IE opens by itself and downloads viruses!!!

lovesexy

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Hi all

I have had this problem for a while now and I thought I had erradicated it, but alas, no.
iexplore.exe opens by itself and seems to be surreptitiously downloading a zip/rar file named svchost, then extracts itself.
I think I've now got a handle on the file names and I've renamed iexplore.exe to iexplorer.exe to try and stop it from happening before I solve the problem. Please help !!!

I use avg free antivirus, Spybot, webroot spy sweeper and zone alarm firewall.

Below is my hijack log

Thanks

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 13:49:03, on 02/10/2006
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
Running processes:
E:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
E:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
E:\Program Files\Common Files\Stardock\SDMCP.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE
E:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXPPS.EXE
E:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
E:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
E:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\jusched.exe
E:\WINDOWS\vsnpstd.exe
E:\Program Files\SyncroSoft\Pos\H2O\cledx.exe
E:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\PCSuite\DATALA~1\DATALA~1.EXE
E:\WINDOWS\system32\CTHELPER.EXE
E:\Program Files\Portrait Displays\ImageTune\dtsslsrv.exe
E:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
E:\Program Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper\SpySweeperUI.exe
E:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
E:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe
E:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe
E:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\CDAC11BA.EXE
E:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\PCSuite\Services\SERVIC~1.EXE
E:\Program Files\Executive Software\Diskeeper\DkService.exe
E:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe
E:\Program Files\Portrait Displays\ImageTune\DTSRVC.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
E:\Program Files\NETGEAR GA311 Adapter\GA311.exe
E:\Program Files\Portrait Displays\ImageTune\dthtml.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
E:\Program Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper\SpySweeper.exe
E:\Program Files\SpywareGuard\sgmain.exe
E:\Program Files\Creative Professional\E-MU PatchMix DSP\EmuPatchMixDSP.exe
E:\Program Files\SpywareGuard\sgbhp.exe
E:\Program Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper\SSU.EXE
E:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
E:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe
E:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
E:\Documents and Settings\ash\My Documents\My Downloads\hijackthis\HijackThis.exe
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.google.co.uk/
O2 - BHO: HelperObject Class - {00C6482D-C502-44C8-8409-FCE54AD9C208} - E:\Program Files\TechSmith\SnagIt 7\SnagItBHO.dll
O2 - BHO: bho2gr Class - {31FF080D-12A3-439A-A2EF-4BA95A3148E8} - E:\Program Files\GetRight\xx2gr.dll
O2 - BHO: SpywareGuard Download Protection - {4A368E80-174F-4872-96B5-0B27DDD11DB2} - E:\Program Files\SpywareGuard\dlprotect.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - E:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - E:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - e:\program files\google\googletoolbar2.dll
O3 - Toolbar: SnagIt - {8FF5E183-ABDE-46EB-B09E-D2AAB95CABE3} - E:\Program Files\TechSmith\SnagIt 7\SnagItIEAddin.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - e:\program files\google\googletoolbar2.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [UserFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -u
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "E:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "E:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SSBkgdUpdate] "E:\Program Files\Common Files\Scansoft Shared\SSBkgdUpdate\SSBkgdupdate.exe" -Embedding -boot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [snpstd] E:\WINDOWS\vsnpstd.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [REGSHAVE] "E:\Program Files\REGSHAVE\REGSHAVE.EXE" /AUTORUN
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PinnacleDriverCheck] "E:\WINDOWS\system32\PSDrvCheck.exe" -CheckReg
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [H2O] "E:\Program Files\SyncroSoft\Pos\H2O\cledx.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DataLayer] E:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\PCSuite\DATALA~1\DATALA~1.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CTHelper] CTHELPER.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IMJPMIG8.1] "E:\WINDOWS\IME\imjp8_1\IMJPMIG.EXE" /Spoil /RemAdvDef /Migration32
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IMEKRMIG6.1] E:\WINDOWS\ime\imkr6_1\IMEKRMIG.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MSPY2002] "E:\WINDOWS\system32\IME\PINTLGNT\ImScInst.exe" /SYNC
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PHIME2002ASync] "E:\WINDOWS\system32\IME\TINTLGNT\TINTSETP.EXE" /SYNC
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PHIME2002A] "E:\WINDOWS\system32\IME\TINTLGNT\TINTSETP.EXE" /IMEName
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AtiPTA] atiptaxx.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [csrss] E:\WINDOWS\csrss.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SpySweeper] "E:\Program Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper\SpySweeperUI.exe" /startintray
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] "E:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgcc.exe" /STARTUP
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Zone Labs Client] "E:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SetDefaultMIDI] MIDIDef.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MsnMsgr] "E:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe" /background
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [CTFMON.EXE] E:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - Startup: SpywareGuard.lnk = E:\Program Files\SpywareGuard\sgmain.exe
O4 - Global Startup: GA311 Smart Wizard Utility.lnk = E:\Program Files\NETGEAR GA311 Adapter\GA311.exe
O4 - Global Startup: ImageTune.lnk = E:\Program Files\Portrait Displays\ImageTune\dthtml.exe
O6 - HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel present
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Google Search - res://e:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar2.dll/cmsearch.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Translate English Word - res://e:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar2.dll/cmwordtrans.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Backward Links - res://e:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar2.dll/cmbacklinks.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Cached Snapshot of Page - res://e:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar2.dll/cmcache.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Download with GetRight - E:\Program Files\GetRight\GRdownload.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://E:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O8 - Extra context menu item: Open with GetRight Browser - E:\Program Files\GetRight\GRbrowse.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Similar Pages - res://e:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar2.dll/cmsimilar.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: Translate Page into English - res://e:\program files\google\GoogleToolbar2.dll/cmtrans.html
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - E:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - E:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - E:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: AIM - {AC9E2541-2814-11d5-BC6D-00B0D0A1DE45} - E:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - E:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - E:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O18 - Protocol: livecall - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - E:\PROGRA~1\MSNMES~1\MSGRAP~1.DLL
O18 - Protocol: msnim - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - E:\PROGRA~1\MSNMES~1\MSGRAP~1.DLL
O20 - AppInit_DLLs: KB235780M.LOG
O20 - Winlogon Notify: MCPClient - E:\Program Files\Common Files\Stardock\mcpstub.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: WgaLogon - E:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WgaLogon.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: WRNotifier - E:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WRLogonNTF.dll
O21 - SSODL: WPDShServiceObj - {AAA288BA-9A4C-45B0-95D7-94D524869DB5} - E:\WINDOWS\system32\WPDShServiceObj.dll
O23 - Service: Asset Management Daemon - Unknown owner - E:\Program Files\Portrait Displays\ImageTune\dtsslsrv.exe
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - ATI Technologies Inc. - E:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: ATI Smart - Unknown owner - E:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2sgag.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - E:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - E:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG E-mail Scanner (AVGEMS) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - E:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgemc.exe
O23 - Service: C-DillaCdaC11BA - Macrovision - E:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\CDAC11BA.EXE
O23 - Service: Diskeeper - Executive Software International, Inc. - E:\Program Files\Executive Software\Diskeeper\DkService.exe
O23 - Service: Portrait Displays Display Tune Service (DTSRVC) - Unknown owner - E:\Program Files\Portrait Displays\ImageTune\DTSRVC.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - E:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: LexBce Server (LexBceS) - Lexmark International, Inc. - E:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE
O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs, LLC - E:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
O23 - Service: Webroot Spy Sweeper Engine (WebrootSpySweeperService) - Webroot Software, Inc. - E:\Program Files\Webroot\Spy Sweeper\SpySweeper.exe
 

lovesexy

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Sep 27, 2006
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Anyone?? Please??

AVG has now noticed two more viruses.
E:\WINDOWS\system32\explore.exe and E:\WINDOWS\system32\win1ogon.exe


Getting serious...

Please help.
 
In this case, I'd recommend a full scan. If that doesn't work, prepare to format your drive.
Since you don't know the extent to which the virus(es) have permeated your drive or from what date for that matter I wouldn't recommend using any of the backup disks that you've made.
 

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