Random audio ads playing
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imdyinhere
June 18, 2012 11:28:30 PM
Hello,
I am having a problem with my computer randomly playing audio ads even when there are no programs running. I have Malwarebytes installed and it consistantly shows that it is blocking a svchost.exe program, but the audio still plays. I have tried reinstalling windows 7 but that didnt help. Any ideas what might be causing this issue and how to stop it?
Imdy
I am having a problem with my computer randomly playing audio ads even when there are no programs running. I have Malwarebytes installed and it consistantly shows that it is blocking a svchost.exe program, but the audio still plays. I have tried reinstalling windows 7 but that didnt help. Any ideas what might be causing this issue and how to stop it?
Imdy
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imdyinhere
June 19, 2012 1:25:26 AM
I am using MacAfee Total Protection. I have noticed through some research that there is a svchost.exe process with a *32 after it. When I end that process the audio stops. Comes back after a while though. Ran a total scan with malwarebytes which found a trojan virus. Tried to delete it with the software but it comes back. Have done this twice so far.
Persistant little bugger.
Persistant little bugger.
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sundrytech
June 20, 2012 8:01:32 PM
imdyinhere
June 20, 2012 8:28:38 PM
imdyinhere
June 20, 2012 10:53:04 PM
imdyinhere
June 20, 2012 10:53:13 PM
sundrytech
June 21, 2012 7:41:40 PM
sctadlock
July 7, 2012 3:52:32 PM
sundrytech said:
Download & run Kaspersky's TDSSKILLER. You will most likely find a rootkit (Rootkit.Boot.Pihar.c). It is what keeps creating the fake svchost.exe file.You mileage may vary, of course. This allowed me to properly remove the rogue svchost file.
had the same issues and your help locating TDSSKILLER cleared up what 8 different programs running in safe mode couldn't find...thanks
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Tom Beaman
March 28, 2013 6:56:43 PM
Tom Beaman
March 28, 2013 6:56:43 PM
Tom Beaman
March 28, 2013 6:56:43 PM
Bill Couch
April 11, 2013 7:49:21 AM
Bill Couch
April 11, 2013 7:49:21 AM
Fragilearts
April 25, 2013 6:23:13 AM
Wyatt Tang
April 29, 2013 10:47:33 PM
n8tech
June 2, 2013 10:03:09 AM
n8tech
June 2, 2013 10:04:23 AM
newmikeman
July 13, 2013 6:36:50 AM
ratdog2943
August 7, 2013 8:41:37 AM
sctadlock said:
sundrytech said:
Download & run Kaspersky's TDSSKILLER. You will most likely find a rootkit (Rootkit.Boot.Pihar.c). It is what keeps creating the fake svchost.exe file.You mileage may vary, of course. This allowed me to properly remove the rogue svchost file.
had the same issues and your help locating TDSSKILLER cleared up what 8 different programs running in safe mode couldn't find...thanks
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ratdog2943
August 7, 2013 8:46:09 AM
I have Norton on my PC (Windows 7) as well as Microsoft Security Essentials; neither will stop the constant ads from playing or detect the virus. When I went to install Kaspersky's I could not connect to their site. Also at the same time the ads stopped. I think the virus is hiding. I went through Kaspersky's support site and was able to get to the download. I have it on my desktop but it will not open. I think the virus is keeping it from opening. Does this sound feasible? Any suggestions?
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ratdog2943
August 7, 2013 8:46:15 AM
I have Norton on my PC (Windows 7) as well as Microsoft Security Essentials; neither will stop the constant ads from playing or detect the virus. When I went to install Kaspersky's I could not connect to their site. Also at the same time the ads stopped. I think the virus is hiding. I went through Kaspersky's support site and was able to get to the download. I have it on my desktop but it will not open. I think the virus is keeping it from opening. Does this sound feasible? Any suggestions? Tech 101, shut down - reboot. Did this it found and removed 2 viruses right away that the others could not find. Thanks.
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IBeTigger2
August 13, 2013 8:35:38 PM
thecrazycatladythatlovesbacon
August 28, 2013 8:52:06 PM
tariW
September 6, 2013 9:01:53 PM
queeniereg
September 7, 2013 11:35:55 AM
Randman01
September 22, 2013 12:23:21 PM
My wife picked this trojan browsing a query to movie trivia on her laptop. I've spent three nights (after work) trying to get rid of this thing. First, MS Security Essentials, then AdAware, SpyBot and finally Norton's security suite via Comcast. None of them picked it up.
After downloading the tdsskiller.exe, it ran in less than one minute, asked for a reboot, and voila, the bot is gone. In the future I guess i'm going to google bot/virus behavior before spending nights trusting that these commercial virus scanners will do what they're supposed to do.
Thanks for the suggestion!
After downloading the tdsskiller.exe, it ran in less than one minute, asked for a reboot, and voila, the bot is gone. In the future I guess i'm going to google bot/virus behavior before spending nights trusting that these commercial virus scanners will do what they're supposed to do.
Thanks for the suggestion!
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Francis Scallatino
October 1, 2013 5:50:07 PM
Francis Scallatino
October 1, 2013 5:51:01 PM
Justin Winter
October 1, 2013 7:41:52 PM
i tried the TDSSKILLER, found zero threats and still have random audio ads playing every once in a while. i go into services and shut down everything and then monitor it. nothing new comes up, no programs running, no windows for internet open... nothing. i can see when it starts to load with my data meter (bitmeter) but it doesn't have anything to source what's using the data.
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Coastalzipcode
November 1, 2013 10:18:44 PM
alphastorm1941
November 12, 2013 7:45:02 AM
Vodoochild81
January 2, 2014 3:30:14 PM
jshep500
January 8, 2014 4:16:25 PM
Hi all, I have this same issue. Like VoodooChild81, I have run Tdss killer and it found nothing. More background: I have run MBAM, SuperAntiSpyware, and a full sacwith my Virus protection (AVG free). I have run these in Safe mode and normal mode. Only tracking issues were found and I had all results removed. My investigation has found that the resource playing the ads is "SVCHOST.exe (DCOM Launch)". When I go into "Resource Monitor" and end this SVCHOST process the ad stops and will not start again until I reboot my PC. Also Note - when I end this process I get a error popup stating "Windows must be restarted, DCOM has an unexpected error" (the exact error message is slightly different). I have read that a utility called Far Bar Recovery Scan Tool will resolve this problem. I have been unable to download it, probably due to all the programs I have removed trying to clean up my issues.
So if anyone has a suggestion on how I can resolve my problem.. I would appreciate it...
Thanks
John
So if anyone has a suggestion on how I can resolve my problem.. I would appreciate it...
Thanks
John
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violagurl117
January 10, 2014 8:08:12 PM
jshep500
January 11, 2014 6:03:25 AM
Update on my issue: I was able to download Far Bar Scan tool and I went through the process to run the fix in recovery mode (command prompt) but the scan did not find any problems to correct. Ultimately (and should have been my first step) I just restored my PC to a 12/31/13 restore point and my problem is resolved. I will monitor this forum in case other fixes for this are recommended for my future reference. Hopefully someone can post solutions to help others who still have this issue. Thanks for reading!
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jdz5
January 14, 2014 1:03:48 PM
None of these utilities worked until I ran rkill. You can get it from bleepingcomputer.com (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/rkill/). It seems to deactivate any running malware to allow the scanners to work. After I ran it, tdsskiller found all kinds of goodies to attack. I'm now enjoying the sound of silence (S&G song reference) - qlol - quietly laughing out loud... shhhhh...
UPDATE: I couldn't get rid of rpcss.dll but the scans kept pointing to this file. I renamed it but the pc hung on reboots. HitmanPro finally got it right.
UPDATE: I couldn't get rid of rpcss.dll but the scans kept pointing to this file. I renamed it but the pc hung on reboots. HitmanPro finally got it right.
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ExtraMike
January 20, 2014 6:39:44 PM
You can't just rename or delete rpcss.dll as your system needs it to boot all the way in to windows. If you delete it, you will get the black screen of death. (You'll have to do a system restore to boot your computer to windows again.)
Replace rpcss.dll in the c:\windows\system32 folder. Note that if you're putting it on a Win 7 Pro 32 bit machine, it needs to come from a 32 bit machine, the file is different for 64 bit.
Replace rpcss.dll in the c:\windows\system32 folder. Note that if you're putting it on a Win 7 Pro 32 bit machine, it needs to come from a 32 bit machine, the file is different for 64 bit.
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Pepap
January 27, 2014 8:40:01 AM
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pyaaari
February 8, 2014 6:49:29 PM
charlie hill
March 8, 2014 4:19:09 PM
imdyinhere said:
Hello,I am having a problem with my computer randomly playing audio ads even when there are no programs running. I have Malwarebytes installed and it consistantly shows that it is blocking a svchost.exe program, but the audio still plays. I have tried reinstalling windows 7 but that didnt help. Any ideas what might be causing this issue and how to stop it?
Imdy
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charlie hill
March 8, 2014 4:20:19 PM
frustratedcompuser
April 7, 2014 3:38:42 PM
ExtraMike said:
You can't just rename or delete rpcss.dll as your system needs it to boot all the way in to windows. If you delete it, you will get the black screen of death. (You'll have to do a system restore to boot your computer to windows again.) Replace rpcss.dll in the c:\windows\system32 folder. Note that if you're putting it on a Win 7 Pro 32 bit machine, it needs to come from a 32 bit machine, the file is different for 64 bit.
So I ran this as directed above and when tdsskiller asked about that rpcss file I marked skip, ran it and now I'm getting that black screen. Am I screwed and have I lost everything on my harddrive? Help?
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Elias Timberlake
July 24, 2014 9:48:05 PM
sundrytech said:
Download & run Kaspersky's TDSSKILLER. You will most likely find a rootkit (Rootkit.Boot.Pihar.c). It is what keeps creating the fake svchost.exe file.You mileage may vary, of course. This allowed me to properly remove the rogue svchost file.
TDSSKILLER didn't find anything for me, any suggestions?
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shellabella
September 8, 2014 12:43:23 AM
I am having the same problem. I am going to try to shut wifi and Internet off and run with both malawarebytes and Kaspersky. I run with AVG and have NEVER had a problem. What is this virus? I just fully replaced thus hard drive. I don't even know how to reinstall. HELP!!!!
I have 3 detected objects through Mala so far - fingers crossed!
I have 3 detected objects through Mala so far - fingers crossed!
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