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314011 2005-01-14 12:23:00 I keep getting Windows Explorer (I use Opera) opening windows which are trying to connect to advertising sites. I have tried to detect (using various spyware progs and avg antivirus) which program is responsible for this but no luck so far.
I have heard that msams.exe could be a malware program, and I found it in the registry as the run command for windows media player. Could this be part of the problem? Any other ideas?
bpt2 (6653)
314012 2005-01-14 19:35:00 Yup I would delete it if its under run in the registry.

Get Hijackthis and run it and post whatever it brings up here.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
314013 2005-01-14 22:58:00 Yes a trojan, read about it here...

www.sophos.com
pheonix (36)
314014 2005-01-15 07:34:00 Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.0
Scan saved at 5:51:51 PM, on 15/01/2005
Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Ontrack\Fix-It\mxtask.exe
C:\Program Files\Ahead\InCD\InCDsrv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Iomega\System32\AppServices.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\3DMouse\3DMouse.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\Fast.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\WinKey\WinKey.exe
C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zapro.exe
C:\Program Files\OPERA7\opera.exe
C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Bernard\Desktop\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.comstech.com
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page =
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Connection Wizard,ShellNext = http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Window Title = Comstech Internet Services
O1 - Hosts: 216.40.230.4 desktop.kazaa.com
O1 - Hosts: 216.40.230.4 alpha.kazaa.com
O1 - Hosts: 216.40.230.4 shop.kazaa.com
O2 - BHO: MySearch Search Assistant BHO - {04079851-5845-4dea-848C-3ECD647AA554} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\msdxm.ocx
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {014DA6C9-189F-421a-88CD-07CFE51CFF10} - (no file)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_EMC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe /STARTUP
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [3DMouse] C:\PROGRA~1\3DMouse\3DMouse.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [kalvsys] C:\windows\system32\kalvslj32.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSPM Startup] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\UPDATE~1\ISUSPM.exe -startup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KernelFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -k
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\RunServices: [Print Driver] SAgent.exe
O4 - Global Startup: WinKey.lnk = C:\Program Files\WinKey\WinKey.exe
O4 - Global Startup: ZoneAlarm Pro.lnk = C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zapro.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: Trace - {04849C74-016E-4a43-8AA5-1F01DE57F4A1} - C:\Program Files\VisualRoute\vrie.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: VisualRoute Trace - {04849C74-016E-4a43-8AA5-1F01DE57F4A1} - C:\Program Files\VisualRoute\vrie.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msjava.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msjava.dll
O9 - Extra button: Whois - {11E47140-F946-4049-B038-AB77CAA0480B} - C:\Program Files\Whois Web\WWtoolbar.htm
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - SolidConverterPDF - (no file) (HKCU)
O9 - Extra button: NeoTrace It! - {9885224C-1217-4c5f-83C2-00002E6CEF2B} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\shdocvw.dll (HKCU)
O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll
O16 - DPF: {3AF4DACE-36ED-42EF-9DFC-ADC34DA30CFF} (PatchInstaller.Installer) - file://E:\content\include\XPPatchInstaller.CAB
O16 - DPF: {74D05D43-3236-11D4-BDCD-00C04F9A3B61} (HouseCall Control) - a840.g.akamai.net
O16 - DPF: {9E98E84C-79E1-49C3-82EB-798FCD552EFB} (VacPro.internazionale_ver4) - advnt01.com
O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Fix-It Task Manager - Ontrack Data International - C:\PROGRA~1\Ontrack\Fix-It\mxtask.exe
O23 - Service: InCD File System Service - AHEAD Software - C:\Program Files\Ahead\InCD\InCDsrv.exe
O23 - Service: InterBase Guardian - Unknown - c:\program files\Interbase\bin\ibguard.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: InterBase Server - Unknown - c:\program files\Interbase\bin\ibserver.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Iomega App Services - Iomega Corporation - C:\PROGRA~1\Iomega\System32\AppServices.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor - Zone Labs Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
O23 - Service: Iomega Active Disk - Iomega Corporation - C:\Program Files\Iomega\AutoDisk\ADService.exe
bpt2 (6653)
314015 2005-01-15 07:50:00 Hmm ok Fast . exe looks like its part of Powertoys if u have it installed .

Winkey is part of something made by Copernic, if this is installed .

This O4 - HKLM\ . . \Run: [kalvsys] C:\windows\system32\kalvslj32 . exe is some kind of spyware .

Go to start/run and type regedit . Then go here

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run

And here

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run

See if there is kalvslj32 . exe in either (in the right panel) .

If so, highlight it and delete it .

Then reboot . And try this program . simplysup . com/tremover/" target="_blank">www . simplysup . com
download it update it then scan . Then also, under the utilities menu, select
the 3rd and 4th option . One will/should reset the home page, and the other
should fix the hosts file . It may pay to close the browser, before u do the above .
Speedy Gonzales (78)
314016 2005-01-15 21:22:00 I tried various approaches to get rid of kalvsys, but without any luck until I found this info at computercops.biz
Strange that this one was so hard to beat!
Thanks anyway.
bpt2 (6653)
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