rootkit.fileless.mtgen

[yotadude]

I don't seem to be able to remove rootkit.fileless.mtgen

Iv'e run several rootkit removers without luck, cannot find the process that is running that replaces the files every time they are deleted.

I've run FARBAR

See attached.

FRST.txt

Addition.txt

[Aura]

Hi yotadude

My name is Aura and I'll be assisting you with your malware issue. Since we'll be working together, you can call me Aura or Yoan, which is my real name, it's up to you! Now that we've broke the ice, I'll just ask you a few things during the time we'll be working together to clean your system and get it back to an operational state.

• As you'll notice, the logs we are asking for here are quite lenghty, so it's normal for me to not reply exactly after you post them. This is because I need some time to analyse them and then act accordingly. However, I'll always reply within 24 hours, 48 hours at most if something unexpected happens;
• As long as I'm assisting you on Malwarebytes Forums, in this thread, I'll ask you to not seek assistance anywhere else for any issue related to the system we are working on. If you have an issue, question, etc. about your computer, please ask it in this thread and I'll assist you;
• The same principle applies to any modifications you make to your system, I would like you to ask me before you do any manipulations that aren't in the instructions I posted. This is to ensure that we are operating in sync and I know exactly what's happening on your system;
• If you aren't sure about an instruction I'm giving you, ask me about it. This is to ensure that the clean-up process goes without any issue. I'll answer you and even give you more precise instructions/explanations if you need. There's no shame in asking questions here, better be safe than sorry!;
• If you don't reply to your thread within 3 days, I'll bump this thread to let you know that I'm waiting for you. If you don't reply after 5 days, it'll be closed. If you return after that period, you can send me a PM to get it unlocked and we'll continue where we left off;
• Since malware can work quickly, we want to get rid of them as fast as we can, before they make unknown changes to the system. This being said, I would appreciate if you could reply to this thread within 24 hours of me posting. This way, we'll have a good clean-up rhythm and the chances of complications will be reduced;
• Malwarebytes Forums doesn't condone piracy. So if you have any pirated, cracked, illegal, etc. software installed on your system, I'll ask you to uninstall them right now. You don't have to tell me if you indeed had some or not, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. Plus, this would be against Malwarebytes Forums' rules;
• In the end, you are the one asking for assistance here. So if you wish to go a different way during the clean-up, like format and reinstall Windows, you are free to do so. I would appreciate you to let me know about it first, and if you need, I can also assist you in the process;
• I would appreciate if you were to stay with me until the end, which means, until I declare your system clean. Just because your system isn't behaving weirdly anymore, or is running better than before, it doesn't mean that the infection is completely gone;
  This being said, I have a full time job, and I also have night classes on Mondays and Wednesdays, which means that if you reply during these two days, it'll take longer for me to reply to you. Don't worry, you'll be my first priority as soon as I get home and have time to look at your thread;
  

This being said, it's time to clean-up some malware, so let's get started, shall we?

We'll start by running a scan with Malwarebytes to see what it detect and remove it, and we'll run a first fix using FRST.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware - Clean Mode

• Download and install the free version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
  Note: It's your choice if you want to enable the free trial of Malwarebytes Premium or not. Enabling it will give you real-time protection from the program, as well as access to all the Premium features.
  Note: If you have Malwarebytes already installed, you don't need to install it again. Simply start from the next bullet point;
• Once Malwarebytes is installed, launch it and let it update his database. You might have to click on the Update Now button;
• Once the database update is complete, click on the Scan tab, then select the Threat Scan button and click on Start Scan;
• Let the scan run, the time required to complete the scan depends of your system and computer specs;
• Once the scan is complete, make sure that the checkbox by Threat is checked (it means that every item detected is checked), then click on the Remove Selected button;
• Click on Save Results after the deletion (in the bottom-right corner) and select Copy to clipboard. Paste the content in your next reply;
  

Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (FRST) - Fix mode
Follow the instructions below to execute a fix on your system using FRST, and provide the log in your next reply.

• Download the attached fixlist.txt file, and save it on your Desktop (or wherever your FRST.exe/FRST64.exe executable is located);
• Right-click on the FRST executable and select Run as Administrator (for Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 users);
• Click on the Fix button;
  
• On completion, a message will come up saying that the fix has been completed and it'll open a log in Notepad;
• Copy and paste its content in your next reply;
• A file called Upload.zip should now be located on your desktop. Please upload that file here;
  

Your next reply(ies) should include:

• Copy/pasted content of Malwarebytes' clean log;
• Copy/pasted content of FRST's fixlog.txt;
• Confirmation that you upload the Upload.zip file to the link given above;
  

fixlist.txt

Edited August 10, 2016 by Aura

[yotadude]

mbcl.txt

Fixlog.txt

 

Yoan,

I uploaded the upload.zip to the link above

 

 

[Aura]

Thank you  Looks like I forgot to delete a folder. Here goes:

Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (FRST) - Fix mode
Follow the instructions below to execute a fix on your system using FRST, and provide the log in your next reply.

• Download the attached fixlist.txt file, and save it on your Desktop (or wherever your FRST.exe/FRST64.exe executable is located);
• Right-click on the FRST executable and select Run as Administrator (for Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 users);
• Click on the Fix button;
  
• On completion, a message will come up saying that the fix has been completed and it'll open a log in Notepad;
• Copy and paste its content in your next reply;

I didn't see any traces of Adware, PUP, browser hijacker, etc. on your system, but we can still do a quick sweep using JRT and AdwCleaner to make sure there's nothing hidden. After that, we'll grab a fresh set of FRST logs.

Junkware Removal Tool (JRT)

• Download Junkware Removal Tool (JRT) and move it to your Desktop;
• Right-click on JRT.exe and select Run as Administrator (for Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 users);
• Press on any key to launch the scan and let it complete;
  
  Credits : BleepingComputer.com
• Once the scan is complete, a log will open. Please copy/paste the content of the output log in your next reply;

AdwCleaner - Fix Mode

• Download AdwCleaner and move it to your Desktop;
• Right-click on AdwCleaner.exe and select Run as Administrator (for Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 users);
• Accept the EULA (I accept), let the database update, then click on Scan;
• Let the scan complete. Once it's done, make sure that every item listed in the different tabs is checked and click on the Cleaning button. This will kill all the active processes;
  
• Once the cleaning process is complete, AdwCleaner will ask to restart your computer, do it;
• After the restart, a log will open when logging in. Please copy/paste the content of that log in your next reply;

Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (FRST) - Scan mode
Follow the instructions below to download and execute a scan on your system with FRST, and provide the logs in your next reply.

• Right-click on the executable and select Run as Administrator (for Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 users);
• Accept the disclaimer by clicking on Yes, and FRST will then do a back-up of your Registry which should take a few seconds;
• Check the Addition.txt option;
• Click on the Scan button;
• On completion, two message box will open, saying that the results were saved to FRST.txt and Addition.txt, then open two Notepad files;
• Copy and paste the content of both FRST.txt and Addition.txt in your next reply;

How's your computer running now?

Your next reply(ies) should include:

• Copy/pasted content of FRST's fixlog.txt;
• Copy/pasted content of AdwCleaner's clean log;
• Copy/pasted content of JRT.txt;
• Copy/pasted content of FRST.txt;
• Copy/pasted content of Addition.txt;
• Answer to my question about your computer current state;
  

fixlist.txt

Edited August 10, 2016 by Aura

[Aura]

Hi yotadude,

Are you still with me? Can you follow the instructions in my last post?

[AdvancedSetup]

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[yotadude]

These detection's in malwarebytes keeping coming back every time we restart the computer

addition.txt

adwcleanlog.txt

fixlog.txt

frst.txt

jrt.txt

malwarebytesScanLog.txt

[Aura]

Between the Malwarebytes scan where you quarantined the detections, and the FRST scan where you got the FRST.txt and Addition.txt logs, did you restart your computer?

[yotadude]

Yes, I had to restart between that because I ran Adwcleaner and it asked me to restart.

[Aura]

Alright, please run Malwarebytes again. Does it still detects the same items? If it does, attach the log here for me so I can check it. Because right now, you ran FRST after running Malwarebytes earlier, and FRST didn't show any signs of these entries, which means they are gone.

[yotadude]

OK, I will delete the items from Malwarebytes quarantine, reboot the computer, then run the Malwarebytes scan again.

[Aura]

They should already be gone, no? The last Malwarebytes log you provided me shows that you quarantined these detections. After which, you told me you restarted your computer and ran FRST, in which I saw no sign of these entries, so to me, they didn't comeback even after a restart. Though we'll see what the new scan shows.

[yotadude]

After removing the items from Malwarebytes quarantine and restarting the computer, then running a malwarebytes scan, it came back clean. I will monitor for a few days.

[Aura]

Good

Were there any other issues you would like me to address (malware related), or was it all?

And how's your computer running now after the clean-up?

[Aura]

Hi yotadude

Can you answer the questions in my last post?

[AdvancedSetup]

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