Topic: Adware, Spyware and Scumware warning! 8

bulldogg · May 4th, 2006

Well for starters no more .exe files from any P2P's and Limewire is a name that will go down in infamy but I shall digress. SF has entrusted the chronicling of our adventure to me but I will freely admit it was his brains and not my fingers that got us through this.

As soon as I realised I had a problem I tried to access some online spyware and virus scanners but the bug was blocking access even through a proxy. So I turned to the Milforum for help. I read this thread and went through all the steps and advice from SF and his signature bar... adaware, spyware hunter killer etc. To no avail.

I was online and talking to IG when I told him I was about to just reformat the "

ing thing" and he said no no no and put me in contact with SF. We went through and checked all the obvious things and under his guidance I went through the motions again... now he was "mad".

We went to Hijack This and I ran it and he looked at the log but NOTHING. It wasn't picking it up and the only thing Ad-aware was finding was Look2Me.Topconverting, but couldn't delete it, even on reboot. So we downloaded Killbox and DllCompare and then even when I fed the file to Killbox...nothing. Tried it on reboot with dummy and NOTHING, still being hijacked. So on dll compare we ran the log a couple times... we tried regedit but it would vanish, the box would open and disappear instantly... clever bastard.

So then we kill the 4 new dll files that showed on the DLL Compare log and download VX2 killer for Ad-aware but nothing... it wasnt Look2Me, it wasn't VX2... I apparently, according to SF, got the newest, brightest and nastiest VX2 version. It has no cure yet and it doesn't show up on any of the scans... none of them. We aren't completely finished as IG came wandering in on messenger and wouldn't stop with the questions... nah, truth is my wife was pissed it was 1:40 in the morning and I was still up "playing on the computer".

Tomorrow we will finish disinfecting the machine but at least the heart of the beast has been removed as I am no longer being hijacked and the dll compare logs are clean. I don't understand what we did, any technical questions have got to go to the man, the one the only Swordfish 13.

All hail the mighty Fish!!!

Italian Guy · May 4th, 2006

Hail to the man!!!
Doesn't he kick ass?

Redleg · May 7th, 2006

Just one question:
Did you run the spy/adware cleaners in windows safe-mode??
That usually takes care of the problems.

bulldogg · May 7th, 2006

Tried that and it did NADA... that was one of the things we tried in the middle of this mess.

fronzz · October 23rd, 2006

Ive found one that works quite well..... www.stopsign.com It took me all night(when I started it to when I woke up) to do a complete scan so its quite thorough.

Donkey · April 25th, 2007

AVG has a new free anti-spyware/adware software and so far so good...

Check it out:

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti.../lng/us/tpl/v5

Insomniac · April 25th, 2008

I'm not sure if this has been posted, only read the first page, but a good set of anti-virus & firewalls (all free)

AVG antivirus: picked up over 100 things on my pc, the stuff norton didn't recieve
and
ZoneAlarm: free firewall, blocks viruses & programs you don't know of (so you can choose what accesses the internet off your machine)

To find these, simply google the name.

MontyB · April 26th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Insomniac

I'm not sure if this has been posted, only read the first page, but a good set of anti-virus & firewalls (all free)

AVG antivirus: picked up over 100 things on my pc, the stuff norton didn't recieve
and
ZoneAlarm: free firewall, blocks viruses & programs you don't know of (so you can choose what accesses the internet off your machine)

To find these, simply google the name.

One of the things I do routinely is swap out my anti-virus software to get around the issue of some virus's being immune to some software.

SwordFish_13 · February 28th, 2009

Hi,

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware ... beats them all Give it a try

Peace
SF_13

wolfen · March 1st, 2009

Best cleaners I have ever seen are free ones
http://www.malwarebytes.org/
http://www.superantispyware.com/?tag...PERANTISPYWARE
http://www.scanwith.com/download/ATF_Cleaner.htm
http://www.defraggler.com
http://www.ccleaner.com/

So far, so clean
Of course I have NOD32 for the A/V

May 4th, 2006	Post 71
bulldogg Milforum's Bouncer Gear	Well for starters no more .exe files from any P2P's and Limewire is a name that will go down in infamy but I shall digress. SF has entrusted the chronicling of our adventure to me but I will freely admit it was his brains and not my fingers that got us through this. As soon as I realised I had a problem I tried to access some online spyware and virus scanners but the bug was blocking access even through a proxy. So I turned to the Milforum for help. I read this thread and went through all the steps and advice from SF and his signature bar... adaware, spyware hunter killer etc. To no avail. I was online and talking to IG when I told him I was about to just reformat the "ing thing" and he said no no no and put me in contact with SF. We went through and checked all the obvious things and under his guidance I went through the motions again... now he was "mad". We went to Hijack This and I ran it and he looked at the log but NOTHING. It wasn't picking it up and the only thing Ad-aware was finding was Look2Me.Topconverting, but couldn't delete it, even on reboot. So we downloaded Killbox and DllCompare and then even when I fed the file to Killbox...nothing. Tried it on reboot with dummy and NOTHING, still being hijacked. So on dll compare we ran the log a couple times... we tried regedit but it would vanish, the box would open and disappear instantly... clever bastard. So then we kill the 4 new dll files that showed on the DLL Compare log and download VX2 killer for Ad-aware but nothing... it wasnt Look2Me, it wasn't VX2... I apparently, according to SF, got the newest, brightest and nastiest VX2 version. It has no cure yet and it doesn't show up on any of the scans... none of them. We aren't completely finished as IG came wandering in on messenger and wouldn't stop with the questions... nah, truth is my wife was pissed it was 1:40 in the morning and I was still up "playing on the computer". Tomorrow we will finish disinfecting the machine but at least the heart of the beast has been removed as I am no longer being hijacked and the dll compare logs are clean. I don't understand what we did, any technical questions have got to go to the man, the one the only Swordfish 13. All hail the mighty Fish!!! __________________ "The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." - John Steinbeck

May 4th, 2006	Post 72
Italian Guy Milforum Hitman Gear	Hail to the man!!! Doesn't he kick ass? __________________ "Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it". Pericles.

October 23rd, 2006	Post 75
fronzz Tribuni Angusticlavii Gear	Ive found one that works quite well..... www.stopsign.com It took me all night(when I started it to when I woke up) to do a complete scan so its quite thorough. __________________ "Oh Bother" Said Pooh as the tripwire clicked. Join my Forum! www.milsurp.tk

April 25th, 2007	Post 76
Donkey Tribuni Angusticlavii Gear	AVG has a new free anti-spyware/adware software and so far so good... Check it out: http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti.../lng/us/tpl/v5 __________________ Capt. Donkey FreelanceKillers.com Topsites

April 25th, 2008	Post 77
Insomniac ~resident nutcase Gear	I'm not sure if this has been posted, only read the first page, but a good set of anti-virus & firewalls (all free) AVG antivirus: picked up over 100 things on my pc, the stuff norton didn't recieve and ZoneAlarm: free firewall, blocks viruses & programs you don't know of (so you can choose what accesses the internet off your machine) To find these, simply google the name. __________________ An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last. Sir Winston Churchill

May 7th, 2006	Post 73
Redleg The fire is everything... Gear	Just one question: Did you run the spy/adware cleaners in windows safe-mode?? That usually takes care of the problems.

May 7th, 2006	Post 74
bulldogg Milforum's Bouncer Gear	Tried that and it did NADA... that was one of the things we tried in the middle of this mess.

February 28th, 2009	Post 79
SwordFish_13 Tribuni Angusticlavii	Hi, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware ... beats them all Give it a try Peace SF_13 __________________ \| Renee’s Catering & Events in Austin Texas \| Chestnut Hill Apartments \| Revolutionary Mineral Makeup \| Houston office equipment \| Search Engine Optimization

March 1st, 2009	Post 80
wolfen Tribunus Laticlavius Gear	Best cleaners I have ever seen are free ones http://www.malwarebytes.org/ http://www.superantispyware.com/?tag...PERANTISPYWARE http://www.scanwith.com/download/ATF_Cleaner.htm http://www.defraggler.com http://www.ccleaner.com/ So far, so clean Of course I have NOD32 for the A/V __________________ Wanted: souls, clean to slightly tainted preferred. Male of female, politicians need not apply, I already have yours. Last edited by wolfen; March 1st, 2009 at 01:45..