What is Hijack.Help?

[nvb2009]

Hi. I've scanned(quick scan and full scan) my PC with MalwareBytes and I notice that everyday it detects "Hijack.Help"? What's that? System restore is disabled.

18/2/2010 08:53:42

mbam-log-2010-02-18 (08-53-42).txt

Scan type: Quick Scan

Objects scanned: 106123

Time elapsed: 3 minute(s), 36 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0

Memory Modules Infected: 0

Registry Keys Infected: 0

Registry Values Infected: 0

Registry Data Items Infected: 1

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:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoSMHelp (Hijack.Help) -> Bad: (1) Good: (0) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

Folders Infected:

(No malicious items detected)

Files Infected:

(No malicious items detected)

Also, I ran Spybot, Super Antispyware, Avira, DarkSpy, Combofix and Hijackthis. By the way, here's the log.

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2

Scan saved at 09:45:13, on 18/2/2010

Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)

MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

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\svchost.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe

C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE

C:\Arquivos de Programas\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe

C:\Arquivos de Programas\Windows Live\Contacts\wlcomm.exe

C:\Arquivos de Programas\Opera\opera.exe

C:\Arquivos de Programas\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://mail.live.com/default.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896

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[nvb2009]

I'm wondering: Hijack.Help= Hijackthis?????

[kitfox]

I found this at work last week. Thought I had it whipped. Came back with a vengeance on a teacher's computer. It rapidly more or less disabled all the tools at my disposal. I manually isolated three entries from HijackThis- will try to check the logs tomorrow to see if I really got rid of it and if I can find some helpful info. Hopefully someone better than I am will jump in here with something more authoritative.

That EVNJEYV.exe looks suspicious to me- but I am really only a rookie at this. Seems similar to what I removed (which seemed to allow my tools to work again) Anyone else care to comment?

Kitfox

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