Pulling my hair out and about to get the hammer out!

[scipilot]

I'm pulling my hair out here and slowly going broke spending money on fixes that don't work or kill my PC completly.

I have a nasty search engine hijack that redirects me to porn and anti spyware sites and even shuts my browser (f/fox and I.E) down completly, even if I copy and paste the url rather than click the result, have tried about 10 programmes and even paid an Americam company that worked remotly on my PC, they killed it completly and it would not even boot up. Result a

[Konc]

Have you considered the offline database update? I won't claim to know exactly how it works but the version listed on http://www.gt500.org/malwarebytes/database.jsp seems to be the version my db is, and I updated mine just an hour ago or so.

Hopefully that'll work for you.

[scipilot]

Many thank Konc, I followed the link and I think it updated? Did a quick scan and removed one Trojan but the problems is still there and Malwarebytes still shuts down when trying the update.

Below is the log if its any help, again thanks for the speedy reply.

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.34

Database version: 1893

Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3

24/03/2009 23:06:40

mbam-log-2009-03-24 (23-06-40).txt

Scan type: Quick Scan

Objects scanned: 92834

Time elapsed: 6 minute(s), 29 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0

Memory Modules Infected: 0

Registry Keys Infected: 0

Registry Values Infected: 0

Registry Data Items Infected: 0

Folders Infected: 0

Files Infected: 1

Memory Processes Infected:

(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Infected:

(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Infected:

(No malicious items detected)

Registry Values Infected:

(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data Items Infected:

(No malicious items detected)

Folders Infected:

(No malicious items detected)

Files Infected:

C:\WINDOWS\lhk.yvp (Trojan.Daonol) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

[AdvancedSetup]

Hello scipilot and Welcome to Malwarebytes.org

If you're having Malware related issues with your computer that you're unable to resolve.

1. Please read and follow the instructions provided here: I'm infected - What do I do now?
2. If needed please post your logs in a NEW topic here: Malware Removal - HijackThis Logs
   
3. When posting logs please do not use any Quote, Code, or other tags. Please copy/paste directly into your post and do not attach files unless requested.
   

• Please do not post any logs in the General forum. We do not work on any logs posted in the General forum.
  
• Please do not install any software or use any removal/scanning tool except for those you're requested to run by the Helper that will assist you.
  
• Using these other tools often makes the cleanup task more difficult and time consuming.
  
• If you have already submitted for assistance at one of the other support sites on the Internet then you should not post a new log here, you should stay working with the Helper from that site until the issue is resolved.
  
• Do not assume you're clean because you don't see something in the logs. Please wait until the person assisting you provides feedback.
  
• There are often many others that require asistance as well, so please be patient. If no one has responded within 48 hours then please go ahead and post a request for review
  

• NOTE: If for some reason you're unable to run some or any of the tools in the first link, then skip that step and move on to the next one. If you can't even run HijackThis, then just proceed and post a NEW topic as shown in the second link describing your issues and someone will assist you as soon as they can.
  

[scipilot]

P.S

Been reading about the wonders of Combofix, tried to down load it from http://www.combofix.org/download.php and that shuts by browser down in I.E and if I put the search term 'combofix' into f/fox and hit search that also closes my browser

[AdvancedSetup]

Please DO NOT run Combofix on your own. If you do, there are many helpers that will NOT help you anymore and will pass by on your post for help.

Please just do as requested.

[scipilot]

OK, got that many thanks will follow your instructions.

Tried firstly to update my AVG as suggested before running a full scan, update fails. So I disabled AVG and downloaded the suggested Avira tried to update before scanning, that also fails. i'm currenty running Avira as is to see if it throws up anything.

[scipilot]

Sorry, forgot to mention that I have done the first step of installing and running Malwarebytes ad mstakingly pasted those result above, should I move over to he other section mentioned in the link above?

Again thanks for the assistance.

[AdvancedSetup]

Yes, basically post your MBAM log and a new HJT log in the other forum as a new post and wait. The site is VERY busy right now and it may take some time for someone to free up time to assist you.

[scipilot]

Thanks for your help, its 1:38am here in the UK so will get onto this tomorrow.