I have been having some issues with a browser hijacker (www.a. dog in his pen.com) for the last two weeks or so. It caused my IE6 to open on bootup & go to above mentioned site & blacked out the screen during Ad-aware scans & Avast scans. So, I have used Spybot. Also, I changed my virus checker from AVAST to MCAFEE to AVG. I have had confirmation of Trojan Horses (several) being found. Finally, I changed the browser from IE6 to IE7. IE7 had a lot of trouble working (hanging forever/not connecting), till I found 1 more Trojan w/ AVG. However, some of the Trojans found might not be the malicious ones, but are related to software installed as updaters.
So, I posting a "HiJack This Log". I think I am really out of the woods but i would appreciate a second opinion or so.

Attached Files

hijackthis Feb172008 TB.txt (11.3 KB, 1 views)

Hi TarqB,

Welcome to PCHF.
We have a staff of techs who have a wide variety of skills and will be able to help you with your problem, this is not my area of expertise, one of the folks who can help you should be along shortly.
Thank you
Cart

helllo tarq, and welcome to the forums.

You may want to print these out. please close all other applications, start hjt again, click 'perform system scan only', place a tick next to the following and click 'fix checked'
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {7E853D72-626A-48EC-A868-BA8D5E23E045} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {FDD3B846-8D59-4ffb-8758-209B6AD74ACC} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: HP View - {B2847E28-5D7D-4DEB-8B67-05D28BCF79F5} - (no file)
O16 - DPF: {1D4DB7D2-6EC9-47A3-BD87-1E41684E07BB} -

Download ComboFix from Here or Here to your Desktop.

**Note: In the event you already have Combofix, this is a new version that I need you to download. It is important that it is saved directly to your desktop**
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1. Close any open browsers.

2. Close/disable all anti virus and anti malware programs so they do not interfere with the running of ComboFix.

• Very Important! Temporarily disable your anti-virus, script blocking and any anti-malware real-time protection before performing a scan. They can interfere with ComboFix or remove some of its embedded files which may cause "unpredictable results".
  Click on this link to see a list of programs that should be disabled. The list is not all inclusive. If yours is not listed and you don't know how to disable it, please ask.

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Double click on combofix.exe & follow the prompts.

• When finished, it will produce a report for you.
• Please post the "C:\ComboFix.txt" along with a new HijackThis log for further review.

**Note: Do not mouseclick combofix's window while it's running. That may cause it to stall**

thanks,

v

Thanks V for looking at this for me.......to update AVG found 13 more Trojans (12 in the "System Volume\ restore") the day following the first log being put up.

Now as for the stuff you gave me to do: I have attached the Combifix log & HJT log. Combifix did generate an exception error at one point (log creation, I think).......I didn't get the #. But, I am hoping it has worked.

THANKS

Attached Files

	Combifix_log Feb21_2008.txt (15.1 KB, 1 views)
	hijackthis log Feb21_2008.txt (11.2 KB, 1 views)

do you run kazaa?

Regardless, log looks a lot better. How's the rig running?

v

Do I run Kazaa? Not now, but in the past Limewire & occasionally Bit-Torrent, or U-Torrent. I have a teenager, in the house, so, it's hopeless.

I think the computer is running better, but is there a site or some prg, I can use to make that assessment??? Again, it is the teen who uses it most.

thanks