body4u.diy.myrice.com

[0nIQ23cFNJUo8r3]

Does anyone know if MB Pro removes this?  I can not seem to irradiate this browser hijacker.  Thanks for any help.

[0nIQ23cFNJUo8r3]

Need help to remove this browser hijacker.  I have run scan after scan with MB Pro.  Also ran ADWCLeaner, CC Cleaner, Spybot S&D and I cant get rid of it.  Any help is appreciated.  Thanks!

[AdvancedSetup]

Hello and

Please read the following and post back the logs when ready and we'll see about getting you cleaned up.

General P2P/Piracy Warning:
 
 

 

If you're using

Peer 2 Peer

software such as

uTorrent, BitTorrent

or similar you must either fully uninstall them or completely disable them from running while being assisted here.

Failure to remove or disable such software will result in your topic being closed and no further assistance being provided.

If you have

illegal/cracked software, cracks, keygens etc

. on the system, please remove or uninstall them now and read the policy on

Piracy

.

 
Before we proceed further, please read all of the following instructions carefully.
If there is anything that you do not understand kindly ask before proceeding.
If needed please print out these instructions.

• Please do not post logs using CODE, QUOTE, or FONT tags. Just paste them as direct text.
• If the log is too large then you can use attachments by clicking on the More Reply Options button.
• Please enable your system to show hidden files: How to see hidden files in Windows
• Make sure you're subscribed to this topic:
  
  • Click on the Follow This Topic Button (at the top right of this page), make sure that the Receive notification box is checked and that it is set to Instantly
    

  [*]Removing malware can be unpredictable...It is unlikely but things can go very wrong! Please make sure you Backup all files that cannot be replaced if something were to happen. You can copy them to a CD/DVD, external drive or a pen drive [*]Please don't run any other scans, download, install or uninstall any programs unless requested by me while I'm working with you. [*]The removal of malware is not instantaneous, please be patient. Often we are also on a different Time Zone. [*]Perform everything in the correct order. Sometimes one step requires the previous one. [*]If you have any problems while following my instructions, Stop there and tell me the exact nature of the issue. [*]You can check here if you're not sure if your computer is 32-bit or 64-bit [*]Please disable your antivirus while running any requested scanners so that they do not interfere with the scanners. [*]When we are done, I'll give you instructions on how to cleanup all the tools and logs [*]Please stick with me until I give you the "all clear" and Please don't waste my time by leaving before that. [*]Your topic will be closed if you haven't replied within 3 days [*](If I have not responded within 24 hours, please send me a Private Message as a reminder)
  

 
STEP 0
RKill is a program that was developed at BleepingComputer.com that attempts to terminate known malware processes
so that your normal security software can then run and clean your computer of infections.
When RKill runs it will kill malware processes and then removes incorrect executable associations and fixes policies
that stop us from using certain tools. When finished it will display a log file that shows the processes that were
terminated while the program was running.

As RKill only terminates a program's running process, and does not delete any files, after running it you should not reboot
your computer as any malware processes that are configured to start automatically will just be started again.
Instead, after running RKill you should immediately scan your computer using the requested scans I've included.

Please download Rkill by Grinler from one of the links below and save it to your desktop.
 

Link 1

Link 2

• On Windows XP double-click on the Rkill desktop icon to run the tool.
• On Windows Vista/Windows 7 or 8, right-click on the Rkill desktop icon and select Run As Administrator
• A black DOS box will briefly flash and then disappear. This is normal and indicates the tool ran successfully.
• If not, delete the file, then download and use the one provided in Link 2.
• If it does not work, repeat the process and attempt to use one of the remaining links until the tool runs.
• If the tool does not run from any of the links provided, please let me know.
• Do not reboot the computer, you will need to run the application again.
  

STEP 01
Backup the Registry:
Modifying the Registry can create unforeseen problems, so it always wise to create a backup before doing so.

• Please download ERUNT from one of the following links: Link1 | Link2 | Link3
• ERUNT (Emergency Recovery Utility NT) is a free program that allows you to keep a complete backup of your registry and restore it when needed.
• Double click on erunt-setup.exe to Install ERUNT by following the prompts.
• NOTE: Do not choose to allow ERUNT to add an Entry to the Startup folder. Click NO.
• Start ERUNT either by double clicking on the desktop icon or choosing to start the program at the end of the setup process.
• Choose a location for the backup.
  
  • Note: the default location is C:\Windows\ERDNT which is acceptable.
    

  [*]Make sure that at least the first two check boxes are selected. [*]Click on OK [*]Then click on YES to create the folder. [*]Note: if it is necessary to restore the registry, open the backup folder and start ERDNT.exe
  

STEP 02
Please run a Threat Scan with MBAM.  If you're unable to run or complete the scan as shown below please see the following:  MBAM Clean Removal Process 2x
When reinstalling the program please try the latest version.

Right click and choose "Run as administrator" to open Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and from the Dashboard please Check for Updates by clicking the Update Now... link
Open up Malwarebytes > Settings > Detection and Protection > Enable Scan for rootkit and Under Non Malware Protection set both PUP and PUM to Treat detections as malware.
Click on the SCAN button and run a Threat Scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware by clicking the Scan Now>> button.
Once completed please click on the History > Application Logs and find your scan log and open it and then click on the "copy to clipboard" button and post back the results on your next reply.
 
 
STEP 03
Please download RogueKiller and save it to your desktop.

You can check here if you're not sure if your computer is 32-bit or 64-bit

• RogueKiller 32-bit | RogueKiller 64-bit
• Quit all running programs.
• For Windows XP, double-click to start.
• For Vista,Windows 7/8, Right-click on the program and select Run as Administrator to start and when prompted allow it to run.
• Read and accept the EULA (End User Licene Agreement)
• Click Scan to scan the system.
• When the scan completes Close the program > Don't Fix anything!
• Don't run any other options, they're not all bad!!
• Post back the report which should be located on your desktop.
  

Thank you
 

[0nIQ23cFNJUo8r3]

Here are my logs as requested.  Awaiting further instruction.  Thanks!

Rkill.txt

MBAMThreat Scan Log.txt

RKreport_SCN_06102014_184223.log

[AdvancedSetup]

Great, thanks for the logs. Looks good overall.

 

Please go ahead and run through the following steps and post back the logs when ready.
 
STEP 04
Please download Junkware Removal Tool to your desktop.

• Shutdown your antivirus to avoid any conflicts.
• Right click over JRT.exe and select Run as administrator on Windows Vista or Windows 7, double-click on XP.
• The tool will open and start scanning your system.
• Please be patient as this can take a while to complete.
• On completion, a log (JRT.txt) is saved to your desktop and will automatically open.
• Post the contents of JRT.txt into your next reply message
• When completed make sure to re-enable your antivirus
  

STEP 05
Lets clean out any adware now: (this will require a reboot so save all your work)

Please download AdwCleaner by Xplode and save to your Desktop.

• Double click on AdwCleaner.exe to run the tool.
  Vista/Windows 7/8 users right-click and select Run As Administrator
• Click on the Scan button.
• AdwCleaner will begin...be patient as the scan may take some time to complete.
• When it's done you'll see: Pending: Please uncheck elements you don't want removed.
• Now click on the Report button...a logfile (AdwCleaner[R0].txt) will open in Notepad for review.
• Look over the log especially under Files/Folders for any program you want to save.
• If there's a program you may want to save, just uncheck it from AdwCleaner.
• If you're not sure, post the log for review. (all items found are adware/spyware/foistware)
• If you're ready to clean it all up.....click the Clean button.
• After rebooting, a logfile report (AdwCleaner[s0].txt) will open automatically.
• Copy and paste the contents of that logfile in your next reply.
• A copy of that logfile will also be saved in the C:\AdwCleaner folder.
• Items that are deleted are moved to the Quarantine Folder: C:\AdwCleaner\Quarantine
• To restore an item that has been deleted:
• Go to Tools > Quarantine Manager > check what you want restored > now click on Restore.
  

STEP 06
Please open Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and from the Dashboard please Check for Updates by clicking the Update Now... link
Open up Malwarebytes > Settings > Detection and Protection > Enable Scan for rootkits, Under Non Malware Protection set both PUP and PUM to Treat detections as malware.
Click on the SCAN button and run a Threat Scan with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware by clicking the Scan Now>> button.
Once completed please click on the History > Application Logs and find your scan log and open it and then click on the "copy to clipboard" button and post back the results on your next reply.


STEP 07


Please go here to run the online antivirus scannner from ESET.

• Turn off the real time scanner of any existing antivirus program while performing the online scan
• Tick the box next to YES, I accept the Terms of Use.
• Click Start
• When asked, allow the activex control to install
• Click Start
• Make sure that the option Remove found threats is unticked
• Click on Advanced Settings and ensure these options are ticked:
  
  • Scan for potentially unwanted applications
  • Scan for potentially unsafe applications
  • Enable Anti-Stealth Technology
    

  
  [*]Click Scan [*]Wait for the scan to finish [*]If any threats were found, click the 'List of found threats' , then click Export to text file.... [*]Save it to your desktop, then please copy and paste that log as a reply to this topic.
  

STEP 08
Please download the Farbar Recovery Scan Tool and save it to your desktop.

Note: You need to run the version compatibale with your system. You can check here if you're not sure if your computer is 32-bit or 64-bit

• Double-click to run it. When the tool opens click Yes to disclaimer.
• Press the Scan button.
• It will make a log (FRST.txt) in the same directory the tool is run. Please copy and paste it to your reply.
• The first time the tool is run, it also makes another log (Addition.txt). Please attach it to your reply as well.
  

[0nIQ23cFNJUo8r3]

Here is the next set of files as requested. 

JRT.txt

AdwCleanerS2.txt

MBAMThreat Scan Log-2.txt

ESET.txt

FRST.txt

Addition.txt

[AdvancedSetup]

Please go into Control Panel, Add/Remove and uninstall ALL versions of Java. Then run the following
 
Run JavaRa

• Please download JavaRa and unzip it in a folder on your desktop.
• Double-click on JavaRa.exe to start the program.
• Click on Settings and Place a checkmark beside Create a log file. Click on Back.
• Click on Update JavaRa Definitions. Click on download. When this is done click on Back.
• Choose Remove JRE, since you already uninstalled Java, please click on Next.
• Now click on Perform Removal Routine to remove the older versions of Java installed on your computer.
• When that's succesfully done, please click OK to close the message.
• Click on Next. Since you already downloaded the latest version of Java, please click on Next.
• Now click on Close this wizard and click Finish.
• From the main menu please choose Additional Tasks
• Place a checkmark beside Remove Outdated JRE Firefox Extentions and click Run. Mozilla Firefox should be closed before running this task.
• When that's succesfully done you will see a message at the top saying: "Selected tasks completed successfully".
• A log file should be created in the same directory as JavaRa.
• Please post the log in your next reply.
• Close JavaRa by clicking the red cross button.
• Then RESTART THE COMPUTER

 

Next:
Please Run TFC by OldTimer to clear temporary files:

• Download TFC from here and save it to your desktop.
• http://oldtimer.geekstogo.com/TFC.exe
• Close any open programs and Internet browsers.
• Double click TFC.exe to run it on XP (for Vista and Windows 7 right click and choose "Run as administrator") and once it opens click on the Start button on the lower left of the program to allow it to begin cleaning.
• Please be patient as clearing out temp files may take a while.
• Once it completes you may be prompted to restart your computer, please do so.
• Once it's finished you may delete TFC.exe from your desktop or save it for later use for the cleaning of temporary files.
• Then RESTART THE COMPUTER

 

 

 

Next:

Please visit each of the following sites and lets reset all of your browsers back to defaults to prevent unexpected issues.
If you are not using one of the browsers but it is installed then you may want to consider uninstalling it as older versions of some software can pose an increase in the potential for an infection to get in.

Internet Explorer
How to reset Internet Explorer settings

Firefox
Click on Help / Troubleshooting Information then click on the Reset Firefox button.

Chrome
Chrome - Reset browser settings

Opera
How to Perform a (really) clean Reinstall of Opera
 
 

 
Next:
Please run a Full Disk Check on your system drive.  If needed here are some links on how to run a Disk Check.

On Windows 7 the disk check log is in the Event Logs under Application with a heading source of  Wininit

How to Run Disk Check in Windows 7

How to Run Check Disk at Startup in Vista or Windows 7

How to Read the Event Viewer Log for Check Disk (chkdsk) in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8
 
 
Then from the Event Log find and copy/paste the results of the scan on your next reply.
 
 
 
Next:
Please download Security Check by screen317 from HERE or HERE.

• Save it to your Desktop.
• Double click SecurityCheck.exe and follow the onscreen instructions inside of the black box.
• If you get Unsupported operating system. Aborting now, just reboot and try again.
• A Notepad document should open automatically called checkup.txt.
• Please Post the contents of that document.
• Do Not Attach It!!!

[0nIQ23cFNJUo8r3]

I am at an impasse at the JavaRa program.  It does not appear to be doing anything when I try to download the updates.  The progress bar does not move indicating its downloading anything.  Also the JavaRa.def file indicated 0KB.  

[0nIQ23cFNJUo8r3]

Here is the TXT file from Screen317.

 

 Results of screen317's Security Check version 0.99.84  

 Windows 7 Service Pack 1 x64 (UAC is disabled!)  

 Internet Explorer 11  

``````````````Antivirus/Firewall Check:`````````````` 

ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite Antivirus   

 Antivirus up to date!   

`````````Anti-malware/Other Utilities Check:````````` 

 MVPS Hosts File  

 Spybot - Search & Destroy 

 Adobe Flash Player 10 Flash Player out of Date! 

 Adobe Flash Player 13.0.0.214  

 Mozilla Firefox (Meeting.) 

 Mozilla Thunderbird 14.0. Thunderbird out of Date!  

 Google Chrome 35.0.1916.114  

 Google Chrome 35.0.1916.153  

 Google Chrome Plugins...  

````````Process Check: objlist.exe by Laurent````````  

 Malwarebytes Anti-Malware mbamscheduler.exe   

 CheckPoint ZoneAlarm vsmon.exe  

 CheckPoint ZoneAlarm zatray.exe  

 CheckPoint ZoneAlarm MailFrontier mantispm.exe 

 CheckPoint ZoneAlarm ZAPrivacyService.exe  

`````````````````System Health check````````````````` 

 Total Fragmentation on Drive C: 1% 

````````````````````End of Log``````````````````````

 

 

 

 

Also, reset the browser and did the check disk as well.  FYI, through all of this I still am seeing the body4y.diy.myrice.com being blocked by peer block.  same source and destination IP's.

[AdvancedSetup]

Please go to Control Panel, Add/Remove and uninstall ALL Adobe Flash versions.  Then go to Adobe.com and update your flash player but make sure you uncheck the "Offer" in the middle as that is just marketing junk their trying to foist off onto you. The latest version of Adobe Flash is: 14.0.0.125

 

Then either update Thunderbird or if you're not using it consider uninstalling it as older programs like that have an increased risk of allowing an infection due to older possibly compromised code.

 

 

Please try the following JavaRA version and let me know if that works better. Restart your computer first before running it.
 
 
Please download JavaRa-1.16 and save it to your computer.

• Double click to open the zip file and then select all and choose Copy.
• Create a new folder on your Desktop named RemoveJava and paste the files into this new folder.
• Quit all browsers and other running applications.
• Right-click on JavaRa.exe in RemoveJava folder and choose Run as administrator to start the program.
• From the drop-down menu, choose English and click on Select.
• JavaRa will open; click on Remove Older Versions to remove the older versions of Java installed on your computer.
• Click Yes when prompted. When JavaRa is done, a notice will appear that a logfile has been produced. Click OK.
• A logfile will pop up. Please save it to a convenient location and post it in your next reply.
• Then RESTART THE COMPUTER

 

NEXT:
Please download the correct version of SystemLook for your computer and save it to your desktop.
You can check here if you're not sure if your computer is 32-bit or 64-bit

SystemLook 32-bit x86 | or | SystemLook 64-bit x64

• If using Windows XP just double click on SystemLook.exe to run it.
• For all other versions of Windows, right click over SystemLook.exe or SystemLook_x64.exe and choose Run as administrator to run it
• Copy the contents of the following code box into the main text field - including the colon characters.
  

  :filefind*body4y*:folderfind*body4y*:regfindbody4ymyrice

• Click the Look button to start the scan
• When finished, a notepad window will open with the results of the scan. Please post this log in your next reply.
• Note: The log can also be found on your Desktop named SystemLook.txt

[0nIQ23cFNJUo8r3]

Here are the logs.  JavaRa and Systemlookx64.  Awaiting further instructions.  Thanks!

JavaRa.txt

SystemLook.txt

[AdvancedSetup]

There appears to be some type of wordwrap or EOL character coding going on as what you post in logs is not translated correctly and apparently what I sent you was not saved correctly as SystemLook says the format was wrong. Are you sure there were line breaks in what you put in SystemLook ?

[0nIQ23cFNJUo8r3]

YEs you are correct.  Looks like what I see on the Forums web page looks different in the email notification.  I do notice you put body4y instead of body4u.  Does that make a difference?

[0nIQ23cFNJUo8r3]

Here is the scan results with body4y

 

 

SystemLook 30.07.11 by jpshortstuff

Log created at 21:02 on 12/06/2014 by Anthony

Administrator - Elevation successful

 

========== filefind ==========

 

Searching for "*body4y*"

No files found.

 

========== folderfind ==========

 

Searching for "*body4y*"

No folders found.

 

========== regfind ==========

 

Searching for "body4y"

No data found.

 

Searching for "myrice"

No data found.

 

-= EOF =-

 

 

Here is the results of body4u.  I did both just to check.

 

 

SystemLook 30.07.11 by jpshortstuff

Log created at 21:06 on 12/06/2014 by Anthony

Administrator - Elevation successful

 

========== filefind ==========

 

Searching for "*body4u*"

No files found.

 

========== folderfind ==========

 

Searching for "*body4u*"

No folders found.

 

========== regfind ==========

 

Searching for "body4u"

No data found.

 

Searching for "myrice"

No data found.

 

-= EOF =-

[AdvancedSetup]

Please download MiniToolBox save it to your desktop and run it.

Checkmark the following check-boxes:

• Flush DNS
• Report IE Proxy Settings
• Reset IE Proxy Settings
• Report FF Proxy Settings
• Reset FF Proxy Settings
• List content of Hosts
• List IP configuration
• List Winsock Entries
• List last 10 Event Viewer log
• List Installed Programs
• List Devices
• List Users, Partitions and Memory size.
• List Minidump Files

Click Go and post the result (Result.txt). A copy of Result.txt will be saved in the same directory the tool is run.

Note: When using Reset FF Proxy Settings option Firefox should be closed.
 

 

 

 

Then reset the browsers again

 

 

Please visit each of the following sites and lets reset all of your browsers back to defaults to prevent unexpected issues.
If you are not using one of the browsers but it is installed then you may want to consider uninstalling it as older versions of some software can pose an increase in the potential for an infection to get in.

Internet Explorer
How to reset Internet Explorer settings

Firefox
Click on Help / Troubleshooting Information then click on the Reset Firefox button.

Chrome
Chrome - Reset browser settings

Opera
How to Perform a (really) clean Reinstall of Opera
 
 
 

[0nIQ23cFNJUo8r3]

OK all the browsers are reset.  Results.txt attached.  Awaiting further.

Result.txt

[AdvancedSetup]

Well the computer is experiencing various issues as indicated in the logs. We can try to repair it but you may possibly be better off reinstalling Windows or doing a Factory Restore.
 
 

System errors:=============Error: (06/13/2014 06:21:03 AM) (Source: bowser) (User: )Description: The master browser has received a server announcement from the computer BETAthat believes that it is the master browser for the domain on transport NetBT_Tcpip_{766B9E12-A8B0-444C-BC31-A8A8731EA1F3}.The master browser is stopping or an election is being forced.Error: (06/13/2014 06:10:25 AM) (Source: Service Control Manager) (User: )Description: The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load:hwinterfaceError: (06/13/2014 06:09:01 AM) (Source: Service Control Manager) (User: )Description: The PortTalk service failed to start due to the following error:%%2Error: (06/13/2014 06:08:40 AM) (Source: Service Control Manager) (User: )Description: The ##Id_String1.6844F930_1628_4223_B5CC_5BB94B879762## service terminated with service-specific error %%-65549.Error: (06/13/2014 06:07:52 AM) (Source: Application Popup) (User: )Description: \SystemRoot\SysWow64\Drivers\hwinterface.sys has been blocked from loading due to incompatibility with this system. Please contact your software vendor for a compatible version of the driver.Error: (06/13/2014 05:57:00 AM) (Source: bowser) (User: )Description: The master browser has received a server announcement from the computer BETAthat believes that it is the master browser for the domain on transport NetBT_Tcpip_{766B9E12-A8B0-444C-BC31-A8A8731EA1F3}.The master browser is stopping or an election is being forced.Error: (06/13/2014 05:55:26 AM) (Source: bowser) (User: )Description: The master browser has received a server announcement from the computer ZETAthat believes that it is the master browser for the domain on transport NetBT_Tcpip_{766B9E12-A8B0-444C-BC31-A8A8731EA1F3}.The master browser is stopping or an election is being forced.Error: (06/12/2014 08:59:59 AM) (Source: Service Control Manager) (User: )Description: The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load:hwinterfaceError: (06/12/2014 08:58:30 AM) (Source: Service Control Manager) (User: )Description: The PortTalk service failed to start due to the following error:%%2Error: (06/12/2014 08:58:12 AM) (Source: Service Control Manager) (User: )Description: The ##Id_String1.6844F930_1628_4223_B5CC_5BB94B879762## service terminated with service-specific error %%-65549.

 
Please let me know what you'd like to do at this point as much of these may just be damage from software conflicts or left over damage from an infection.
Please read the following topic for a bit more information.

The complexity of finding, preventing, and cleanup from malware

 

Thanks

[0nIQ23cFNJUo8r3]

Well, first let me thank you for taking the time and the effort to help resolve this issue.  Despite all of the system errors that are being reported, I see no interruption of service, slowdown or problems running the everyday softwares and processes.  This puzzles me.  I happened to see this body4u stuff by accident when I was unblocking something else withing Peer Block.  That is what led me to start this thread.  While my data is recoverable because I do regular image backups multiple times a week, the images are probably corrupted as well and certainly cannot be used to re-image the drive.  Therefore it will involve a re-install of the OS and a re-installation of every piece of software and subsequently the data to go along with the software.  This is a monumental task which I am not certain is worth the effort since normal operating is not being impeded.  Since we do not know for sure what the problem actually is (conflicting software errors or an infection), doing a full restore may be a lesson in futility since I may end up just creating the same conflicting errors again.  So the real question here is "what is "body4U.diy.myrice.com" ?  There is no information on an IP search, or an actual website. Is it malware, or the side effect of malware?  Or, is it the byproduct of conflicting software?  Until we get a clear answer, I can not be certain as to what the proper treatment should be.  At the moment, all we know is that the system is attempting to communicate with this URL, and one of the scans we did is showing the system has errors.  Not being a computer IT person, it is not clear enough for me to wrap my analytical mind around to make a prudent decision.  Your opinion is valuable to me so if you would be so kind. Thank you

[AdvancedSetup]

No I don't think one should rebuild the computer over this body4u issue only that there are certainly broken services on the system and the Event Logs show that it cannot be running as well as it should be is all. We can also attempt to fix the broken services as well without rebuilding.

What application or operation shows you this entry: "body4U.diy.myrice.com"

The screen shot is not clear to me where or how you see it.

[0nIQ23cFNJUo8r3]

I am using Peer Block and that's where I am seeing it.  If you reference the first message in the thread you will see a screen image of Peer Block.  Here is an interesting tidbit.  I also am running a server here and it too is also seeing the same blockage on Peer Block.  It too is running Win7 64 bit.  I do not use the browser at all on the server so maybe this is related some how?

 

I would not worry about the other services.  Frankly, I don't know what they are supposed to do anyway; and not seeing anything with what I do on the machine does not appear to be an issue (yet).

 

But I would like your opinion on the fact that the other PC is showing the same blockade for body4u.diy.myrice.com

 

Thanks!

[AdvancedSetup]

If different computers are seeing the same block and are on the same network then I'd say they either run some piece of software that is the same or perhaps the shared router has an entry. It's also possible that your DNS is not correct. Try doing a factory reset on your router. Shut down both computers for a few minutes then turn them back on and see if you're still getting the block or not.

[0nIQ23cFNJUo8r3]

Hey in another thread on this group there was some information about body4u.  I tried disabling UPNP using Gibson Research tool and that seems to have stopped the body4u stuff.  While that is a step forward in that regard, what does disabling UPNP do to the rest of the system?

[AdvancedSetup]

It is part of the networking protocols

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Plug_and_Play

 

From what I can tell though this is just one of the many browser hijackers that are out there and resetting factory defaults on the browsers removes it. Just make sure you're not syncing your browser online in the Cloud as that will put it back.

Please try this again.

 

 

Please visit each of the following sites and lets reset all of your browsers back to defaults to prevent unexpected issues.
If you are not using one of the browsers but it is installed then you may want to consider uninstalling it as older versions of some software can pose an increase in the potential for an infection to get in.

Internet Explorer
How to reset Internet Explorer settings

Firefox
Click on Help / Troubleshooting Information then click on the Reset Firefox button.

Chrome
Chrome - Reset browser settings

Opera
How to Perform a (really) clean Reinstall of Opera
 
 
 

[0nIQ23cFNJUo8r3]

I have done this again as requested but the instant I bring up Chrome or any browser for that matter, I immediately see the blocking on Peer Block.

[AdvancedSetup]

I Wonder then if it is Peer Block itself. I don't use the program myself but perhaps their own support forums can shed some light?

http://forums.peerblock.com/