Possibly Infected, Malwarebytes refuses to cooperate

[BusyStudying]

Was sent her by AdvancedSetup

CheckResults.txt

FRST.txt

Addition.txt

[Psychotic]

Hi there,
my name is Marius and I will assist you with your malware related problems.

Before we move on, please read the following points carefully.

• First, read my instructions completely. If there is anything that you do not understand kindly ask before proceeding.
• 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 your problem.
• Do not run any other scans without instruction or add/remove software unless I tell you to do so. This would change the output of our tools and could be confusing for me.
• Post all logfiles as a reply rather than as an attachment unless I specifically ask you. If you can not post all logfiles in one reply, feel free to use more posts.
• If I don't hear from you within 3 days from this initial or any subsequent post, then this thread will be closed.
• Stay with me. I will give you some advice about prevention after the cleanup process. Absence of symptoms does not always mean the computer is clean.
• My first language is not english. So please do not use slang or idioms. It could be hard for me to read. Thanks for your understanding.
  

• Important: To help me reviewing your logs, please post them in code boxes. You can create them by clicking on the <>-symbol on top of the reply window.
  

 

 

 

Scan with Gmer rootkit scanner

Please download Gmer from here by clicking on the "Download EXE" Button.

• Double click on the randomly named GMER.exe. If asked to allow gmer.sys driver to load, please consent.
• If it gives you a warning about rootkit activity and asks if you want to run scan...click on NO.
• In the right panel, you will see several boxes that have been checked. Uncheck the following ...
  
  • Sections
  • IAT/EAT
  • Show All ( should be unchecked by default )
    

  [*]Leave everything else as it is. [*]Close all other running programs as well as your Browser. [*]Click the Scan button & wait for it to finish. [*]Once done click on the Save.. button, and in the File name area, type in "ark.txt" or it will save as a .log file which cannot be uploaded to your post. [*]Save it where you can easily find it, such as your desktop. [*]Please post the content of the ark.txt here.
  

**Caution**
Rootkit scans often produce false positives. Do NOT take any action on any "<--- ROOKIT" entries

[BusyStudying]

Here is the log you asked for

ark.txt

[Psychotic]

I only see some less malicious entries. Which problemes/issues are you facing?

[BusyStudying]

Here is my post on the other thread I made which I was told to go here. And I apologize for taking  a while to reply

 

This issue has been bothering me on several occurences. When I turn on my PC and don't see MBAM in the system tray (Which I have it set to start up with Windows) I know that i will have this problem again. The problem is the fact that when I end up starting up MBAM it gives me an alert that my real time protection is not turned on, and pressing the fix now or even doing it manually does not work it will just revert to real time protection being disabled. Also it says my database is out of date which it tells me it is version 0.0.0.0. But when i try and update it, it does nothing, I have fixed this issue in the past and the solution that worked for me was running the MBAM-clean.exe which completely removed MBAM and i had to redownload it and re-register the product again, which i have done this process 4 times. And now i think i have an idea of what is causing it. After i run a windows update it seems to do this. But i don't want to have to uninstall the product everytime Windows updates. Any solutions and help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Psychotic]

Use the Windows Error Checking utility (Check Disk), with the options to fix file system errors and scan the disk surface for errors, attempt recovery of data and repair the disk:

• Click the "Windows Orb" Start button, then click Computer.
• Right-click on the drive that you wish to check > Properties > Tools tab
• In the "Error checking" section, click on Check now.
• Place a checkmark in both boxes > Start.
• If the disk you have chosen is the Windows system disk:
• A message will notify you that a restart is necessary ask "Do you want to check for hard disk errors the next time you start your computer?".
• Click Schedule disk check > OK and close all windows.
• Re-start the computer. The disk will be checked when the system boots.
• This will take some time to run and at times may appear stalled but just let it run.
• When the disk check is complete, the system will re-start automatically and load Windows.
  

A log of the disk check is recorded only if the scheduled re-start is used, and only for drives on the same HDD as the Operating System.
To open Event Viewer and view the log:

• Click the "Windows Orb" Start button -> type "eventvwr" without the quotes -> press the key.
• The Event Viewer window will open.
• In the left pane, expand "Windows Logs" and then click on Application.
• In the right pane, at the top, click on the column heading Source to sort the list alphabetically.
• Look in the Source column for "Wininit", with an entry corresponding to the date and time of the disk check.
• Click on that Wininit entry to select it.
• On the top main menu, click Action > Copy > Copy Details as Text.
• Paste the contents into your next reply.
  

 

 

 

System File Check

For Windows XP:

• Press the Windows- and the R-key simultanously.
• Within the text box that jus opened, write cmd and hit Enter.
  

For Windows Vista/7:

• Press the Windows key to open the start menu.
• Don´t highlight anything, just write cmd.
• The start menu will offer you an entry named cmd.
• Right click it and select "run as administrator"
  

Within the opening window, write the following:

sfc /scannow

(See the blank within).

• Hit enter. Your system will be checked for damaged system files.
• Tell me the result of that scan in here (as the tool produces no log).
  

[BusyStudying]

Here is the log

[BusyStudying]

Oops, forgot to attach the file

Wininit_Log.txt

[Psychotic]

What about system file check?

[BusyStudying]

Sorry forgot to add that

(I put the results into a text file)

sfc.txt

[Psychotic]

Filter SFC log file

For Windows XP:

• Press the Windows- and the R-key simultanously.
• Within the text box that jus opened, write cmd and hit Enter.
  

For Windows Vista/7:

• Press the Windows key to open the start menu.
• Don´t highlight anything, just write cmd.
• The start menu will offer you an entry named cmd.
• Right click it and select "run as administrator"
  

Within the opening window, write the following:

findstr /c:"[SR]" %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log >sfcdetails.txt

• Hit enter. The tool will create a textfile named sfcdetails.txt within the folder where you ran the command, for example C:\windows\system32\.
  Attach this file to your next reply.
  

[BusyStudying]

Here it is:

sfcdetails.txt

[Psychotic]

The repaired files belonged to the printer drivers.

 

Clean reinstall of Malwarebytes Antimalware
 
 
Remove Malwarebytes Antimalware following theseinstructions.
When finished, reinstall it and run a scan:
 
 
Full System Scan with Malwarebytes Antimalware

• 
  If not existing, please download

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to your desktop. Double-click the downloaded setup file and follow the prompts to install the program. At the end, be sure a checkmark is placed next to the following:

• Launch Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
• A 14 day trial of the Premium features is pre-selected. You may deselect this if you wish, and it will not diminish the scanning and removal capabilities of the program.

[*]Click Finish.

If the program is already installed:

• Run Malwarebytes Antimalware
• On the Dashboard, click the 'Update Now >>' link
• After the update completes, click the 'Scan Now >>' button.
• Or, on the Dashboard, click the Scan Now >> button.
• If an update is available, click the Update Now button.
• A Threat Scan will begin.
• When the scan is complete, if there have been detections, click Apply Actions to allow MBAM to clean what was detected.
• In most cases, a restart will be required.
• Wait for the prompt to restart the computer to appear, then click on Yes.
  

• After the restart once you are back at your desktop, open MBAM once more.
• Click on the History tab > Application Logs.
• Double click on the scan log which shows the Date and time of the scan just performed.
• Click 'Copy to Clipboard'
• Paste the contents of the clipboard into your reply.
  

[BusyStudying]

Here is the results (nothing detected)

MBAM Scan log.txt

[Psychotic]

Scan with ESET Online Scan

Go here to run an online scannner from ESET. Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8 users will need to right click on their Internet Explorer shortcut, and select Run as Administrator

• Note: For browsers other than Internet Explorer, you will be prompted to download and install esetsmartinstaller_enu.exe. Click on the link and save the file to a convenient location. Double click on it to install and a new window will open. Follow the prompts.
• Turn off the real time scanner of any existing antivirus program while performing the online scan. Here's how.
• Click the blue Run ESET Online Scanner button
• Tick the box next to YES, I accept the Terms of Use.
• Click Start
• When asked, allow the program to install the "OnlineScanner.cab" activex control by clicking the Install button
• Once the activex control is installed, on the next screen click on Enable detection of potentially unwanted applications
• Click on Advanced Settings
• Make sure that the option Remove found threats is unticked.
• Ensure these options are ticked
  • Scan archives
  • Scan for potentially unsafe applications
  • Enable Anti-Stealth technology

  [*]Click Start[*]Wait for the scan to finish[*]When the scan is done, if it shows a screen that says "Threats found!", then click "List of found threats", and then click "Export to text file..."[*] Save that text file on your desktop. Copy and paste the contents of that log as a reply to this topic.[*]Close the ESET online scan, and let me know how things are now.

[BusyStudying]

The results

Results.txt

[BusyStudying]

The results show programs that are not harmful and Malwarbytes is now working, but its just that at random times it would stop working and not update or enable protecton. The way i have to fix it is I would have to run mbam-clean.exe to completely remove it and I would have to reinstall it. I would like to know why it does this and a way to prevent this in the future.

[Psychotic]

This problem is not malware related. I´ll forward you to another part of the forum after we´re finished here.

 

 

Then we can do the cleanup - if you are facing any issues, report that immediately.

Delete junk with adwCleaner


Please download AdwCleaner to your desktop.

• Run adwcleaner.exe
• Hit Scan and wait for the scan to finish.
• Confirm the message but don´t uncheck anything.
• Hit Clean
• When the run is finished, it will open up a text file
• Please post its contents within your next reply
• You´ll find the log file at C:\AdwCleaner[s1].txt also
  

Delete junk with JRT

Please download Junkware Removal Tool to your desktop.

• Shut down your protection software now to avoid potential conflicts.
• Run the tool by double-clicking it. If you are using Windows Vista, 7, or 8; instead of double-clicking, right-mouse click JRT.exe and select "Run as Administrator".
• The tool will open and start scanning your system.
• Please be patient as this can take a while to complete depending on your system's specifications.
• On completion, a log (JRT.txt) is saved to your desktop and will automatically open.
• Post the contents of JRT.txt into your next message.
  

SecurityCheck

Reboot your system before starting!

Please download SecurityCheck: LINK Mirror (if the link is down)

• Save it to your desktop, start it and follow the instructions in the window.
• After the scan finished the (checkup.txt) will open. Copy its content to your thread (Note: Do NOT post this one into a code box!
  

[AdvancedSetup]

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