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[Megan]

Hi. I haven't got any idea what made it on to this machine. Malwarebytes and Avira don't spot it, but there has to be something there. It tries to connect to the outside world (including blacklisted IPs, which is how we spotted it) even when there's nothing obvious running. No browsers, no streaming anything, etc.

Here are the hijackthis and malwarebytes logs. Can you please help?


Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 10:10:08 PM, on 8/8/2009
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16827)
Boot mode: Normal

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\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\sched.exe
C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avguard.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbamservice.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\RTHDCPL.EXE
C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliType Pro\itype.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\ipoint.exe
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Distillr\Acrotray.exe
C:\Program Files\ScanSoft\OmniPageSE\opware32.exe
C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbamgui.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\dpupdchk.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avgnt.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMBgMonitor.exe
C:\Program Files\DNA\btdna.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMIndexingService.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMIndexStoreSvr.exe
C:\Program Files\C Technologies\C-Pen 20\CPen20.exe
C:\Program Files\Belkin\Nostromo\nost_LM.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\C Technologies\C-Pen 20\CPenOCR.exe
C:\Program Files\C Technologies\C-Pen 20\CPenDesk.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft....k/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft....k/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft....k/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft....k/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Connection Wizard,ShellNext = http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
O1 - Hosts: 82.98.231.89 url.adtrgt.com
O1 - Hosts: 82.98.231.89 googleads2.gdoubleclick.net
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Conversion Toolbar Helper - {AE7CD045-E861-484f-8273-0445EE161910} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll
O2 - BHO: Java™ Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: JQSIEStartDetectorImpl - {E7E6F031-17CE-4C07-BC86-EABFE594F69C} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deploy\jqs\ie\jqs_plugin.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Adobe PDF - {47833539-D0C5-4125-9FA8-0819E2EAAC93} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RTHDCPL] RTHDCPL.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Alcmtr] ALCMTR.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [itype] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliType Pro\itype.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IntelliPoint] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\ipoint.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Acrobat Assistant 7.0] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Distillr\Acrotray.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Omnipage] C:\Program Files\ScanSoft\OmniPageSE\opware32.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware] "C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbamgui.exe" /starttray
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [avgnt] "C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avgnt.exe" /min
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [BgMonitor_{79662E04-7C6C-4d9f-84C7-88D8A56B10AA}] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMBgMonitor.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [BitTorrent DNA] "C:\Program Files\DNA\btdna.exe"
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Acrobat Speed Launcher.lnk = ?
O4 - Global Startup: C-Pen 20.lnk = ?
O4 - Global Startup: Nostromo Loadout Manager.lnk = ?
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert link target to Adobe PDF - res://C:\Program Files\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\Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppend.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert selected links to Adobe PDF - res://C:\Program Files\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\Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppendSelLinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert selection to Adobe PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIECapture.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert selection to existing PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppend.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert to Adobe PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIECapture.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Convert to existing PDF - res://C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll/AcroIEAppend.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
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
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://www.update.microsoft.com/windowsupd...b?1202373975062
O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) - http://www.update.microsoft.com/microsoftu...b?1202384414046
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://fpdownload2.macromedia.com/get/shoc...ash/swflash.cab
O23 - Service: Avira AntiVir Scheduler (AntiVirSchedulerService) - Avira GmbH - C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\sched.exe
O23 - Service: Avira AntiVir Guard (AntiVirService) - Avira GmbH - C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\avguard.exe
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - ATI Technologies Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: ATI Smart - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2sgag.exe
O23 - Service: Java Quick Starter (JavaQuickStarterService) - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
O23 - Service: MBAMService - Malwarebytes Corporation - C:\Program Files\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\mbamservice.exe
O23 - Service: NBService - Nero AG - C:\Program Files\Nero\Nero 7\Nero BackItUp\NBService.exe
O23 - Service: NMIndexingService - Nero AG - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\NMIndexingService.exe

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End of file - 7832 bytes

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Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.40
Database version: 2583
Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3

8/8/2009 9:06:31 PM
mbam-log-2009-08-08 (21-06-31).txt

Scan type: Quick Scan
Objects scanned: 95255
Time elapsed: 6 minute(s), 27 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 0

Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Files Infected:
(No malicious items detected)



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Just for grins, here's the most recent virus scanner log:



Avira AntiVir Personal
Report file date: Friday, August 07, 2009 21:36

Scanning for 1618860 virus strains and unwanted programs.

Licensee : Avira AntiVir Personal - FREE Antivirus
Serial number : 0000149996-ADJIE-0000001
Platform : Windows XP
Windows version : (Service Pack 3) [5.1.2600]
Boot mode : Normally booted
Username : JP
Computer name : JONATHANSPC

Version information:
BUILD.DAT : 9.0.0.407 17961 Bytes 7/29/2009 10:34:00
AVSCAN.EXE : 9.0.3.7 466689 Bytes 8/6/2009 04:34:18
AVSCAN.DLL : 9.0.3.0 40705 Bytes 2/27/2009 18:58:24
LUKE.DLL : 9.0.3.2 209665 Bytes 2/20/2009 19:35:49
LUKERES.DLL : 9.0.2.0 12033 Bytes 2/27/2009 18:58:52
ANTIVIR0.VDF : 7.1.0.0 15603712 Bytes 10/27/2008 20:30:36
ANTIVIR1.VDF : 7.1.4.132 5707264 Bytes 6/24/2009 04:38:20
ANTIVIR2.VDF : 7.1.5.60 2235904 Bytes 8/3/2009 04:38:34
ANTIVIR3.VDF : 7.1.5.85 445952 Bytes 8/7/2009 04:34:01
Engineversion : 8.2.0.248
AEVDF.DLL : 8.1.1.1 106868 Bytes 4/30/2009 19:52:04
AESCRIPT.DLL : 8.1.2.23 455033 Bytes 8/7/2009 04:34:06
AESCN.DLL : 8.1.2.4 127348 Bytes 8/5/2009 04:38:46
AERDL.DLL : 8.1.2.4 430452 Bytes 8/5/2009 04:38:45
AEPACK.DLL : 8.1.3.18 401783 Bytes 5/28/2009 00:07:20
AEOFFICE.DLL : 8.1.0.38 196987 Bytes 8/5/2009 04:38:44
AEHEUR.DLL : 8.1.0.154 1917302 Bytes 8/8/2009 04:34:06
AEHELP.DLL : 8.1.5.3 233846 Bytes 8/5/2009 04:38:38
AEGEN.DLL : 8.1.1.55 356723 Bytes 8/7/2009 04:33:59
AEEMU.DLL : 8.1.0.9 393588 Bytes 10/9/2008 22:32:40
AECORE.DLL : 8.1.7.6 184694 Bytes 8/5/2009 04:38:36
AEBB.DLL : 8.1.0.3 53618 Bytes 10/9/2008 22:32:40
AVWINLL.DLL : 9.0.0.3 18177 Bytes 12/12/2008 16:47:59
AVPREF.DLL : 9.0.0.1 43777 Bytes 12/5/2008 18:32:15
AVREP.DLL : 8.0.0.3 155905 Bytes 1/20/2009 22:34:28
AVREG.DLL : 9.0.0.0 36609 Bytes 12/5/2008 18:32:09
AVARKT.DLL : 9.0.0.3 292609 Bytes 3/24/2009 23:05:41
AVEVTLOG.DLL : 9.0.0.7 167169 Bytes 1/30/2009 18:37:08
SQLITE3.DLL : 3.6.1.0 326401 Bytes 1/28/2009 23:03:49
SMTPLIB.DLL : 9.2.0.25 28417 Bytes 2/2/2009 16:21:33
NETNT.DLL : 9.0.0.0 11521 Bytes 12/5/2008 18:32:10
RCIMAGE.DLL : 9.0.0.25 2438913 Bytes 5/15/2009 23:39:58
RCTEXT.DLL : 9.0.37.0 86785 Bytes 4/17/2009 18:19:48

Configuration settings for the scan:
Jobname.............................: Complete system scan
Configuration file..................: c:\program files\avira\antivir desktop\sysscan.avp
Logging.............................: low
Primary action......................: interactive
Secondary action....................: ignore
Scan master boot sector.............: on
Scan boot sector....................: on
Boot sectors........................: C:, D:,
Process scan........................: on
Scan registry.......................: on
Search for rootkits.................: on
Integrity checking of system files..: off
Scan all files......................: All files
Scan archives.......................: on
Recursion depth.....................: 20
Smart extensions....................: on
Macro heuristic.....................: on
File heuristic......................: medium
Deviating risk categories...........: +PCK,+SPR,

Start of the scan: Friday, August 07, 2009 21:36

Starting search for hidden objects.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\ControlSet001\Services\UACd.sys\modules
[INFO] The registry entry is invisible.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\ControlSet001\Services\UACd.sys\start
[INFO] The registry entry is invisible.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\ControlSet001\Services\UACd.sys\type
[INFO] The registry entry is invisible.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\ControlSet001\Services\UACd.sys\imagepath
[INFO] The registry entry is invisible.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\ControlSet001\Services\UACd.sys\group
[INFO] The registry entry is invisible.
'48313' objects were checked, '5' hidden objects were found.

The scan of running processes will be started
Scan process 'avscan.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'avcenter.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'CPenDesk.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'CPenOCR.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'svchost.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'nost_LM.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'CPen20.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'NMIndexStoreSvr.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'Steam.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'btdna.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'NMIndexingService.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'NMBgMonitor.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'avgnt.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'jusched.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'mbamgui.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'dpupdchk.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'opware32.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'acrotray.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'ipoint.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'itype.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'RTHDCPL.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'alg.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'explorer.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'svchost.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'mbamservice.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'jqs.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'avguard.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'svchost.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'sched.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'spoolsv.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'svchost.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'ati2evxx.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'svchost.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'svchost.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'svchost.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'svchost.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'ati2evxx.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'lsass.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'services.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'winlogon.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'csrss.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
Scan process 'smss.exe' - '1' Module(s) have been scanned
42 processes with 42 modules were scanned

Starting master boot sector scan:
Master boot sector HD0
[INFO] No virus was found!
Master boot sector HD1
[INFO] No virus was found!

Start scanning boot sectors:
Boot sector 'C:\'
[INFO] No virus was found!
Boot sector 'D:\'
[INFO] No virus was found!

Starting to scan executable files (registry).
The registry was scanned ( '61' files ).


Starting the file scan:

Begin scan in 'C:\'
C:\pagefile.sys
[WARNING] The file could not be opened!
[NOTE] This file is a Windows system file.
[NOTE] This file cannot be opened for scanning.
C:\Documents and Settings\JP\Local Settings\Temp\huwmewto.exe
[0] Archive type: NSIS
--> [PluginsDir]/System.dll/data1.hdr
[WARNING] No further files can be extracted from this archive. The archive will be closed
[WARNING] No further files can be extracted from this archive. The archive will be closed
C:\Documents and Settings\JP\Local Settings\Temp\JqdhN9Xr.exe.part
[0] Archive type: NSIS
--> C:/ATI/SUPPORT/8-11_xp32_dd_70226/atiadlxx.dl_
[WARNING] No further files can be extracted from this archive. The archive will be closed
[WARNING] No further files can be extracted from this archive. The archive will be closed
Begin scan in 'D:\' <Data_RAID1>


End of the scan: Friday, August 07, 2009 22:39
Used time: 1:03:33 Hour(s)

The scan has been done completely.

16822 Scanned directories
455008 Files were scanned
0 Viruses and/or unwanted programs were found
0 Files were classified as suspicious
0 files were deleted
0 Viruses and unwanted programs were repaired
0 Files were moved to quarantine
0 Files were renamed
1 Files cannot be scanned
455007 Files not concerned
6828 Archives were scanned
5 Warnings
1 Notes
48313 Objects were scanned with rootkit scan
5 Hidden objects were found

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Thanks much!

[Megan]

So, since my original post, we've removed Bit Torrent DNA (and grr that it didn't uninstall with Bit Torrent in the first place). Still having unauthorized traffic, though. Help?