSETP.EXE" /IMEName
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CnsMin] Rundll32.exe D:\WINDOWS\DOWNLO~1\CnsMin.dll,Rundll32
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE D:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] D:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - Global Startup: AutoUpdate Monitor.lnk = D:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ALMon.exe
O4 - Global Startup: QuickBooks 2002 Delivery Agent.lnk = D:\Program Files\Intuit\QuickBooks Pro\Components\QBAgent\qbdagent2002.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://D:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: Yahoo 1G mail - {507F9113-CD77-4866-BA92-0E86DA3D0B97} - http://cn.zs.yahoo.com/cnsbutton.htm?source=cns&btn=yahoomail (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: E bazar - {59BC54A2-56B3-44a0-93E5-432D58746E26} - http://cn.zs.yahoo.com/cnsbutton.htm?source=cns&btn=taobao (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: Yahoo Assistant - {5D73EE86-05F1-49ed-B850-E423120EC338} - http://cn.zs.yahoo.com/cnsbutton.htm?source=cns&btn=yassist (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - D:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: Instant Messenger - {E5D12C4E-7B4F-11D3-B5C9-0050045C3C96} - http://cn.zs.yahoo.com/cnsbutton.htm?source=cns&btn=yahoomsg (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {ECF2E268-F28C-48d2-9AB7-8F69C11CCB71} - http://cn.zs.yahoo.com/cnsbutton.htm?source=cns&btn=repair (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Repair Browser - {ECF2E268-F28C-48d2-9AB7-8F69C11CCB71} - http://cn.zs.yahoo.com/cnsbutton.htm?source=cns&btn=repair (file missing)
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
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {FD00D911-7529-4084-9946-A29F1BDF4FE5} - http://cn.zs.yahoo.com/cnsbutton.htm?source=cns&btn=clean (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Clean Internet access record - {FD00D911-7529-4084-9946-A29F1BDF4FE5} - http://cn.zs.yahoo.com/cnsbutton.htm?source=cns&btn=clean (file missing)
O16 - DPF: {17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700} (Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool) - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=39204
O16 - DPF: {3BFFE033-BF43-11D5-A271-00A024A51325} (iNotes6 Class) - https://www.hostingmydesign.com/iNotes6.cab
O16 - DPF: {5D86DDB5-BDF9-441B-9E9E-D4730F4EE499} (BDSCANONLINE Control) - http://download.bitdefender.com/resources/scan8/oscan8.cab
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/client/wuweb_site.cab?1160558015545
O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/client/muweb_site.cab?1160558001076
O16 - DPF: {9A9307A0-7DA4-4DAF-B042-5009F29E09E1} (ActiveScan Installer Class) - http://acs.pandasoftware.com/activescan/as5free/asinst.cab
O20 - Winlogon Notify: WRNotifier - WRLogonNTF.dll (file missing)
O23 - Service: Sophos AutoUpdate Service (ActiveLinkClient) - Unknown owner - D:\Program Files\Sophos\AutoUpdate\ALsvc.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - D:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Network Drivers Service (SNDSrvc) - Symantec Corporation - D:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SNDSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: Sophos Anti-Virus (SWEEPSRV.SYS) - Sophos Plc - D:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\SWEEPSRV.SYS

Incident Status Location

Spyware:Cookie/Atlas DMT Not disinfected D:\Documents and Settings\chen\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\1y3h1z1o.default\cookies.txt[.atdmt.com/]
Spyware:Cookie/2o7 Not disinfected D:\Documents and Settings\chen\Cookies\chen@2o7[2].txt
Spyware:Cookie/YieldManager Not disinfected D:\Documents and Settings\chen\Cookies\chen@ad.yieldmanager[1].txt
Spyware:Cookie/Atlas DMT Not disinfected D:\Documents and Settings\chen\Cookies\chen@atdmt[2].txt
Spyware:Cookie/Doubleclick Not disinfected D:\Documents and Settings\chen\Cookies\chen@doubleclick[1].txt
Spyware:Cookie/Tribalfusion Not disinfected D:\Documents and Settings\chen\Cookies\chen@tribalfusion[1].txt

Rescan with Hijackthis and check this

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CnsMin] Rundll32.exe D:\WINDOWS\DOWNLO~1\CnsMin.dll,Rundll32

Close all other winodw befor click Fix Checked

Search for the following file using Start - Search and delete if it still exists:

CnsMin.dll


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