[FIXED]How do i remove the About:Blank virus????
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Author: Kracker, Location: USA PostPosted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 9:42 pm    Post subject: How do i remove the About:Blank virus????
Ok ive tried everything else, so heres the log from my hijack this, what should i remove to get rid of it?

Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7
Scan saved at 9:39:55 PM, on 4/22/2004
Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 (6.00.2600.0000)

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:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\cisvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\gearsec.exe
C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ps2.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\CMEII\CMESys.exe
C:\WINDOWS\sysupd.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\GMT.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\taskmgr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Altnet\DOWNLO~1\asm.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\wuauclt.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\cidaemon.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\Program Files\WindowsUpdate\wuaudnld.tmp\cabs\com_microsoft.825119_WXP_SP2_WinSE_49552\WindowsXP-KB825119-x86-enu.exe
c:\42d28af616f03f1292acf6\update\update.exe
C:\hijackthis\HijackThis.exe

R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - {0428FFC7-1931-45b7-95CB-3CBB919777E1} - (no file)
R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - {00D6A7E7-4A97-456f-848A-3B75BF7554D7} - (no file)
O1 - Hosts: 213.159.117.235 auto.search.msn.com
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {00000EF1-0786-4633-87C6-1AA7A44296DA} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: NavErrRedir Class - {00D6A7E7-4A97-456f-848A-3B75BF7554D7} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: NavErrRedir Class - {0428FFC7-1931-45b7-95CB-3CBB919777E1} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: myBar BHO - {0494D0D1-F8E0-41ad-92A3-14154ECE70AC} - C:\Program Files\MyWay\myBar\1.bin\MYBAR.DLL
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\NoAdware\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: NAV Helper - {BDF3E430-B101-42AD-A544-FADC6B084872} - C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: hp toolkit - {B2847E28-5D7D-4DEB-8B67-05D28BCF79F5} - C:\HP\EXPLOREBAR\HPTOOLKT.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: Norton AntiVirus - {42CDD1BF-3FFB-4238-8AD1-7859DF00B1D6} - C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {F14E6220-14C1-48FB-9A42-39636CEC9B35} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: &SearchBar - {0494D0D9-F8E0-41ad-92A3-14154ECE70AC} - C:\Program Files\MyWay\myBar\1.bin\MYBAR.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Recguard] C:\WINDOWS\SMINST\RECGUARD.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PS2] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ps2.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE NvQTwk,NvCplDaemon initialize
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IgfxTray] C:\WINDOWS\System32\igfxtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HotKeysCmds] C:\WINDOWS\System32\hkcmd.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [checktime] c:\program files\HPSelect\Frontend\ct.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CMESys] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\CMEII\CMESys.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SysUpd] C:\WINDOWS\sysupd.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [New.net Startup] rundll32 C:\PROGRA~1\NEWDOT~1\NEWDOT~1.DLL,NewDotNetStartup
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MsnMsgr] "C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe" /background
O4 - Startup: PowerReg Scheduler V3.exe
O4 - Global Startup: GapSDR.lnk = C:\Gap Kids\Gap Snow Day\GapSDR.exe
O4 - Global Startup: GStartup.lnk = C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\GMT.exe
Author: Kracker, Location: USA PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 7:39 am    Post subject:
*bump*
Author: Mosaic1, Location: USA PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 9:34 am    Post subject:
Go to Add Remove program in Control Panel and remove New.Net.

If not there then follow these removal instructions:
http://www.newdotnet.com/#remove

Let's clean up some of this other junk too.


Boot to Safe Mode and run Hijackthis.
Directions if you need them here:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ts...2409420406

Select these items and press Fix Checked.

R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - {0428FFC7-1931-45b7-95CB-3CBB919777E1} - (no file)
R3 - URLSearchHook: (no name) - {00D6A7E7-4A97-456f-848A-3B75BF7554D7} - (no file)
O1 - Hosts: 213.159.117.235 auto.search.msn.com
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {00000EF1-0786-4633-87C6-1AA7A44296DA} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: NavErrRedir Class - {00D6A7E7-4A97-456f-848A-3B75BF7554D7} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: NavErrRedir Class - {0428FFC7-1931-45b7-95CB-3CBB919777E1} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: myBar BHO - {0494D0D1-F8E0-41ad-92A3-14154ECE70AC} - C:\Program Files\MyWay\myBar\1.bin\MYBAR.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {F14E6220-14C1-48FB-9A42-39636CEC9B35} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: &SearchBar - {0494D0D9-F8E0-41ad-92A3-14154ECE70AC} - C:\Program Files\MyWay\myBar\1.bin\MYBAR.DLL
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CMESys] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\CMEII\CMESys.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SysUpd] C:\WINDOWS\sysupd.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [New.net Startup] rundll32 C:\PROGRA~1\NEWDOT~1\NEWDOT~1.DLL,NewDotNetStartup
O4 - Startup: PowerReg Scheduler V3.exe
O4 - Global Startup: GStartup.lnk = C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\GMT.exe
Delete these folders:
C:\Program Files\MyWay
C:\Program Files\Common Files\CMEII
C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT

Delete this file:
C:\WINDOWS\sysupd.exe
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Boot back to regular Windows.


That doesn't look like a complete log. Please run Hijackthis again and post a new one.


We need some information too please.

Go to start>Run and type regedit. Press enter.

Navigate to:
Open the registry and navigate here:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Highlight Windows in the left pane.

Look in the right pane for this value:
AppInit_Dlls

You won't see any data there.

But if you right click on that and choose Modify Binary Data you will.

If nothing is there it should just show a few 0's.

But if they are hiding a dll they load to resintall, it will show a path to it.


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This is now one looks when there is only one file loading.
0000 00 00 3A 00 5C 00 77 00 ..:.\.w.
0008 69 00 6E 00 64 00 6F 00 i.n.d.o.
0010 77 00 73 00 5C 00 73 00 w.s.\.s.
0018 79 00 73 00 74 00 65 00 y.s.t.e.
0020 6D 00 33 00 32 00 5C 00 m.3.2.\.
0028 6D 00 73 00 6B 00 6B 00 m.s.k.k.
0030 67 00 2E 00 64 00 6C 00 g...d.l.
0038 6C 00 00 00 l...

Notice on the far right. You want to look there. It looks funny because all of the periods.

Look closely and you'll see the path and file name here was:
Windows\system32\mskkg.dll

This was the example. Yours will have its own file name. This is not the same file as you are seeing in your HijackThis log. Get its name the same as I just described.
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Author: Kracker, Location: USA PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 4:07 pm    Post subject:
Heres a new log

Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7
Scan saved at 4:04:56 PM, on 4/23/2004
Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 (6.00.2600.0000)

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:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\cisvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\gearsec.exe
C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ps2.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\CMEII\CMESys.exe
C:\WINDOWS\sysupd.exe
C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\GMT\GMT.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\taskmgr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\cidaemon.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Altnet\DOWNLO~1\asm.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winmine.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\NDNuninstall6_22.exe
C:\hijackthis\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = about:blank
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = about:blank
O1 - Hosts: 213.159.117.235 auto.search.msn.com
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\NoAdware\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: NAV Helper - {BDF3E430-B101-42AD-A544-FADC6B084872} - C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: hp toolkit - {B2847E28-5D7D-4DEB-8B67-05D28BCF79F5} - C:\HP\EXPLOREBAR\HPTOOLKT.DLL
O3 - Toolbar: Norton AntiVirus - {42CDD1BF-3FFB-4238-8AD1-7859DF00B1D6} - C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Recguard] C:\WINDOWS\SMINST\RECGUARD.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PS2] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ps2.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE NvQTwk,NvCplDaemon initialize
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IgfxTray] C:\WINDOWS\System32\igfxtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HotKeysCmds] C:\WINDOWS\System32\hkcmd.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [checktime] c:\program files\HPSelect\Frontend\ct.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SysUpd] C:\WINDOWS\sysupd.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MsnMsgr] "C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe" /background
O4 - Global Startup: GapSDR.lnk = C:\Gap Kids\Gap Snow Day\GapSDR.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Internet Answering Machine.lnk = C:\Program Files\CallWave\IAM.exe
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel present
O9 - Extra button: AIM (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: Related (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links (HKLM)
O9 - Extra button: Messenger (HKLM)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Messenger (HKLM)
O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll
O16 - DPF: {00B71CFB-6864-4346-A978-C0A14556272C} (Checkers Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/msgrchkr.cab
O16 - DPF: {166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000} (Shockwave ActiveX Control) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shoc.../swdir.cab
O16 - DPF: {1D6711C8-7154-40BB-8380-3DEA45B69CBF} (Web P2P Installer) -
O16 - DPF: {2917297F-F02B-4B9D-81DF-494B6333150B} (Minesweeper Flags Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/MineSweeper.cab
O16 - DPF: {56336BCB-3D8A-11D6-A00B-0050DA18DE71} (RdxIE Class) - http://software-dl.real.com/2828b0067f2...xIE601.cab
O16 - DPF: {8E0D4DE5-3180-4024-A327-4DFAD1796A8D} (MessengerStatsClient Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/Me...Client.cab
O16 - DPF: {CA034DCC-A580-4333-B52F-15F98C42E04C} (Downloader Class) - https://www.stopzilla.com/_download/Aut...dwnldr.cab
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shoc...wflash.cab
O16 - DPF: {F6BF0D00-0B2A-4A75-BF7B-F385591623AF} (Solitaire Showdown Class) - http://messenger.zone.msn.com/binary/SolitaireShowdown.cab
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{9495EFAB-847C-4D1E-8B91-4A21F098A471}: NameServer = 65.17.128.7 65.17.128.3

i deleted some stuff from before that u told me to.
Author: Kracker, Location: USA PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 4:18 pm    Post subject:
sorry about that last one it must have cut somethin off accidentally, this should be a little more helpful.
Author: Mosaic1, Location: USA PostPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 6:13 pm    Post subject:
You didn't give me the registry file name.
Author: Kracker, Location: USA PostPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 9:29 pm    Post subject:
How do i do that, u told me to do the modify binary data, i did that and i got 4 0's. I dont see a file name anywhere.
Author: riomojo, Location: USA PostPosted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 10:25 pm    Post subject: about:blank
***edited by IACOJ the linked to site charges for removal services***
Author: Kracker, Location: USA PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 3:34 pm    Post subject:
bump
Author: Matrix14, Location: USA PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 6:07 pm    Post subject:
Kracker wrote:
How do i do that, u told me to do the modify binary data, i did that and i got 4 0's. I dont see a file name anywhere.

Imalso having this problem Sad. theres just 4 zeros there so I cant delete the reinstaller and the about:blank problem keeps coming back.
Author: Mosaic1, Location: USA PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 7:16 pm    Post subject:
I am no longer helping to remove this. The new method others are using is so full of holes, exceptions and problems I won't torture you with it.

I would either format and reinstall or use another Browser. However, I cannot guarantee what else is on your drive. They manage to hide files quite nicely.
Author: Kracker, Location: USA PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 9:34 pm    Post subject:
Is there any way to get rid of this besides reformatting or switching browsers? Can I delete my Internet Explorer and reinstall it?
Author: Mosaic1, Location: USA PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 11:42 pm    Post subject:
Deleting IE will not help. You can't anyway. Doing a Repair install will not help. Ther are others working on it. The fix is long and complex and changes all the time. The Trojan Writers are watching what is done to fix this and creating new files they download behind your back to defend against removal. I beleieve that is how they are doing it. Otherwise why would what worked yesterday no longer work?

I can lock this thread and you can post a new one. Possibly someone else will come along and work with you. I cannot justify it at this point. And I cannot tell you what else they may have done. So I won't until I know it is safe and will help.

Let me know.
Author: Kracker, Location: USA PostPosted: Tue Apr 27, 2004 4:02 pm    Post subject:
ok, lock the thread if u want and ill post a new one, i just want to get this thing off
Author: Mosaic1, Location: USA PostPosted: Tue Apr 27, 2004 7:50 pm    Post subject:
Kracker,

You do have other problems. But I have to ask you if you have a restore point from BEFORE all this happened. If you do see if you can restore to that date. Then find the nasty files and delete them. Run HijackThis and see if you are clean and post that new log.

To find the name of the nasty file do this.

Go here and downlpoad Find-All.zip
http://www10.brinkster.com/expl0iter/freeatlast/pvtool.htm

Extract the contents.

Run Find-All.bat. It will create a file named output.txt. That will have the name of the one file.



Also, boot to Safe Mode and delete this file:
C:\WINDOWS\sysupd.exe

Fix this entry in HijackThis:
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SysUpd] C:\WINDOWS\sysupd.exe

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You do have other problems. But I have to ask you if you have a restore point from BEFORE all this happened. If you do see if you can restore to that date. Then find the nasty files and delete them. Run HijackThis and see if you are clean and post that new log.
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