A couple of days ago I seemed to be infected with some sort of malware on both my laptop and main computer, not sure how it got on, but it's caused a couple of strange things to happen:

- The C: now opens in a new window, and "Open" has changed to "Auto" on the right-click menu (Google tells me something to do with an auto.exe, with Kaspersky tells me is running)
- The system time is stuck in 2005, even when I change it, it just reverts back

I've done a virus scan and it didn't find anything, although on a restart Kaspersky is identifying C:\auto.exe and C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe as "riskware" - Interestingly I can't find auto.exe in C:\, even with protected and hidden files shown.

Anyway, the scan is as follows (on the laptop):

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 12:26:44 PM, on 12/17/2005
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
Boot mode: Normal

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\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\EvtEng.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\S24EvMon.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe
C:\Program Files\Norton Personal Firewall\NISUM.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Norton Personal Firewall\ccPxySvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\OProtSvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\RegSrvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\ZcfgSvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscntfy.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Intel\Wireless\Bin\1XConfig.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxtray.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\EOUWiz.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\notepad.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = about:blank
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {7E853D72-626A-48EC-A868-BA8D5E23E045} - (no file)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IgfxTray] C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HotKeysCmds] C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [EOUApp] C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\EOUWiz.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ccApp] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ccRegVfy] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccRegVfy.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Symantec NetDriver Monitor] C:\PROGRA~1\SYMNET~1\SNDMon.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SSLDyn] C:\WINDOWS\SSLDyn.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Kvsc3] C:\WINDOWS\Kvsc3.exE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [mppds] C:\WINDOWS\mppds.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVPSrv] C:\WINDOWS\AVPSrv.exE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MsPrint32D] C:\WINDOWS\MsPrint32D.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [cmdbcs] C:\WINDOWS\cmdbcs.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [msccrt] C:\WINDOWS\msccrt.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PTSShell] C:\WINDOWS\PTSShell.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [upxdnd] C:\WINDOWS\upxdnd.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WinSysW] C:\WINDOWS\853957L.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LotusHlp] C:\WINDOWS\LotusHlp.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DbgHlp32] C:\WINDOWS\DbgHlp32.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MsIMMs32] C:\WINDOWS\MsIMMs32.exE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WinSysM] C:\WINDOWS\853957M.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NVDispDrv] C:\WINDOWS\NVDispDRV.EXE
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Policies\Explorer\Run: [MSDEG32] LYLoader.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Policies\Explorer\Run: [MSDWG32] LYLoadbr.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Policies\Explorer\Run: [MSDCG32 ] LYLeador.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Policies\Explorer\Run: [MSDOG32] LYLoador.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Policies\Explorer\Run: [MSDSG32] LYLoadar.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Policies\Explorer\Run: [MSDMG32] LYLoadmr.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Policies\Explorer\Run: [MSDHG32] LYLoadhr.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Policies\Explorer\Run: [MSDQG32] LYLoadqr.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 Quick Launch.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\ONENOTEM.EXE
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O23 - Service: 4A333EBD - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\A31CF7F6.EXE
O23 - Service: Symantec Event Manager (ccEvtMgr) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Password Validation Service (ccPwdSvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccPwdSvc.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Proxy Service (ccPxySvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Norton Personal Firewall\ccPxySvc.exe
O23 - Service: EvtEng - Intel Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\EvtEng.exe
O23 - Service: Norton Personal Firewall Accounts Manager (NISUM) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Norton Personal Firewall\NISUM.EXE
O23 - Service: OwnershipProtocol - Intel Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\OProtSvc.exe
O23 - Service: RegSrvc - Intel Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\RegSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: Spectrum24 Event Monitor (S24EventMonitor) - Intel Corporation - C:\Program Files\Intel\Wireless\Bin\S24EvMon.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Network Drivers Service (SNDSrvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SNDSrvc.exe

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End of file - 4924 bytes

On the main computer I removed everything from SSLDyn to NVDispDRV (used old HJT there so perhaps missed one or two things), which I can tell are the dodgy files, which seems to have resulted in the Internet no longer working on there. I'm concerned as some Googling has shown parts of my problem to be connected to the collection of passwords.

An (updated) Ad-Aware scan shows no running spyware and Norton Firewall continually asks if I want to allow MY_70149.exe, MY_70347.exe and winlogon.exe to access the Internet.

Hopefully my problem is one that can be solved? Thanks for any help that can be offered.

Welcome,

If computers are hooked together "unhook them"!! We will need to work on one at a time unhooked.



Go here BitDefender and run an online scan with BitDefender (you will need to use Internet Explorer for this scan). When the ActiveX Control has loaded, click on "Click here to scan" and grab a coffee.

When BitDefender completes the scan, select the "Detected Problems" tab. Click on "Click here to export scan". Save the file as an HTML to your Desktop. Then click on the saved file and allow it to open with your browser. Go to Edit - Select All then copy/paste that log back here. Post back and let us know what it found (post the log).

And post a new HJT log also..