Recurring file

[Alex88]

Hi all,

I was on AIM today talking to my cousin. I loaded her profile, and checked out the link in it. Now, this link brings you to a porn site (fast X-out action there). So I told her to remove it, because it's a porn link. She then said she has tried, but it keeps coming back.

Later I was talking to another friend, and she noticed the same link in my profile. Now I'm really confused, because I never put that link there. So I move to delete it, nothing. It just comes back.

I then go to C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Aim\laxAJ88 and delete the info.htm file, which contains that link. The big problem is that after I delete it, it disappears, and then comes back about a second later, no matter how many times I delete it.

I have uninstalled and re-downloaded AIM multiple times, to no avail.

I am running Windows 98 SE.

Can anyone help?

Thanks,

Alex Johnson

[Budfred]

It appears that you are being hijacked. Go to mjc's security thread (http://www.pcguide.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15179) and follow the link to download HijackThis. Run it and then copy/paste the log here for the experts (not me) to check out. It would not be a bad idea to also get AdAware and/or Spybot to check for spyware or other malicious stuff...

[Alex88]

Thank you Budfred

Here is the log.

Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.6
Scan saved at 5:49:48 PM, on 11/15/03
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:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\COMMAND SOFTWARE\DVPAPI9X.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMAND SOFTWARE\COMMAND ANTIVIRUS\AVINIT9X.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSTRAY.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMAND SOFTWARE\COMMAND ANTIVIRUS\UNTRAY.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMAND SOFTWARE\COMMAND ANTIVIRUS\DVPRPT.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DDHELP.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMAND SOFTWARE\COMMAND ANTIVIRUS\AVTRAY.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMAND SOFTWARE\COMMAND ANTIVIRUS\SCHSC9X.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\AHEAD\INCD\INCD.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\D-TOOLS\DAEMON.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\B.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\AIM\AIM.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WMIEXE.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\REGEDIT.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\PSTORES.EXE
C:\PROGRAM FILES\WINRAR\WINRAR.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\RAR$EX01.096\HIJACKTHIS.EXE

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.shoutcast.com/
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\PROGRAM FILES\ADOBE\ACROBAT 5.0\ACROBAT\ACTIVEX\ACROIEHELPER.OCX
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSDXM.OCX
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ScanRegistry] C:\WINDOWS\scanregw.exe /autorun
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SystemTray] SysTray.Exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CSAV_CheckViruses] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMAN~1\COMMAN~1\VCHK.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [untray] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMAN~1\COMMAN~1\UNTRAY.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [dvprpt] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMAN~1\COMMAN~1\DVPRPT.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [avtray] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMAN~1\COMMAN~1\AVTRAY.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVSchedScan] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMAN~1\COMMAN~1\SCHSC9X.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [InCD] C:\Program Files\Ahead\InCD\InCD.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DAEMON Tools-1033] "C:\Program Files\D-Tools\daemon.exe" -lang 1033
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Antivirus] C:\WINDOWS\B.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [LoadPowerProfile] Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [TrueVector] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ZONELABS\VSMON.EXE -service
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [LoadDvpApi9x] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\COMMAN~1\DVPAPI9X.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [avinit] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMAN~1\COMMAN~1\AVINIT9X.EXE
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AIM] C:\PROGRAM FILES\AIM\aim.exe -cnetwait.odl
O4 - Startup: PowerReg Scheduler V3.exe
O4 - Startup: PowerReg Scheduler.exe
O4 - Global Startup: ZoneAlarm.lnk = C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zonealarm.exe
O9 - Extra button: Related (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: AIM (HKLM)
O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\PROGRA~1\INTERN~1\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll
O16 - DPF: {9F1C11AA-197B-4942-BA54-47A8489BB47F} (Update Class) - http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/CAB/x86/ansi/iuctl.CAB?37841.9057523148
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab
O16 - DPF: {4E330863-6A11-11D0-BFD8-006097237877} (InstallFromTheWeb ActiveX Control) - http://tw.msi.com.tw/autobios/client/iftwclix.cab
O16 - DPF: ChatSpace Full Java Client 4.0.0.300 - http://63.102.226.240:8000/Java/cfs40300.cab
O16 - DPF: {166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000} (Shockwave ActiveX Control) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/director/sw.cab
O16 - DPF: ChatSpace Full Java Client 4.0.0.301 - http://63.102.226.240:8000/Java/cfs40301.cab

[mjc]

You are infected...

Close all browser windows, then in HijackThis check off the boxes next to the following and then the Fix button....

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Antivirus] C:\WINDOWS\B.EXE

Then, CTRL-ALT-DEL and kill task on b.exe, then find and deletel it, reboot and then run a follow-up scan.

Command Antivirus???

C:\PROGRA~1\COMMAN~1\COMMAN~1\VCHK.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [untray] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMAN~1\COMMAN~1\UNTRAY.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [dvprpt] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMAN~1\COMMAN~1\DVPRPT.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [avtray] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMAN~1\COMMAN~1\AVTRAY.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVSchedScan] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMAN~1\COMMAN~1\SCHSC9X.EXE

[Alex88]

Originally posted by mjc

Command Antivirus???

C:\PROGRA~1\COMMAN~1\COMMAN~1\VCHK.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [untray] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMAN~1\COMMAN~1\UNTRAY.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [dvprpt] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMAN~1\COMMAN~1\DVPRPT.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [avtray] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMAN~1\COMMAN~1\AVTRAY.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVSchedScan] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMAN~1\COMMAN~1\SCHSC9X.EXE

Wait, what do you want me to do here? Sorry for the newbieness. :)







Anyway, thanks for fixing it. What is b.exe?

[mjc]

Nothing.....I am asking if they are related to Command AV.....and if it is your AV?

I have seen these things spoof system files and other programs files, but not any AV files......yet.