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I have just cleaned my files and registry of the SpyLock virus. It all looks
good, except when I attempt to logon to the internet, the page that is
openned is still the "asecurityupdate.com" (host of Spylock) rather than my
web browser that I request in Internet Options. A search of my whole system
and registry fails to find any further trace of this intrusion, however, I
must be missing something. Are there any further ideas out there?
 
BobS said:
I have just cleaned my files and registry of the SpyLock virus. It all looks
good, except when I attempt to logon to the internet, the page that is
openned is still the "asecurityupdate.com" (host of Spylock) rather than my
web browser that I request in Internet Options. A search of my whole system
and registry fails to find any further trace of this intrusion, however, I
must be missing something. Are there any further ideas out there?
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If all clean it is likely in the Hosts File there is an entry for it there
and every time you open the browser it resurrect itself, so open the Hosts
file as instructed below and remove the entry for it.
1... Click start >> Control Panel >> Double Click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options, on the IE Properties window
you will see these Options:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs
| Advanced .

Click on General Tab (1st Tab on the left) and you will see a Button called
[ Clear History ..] click on it to clear your History caches, then click on
[Delete Files..] to delete Internet Files created over the time, click on [
Delete Cookies...] to delete your cookies left by visiting websites.

= Then try to Disable the Add-Ons on your Browser somehow installed on your
browser, On how to disable the Add-ons follow this:
Click on Programs Tab and then click the Manage Add-Ons Button there Disable
the None/Not Verified Plug-ins/Add-ons ( you need to Renable them one-by-one
later and see which is the culprit or you can send them here in your next
post) and click [OK] to confirm your Changes.

Click on Advanced Tab and scroll down under the browsing option and uncheck
this box:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) and click Apply
then OK to close your IE Properties.

2.... And also for malwares from here:
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
http://www.safer-networking.org ; for Spybot S&D
Download and install after installing this software and
update then run a scan in both safe mode and normal:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5
= Open the Windows
Explorer and locate this path:
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc = look in the Right Pane/window for this
file called the HOSTS file but not the one with the extension *.SAM* leave
this as is.
If you can't see it try to click Tools >> Folder Options and select show
Hidden files and folder, then right Click the Hosts file and select open with
Notepad.
There see any reference for that site and remove it, you Hosts file will
looks like this:
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # Source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # Client Host
127.0.0.1 LocalHost
------------------------------------------
Remove all other References other than those above.

Run disk Clean Up and Defrag in safe mode, then Open run command and type in:
sfc /scannow click [OK]
Note the space between sfc_/

If you still directed Download the Hijackthis and send the report to one of
many
forums for analysis and troubleshooting:
When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. Post
your log to http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.
HTH.
Let us know.
Regards,
nass
 
Update on what I've done: I have done all of what was suggested under Item
#1. I disabled the "Third-Party browser extensions", and then disabled all of
the "Not verified add-ons". When I restarted, the browser went to the proper
internet home page. As I enabled these add-ons (and restarted each time)
one-by-one, the browser was still OK...this seemed to tell me that enabled or
disabled, these add-ons were OK. However, when I went back and checked
(allowed) the Third-Party browser extensions, the browser went to the
"asecurity.com" site again. Is there a legitimate reason for this
"Third-Party browser access", or should I turn it off permanetly?

nass said:
BobS said:
I have just cleaned my files and registry of the SpyLock virus. It all looks
good, except when I attempt to logon to the internet, the page that is
openned is still the "asecurityupdate.com" (host of Spylock) rather than my
web browser that I request in Internet Options. A search of my whole system
and registry fails to find any further trace of this intrusion, however, I
must be missing something. Are there any further ideas out there?
Click to expand...


If all clean it is likely in the Hosts File there is an entry for it there
and every time you open the browser it resurrect itself, so open the Hosts
file as instructed below and remove the entry for it.
1... Click start >> Control Panel >> Double Click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options, on the IE Properties window
you will see these Options:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs
| Advanced .

Click on General Tab (1st Tab on the left) and you will see a Button called
[ Clear History ..] click on it to clear your History caches, then click on
[Delete Files..] to delete Internet Files created over the time, click on [
Delete Cookies...] to delete your cookies left by visiting websites.

= Then try to Disable the Add-Ons on your Browser somehow installed on your
browser, On how to disable the Add-ons follow this:
Click on Programs Tab and then click the Manage Add-Ons Button there Disable
the None/Not Verified Plug-ins/Add-ons ( you need to Renable them one-by-one
later and see which is the culprit or you can send them here in your next
post) and click [OK] to confirm your Changes.

Click on Advanced Tab and scroll down under the browsing option and uncheck
this box:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) and click Apply
then OK to close your IE Properties.

2.... And also for malwares from here:
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
http://www.safer-networking.org ; for Spybot S&D
Download and install after installing this software and
update then run a scan in both safe mode and normal:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5
= Open the Windows
Explorer and locate this path:
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc = look in the Right Pane/window for this
file called the HOSTS file but not the one with the extension *.SAM* leave
this as is.
If you can't see it try to click Tools >> Folder Options and select show
Hidden files and folder, then right Click the Hosts file and select open with
Notepad.
There see any reference for that site and remove it, you Hosts file will
looks like this:
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # Source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # Client Host
127.0.0.1 LocalHost
------------------------------------------
Remove all other References other than those above.

Run disk Clean Up and Defrag in safe mode, then Open run command and type in:
sfc /scannow click [OK]
Note the space between sfc_/

If you still directed Download the Hijackthis and send the report to one of
many
forums for analysis and troubleshooting:
When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. Post
your log to http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.
HTH.
Let us know.
Regards,
nass
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Hi Bob,
As the name refer to Third-Party nothing to do with Windows which is your
Operating system.
There are Third_party like Google, Yahoo, ...etc that they are legitimate,
try to Disable it and check your Hosts File as indicated in my earlier Post
and remove any Entry for that Site in your Hosts File.
Download the HijackThis and run a scan, better if you sent to a proper forum
that deal with HijackThis Log file analysis.
Run Disk Clean and delete your temp files and see if that will cure the Issue.
HTH.
Let us know.
Regards,
nass
----
www.nasstec.co.uk

BobS said:
Update on what I've done: I have done all of what was suggested under Item
#1. I disabled the "Third-Party browser extensions", and then disabled all of
the "Not verified add-ons". When I restarted, the browser went to the proper
internet home page. As I enabled these add-ons (and restarted each time)
one-by-one, the browser was still OK...this seemed to tell me that enabled or
disabled, these add-ons were OK. However, when I went back and checked
(allowed) the Third-Party browser extensions, the browser went to the
"asecurity.com" site again. Is there a legitimate reason for this
"Third-Party browser access", or should I turn it off permanetly?

nass said:
BobS said:
I have just cleaned my files and registry of the SpyLock virus. It all looks
good, except when I attempt to logon to the internet, the page that is
openned is still the "asecurityupdate.com" (host of Spylock) rather than my
web browser that I request in Internet Options. A search of my whole system
and registry fails to find any further trace of this intrusion, however, I
must be missing something. Are there any further ideas out there?
Click to expand...


If all clean it is likely in the Hosts File there is an entry for it there
and every time you open the browser it resurrect itself, so open the Hosts
file as instructed below and remove the entry for it.
1... Click start >> Control Panel >> Double Click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options, on the IE Properties window
you will see these Options:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs
| Advanced .

Click on General Tab (1st Tab on the left) and you will see a Button called
[ Clear History ..] click on it to clear your History caches, then click on
[Delete Files..] to delete Internet Files created over the time, click on [
Delete Cookies...] to delete your cookies left by visiting websites.

= Then try to Disable the Add-Ons on your Browser somehow installed on your
browser, On how to disable the Add-ons follow this:
Click on Programs Tab and then click the Manage Add-Ons Button there Disable
the None/Not Verified Plug-ins/Add-ons ( you need to Renable them one-by-one
later and see which is the culprit or you can send them here in your next
post) and click [OK] to confirm your Changes.

Click on Advanced Tab and scroll down under the browsing option and uncheck
this box:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) and click Apply
then OK to close your IE Properties.

2.... And also for malwares from here:
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
http://www.safer-networking.org ; for Spybot S&D
Download and install after installing this software and
update then run a scan in both safe mode and normal:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5
= Open the Windows
Explorer and locate this path:
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc = look in the Right Pane/window for this
file called the HOSTS file but not the one with the extension *.SAM* leave
this as is.
If you can't see it try to click Tools >> Folder Options and select show
Hidden files and folder, then right Click the Hosts file and select open with
Notepad.
There see any reference for that site and remove it, you Hosts file will
looks like this:
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # Source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # Client Host
127.0.0.1 LocalHost
------------------------------------------
Remove all other References other than those above.

Run disk Clean Up and Defrag in safe mode, then Open run command and type in:
sfc /scannow click [OK]
Note the space between sfc_/

If you still directed Download the Hijackthis and send the report to one of
many
forums for analysis and troubleshooting:
When all else fails, HijackThis v1.99.1
(http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use.
It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware. Post
your log to http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate
forums for expert analysis, not here.
HTH.
Let us know.
Regards,
nass
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