I work as the IT support for our group but haven't developed much experience reading the Hijack this Logs yet. I've got a computer which I'm relatively sure has some spyware. I've run Spybot but still have popup problems and web pages being installed on the desktop. Could someone take a look and help me clean this mess up. If you have a second, a few references for recognizing the offending cultprits would help so I don't have to always rely on you guys. Here is the Hijackthis log Thanks Tom Logfile of HijackThis v1.96.4 Scan saved at 11:28:54 AM, on 1/20/2004 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\ibmpmsvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\S24EvMon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\Program Files\Symantec_Client_Security\Symantec AntiVirus\DefWatch.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe C:\Program Files\Symantec_Client_Security\Symantec AntiVirus\Rtvscan.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\QCONSVC.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\RegSrvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.exe C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPLpr.exe C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe C:\PROGRA~1\ThinkPad\PkgMgr\HOTKEY\TPHKMGR.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\RunDll32.exe C:\Program Files\ThinkPad\Utilities\TpKmapMn.exe C:\PROGRA~1\ThinkPad\UTILIT~1\EzEjMnAp.exe C:\Program Files\ThinkPad\PkgMgr\HOTKEY\TPONSCR.exe C:\WINDOWS\AGRSMMSG.exe C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe C:\Program Files\ThinkPad\PkgMgr\HOTKEY_1\TpScrex.exe C:\Program Files\Support.com\bin\tgcmd.exe C:\Program Files\IBM\Messages By IBM\ibmmessages.exe C:\Program Files\VERITAS Software\Update Manager\sgtray.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANT~1\SYMANT~1\vptray.exe C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\msvcmm32.exe C:\Program Files\Movielink\MovielinkManager\M3Tray.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.exe C:\PROGRA~1\AIM\aim.exe C:\PROGRA~1\AWS\WEATHE~1\Weather.exe C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\WCESCOMM.exe C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Distillr\AcroTray.exe C:\Program Files\Infotriever\Agent\infoclient.exe C:\PROGRA~1\INCRED~1\bin\IMApp.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\DllHost.exe C:\Documents and Settings\acastro.PIH\Local Settings\Temp\Temporary Directory 1 for hijackthis.zip\HijackThis.exe R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = http://www.orbitexplorer.com/cgi-bin/IESearch.cgi?bid=&affid=1gpp R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.harvard.edu/ R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch = R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant = http://www.orbitexplorer.com/cgi-bin/IESearch.cgi?bid=&affid=1gpp R3 - URLSearchHook: OESearchHook Class - {341FB59F-3507-443b-8147-423B4E3B2B15} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\OE\search.dll O2 - BHO: MyWebSearch Search Assistant BHO - {00A6FAF1-072E-44cf-8957-5838F569A31D} - C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch\SrchAstt\1.bin\MWSSRCAS.DLL O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx O2 - BHO: mwsBar BHO - {07B18EA1-A523-4961-B6BB-170DE4475CCA} - C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch\bar\1.bin\MWSBAR.DLL O2 - BHO: (no name) - {5CA3D70E-1895-11CF-8E15-001234567890} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswshx.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {702AD576-FDDB-4d0f-9811-A43252064684} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\OE\toolbar.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {D48F2E28-68E2-4920-9848-D6E6C7AB3EB7} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\OE\redirector.dll O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx O3 - Toolbar: My &Web Search - {07B18EA9-A523-4961-B6BB-170DE4475CCA} - C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch\bar\1.bin\MWSBAR.DLL O3 - Toolbar: &Search Toolbar - {702AD576-FDDB-4d0f-9811-A43252064684} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\OE\toolbar.dll O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [S3TRAY2] S3Tray2.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SynTPLpr] C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPLpr.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SynTPEnh] C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATIModeChange] Ati2mdxx.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BluetoothAuthenticationAgent] rundll32.exe irprops.cpl,,BluetoothAuthenticationAgent O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TPHOTKEY] C:\PROGRA~1\ThinkPad\PkgMgr\HOTKEY\TPHKMGR.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BMMGAG] RunDll32 C:\PROGRA~1\ThinkPad\UTILIT~1\pwrmonit.dll,StartPwrMonitor O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BMMLREF] C:\Program Files\ThinkPad\Utilities\BMMLREF.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TPKMAPMN] C:\Program Files\ThinkPad\Utilities\TpKmapMn.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TP4EX] tp4ex.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [EZEJMNAP] C:\PROGRA~1\ThinkPad\UTILIT~1\EzEjMnAp.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AGRSMMSG] AGRSMMSG.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATIPTA] C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [tgcmd] "C:\Program Files\Support.com\bin\tgcmd.exe" /server O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ibmmessages] C:\Program Files\IBM\Messages By IBM\ibmmessages.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [StorageGuard] "c:\Program Files\VERITAS Software\Update Manager\sgtray.exe" /r O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [dla] C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [vptray] C:\PROGRA~1\SYMANT~1\SYMANT~1\vptray.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LoadMSvcmm] C:\WINDOWS\System32\msvcmm32.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [M3Tray] C:\Program Files\Movielink\MovielinkManager\M3Tray.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Synchronization Manager] %SystemRoot%\system32\mobsync.exe /logon O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [OrbitUpdate] C:\Program Files\Orbit\update.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [OrbitView] C:\Program Files\Orbit\view.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ibmmessages] C:\Program Files\IBM\Messages By IBM\ibmmessages.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MsnMsgr] "C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.exe" /background O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AIM] C:\PROGRA~1\AIM\aim.exe -cnetwait.odl O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Weather] C:\PROGRA~1\AWS\WEATHE~1\Weather.exe 1 O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [IncrediMail] C:\PROGRA~1\INCRED~1\bin\IncMail.exe /c O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [H/PC Connection Agent] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\WCESCOMM.exe" O4 - Startup: Infotriever.lnk = C:\Program Files\Infotriever\Agent\infoclient.exe O4 - Global Startup: Acrobat Assistant.lnk = C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Distillr\AcroTray.exe O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Gamma Loader.lnk = ? O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\OSA.exe O8 - Extra context menu item: &Add animation to IncrediMail Style Box - C:\PROGRA~1\INCRED~1\bin\resources\WebMenuImg.htm O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000 O9 - Extra button: Create Mobile Favorite (HKLM) O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Create Mobile Favorite... (HKLM) O9 - Extra button: AIM (HKLM) O9 - Extra button: Related (HKLM) O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links (HKLM) O9 - Extra button: Messenger (HKLM) O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Messenger (HKLM) O9 - Extra button: WeatherBug (HKCU) O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll O16 - DPF: {36E4E9BC-4D0C-41B4-90C9-37AFDBFAAD3C} (InforbitHelper Class) - http://download.infotriever.com/bin/ifhelper.cab O16 - DPF: {3E68E405-C6DE-49FF-83AE-41EE9F4C36CE} (Office Update Installation Engine) - http://office.microsoft.com/officeupdate/content/opuc.cab O16 - DPF: {41F17733-B041-4099-A042-B518BB6A408C} - http://a1540.g.akamai.net/7/1540/52/20030530/qtinstall.info.apple.com/bonnie/us/win/QuickTimeInstaller.exe O16 - DPF: {56336BCB-3D8A-11D6-A00B-0050DA18DE71} (RdxIE Class) - http://207.188.7.150/059be6005e028c176c22/netzip/RdxIE601.cab O16 - DPF: {9F1C11AA-197B-4942-BA54-47A8489BB47F} (Update Class) - http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/CAB/x86/unicode/iuctl.CAB?37867.4458796296 O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab O16 - DPF: {D7B3E460-9968-4191-BD6F-BEED1BC18482} (Loader Class) - http://www.orbitexplorer.com/OELoader.cab O16 - DPF: {F7DC2A2E-FC34-11D3-B1D9-00A0C99B41BB} (Zoom Class) - http://www.zoomify.com/download/zoomify214.cab

Hi MR Ribs, I don't see any signs of the peper trojan. This is netster spyware. Have HJT fix it. Install spywareblaster to prevent further occurrences O16 - DPF: {56336BCB-3D8A-11D6-A00B-0050DA18DE71} (RdxIE Class) - http://207.188.7.150/059be6005e028c176c22/netzip/RdxIE601.cab Visit http://www.sysinfo.org/ and http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm for info on the .EXE's in your running processes and the 02 & 03 references. Visit http://forums.net-integration.net/index.php?showtopic=3051 to find out how to help prevent further problems.

Thanks for taking a look. When I did a search this morning for BMMGAG (in the registry and I didn't recognize it)I got a number of references to the Peper virus. Now I still see it in the Hijackthis log. Is this not an indicator and if not what is that file for? O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BMMGAG] RunDll32 C:\PROGRA~1\ThinkPad\UTILIT~1\pwrmonit.dll,StartPwrMonitor

A previous post with it in http://www.computing.net/security/wwwboard/forum/8858.html Looking at this part C:\PROGRA~1\ThinkPad\UTILIT~1\pwrmonit.dll,StartPwrMonitor of it, it's part of the thinkpad utilities, if you're really concerned regarding it, check it's properties but I think that one is a legit file. very simple example, peper usually has something like this in the last 3rd of running processes C:\WINDOWS\System32\Fvemf4V7.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\Yvk4sD3.exe and in the 04's of a hijack log O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [2N85L533MR#GJT] C:\WINDOWS\System32\LgnJ8V3.exe Note the presence of a 14 character CLSID [2N85L533MR#GJT] With thanks to iceblue for the above example. Peper doesn't always conform tho.

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