hijack this log

[yusuf21]

ok, before you guys bitch at me about reading that other topic and not having other people do the work for me, i did but i'm not computer smart at all and none of it made sense to me. now, i was told you guys can help me out, so hopefully you'll be able too. i ran hijack this log, and this is what i've got:

Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7
Scan saved at 9:12:38 PM, on 6/23/2004
Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\khooker.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\evntsvc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\PANICW~1\POP-UP~2\PSFREE.EXE
C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Action Setup\VAServ.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\default\Local Settings\Temp\Temporary Directory 2 for hijackthis[1].zip\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = file://C:\DOCUME~1\default\LOCALS~1\Temp\sp.html
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = file://C:\DOCUME~1\default\LOCALS~1\Temp\sp.html
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.yahoo.com/
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = file://C:\DOCUME~1\default\LOCALS~1\Temp\sp.html
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = file://C:\DOCUME~1\default\LOCALS~1\Temp\sp.html
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = file://C:\DOCUME~1\default\LOCALS~1\Temp\sp.html
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = file://C:\DOCUME~1\default\LOCALS~1\Temp\sp.html
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\blank.htm
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,HomeOldSP = about:blank
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SystemTray] SysTray.Exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SiS KHooker] C:\WINDOWS\System32\khooker.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\evntsvc.exe -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ZingSpooler] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\Zing\ZingSpooler.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [PopUpStopperFreeEdition] "C:\PROGRA~1\PANICW~1\POP-UP~2\PSFREE.EXE"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SpyKiller] C:\Program Files\SpyKiller\spykiller.exe /startup
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Gamma Loader.exe.lnk = C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Calibration\Adobe Gamma Loader.exe
O4 - Global Startup: VAIO Action Setup (Server).lnk = C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Action Setup\VAServ.exe
O9 - Extra button: AIM (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: Related (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: Real.com (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: Messenger (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Messenger (HKLM)
O16 - DPF: {166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000} (Shockwave ActiveX Control) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/director/sw.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: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab
O16 - DPF: {F04A8AE2-A59D-11D2-8792-00C04F8EF29D} (Hotmail Attachments Control) - http://pv2fd.pav2.hotmail.msn.com/activex/HMAtchmt.ocx

what the problem is, is that it keeps changing my homepage to about:blank, except it's not blank, it's some site that says "search the web" or something. i run cw shredder and it gets rid of it, but if i leave my computer on for more than 10 minutes, that "about:blank" thing becomes the homepage again. if you guys could help me out, i'd really appreciate it. thanks...

[crunchie]

Reboot into safe mode following the instructions here & navigate to & delete the following:

C:\DOCUME~1\default\LOCALS~1\Temp< folder contents

Unzip HJT into it's own permanent folder before doing anything in order for it to create backups. (Not a temporary folder or directly on the desktop & not directly on your hard drive). Close all (browser) windows & rescan with hijackthis. When the scan is finished place a check in the box to the left of the following entries & click 'fix checked' :

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = file://C:\DOCUME~1\default\LOCALS~1\Temp\sp.html
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = file://C:\DOCUME~1\default\LOCALS~1\Temp\sp.html
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = file://C:\DOCUME~1\default\LOCALS~1\Temp\sp.html
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = file://C:\DOCUME~1\default\LOCALS~1\Temp\sp.html
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = file://C:\DOCUME~1\default\LOCALS~1\Temp\sp.html
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = file://C:\DOCUME~1\default\LOCALS~1\Temp\sp.html
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\blank.htm
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,HomeOldSP = about:blank

Reboot normally & give spykiller the boot as it is a rip off of another product.

[alc6379]

ok, before you guys bitch at me about reading that other topic and not having other people do the work for me, i did but i'm not computer smart at all and none of it made sense to me. now, i was told you guys can help me out, so hopefully you'll be able too. i ran hijack this log, and this is what i've got:

<HJT log snipped out>

what the problem is, is that it keeps changing my homepage to about:blank, except it's not blank, it's some site that says "search the web" or something. i run cw shredder and it gets rid of it, but if i leave my computer on for more than 10 minutes, that "about:blank" thing becomes the homepage again. if you guys could help me out, i'd really appreciate it. thanks...

I'm not trying to be rude, and I'm sure we're all happy to help you out here, but the threads listed at the top of this forum don't really require "computer smarts"-- they really only require the ability to follow directions.

The great thing about spyware removal tools these days are that they're made so that the average computer user can utilize them with little effort, especially when accompanied with good documentation and pretty straightforward interfaces.

In the time that it took to compose this post, you could have checked out some of the tools we've listed, and perhaps fixed your own problem. Again, I reiterate: HiJackThis is *NOT* a cure-all tool for spyware. It's really just a tool to troubleshoot what's going on in your system. If you've exhausted all other spyware removal methods, and you're still having a problem, then start investigating with HJT. It's really not "fixing" your system to go in and uncheck a bunch of stuff in there, and not know what put it in there, or what to do about preventing it.

[yusuf21]

ok, here's what i did, i rean the cwshredder, then adaware, then spybot, then i restarted the computer, then i ran hijack this log and here's what i got:

Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7
Scan saved at 10:26:05 AM, on 6/28/2004
Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\khooker.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\evntsvc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\PANICW~1\POP-UP~2\PSFREE.EXE
C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Action Setup\VAServ.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\default\Local Settings\Temp\Temporary Directory 1 for hijackthis.zip\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.yahoo.com/
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\blank.htm
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SystemTray] SysTray.Exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SiS KHooker] C:\WINDOWS\System32\khooker.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\evntsvc.exe -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ZingSpooler] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\Zing\ZingSpooler.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [PopUpStopperFreeEdition] "C:\PROGRA~1\PANICW~1\POP-UP~2\PSFREE.EXE"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SpyKiller] C:\Program Files\SpyKiller\spykiller.exe /startup
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Gamma Loader.exe.lnk = C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Calibration\Adobe Gamma Loader.exe
O4 - Global Startup: VAIO Action Setup (Server).lnk = C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Action Setup\VAServ.exe
O9 - Extra button: AIM (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: Real.com (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: Messenger (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Messenger (HKLM)
O16 - DPF: {166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000} (Shockwave ActiveX Control) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/director/sw.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: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab
O16 - DPF: {F04A8AE2-A59D-11D2-8792-00C04F8EF29D} (Hotmail Attachments Control) - http://pv2fd.pav2.hotmail.msn.com/activex/HMAtchmt.ocx

[yusuf21]

i know something's still wrong cause everytime i got to http://housecall.trendmicro.com to run a virus scan, internet explorer shuts down...