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From: smurf on 22 Jul 2010 20:48 Dell Christopher wrote: > I will try SAS. In the meantime, I came across ComboFix and it > identified some rootkit activity. After completing its scan on a > reboot, the browser is behaving normally. > > Many thanks for the replies. Combofix is pretty amazing when it comes to new infections...
From: David Kaye on 22 Jul 2010 21:05 "Dell Christopher" <dellc99(a)aim.com> wrote: >I've also turned System Restore OFF and back ON, and reset Internet >Explorer. Nevertheless, I'm still getting browser pop-ups and redirects >with both IE and Firefox. I'm at a loss as to how there is still something >bad in there that I can't get to. If there is another good tool out there, >I'd love to hear about it. It's likely a rootkit that loads from a hidden part of the HD, so Windows doesn't see it. Get a rootkit detector. TDSSKiller from Kaspersky Labs is really excellent for most of these.
From: Dell Christopher on 22 Jul 2010 21:06 Would that also explain why the other programs I listed didn't see it either? "David Kaye" <sfdavidkaye2(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:i2aps5$nd6$2(a)news.eternal-september.org... > "Dell Christopher" <dellc99(a)aim.com> wrote: > >>I've also turned System Restore OFF and back ON, and reset Internet >>Explorer. Nevertheless, I'm still getting browser pop-ups and redirects >>with both IE and Firefox. I'm at a loss as to how there is still >>something >>bad in there that I can't get to. If there is another good tool out >>there, >>I'd love to hear about it. > > It's likely a rootkit that loads from a hidden part of the HD, so Windows > doesn't see it. Get a rootkit detector. > > TDSSKiller from Kaspersky Labs is really excellent for most of these.
From: David H. Lipman on 22 Jul 2010 21:42 From: "smurf" <smurf(a)smurf.com> | Dell Christopher wrote: >> I will try SAS. In the meantime, I came across ComboFix and it >> identified some rootkit activity. After completing its scan on a >> reboot, the browser is behaving normally. >> Many thanks for the replies. | Combofix is pretty amazing when it comes to new infections... It's nothing compared to Malwarebytes' Anti Malware. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
From: David H. Lipman on 22 Jul 2010 21:44
From: "Dell Christopher" <dellc99(a)aim.com> | Would that also explain why the other programs I listed didn't see it | either? It is only an assumption that you may have a TDL3 RootKit. Have you used Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware ? http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam/program/mbam-setup.exe -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |