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Thread ID: 76584	2007-02-06 01:13:00	IE7 – Hijacked & “Open in New Tab” function disabled	jonjet (11864)	Press F1

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523032	2007-02-06 01:13:00	I am operating XP-Pro SP2 with IE7 installed and have recently installed a Bit Torrent program that has hijacked my system despite having NORTON'S Internet Security 2007, AdawareSE and SpyBot Search & Destroy installed. Every time I opened IE several other windows would open advertising dating services and or online casinos. Furthermore the “Open in New Tab” function of IE7 has been disabled. I know I have brought this problem upon myself for by not being more circumspect about the Bit Torrent program I chose to install but I had faith in the inbuilt security in IE7 together with NORTON Internet Security, Adaware and SpyBot S&D. This faith was obviously unfounded and I have been caught out be a rather annoying problem. I have un-installed the offending Bit Torrent program and have installed XsoftSpySE which has found and removed a large number of malicious items seemingly related to this problem, which Adaware or SpyBot S&D did not find. This has cured the problem with the pop-up windows, but even after un-installing and re-installing IE7 I have not been able to remedy the problem with the “Open in New Tab” function. I have searched the Microsoft Knowledge base and have not found anything related to this issue. Microsoft seems to make it very difficult to access support for this level of problem despite it being one that may well affect a large number of users. I am unable to access Microsoft email support as despite IE7 being a recent install the support for my MS products has expired. I would appreciate any advice as to how I can resolve this issue. Regards, Jon	jonjet (11864)
523033	2007-02-06 01:26:00	Get the file in my sig below. Remember to unzip it first	Speedy Gonzales (78)
523034	2007-02-06 01:48:00	Welcome to PressF1 jonjet :D	stu161204 (123)
523035	2007-02-06 04:10:00	Thnx Speedy - I spoke to soon about my system being cured of the pesky popup windows as they have returned. I've downloaded and installed the Hijackthis program and run it but the log it produced does not appear to have anything nasty on it that I should remove - it all appeared legitimate to me but of course I'm no expert.	jonjet (11864)
523036	2007-02-06 04:12:00	Hi Stu - thnx for the welcome!	jonjet (11864)
523037	2007-02-06 04:18:00	So what happens when u press Ctrl-T? Does a tab appear? Or try re-setting IE's options to their defaults. Well IE 7 isn't that secure. Nor is Nortons for that matter. Or any firewall, if Windows isn't up to date. A lot of people were / or used to use Nortons found that even tho it was installed and running, you still got malware / or something nasty. Well not only that but Nortons is also a memory/resource hog, they've replaced it with something like Avast/AVG/Nod32.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
523038	2007-02-06 05:55:00	Thnx Speedy - if I Ctrl-T I do get a new tab but resettin the options to default has not fixed the problem	jonjet (11864)
523039	2007-02-06 07:55:00	I've downloaded and installed the Hijackthis program and run it but the log it produced does not appear to have anything nasty on it that I should remove - it all appeared legitimate to me but of course I'm no expert.Seeing as you still have problems, it would pay to post the HJT log here and let others take a look at it just to make sure. :)	Jen (38)
523040	2007-02-06 19:16:00	Here is the HJT log; Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 8:07:05 a.m., on 7/02/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.5730.0011) 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:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSvcHst.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\AppCore\AppSvc32.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccProxy.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\brsvc01a.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\brss01a.exe C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NvMixer\NVMixerTray.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Distillr\Acrotray.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\9.0\SharedCOM\RoxWatchTray9.exe C:\Program Files\Roxio\Media Experience\DMXLauncher.exe C:\Program Files\Roxio\Drag-to-Disc\DrgToDsc.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe C:\Program Files\ScanSoft\PaperPort\pptd40nt.exe C:\Program Files\Brother\ControlCenter2\brctrcen.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\jusched.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe C:\Program Files\SlySoft\AnyDVD\AnyDVD.exe c:\progra~1\intern~1\iexplore.exe C:\Program Files\Sony Ericsson\Mobile\audevicemgr.exe C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE c:\PROGRA~1\INTUWA~1\Shared\MROUTE~1\MROUTE~2.EXE C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Version Cue CS2\bin\VersionCueCS2.exe C:\Program Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate\ALUSchedulerSvc.exe C:\PROGRA~1\SONYER~1\Mobile\CONNEC~1\CONNMN~1.EXE C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG\MDM.EXE C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Version Cue CS2\data\database\bin\mysqld-nt.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\9.0\SharedCOM\CPSHelpRunner.exe C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\CCPD-LC\symlcsvc.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Symantec\LIVEUP~1\LUCOMS~1.EXE C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Privacy Control\ccEmFlSv.exe C:\Documents and Settings\John R Gray\Desktop\HiJackThis\HijackThis.exe R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = go.microsoft.com R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = go.microsoft.com R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = go.microsoft.com R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll O2 - BHO: (no name) - {1E8A6170-7264-4D0F-BEAE-D42A53123C75} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\coShared\Browser\1.0\NppBho.dll O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\ssv.dll O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Conversion Toolbar Helper - {AE7CD045-E861-484f-8273-0445EE161910} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll O3 - Toolbar: Adobe PDF - {47833539-D0C5-4125-9FA8-0819E2EAAC93} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll O3 - Toolbar: Show Norton Toolbar - {90222687-F593-4738-B738-FBEE9C7B26DF} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\coShared\Browser\1.0\UIBHO.dll O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NVMixerTray] "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NvMixer\NVMixerTray.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Version Cue CS2] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Version Cue CS2\ControlPanel\VersionCueCS2Tray.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Acrobat Assistant 7.0] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Distillr\Acrotray.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RoxWatchTray] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\9.0\SharedCOM\RoxWatchTray9.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DMXLauncher] "C:\Program Files\Roxio\Media Experience\DMXLauncher.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RoxioDragToDisc] "C:\Program Files\Roxio\Drag-to-Disc\DrgToDsc.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ccApp] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [osCheck] "C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\osCheck.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SSBkgdUpdate] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Scansoft Shared\SSBkgdUpdate\SSBkgdupdate.exe" -Embedding -boot O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PaperPort PTD] C:\Program Files\ScanSoft\PaperPort\pptd40nt.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IndexSearch] C:\Program Files\ScanSoft\PaperPort\IndexSearch.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ControlCenter2.0] C:\Program Files\Brother\ControlCenter2\brctrcen.exe /autorun O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\jusched.exe" O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AnyDVD] C:\Program Files\SlySoft\AnyDVD\AnyDVD.exe O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [VGASOFTWARE] C:\DOCUME~1\JOHNRG~1\APPLIC~1\POKEBO~1\FiveDumb.ex e O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Acrobat Speed Launcher.lnk = ? O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Gamma.lnk = C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Calibration\Adobe Gamma Loader.exe O4 - Global Startup: Phone Connection Monitor.lnk = ? O8 - Extra context menu item: &ieSpell Options - res://C:\Program Files\ieSpell\iespell.dll/SPELLOPTION.HTM O8 - Extra context menu item: Check &Spelling - res://C:\Program Files\ieSpell\iespell.dll/SPELLCHECK.HTM O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert link target to Adobe PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIECapture.html O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert link target to existing PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppend.html O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert selected links to Adobe PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIECaptureSelLinks.html O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert selected links to existing PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppendSelLinks.html O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert selection to Adobe PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIECapture.html O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert selection to existing PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppend.html O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert to Adobe PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIECapture.html O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert to existing PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppend.html O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000 O8 - Extra context menu item: Lookup on Merriam Webster - file://C:\Program Files\ieSpell\Merriam Webster.HTM O8 - Extra context menu item: Lookup on Wikipedia - file://C:\Program Files\ieSpell\wikipedia.HTM O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\ssv.dll O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\ssv.dll O9 - Extra button: ieSpell - {0E17D5B7-9F5D-4fee-9DF6-CA6EE38B68A8} - C:\Program Files\ieSpell\iespell.dll O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: ieSpell - {0E17D5B7-9F5D-4fee-9DF6-CA6EE38B68A8} - C:\Program Files\ieSpell\iespell.dll O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {1606D6F9-9D3B-4aea-A025-ED5B2FD488E7} - C:\Program Files\ieSpell\iespell.dll O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: ieSpell Options - {1606D6F9-9D3B-4aea-A025-ED5B2FD488E7} - C:\Program Files\ieSpell\iespell.dll O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing) O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing) O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe O11 - Options group: [INTERNATIONAL] International* O16 - DPF: {0742B9EF-8C83-41CA-BFBA-830A59E23533} (Microsoft Data Collection Control) - support.microsoft.com O16 - DPF: {15B782AF-55D8-11D1-B477-006097098764} (Macromedia Authorware Web Player Control) - myairnz.airnz.co.nz O16 - DPF: {5ED80217-570B-4DA9-BF44-BE107C0EC166} (Windows Live Safety Center Base Module) - cdn.scan.safety.live.com O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - update.microsoft.com O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - update.microsoft.com O21 - SSODL: WPDShServiceObj - {AAA288BA-9A4C-45B0-95D7-94D524869DB5} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\WPDShServiceObj.dll O23 - Service: Adobe LM Service - Adobe Systems - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe Systems Shared\Service\Adobelmsvc.exe O23 - Service: Adobe Version Cue CS2 - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Version Cue CS2\bin\VersionCueCS2.exe" -win32service (file missing) O23 - Service: Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate\ALUSchedulerSvc.exe O23 - Service: BrSplService (Brother XP spl Service) - brother Industries Ltd - C:\WINDOWS\system32\brsvc01a.exe O23 - Service: Symantec Event Manager (ccEvtMgr) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSvcHst.exe" /h ccCommon (file missing) O23 - Service: Symantec Network Proxy (ccProxy) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccProxy.exe O23 - Service: Symantec Settings Manager (ccSetMgr) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSvcHst.exe" /h ccCommon (file missing) O23 - Service: Symantec Lic NetConnect service (CLTNetCnService) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSvcHst.exe" /h ccCommon (file missing) O23 - Service: COM Host (comHost) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\VAScanner\comHost.exe O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1050\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe O23 - Service: Symantec IS Password Validation (ISPwdSvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\isPwdSvc.exe O23 - Service: LiveUpdate - Symantec Corporation - C:\PROGRA~1\Symantec\LIVEUP~1\LUCOMS~1.EXE O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe O23 - Service: Roxio UPnP Renderer 9 - Sonic Solutions - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sonic Shared\RoxioUPnPRenderer9.exe O23 - Service: Roxio Upnp Server 9 - Sonic Solutions - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sonic Shared\RoxioUpnpService9.exe O23 - Service: LiveShare P2P Server 9 (RoxLiveShare9) - Sonic Solutions - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\9.0\SharedCOM\RoxLiveShare9.exe O23 - Service: RoxMediaDB9 - Sonic Solutions - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\9.0\SharedCOM\RoxMediaDB9.exe O23 - Service: Roxio Hard Drive Watcher 9 (RoxWatch9) - Sonic Solutions - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\9.0\SharedCOM\RoxWatch9.exe O23 - Service: stllssvr - MicroVision Development, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\SureThing Shared\stllssvr.exe O23 - Service: Symantec Core LC - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\CCPD-LC\symlcsvc.exe O23 - Service: Symantec AppCore Service (SymAppCore) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\AppCore\AppSvc32.exe	jonjet (11864)
523041	2007-02-06 21:12:00	Unzip the HJT file FIRST and put it in its own folder. Close browser/s. Then run it again then tick these entries and tick fix checked. O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NVMixerTray] "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NvMixer\NVMixerTray.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0\bin\jusched.exe" O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [VGASOFTWARE] C:\DOCUME~1\JOHNRG~1\APPLIC~1\POKEBO~1\FiveDumb.ex e - I don't know what this is, it shouldn't be running from this folder anyway. I don't think you've got a firewall installed either Also try Trojan remover (www.simplysup.com) download it install it run it, then click on scan, then select the 3rd to 7th option under utilities.	Speedy Gonzales (78)
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