Hi guys,


I turned on my computer when I came back from school and windows firewall asked me if I wanted to accept, block or ask later for these programs mswinup.exe, winsvcup.exe, winupsvc.exe. Anyone know what these are? I haven't downloaded anything for 2 days. My HijackThis log should be attached.


Thanks in advance,
Henry

Hi
I cant say I have come across this bug before...looks like a new kid on the block...can you locate this one C:\WINDOWS\system32\winsvcup.exe and right click on it and check the Properties...I'm pretty sure its no Microsoft..


Step 1: Download and install Ewido Anti-Spyware v4.0
1. After download, double click on the file to launch the install process.
2. Choose a language, click "OK" and then click "Next".
3. Read the "License Agreement" and click "I Agree".
4. Accept default installation path: C:\Program Files\ewido anti-spyware 4.0, click "Next", then click "Install".
5. After setup completes, click "Finish" to start the program automatically or launch ewido by double-clicking its icon on your desktop or in the system tray.
6. The main "Status" menu will appear. Select "Change state" to inactivate 'Resident Shield' and 'Automatic Updates'.
7. Then right click on ewdio in the system tray and uncheck "Start with Windows".
8. Go to Start > Run and type: services.msc

• Press "OK".
• Click the "Extended tab" and scroll down the list to find ewido anti-spyware 4.0 guard.
• When you find the guard service, double-click on it.
• In the Properties Window > General Tab that opens, click the "Stop" button.
• From the drop-down menu next to "Startup Type", click on "Manual".
• Now click "Apply", then "OK" and close the Services window.

9. Select the "Update" button and click "Start update". If you are having problems with the updater, manually update with the Ewido Full database installer from here. Exit Ewido when done - DO NOT perform a scan yet.
Step 2: Reboot your computer in SAFE MODE" using the F8 method. To do this, restart your computer and after hearing your computer beep once during startup [but before the Windows icon appears] press the F8 key repeatedly. A menu will appear with several options. Use the arrow keys to navigate and select the option to run Windows in "Safe Mode".
Step 3: Scan with Ewido as follows:
1. Launch Ewido, click on the "Scanner" button and choose the "Settings" tab.

• Under "How to act?", click on "Recommended actions" and choose "Quarantine" to set default action for detected malware.
• Under "How to Scan?" check all (default).
• Under "Possibly unwanted software" check all (default).
• Under "What to Scan?" make sure "Scan every file" is selected (default).
• Under "Reports" select "Automatically generate report after every scan and UNcheck "Only if threats were found".

2. Click the "Scan" tab to return to scanning options.
3. Click "Complete System Scan" to start.
4. When the scan has finished you will be presented with a list of infected objects found. Click "Apply all actions" to place the files in Quarantine.
IMPORTANT! Do not save the report before you have clicked the Apply all actions button. If you do, the log that is created will indicate "No action taken", making it more difficult to interpret the report. So be sure you save it only AFTER clicking the "Apply all actions" button?
5. Click on "Save Report" to view all completed scans. Click on the most recent scan you just performed and select "Save report as" - the default file name will be in date/time format as follows: Report-Scan-20060620-142816.txt. Save to your desktop. A copy of each report will also be saved in C:\Program Files\ewido anti-spyware 4.0\Reports\
6. Exit Ewido when done and submit the log report in your next response. .
Note: Close all open windows, programs, and DO NOT USE the computer while Ewido is scanning. If Explorer or other programs are open during the scan that means certain files will also be in use. Some malware will insert itself and hide in areas that are "protected" by Windows when the files are being used. This can hamper Ewido's ability to clean properly and may result in reinfection.
Note: If Ewido "crashes" or "hangs" during the scan, try scanning again by doing this:
1. Scan one sector of the system at a time by using the "Custom Scan" feature. To do this select Scanner > Custom Scan and click on Add drive/directory/file. Browse to C:\Windows > System, add this folder to the list and click on "Start Scan". When the scan is complete, repeat the Custom Scan but this time, browse to and add the System32 folder. Then keep repeating this procedure until all your folders have been scanned. Make sure you include the Documents & Settings folder.
2. If this still does not help, then turn the ADS scanner off while making a Custom Scan. To do this select Scanner > Scan Settings and untick "Scan in NTFS Alternate Data Streams". Then repeat the steps above for performing a Custom Scan.

Doing scan now. Might take a while so I'll get back to you as soon as I can

Take your time,no rush.

Ok my ewido log is attached.

Ok....

Please download the Killbox.
Run Killbox, left click and drag you mouse over the highlighted files below (including filepath) then right click and choose Copy (including filepath) with your mouse, rightclick and choose Copy. Insert your mouse pointer within the box entitled "Full Filepath of File to Delete", rightclick again and choose File > Paste from Clipboard. All the files should now appear in the box (click on the Tab and check to make sure that only the files I have identified as malware and marked for deletion are there). If each file exists, it will appear in blue under that window when you click on it. Click on Delete on Reboot. Next click on > "Delete on Reboot" and click on "All Files". Please do this even if this option is already checked. You will get a message saying "File with be deleted on next reboot, click "Yes". Process and Reboot now?" Click "Yes" to reboot

C:\WINDOWS\system32\mswinup.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winsvcup.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winupsvc.exe


Have "Hijack This" fix all the following items in the list below by placing a check in the appropriate boxes.Confirm that you have only the listed ones checked, then press <Fix checked> and Close HJT.

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MSWindowsUpdate] C:\WINDOWS\system32\mswinup.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WindowsFirewallSvc] C:\WINDOWS\system32\winsvcup.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Windows Update Host] C:\WINDOWS\system32\winupsvc.exe

Reboot and post a new HJT log.....

Might get you to run this as well just to play safe...



Download SDFix http://downloads.andymanchesta.com/RemovalTools/SDFix.zip and save it to your desktop.

Please then reboot your computer in [b]Safe Mode[/b] by doing the following :

• Restart your computer
  
  
• After hearing your computer beep once during startup, but before the Windows icon appears, tap the F8 key continually;
• Instead of Windows loading as normal, a menu with options should appear;
• Select the first option, to run Windows in Safe Mode, then press "Enter".
• Choose your usual account.

• In Safe Mode, right click the SDFix.zip folder and choose [b]Extract All[/b],
• Open the extracted folder and double click [b]RunThis.bat[/b] to start the script.
• Type [b]Y[/b] to begin the script.
• It will remove the Trojan Services then make some repairs to the registry and prompt you to press any key to Reboot.
• Press any Key and it will restart the PC.
• Your system will take longer that normal to restart as the fixtool will be running and removing files.
• When the desktop loads the Fixtool will complete the removal and display [b]Finished[/b], then press any key to end the script and load your desktop icons.
• Finally open the SDFix folder on your desktop and copy and paste the contents of the results file
  [b]Report.txt[/b] back onto the forum with a new HijackThis log