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Posted By : ion1984 - 7-1-2004 3:36
first time posting but ive read lots of these, i think i know how it goes
 
i have AntiVirus AVG (free antivirus program that ive found works pretty well)
it keeps warning me when i get startpage.6.aq at (random).dll
 
AVG will remove the Virus just fine. But then soon it warns me that i have it again.
apparently, it is linked to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\\AppInit_DLLs
but every time i try to delete it it comes right back
i have no OBVIOUS processes that are restoring it
 
i have gotten many different (random).dll startpage.6.aq viruses on my computer at one time
sometimes about every 5 min it seems to install one of them
ive had this problem for about a week and cant kill it.
running: spybot, CWshredder, AVG antivirus
 
here is my hijack log currently:
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\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\browser\ybrwicon.exe
C:\Program Files\BroadJump\Client Foundation\CFD.exe
C:\Program Files\Visual Networks\Visual IP InSight\SBC\IPClient.exe
C:\Program Files\Visual Networks\Visual IP InSight\SBC\IPMon32.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\browser\ycommon.exe
C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe
C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\RUNDLL32.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\NDrv.exe
C:\Program Files\SBC Self Support Tool\bin\mpbtn.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG6\avgserv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\wuauclt.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Yahoo!\MESSEN~1\YPAGER.EXE
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG6\AVGCC32.EXE
C:\Documents and Settings\userA\My Documents\Preserve\HijackThis.exe
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page =
R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - _{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {000020DD-C72E-4113-AF77-DD56626C6C42} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\ycomp5_1_6_0.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {1B7D753B-1981-4bd2-91F3-6D055EE113A0} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\NDrv.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {9E992732-295F-4987-8BE3-16FAC1639198} - C:\DOCUME~1\ALLUSE~1\APPLIC~1\IESERV~1\IEService.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {CBA9AD0D-6C12-CD3F-03F5-D3CA238B664C} - C:\PROGRA~1\UPLOAD~1\web regs.dll (file missing)
O3 - Toolbar: &Yahoo! Companion - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\ycomp5_1_6_0.dll
O3 - Toolbar: PeakInfo - {59D32C25-2149-A20D-C9D3-A8FD73E09B15} - C:\PROGRA~1\UPLOAD~1\web regs.dll (file missing)
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [YBrowser] C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\browser\ybrwicon.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BJCFD] C:\Program Files\BroadJump\Client Foundation\CFD.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IPInSightLAN 02] "C:\Program Files\Visual Networks\Visual IP InSight\SBC\IPClient.exe" -l
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IPInSightMonitor 02] "C:\Program Files\Visual Networks\Visual IP InSight\SBC\IPMon32.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe"  -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG6\avgcc32.exe /STARTUP
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Yahoo! Pager] 1
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NVMCTRAY.DLL,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [\IEService.exe] C:\DOCUME~1\ALLUSE~1\APPLIC~1\IESERV~1\IEService.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Erua] C:\Documents and Settings\userA\Application Data\swoa.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [NDrv] C:\WINDOWS\System32\NDrv.exe
O4 - Global Startup: SBC Self Support Tool.lnk = C:\Program Files\SBC Self Support Tool\bin\matcli.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: Yahoo! Dictionary - file:///C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common/ycdict.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Yahoo! Search - file:///C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common/ycsrch.htm
O9 - Extra button: Yahoo! Login (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Login (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: Messenger (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Messenger (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: Related (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links (HKLM)
O12 - Plugin for .pdf: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\PLUGINS\nppdf32.dll
O16 - DPF: {02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B} (QuickTime Object) - http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab
O16 - DPF: {166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000} (Shockwave ActiveX Control) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/director/sw.cab
O16 - DPF: {33564D57-0000-0010-8000-00AA00389B71} - http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/6/E/F6E491A6-77E1-4E20-9F5F-94901338C922/wmv9VCM.CAB
O16 - DPF: {9EB320CE-BE1D-4304-A081-4B4665414BEF} (MediaTicketsInstaller Control) - http://www.mt-download.com/MediaTicketsInstaller.cab
O16 - DPF: {9F1C11AA-197B-4942-BA54-47A8489BB47F} (Update Class) - http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/CAB/x86/unicode/iuctl.CAB?38085.9042939815
O16 - DPF: {A8658086-E6AC-4957-BC8E-7D54A7E8A78E} (SassCln Object) - http://www.microsoft.com/security/controls/SassCln.CAB
O16 - DPF: {C7ABF7AE-67A7-495C-88E1-3D1B295E25F7} (VacPro.usa_cic) - http://www.advnt01.com/dialer/usa_cic.CAB
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{0C82225E-4886-4701-A906-023474539650}: NameServer = 206.13.30.12,206.13.29.12
O17 - HKLM\System\CS1\Services\Tcpip\..\{0C82225E-4886-4701-A906-023474539650}: NameServer = 206.13.30.12,206.13.29.12
O17 - HKLM\System\CS2\Services\Tcpip\..\{0C82225E-4886-4701-A906-023474539650}: NameServer = 206.13.30.12,206.13.29.12
 
other interesting programs that might appear on this are:
my video display driver which is custom and updated one
and i have a yahoo web browser that piggy-backs on internet explorer (with far less problems)
 
if anyone has any words of wisdom, they are greatly appreciated
 
im going to remove the 2 startpage.6.aq viruses that i got while posting this!!!!!!
thanks everyone
 
ion1984

Posted By : eagle - 7-1-2004 9:14
ion,
 If your running XP, you have restore, go intop control panel, performance and maintence,basic information about your computer, click on the automatic restore tab then chen the box that says turn restore off. but before you do that do a disk clean to remove all restore points. you will find that when the window comes up that tells what steps you can take look under the more options tab should be at the bottom(or near it) once you do that,clean out your regedit, turn off the restore then run another virus scan, it's probably in the restore viruses tend to write themselves in there so they can't be taken out easily. Good luck and let me know how it goes.
                              Eaglesmilewinkgrin

Posted By : ion1984 - 7-2-2004 4:31
well, i already had system restore off. Unfortunatly, somone already suggested that for the Startpage viruses. I deleted all previous start points. And I have already got 2 startpage.6.aq's being on the internet this morning. Interesting thing is, that the viruses seem to have no other effect that to be detected by my AV ware. But, Im sure that would change if I were to do some browsing with IE 6.0. I currently use FireFox web browser, or my Yahoo! one that seems to keep me safer.
Anyways, I re-deleted all my restore points, the quicky went to delete
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\\AppInit_DLLs
and it just came right back!!!!!
Ive seen from other posts that Startpages are attached to this registry value.
But I cant find any posts on StartPage.6.AQ and that is why I posted it under new threats.
Google, Yahoo! and any other search engine I use dont find anything on this particular Variant.

Anyways, I appreciate your time. Im gonna go scan these trojan startpage things out right now.
Thanks, Ion1984

ps I often wonder how many of these viruses are made by Anti Virus companies? You know, create a market, create a product? I hate how you almost cant Run a computer with DSL without Ad Aware. Makes you think? =)

Posted By : eagle - 7-2-2004 9:57
Hey ion,
Can't argue the point on that one, it does seem strange that very shortly after a virus rears it's ugly head one Co. or the other has the cure. as far as startpage that has me confused, try using bullguard and send the logs to support@bullguard.com and I heard someone on another forum used something called shredder I keep wanting to say cw schredder or something like that. anyway good luck.
                                 Eaglesmilewinkgrin shakehead


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