home page change and random pop-ups

Computing.Net > Forums > Security and Virus > home page change and random pop-ups

home page change and random pop-ups

Original Message

Name: justin
Date: December 8, 2003 at 15:31:05 Pacific
Subject: home page change and random pop-ups
OS: windows 98
CPU/Ram: 300MHz/128MB

Comment:

whenever i restart my computer my home page changes and i get random pop-ups, even when i'm not running IE. also, when my computer occasionally crashes and i use ctrl+alt+del i find between 4 and 10 copies of rundll32 running. i have tried running ad-aware and spybot and it hasn't corrected the problem. Here's my hijackthis log. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!
Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7
Scan saved at 3:04:23 PM, on 12/8/03
Platform: Windows 98 SE (Win9x 4.10.2222A)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)
Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk
C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSTRAY.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\TASKMON.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\LOADQM.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\QTTASK.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\REAL\UPDATE_OB\REALSCHED.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\WINAMP3\WINAMPA.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\WINZIP\WZQKPICK.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\TRILLIAN\TRILLIAN.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DDHELP.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\RBENHANCE\RBENH.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\UNZIPPED\HIJACKTHIS[1]\HIJACKTHIS.EXE
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://bmgmusic.com/
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyServer = 192.168.244.29:1082
O1 - Hosts: 217.116.231.7 aimtoday.aol.com
O1 - Hosts: 217.116.231.7 aimtoday.aol.com
O1 - Hosts: 3510794918 auto.search.msn.com
O1 - Hosts: 217.116.231.7 aimtoday.aol.com
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\YAHOO!\COMPANION\INSTALLS\CPN\YCOMP5_2_3_0.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\ADOBE\ACROBAT 5.0\READER\ACTIVEX\ACROIEHELPER.OCX
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {BCF96FB4-5F1B-497B-AECC-910304A55011} - C:\WINDOWS\HH.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {3F68A524-6E47-44E6-9FE7-795EABFA3B36} - C:\WINDOWS\DOWNLOADED PROGRAM FILES\TRAFFIX1.1.0.25.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-C0FF-FD60B590A87D} - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\REAL\TOOLBAR\REALBAR.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSDXM.OCX
O3 - Toolbar: IMU - {88DECE3E-B7BB-4B13-96FE-924AF77C3780} - C:\WINDOWS\DOWNLOADED PROGRAM FILES\TRAFFIX1.1.0.25.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: REALBAR - {4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-C0FF-FD60B590A87D} - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\REAL\TOOLBAR\REALBAR.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Companion - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\YAHOO!\COMPANION\INSTALLS\CPN\YCOMP5_2_3_0.DLL
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SystemTray] SysTray.Exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ScanRegistry] C:\WINDOWS\scanregw.exe /autorun
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TaskMonitor] C:\WINDOWS\taskmon.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LoadQM] loadqm.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Inet Delivery] C:\Program Files\Inet Delivery\INTDEL_2.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Tapicfg.exe] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\tapicfg.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\QTTASK.EXE" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WinampAgent] "C:\Program Files\Winamp3\winampa.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [rbenh 5l0111] "c:\program files\RBEnhance\rbenh.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
O4 - Startup: WinZip Quick Pick.lnk = C:\Program Files\WinZip\WZQKPICK.EXE
O4 - Startup: Trillian.lnk = C:\PROGRAM FILES\TRILLIAN\trillian.exe
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions present
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel present
O9 - Extra button: Messenger (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Messenger (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: AIM (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: ICQ Pro (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: ICQ (HKLM)
O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\PROGRA~1\INTERN~1\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll
O13 - WWW. Prefix: http://
O16 - DPF: {AE1C01E3-0283-11D3-9B3F-00C04F8EF466} (HeartbeatCtl Class) - http://fdl.msn.com/zone/datafiles/heartbeat.cab
O16 - DPF: Yahoo! Pool 2 - http://download.games.yahoo.com/games/clients/y/potc_x.cab
O16 - DPF: {F58E1CEF-A068-4C15-BA5E-587CAF3EE8C6} (MSN Chat Control 4.5) - http://fdl.msn.com/public/chat/msnchat45.cab
O16 - DPF: {166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000} (Shockwave ActiveX Control) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/director/swdir.cab
O16 - DPF: {56336BCB-3D8A-11D6-A00B-0050DA18DE71} (RdxIE Class) - http://207.188.7.150/23b7d83bb5dfa67de021/netzip/RdxIE601.cab
O16 - DPF: {30528230-99F7-4BB4-88D8-FA1D4F56A2AB} (YInstStarter Class) - http://download.yahoo.com/dl/installs/yinst0309.cab
O16 - DPF: {9F1C11AA-197B-4942-BA54-47A8489BB47F} (Update Class) - http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/CAB/x86/ansi/iuctl.CAB?37916.5167361111
O16 - DPF: {F7B91BD4-2325-47E1-8EBD-AA4262C577A5} (BHOScript Class) - http://im.imatchup.com/download/traffix.cab
O16 - DPF: {62475759-9E84-458E-A1AB-5D2C442ADFDE} - http://a1540.g.akamai.net/7/1540/52/20030530/qtinstall.info.apple.com/abarth/us/win/QuickTimeInstaller.exe
O16 - DPF: {023A3744-EA13-4C8A-8B23-ABF98974A9F5} (JoyOnPack Control) - http://gunbound.joyon.com/joyonpack.cab
O16 - DPF: {917623D1-D8E5-11D2-BE8B-00104B06BDE3} (CamImage Class) - http://64.60.131.204/activex/AxisCamControl.ocx
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\VxD\MSTCP: NameServer = 24.52.223.218
O19 - User stylesheet: C:\WINDOWS\Web\win.def
O19 - User stylesheet: C:\WINDOWS\default.css (HKLM)

Report Offensive Message For Removal

Response Number 1

Name: sxshep
Date: December 8, 2003 at 16:16:10 Pacific
Subject: home page change and random pop-ups

Reply: (edit)

To my untrained eye it looks like you might have some RapidBlaster remnants, probably wouldn't hurt to run RapidBlaster Killer
Close all bbbowser windows and have HjT
fix the following:
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://bmgmusic.com/
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyServer = 192.168.244.29:1082
O1 - Hosts: 217.116.231.7 aimtoday.aol.com
O1 - Hosts: 217.116.231.7 aimtoday.aol.com
O1 - Hosts: 3510794918 auto.search.msn.com
O1 - Hosts: 217.116.231.7 aimtoday.aol.com
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\YAHOO!\COMPANION\INSTALLS\CPN\YCOMP5_2_3_0.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {BCF96FB4-5F1B-497B-AECC-910304A55011} - C:\WINDOWS\HH.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {3F68A524-6E47-44E6-9FE7-795EABFA3B36} - C:\WINDOWS\DOWNLOADED PROGRAM FILES\TRAFFIX1.1.0.25.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-C0FF-FD60B590A87D} - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\REAL\TOOLBAR\REALBAR.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} -
O3 - Toolbar: IMU - {88DECE3E-B7BB-4B13-96FE-924AF77C3780} - C:\WINDOWS\DOWNLOADED PROGRAM FILES\TRAFFIX1.1.0.25.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: REALBAR - {4E7BD74F-2B8D-469E-C0FF-FD60B590A87D} - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\REAL\TOOLBAR\REALBAR.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Companion - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\YAHOO!\COMPANION\INSTALLS\CPN\YCOMP5_2_3_0.DLL
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Inet Delivery] C:\Program Files\Inet Delivery\INTDEL_2.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [rbenh 5l0111] "c:\program files\RBEnhance\rbenh.exe
O13 - WWW. Prefix: http://
O16 - DPF: {56336BCB-3D8A-11D6-A00B-0050DA18DE71} (RdxIE Class) - http://207.188.7.150/23b7d83bb5dfa67de021/netzip/RdxIE601.cab
O16 - DPF: {F7B91BD4-2325-47E1-8EBD-AA4262C577A5} (BHOScript Class) - http://im.imatchup.com/download/traffix.cab
O16 - DPF: {023A3744-EA13-4C8A-8B23-ABF98974A9F5} (JoyOnPack Control) - http://gunbound.joyon.com/joyonpack.cab
reboot.
In case I missed somethingstay on this thread some smart folks hang here.
hth
shep

Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal

Response Number 2

Name: Abnormal
Date: December 8, 2003 at 16:47:16 Pacific
Subject: home page change and random pop-ups

Reply: (edit)

Shep, two heads are better than one,
thanks for stoping by.
Coolwebsearch:
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Tapicfg.exe] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\tapicfg.exe

Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal

Response Number 3

Name: sxshep
Date: December 8, 2003 at 17:08:36 Pacific
Subject: home page change and random pop-ups

Reply: (edit)

Should Justin restart and remove this:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\tapicfg.exe
After following the above?
Learn't something again
shep
Thanks ab

Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal

Response Number 4

Name: Abnormal
Date: December 8, 2003 at 17:32:42 Pacific
Subject: home page change and random pop-ups

Reply: (edit)

Was waiting for you to add cwshredder link.
cwshreddder.zip

use this tool also and post another log file.

Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal

Response Number 5

Name: Abnormal
Date: December 8, 2003 at 21:14:07 Pacific
Subject: home page change and random pop-ups

Reply: (edit)

That's to cover anything we missed Shep,
like 017 and 019. Let the tool find the
bad ones.

Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal


Random Pop-up occuring, help plz HELP-Hijacked and XXX pop ups Pop-ups and MORE pop-ups HELP-Hijacked and security pop-ups Taskbar pop-ups, Virus	Home page changing Pop-up Ads not stoping IE home page changes home page changed, new desktop icon Pop-Up Problem, Possible Spyware?

Response Number 6

Name: justin
Date: December 9, 2003 at 16:37:08 Pacific
Subject: home page change and random pop-ups

Reply: (edit)

hey guys, thx for the help. you wanted an updated log, so here it is:
Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7
Scan saved at 4:18:45 PM, on 12/9/03
Platform: Windows 98 SE (Win9x 4.10.2222A)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)
Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk
C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSTRAY.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\TASKMON.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\LOADQM.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\QTTASK.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\REAL\UPDATE_OB\REALSCHED.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\WINAMP3\WINAMPA.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\UPDATER\WUPDATER.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\WINZIP\WZQKPICK.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\TRILLIAN\TRILLIAN.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DDHELP.EXE
C:\UNZIPPED\HIJACKTHIS[1]\HIJACKTHIS.EXE
R3 - URLSearchHook: IncrediFindBHO Class - {5D60FF48-95BE-4956-B4C6-6BB168A70310} - C:\PROGRA~1\INCRED~1\BHO\INCFIN~1.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\ADOBE\ACROBAT 5.0\READER\ACTIVEX\ACROIEHELPER.OCX
O2 - BHO: NavErrRedir Class - {5D60FF48-95BE-4956-B4C6-6BB168A70310} - C:\PROGRA~1\INCRED~1\BHO\INCFIN~1.DLL
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SystemTray] SysTray.Exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ScanRegistry] C:\WINDOWS\scanregw.exe /autorun
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TaskMonitor] C:\WINDOWS\taskmon.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LoadQM] loadqm.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\QTTASK.EXE" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WinampAgent] "C:\Program Files\Winamp3\winampa.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [updater] C:\Program Files\Common files\updater\wupdater.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [cnet] "C:\Program Files\Kontiki\bin\kontiki.exe" -s cnet -q
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [DownloadCoach] C:\PROGRAM FILES\DOWNLOAD COACH\DOWNLOADCOACH.EXE /startup
O4 - Startup: WinZip Quick Pick.lnk = C:\Program Files\WinZip\WZQKPICK.EXE
O4 - Startup: Trillian.lnk = C:\PROGRAM FILES\TRILLIAN\trillian.exe
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions present
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel present
O9 - Extra button: Messenger (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Messenger (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: AIM (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: ICQ Pro (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: ICQ (HKLM)
O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\PROGRA~1\INTERN~1\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll
O16 - DPF: {AE1C01E3-0283-11D3-9B3F-00C04F8EF466} (HeartbeatCtl Class) - http://fdl.msn.com/zone/datafiles/heartbeat.cab
O16 - DPF: Yahoo! Pool 2 - http://download.games.yahoo.com/games/clients/y/potc_x.cab
O16 - DPF: {F58E1CEF-A068-4C15-BA5E-587CAF3EE8C6} (MSN Chat Control 4.5) - http://fdl.msn.com/public/chat/msnchat45.cab
O16 - DPF: {166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000} (Shockwave ActiveX Control) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/director/swdir.cab
O16 - DPF: {30528230-99F7-4BB4-88D8-FA1D4F56A2AB} (YInstStarter Class) - http://download.yahoo.com/dl/installs/yinst0309.cab
O16 - DPF: {9F1C11AA-197B-4942-BA54-47A8489BB47F} (Update Class) - http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/CAB/x86/ansi/iuctl.CAB?37916.5167361111
O16 - DPF: {62475759-9E84-458E-A1AB-5D2C442ADFDE} - http://a1540.g.akamai.net/7/1540/52/20030530/qtinstall.info.apple.com/abarth/us/win/QuickTimeInstaller.exe
O16 - DPF: {917623D1-D8E5-11D2-BE8B-00104B06BDE3} (CamImage Class) - http://64.60.131.204/activex/AxisCamControl.ocx
O16 - DPF: {90C9629E-CD32-11D3-BBFB-00105A1F0D68} (InstallShield International Setup Player) - http://www.installengine.com/engine/isetup.cab
O16 - DPF: {3717DF57-0396-463D-98B7-647C7DC6898A} - http://delivery.inet-traffic.com/intdel.exe
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\VxD\MSTCP: NameServer = 24.52.223.218

Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal

Response Number 7

Name: sxshep
Date: December 9, 2003 at 17:45:53 Pacific
Subject: home page change and random pop-ups

Reply: (edit)

Justin
Close all browser windows and have HjT fix the following, and reboot:
R3 - URLSearchHook: IncrediFindBHO Class - {5D60FF48-95BE-4956-B4C6-6BB168A70310} - C:\PROGRA~1\INCRED~1\BHO\INCFIN~1.DLL
O2 - BHO: NavErrRedir Class - {5D60FF48-95BE-4956-B4C6-6BB168A70310} - C:\PROGRA~1\INCRED~1\BHO\INCFIN~1.DLL
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [updater] C:\Program Files\Common files\updater\wupdater.exe
Do you use these programs?
O16 - DPF: {3717DF57-0396-463D-98B7-647C7DC6898A} - http://delivery.inet-traffic.com/intdel.exe
O16 - DPF: {90C9629E-CD32-11D3-BBFB-00105A1F0D68} (InstallShield International Setup Player) - http://www.installengine.com/engine/isetup.cab
This can probably go:
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\VxD\MSTCP: NameServer = 24.52.223.218
hth
shep
PS: reboot into safe mode and delete:
C:\Program Files\Common files\updater\wupdater.exe

Report Offensive Follow Up For Removal

Password Generator for se...

Virus I cannot remove...

Use following form to reply to current message:

Name: From My Computing.Net Settings E-Mail: From My Computing.Net Settings Subject: home page change and random pop-ups

Comments:

  Homepage URL (*): 
Homepage Title (*): 
         Image URL:

all fonts are gone

Xp only boots with ext. drive in

Problem with my IP address?

no newline with a new

Home directories

All Posts Awaiting Replies