coolwwwsearch hijack [Archive] - Wilders Security Forums

Ian M. Washburn

July 8th, 2003, 04:09 PM

CoolWWWSearch etc has hijacked my machine. Can you help? Thank you!!!

Logfile of HijackThis v1.95.0
Scan saved at 1:06:39 PM, on 7/8/2003
Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (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:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\BroadJump\Client Foundation\CFD.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NORTON~1\navapw32.exe
C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\ypager.exe
C:\Program Files\Linksys\WPC11 V2.5 Config Utility\Config.exe
C:\Program Files\Iomega\Tools_NT\IMGICON.EXE
C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton Utilities\NPROTECT.EXE
C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\SPEEDD~1\nopdb.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
C:\Documents and Settings\Default\Local Settings\Temp\Temporary Directory 2 for hijackthis[1].zip\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer,SearchURL=http://%77%77%77%2e%63%6f%6f%6c%77%77%77%73%65%61%72%63%68%2e%63%6f%6d/%7a/%62/%78%31%2e%63%67%69?%31%30%31
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar=http://%77%77%77%2e%63%6f%6f%6c%77%77%77%73%65%61%72%63%68%2e%63%6f%6d/%7a/%63/%78%31%2e%63%67%69?%31%30%31
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page=http://%77%77%77%2e%63%6f%6f%6c%77%77%77%73%65%61%72%63%68%2e%63%6f%6d/%7a/%62/%78%31%2e%63%67%69?%31%30%31
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page=http://www.yahoo.com/
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL=http://%77%77%77%2e%63%6f%6f%6c%77%77%77%73%65%61%72%63%68%2e%63%6f%6d/%7a/%61/%78%31%2e%63%67%69?%31%30%31
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL=http://%77%77%77%2e%63%6f%6f%6c%77%77%77%73%65%61%72%63%68%2e%63%6f%6d/%7a/%62/%78%31%2e%63%67%69?%31%30%31
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant=http://%77%77%77%2e%63%6f%6f%6c%77%77%77%73%65%61%72%63%68%2e%63%6f%6d/%7a/%62/%78%31%2e%63%67%69?%31%30%31
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch=http://%77%77%77%2e%63%6f%6f%6c%77%77%77%73%65%61%72%63%68%2e%63%6f%6d/%7a/%62/%78%31%2e%63%67%69?%31%30%31
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar=http://rd.yahoo.com/customize/sbcydsl/defaults/sb/*http://www.yahoo.com/search/ie.html
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page=http://%77%77%77%2e%63%6f%6f%6c%77%77%77%73%65%61%72%63%68%2e%63%6f%6d/%7a/%62/%78%31%2e%63%67%69?%31%30%31
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL=http://%77%77%77%2e%63%6f%6f%6c%77%77%77%73%65%61%72%63%68%2e%63%6f%6d/%7a/%62/%78%31%2e%63%67%69?%31%30%31
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch=http://%77%77%77%2e%63%6f%6f%6c%77%77%77%73%65%61%72%63%68%2e%63%6f%6d/%7a/%62/%78%31%2e%63%67%69?%31%30%31
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant=http://%77%77%77%2e%63%6f%6f%6c%77%77%77%73%65%61%72%63%68%2e%63%6f%6d/%7a/%62/%78%31%2e%63%67%69?%31%30%31
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL,(Default)=http://www.searchv.com/search.php?qq=%s
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page=C:\WINDOWS\System32\blank.htm
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page=c:\windows\SYSTEM\blank.htm
O1 - Hosts: 1123694712 auto.search.msn.com
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: Yahoo! Companion BHO - {13F537F0-AF09-11d6-9029-0002B31F9E59} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\ycomp5,0,8,0.dll
O2 - BHO: WinShow module - {6CC1C918-AE8B-4373-A5B4-28BA1851E39A} - C:\WINDOWS\winshow.dll
O2 - BHO: NAV Helper - {BDF3E430-B101-42AD-A544-FADC6B084872} - C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Companion - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\ycomp5,0,8,0.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx
O3 - Toolbar: Norton AntiVirus - {42CDD1BF-3FFB-4238-8AD1-7859DF00B1D6} - C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SystemTray] SysTray.Exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BJCFD] C:\Program Files\BroadJump\Client Foundation\CFD.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [sysPnP] C:\WINDOWS\System32\bootconf.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NAV Agent] C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NORTON~1\navapw32.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Yahoo! Pager] C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\ypager.exe -quiet
O4 - Global Startup: Wireless Network PC Card Config Utility.lnk = ?
O4 - Global Startup: Iomega Startup Options.lnk = C:\Program Files\Iomega\Tools_NT\startnt.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Iomega Icons.lnk = ?
O4 - Global Startup: Refresh.lnk = C:\Program Files\Iomega\Tools_NT\refresh.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Splash.lnk = C:\Program Files\Iomega\Tools_NT\splash.exe
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)
O16 - DPF: Win32 Classes -
O16 - DPF: {A17E30C4-A9BA-11D4-8673-60DB54C10000} (YahooYMailTo Class) - http://download.yahoo.com/dl/installs/ymail/ymmapi.dll
O19 - User stylesheet: C:\WINDOWS\default.css

Pieter_Arntz

July 8th, 2003, 04:19 PM

Hi Ian,

Check the following items in HijackThis.
Close all windows except HijackThis and click Fix checked:

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer,SearchURL=http://%77%77%77%2e%63%6f%6f%6c%77%77%77%73%65%61%72%63%68%2e%63%6f%6d/%7a/%62/%78%31%2e%63%67%69?%31%30%31
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar=http://%77%77%77%2e%63%6f%6f%6c%77%77%77%73%65%61%72%63%68%2e%63%6f%6d/%7a/%63/%78%31%2e%63%67%69?%31%30%31
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page=http://%77%77%77%2e%63%6f%6f%6c%77%77%77%73%65%61%72%63%68%2e%63%6f%6d/%7a/%62/%78%31%2e%63%67%69?%31%30%31
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL=http://%77%77%77%2e%63%6f%6f%6c%77%77%77%73%65%61%72%63%68%2e%63%6f%6d/%7a/%61/%78%31%2e%63%67%69?%31%30%31
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL=http://%77%77%77%2e%63%6f%6f%6c%77%77%77%73%65%61%72%63%68%2e%63%6f%6d/%7a/%62/%78%31%2e%63%67%69?%31%30%31
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant=http://%77%77%77%2e%63%6f%6f%6c%77%77%77%73%65%61%72%63%68%2e%63%6f%6d/%7a/%62/%78%31%2e%63%67%69?%31%30%31
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch=http://%77%77%77%2e%63%6f%6f%6c%77%77%77%73%65%61%72%63%68%2e%63%6f%6d/%7a/%62/%78%31%2e%63%67%69?%31%30%31
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page=http://%77%77%77%2e%63%6f%6f%6c%77%77%77%73%65%61%72%63%68%2e%63%6f%6d/%7a/%62/%78%31%2e%63%67%69?%31%30%31
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL=http://%77%77%77%2e%63%6f%6f%6c%77%77%77%73%65%61%72%63%68%2e%63%6f%6d/%7a/%62/%78%31%2e%63%67%69?%31%30%31
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch=http://%77%77%77%2e%63%6f%6f%6c%77%77%77%73%65%61%72%63%68%2e%63%6f%6d/%7a/%62/%78%31%2e%63%67%69?%31%30%31
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant=http://%77%77%77%2e%63%6f%6f%6c%77%77%77%73%65%61%72%63%68%2e%63%6f%6d/%7a/%62/%78%31%2e%63%67%69?%31%30%31
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL,(Default)=http://www.searchv.com/search.php?qq=%s
O1 - Hosts: 1123694712 auto.search.msn.com
O2 - BHO: WinShow module - {6CC1C918-AE8B-4373-A5B4-28BA1851E39A} - C:\WINDOWS\winshow.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [sysPnP] C:\WINDOWS\System32\bootconf.exe
O19 - User stylesheet: C:\WINDOWS\default.css

Reboot after doing so, preferably into safe mod and delete:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\bootconf.exe
C:\WINDOWS\default.css

Next, check in Internet Options > Security, and select "Trusted Sites".
Press the "Sites" button. if you find any refernce to coolwwwsearch in there, remove it.

Regards,

Pieter