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a little off topic I know, but we're talking about my music studio PC so I hope that covers me.

My desktop PC appears to be infected with some form of rootkit virus.
System:
OS: Windows XP SP3
Protection: BitDefender IS 2009

Symptoms:
- frequent redirects to highly suspicious looking web sites (non only from Google searches but also from Bing and Yahoo searches)
- Google Chrome browser: all pages unresponsive, including settings
- application tdsskiller.exe (widely recommended as a tool for removing rootkits) does not run

Solutions attempted so far
- scans in normal and safe mode using Spyware Doctor, Malware Bytes, Spybot S&D, Emmisoft

Having considered my options, they seem to boil down to the following:
1 Opt straight away for a clean Windows installation

2 Attempt to rid myself of the virus (by using one of the log-posting fora where approved’ moderators offer assistance

3 Mount an image backup I made a few months ago using Macrium Reflect (although I have made regular image backups, I have never attempted to mount one)

My data is backed up on an external HD.

I’d be particularly grateful for the thoughts of highly experienced Windows users/installers and, of course, IT professionals.

Thanks,

Marc

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G'day Marc,
try this root kit killer from Sophos. My staff have had good success with it and it's free:
http://www.sophos.com/products/free-tools/sophos-anti-rootkit.html

Another thing we regularly do is mount the drive in a clean machine and scan from there. Finally, there are quite a number of linux Live CD's that have AV software specifically for cleaning up infected PC's.

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As far as I'm concerned the only way is via a Linux live CD or mount the drive elsewhere as Lawrie says. Anything else is a crap shoot. You can reformat of course.It's a good chance to get a nice fresh install.


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Many thanks for that Lawrie and John.
Will try Sophos.
I know nothing whatsoever about Linux. Would you have any specific recommendations as to which CD to use?

On the same issue, is it normal to have iexplore.exe running (I have two instances of it in Task Manager) if there is no active Internet Explorer session?

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In Win 7, Task manager shows 2 instances of IE running when it is open. Previous Windows versions showed one listing.

If IE is closed, you should not see those in task manager..


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marc, you may want to try security tango. it solved my issues in win xp.

forgot to include link: http://securitytango.com/

mariod suggested this to me and it got my bacon out of the fire more than once. it is time-consuming and must be followed exactly but it beats re-formatting your hard drive.

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If you have no previous experience with Linux and a live CD, think it over carefully. Success requires that you understand the fundamentals of your specific Windows release, plus a working knowledge of Linux and Live CDs - for instance, how to do an md5sum integrity confirmation of your download.

Another option (and I would only recommend this to someone who does not intend to learn open-source software tools) - AVG and some open-source developers have come up with this; basically a "live CD for dummies"...
- http://www.avg.com/us-en/avg-rescue-cd -

I use software that is pure open-source Linux, so have no experience with this tool, but it should be the most accessible solution to your problems. If you need assistance with deploying it, send me a PM.


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You can also DL the Kaspersky tool that is Linux based so when you deploy it windows doesn't start. Real easy.Don't need any Linux experience at all. Kaspersky Rescue Disc

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So you understand, a lot of the difficulty with these infections is the fact that the infected program runs at startup in windows. This makes it difficult for some antivirus programs to fix. If the program is already running, it is difficult to get a hold of, and then many, when told to close, will clone themselves to start again on startup, so even what appears to be a successful removal really wasn't

That's the idea of starting in safe mode; so fewer things start up and there is a better chance of getting truly cleaned.

By using a Linux CD, windows does not boot at all, so the files are much easier to remove because the program is not running, and windows commands, such as cloning itself when closed or deleted, will often not work in the Linux environment (unless the coder specifically thought of that, which is unlikely since it would clash with windows when running).
The Live CD's are not too difficult to grasp, as they act like windows for the most part, unless you start looking for specific files, then the file system is different.
John's suggested Kapersky version may be a good one for you start with, since it is designed for this purpose, and has a nice selection of instructions right there on the download page. I strongly suggest reading that, as there is a slight chance of file system corruption if not started correctly. (If Kapersky asks to restart or continue, select restart for safer operation)

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In Win 7, Task manager shows 2 instances of IE running when it is open. Previous Windows versions showed one listing.

If IE is closed, you should not see those in task manager..




Thanks for this Bob. One small point is that I believe the difference (one or two instances of iexplore.exe running) is due to the version of IE and not to the change in OS.

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marc, you may want to try security tango. it solved my issues in win xp.





Many thanks Don.
I would just question the recommendation to disable Windows Restore.

This may be sound advice, but if I had taken it I would still be looking at the rogue maltware 'WindowsRepair' which confronted me at the beginning of this infection.

By using System restore, I was at least able to get back to a point where I could use the PC.

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G'day Marc,
try this root kit killer from Sophos. My staff have had good success with it and it's free:
http://www.sophos.com/products/free-tools/sophos-anti-rootkit.html





G'day Lawrie,
Many thanks for your post.

I downloaded and ran Sophos yesterday.
In normal mode:
- the tool found 6 or 7 hidden files (most in temp folders) but did not recommend cleaning them

[“Files tagged as Removable: Yes (but clean up not recommended for this file)”]

I followed this advice and then scanned in safe mode.
This was more interesting.
First of all, a warning and yellow triangle informing me :
Error: Could not initialize kernel driver memsweep.sys.
The tool did however continue with its scan!

In addition to the hidden files it found in normal mode, it also returned a number of locked registry keys which it could not remove.

This time I cleaned up the files tagged as Removable and rebooted to normal mode.

For some reason, I did not get the promised log:
“Once you have restarted your computer, a dialog box displays the files you selected for removal and the action taken.”

No time then to properly test the effects of this operation, but I did note that:
- apparently the unexplained instances of iexplore.exe when IE is closed are not starting up
- there were no web site redirects (but I only tried one of two searches, all using the Opera/Google combination)
- the strongly recommended Kaspersky rootkit removal app. which could not be executed (tdsskiller.exe) would still not run, even if renamed and with BitDefender AV disabled.
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G'day Marc,
sounds like a good start. I find it a little disturbing that the log did not show up AND that the Kaspersky app still would not run.

The locked registry keys may be of concern depending on what they are. If you noted them it would be worth looking into them, if you did not, a re-run of the rootkit killer is in order as it will probably find them again...


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Marc,
Did you DL and run the Kaspersky Rescue Disc? You're not going to get this thing with Windows running.If you do I wouldn't be confident. The only way is you've got to get it when Windows is down.


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Did you DL and run the Kaspersky Rescue Disc? You're not going to get this thing with Windows running.If you do I wouldn't be confident. The only way is you've got to get it when Windows is down.




Not yet John. Thanks for the advice. The thing is I'm not confident at all using an alternative OS so my plan is to try everything possible in an environment I'm familiar with before I go to the live CD option.

I also have an image backup -made with Reflect- which I could attempt to mount.

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G'day Marc,
sounds like a good start. ...




Yes, Lawrie, we're not winning yet but we're probably not losing either.
Will have a good look this eve and note down those registry keys.

Assuming - and it is a big assumption - that the web site redirect problem and the unsolicited iexplore.exes no longer occur, it will be hard to know whether I still have the infection (or traces of it) or just a series of unrelated anomalies. (all pages nonresponsive in Google Chrome,tsddkiller.exe failing to run...)

Anyway many thanks mate...

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I've never done it for a virus, but I've restored my disk from a Norton Ghost image when installing buggy try-out software, and it's easy and works like a charm.

If your imaging software makes a true disk image, I see it as the easy way to get rid of the malware.

Whichever way you choose, good luck!

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If your imaging software makes a true disk image, I see it as the easy way to get rid of the malware.




Agreed, Bob.

Macrium Reflect (by the way) is a first-rate imaging program, as good as any available. Like others, it will restore this machine's boot image in 18 minutes total. I used it yesterday solely to get rid of video drivers that did not work out. Nothing else is so certain, nor really any faster at getting back to Square One. This should not be a last resort.


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Did you DL and run the Kaspersky Rescue Disc? You're not going to get this thing with Windows running.If you do I wouldn't be confident. The only way is you've got to get it when Windows is down.




Not yet John. Thanks for the advice. The thing is I'm not confident at all using an alternative OS so my plan is to try everything possible in an environment I'm familiar with before I go to the live CD option.

I also have an image backup -made with Reflect- which I could attempt to mount.



Marc,
It's a specific tool and although it is Linux based you won't even know it. The instructions are very simple.
1.Just download the program
2. Burn an iso image to a CD
3. In the BIOS set the first boot device to CD
4. Insert the CD into the drive
5. Reboot the computer.
The computer will now boot with the Kaspersky CD and Windows will not load.
6. Follow the instructions on the screens.


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What i worry about is that most of these type viruses do not go away with simple methods, and even restore to an earlier point will many times not erase them. They are very elusive. I had this on a computer at work, and the tech at the shop that fixed it said sometimes even reformat willnot fix it, and that there a a couple of these that enbedd into the hard drive and a format goes around them, and they resurface when you least expect it. My last problem prompted me to go full linux on my internet computer, due to it kept coming back, even after two formats and four different AV assaults.

Darned viruses they just suck the fun out of it sometimes!


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