LDTate Posted April 12, 2011 ID:415134 Share Posted April 12, 2011 The infection you have has messed up the file assoications.I'm hoping it's just in your user account and not the administrator account.If the admin account works, we'll have a good chance of fixing it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alohaguy53 Posted April 12, 2011 Author ID:415136 Share Posted April 12, 2011 In Adminstrator mode now, but lexplore.exe does not show up on the Administraor desktop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDTate Posted April 12, 2011 ID:415137 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Download it while using the admin accountDownload Combofix from any of the links below but rename it to Iexplorer.exe before saving it to your desktop. When you click on the link select Save, make sure you use the drop down window to change the default location from My Documents to the desktop location and save as Iexplorer.exe* IMPORTANT !!! Save Iexplorer.exe to your DesktopLink 1Link 2<--Right Click and use Save As if using this link.Double click on the Iexplorer.exe ComboFix.exe & follow the prompts. When finished, it will produce a report for you. Please post the C:\ComboFix.txt so we can continue cleaning the system.Notes: Combofix will run without the Recovery Console installed. Skip the Recovery Console part if you're running Vista or Windows 7. Note: If you have SP3, use the SP2 package.If Vista or Windows 7, skip the Recovery Console partAs part of it's process, ComboFix will check to see if the Microsoft Windows Recovery Console is installed. With malware infections being as they are today, it's strongly recommended to have this pre-installed on your machine before doing any malware removal. It will allow you to boot up into a special recovery/repair mode that will allow us to more easily help you should your computer have a problem after an attempted removal of malware.Follow the prompts to allow ComboFix to download and install the Microsoft Windows Recovery Console, and when prompted, agree to the End-User License Agreement to install the Microsoft Windows Recovery Console.**Please note: If the Microsoft Windows Recovery Console is already installed, ComboFix will continue it's malware removal procedures.Once the Microsoft Windows Recovery Console is installed using ComboFix, you should see the following message:Click on Yes, to continue scanning for malware.When finished, it shall produce a log for you. Please include the C:\ComboFix.txt using Copy / Paste in your next reply.Notes:1.Do not mouse-click Combofix's window while it is running. That may cause it to stall.2. ComboFix may reset a number of Internet Explorer's settings, including making I-E the default browser.3. Combofix prevents autorun of ALL CD, floppy and USB devices to assist with malware removal & increase security. If this is an issue or makes it difficult for you -- please tell your helper. 4. CF disconnects your machine from the internet. The connection is automatically restored before CF completes its run. If CF runs into difficulty and terminates prematurely, the connection can be manually restored by restarting your machine.Give it atleast 20-30 minutes to finish if needed.Please do not attach the scan results from Combofx. Use copy/paste.Also please describe how your computer behaves at the moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alohaguy53 Posted April 12, 2011 Author ID:415139 Share Posted April 12, 2011 it is downloaded and I am about to run it, but I get a message...16bit MS-DOS Subsystem C:Document1/Admini\desktop\lexploer1.exe The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction. CS:0dd5 IP:0420 OP:65 2e 63 6f 6d Choose 'Close' to terminate application then...Close or Ignore. What do I do? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDTate Posted April 12, 2011 ID:415140 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Try ignore Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alohaguy53 Posted April 12, 2011 Author ID:415143 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Ok...there are dashes bouncing around the black box...does this mean it is working? Is it going to do this for 30 minutes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDTate Posted April 12, 2011 ID:415145 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Yes that means it's working.You should start seeing stagesIt might take longer than 30 mins. It just depends on the infection Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alohaguy53 Posted April 12, 2011 Author ID:415146 Share Posted April 12, 2011 okay, I'll just wait. What exactly is this doing...and do you have to go home soon? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDTate Posted April 13, 2011 ID:415148 Share Posted April 13, 2011 It's scanning for infections like a anti-virus / malware scanner does.It will go to stage 50 and restart your computer in Normal Mode and should produce a log for you to post.I'm already hoem but only suppose to work until 6:30pm CDT. It's 7 now, but don't worry about that right now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alohaguy53 Posted April 13, 2011 Author ID:415153 Share Posted April 13, 2011 ok...appreciate it. I am writing on my wife's laptop while mine runs the program. Her HP has a chiclet keypad and I hate the thing. Can't type worth a darn on it. So was it worth it for me to buy the full Malwarebytes program if this sort of stuff happens. And just for your info, I don't surf porn or what I would consider risky sites. I try to stay mainstream and yet this stuff still happens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDTate Posted April 13, 2011 ID:415159 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I'll assume you also have a good anti-virus program as well, but IMO MalwareBytes is the best anti-malware program out there.As you know the database gets updated 3-4 times daily. You can't get ahead of the bad guys because you can't block the new infections until they're found.There are some real bad guys that will kill the pc and it won't even boot. Only thing you can do is reformat.You just have to be visiting an infected website and you can get infected. Those are called drive-by infections.It's always a good idea to have your important data backed up on a external device such as a stand alone external hard drive. I have an external hard drive and 2 spare hard drives. The sapre hard drives have an image of the drive I'm using now.I create a new image on those every couple weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alohaguy53 Posted April 13, 2011 Author ID:415166 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Dashes still bouncing around the black box. I have everything backed up on a external hard drive. Don't really understand what you said about an image of what you are doing now though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alohaguy53 Posted April 13, 2011 Author ID:415168 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Oh, I have AVG, CCleaner, spybot search and destroy and malwarebytes on my computer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDTate Posted April 13, 2011 ID:415169 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Is it showing any Stages?How to create a hard drive imagehttp://www.drive-image.com/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDTate Posted April 13, 2011 ID:415171 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Did you disable AVG?It should be in the taskbar, bottom right by the clock.Right click on the AVG icon and disable it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alohaguy53 Posted April 13, 2011 Author ID:415172 Share Posted April 13, 2011 it si not showing in the toolbar...in safe mode Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDTate Posted April 13, 2011 ID:415173 Share Posted April 13, 2011 It combofix showing any Stages or just the dotting lines?Are the dotted lines increasing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alohaguy53 Posted April 13, 2011 Author ID:415175 Share Posted April 13, 2011 no stages yet. just dashes bouncing around the black box Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alohaguy53 Posted April 13, 2011 Author ID:415176 Share Posted April 13, 2011 it also never showed any boxes asking about the Windows Recovery Console...just started with the dashes bouncing around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDTate Posted April 13, 2011 ID:415177 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I think it's hung up then.Try closing it and then try creating a new user account. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alohaguy53 Posted April 13, 2011 Author ID:415178 Share Posted April 13, 2011 The dashes are still bouncing around Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDTate Posted April 13, 2011 ID:415179 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Start Task ManagerTo start Task Manager, take any of the following actions: Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, and then click Task Manager.End the task for combofix or any of these: * Any process with cfexe file extensions* FindStr.exe* Regsvr32.exeSee if that stops it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alohaguy53 Posted April 13, 2011 Author ID:415180 Share Posted April 13, 2011 it si stopped, now what? Or do you want to quit for the day and try again tomorrow? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alohaguy53 Posted April 13, 2011 Author ID:415182 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I just creaated an Adminstrator2 account...it says it is loading the settings now...we'll see if it actually does. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDTate Posted April 13, 2011 ID:415183 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I just creaated an Adminstrator2 account...it says it is loading the settings now...we'll see if it actually does.You starting in Safe or Normal mode? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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