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You might want to copy and paste these instructions into a notepad file. Then you can have the file open in safe mode, so you can follow the instructions easier.
Turn off system restore.(XP/ME only) See how here.>
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/tutorial56.html
Boot into safe mode, under your normal user name(NOT THE ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT). See how here.>
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/tutorial61.html
In Windows Explorer, turn on "Show all files and folders, including hidden and system". See how here.>
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/tutorial62.html
Go to add remove programmes in your control panel and uninstall anything to do with(if there).
DAP
Close control panel.
Click start/run and type services.msc into the run box and press the enter key.
When the window appears, maximise it. Double click on the following services(if there) and select stop if they are running. Set the startup type to disabled. Click apply/ok for each service you disable.
system service
Generic Host Process
Close the services window.
Open your task manager(if you can), by holding down the ctrl and alt keys and pressing the delete key.
Click on the processes tab and end process for(if there).
system.exe
DAP.EXE
scvhost.exe
<Not to be confused with svchost.exe which is legit.
Close task manager.
Run HJT with no other programmes open(except notepad). Click the scan button. Have HJT fix the following, by placing a tick in the little box next to(if there).
F2 - REG:system.ini: Shell=Explorer.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\scvhost.exe
F3 - REG:win.ini: load=C:\WINDOWS\system32\scvhost.exe
F3 - REG:win.ini: run=C:\WINDOWS\system32\scvhost.exe
O2 - BHO: DAPHelper Class - {0000CC75-ACF3-4cac-A0A9-DD3868E06852} - C:\Program Files\DAP\DAPBHO.DLL
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Generic Host Process] C:\WINDOWS\system32\scvhost.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [WinReg] c:\windows\system\svchost.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [Generic Host Process] C:\WINDOWS\system32\scvhost.exe
O7 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System, DisableRegedit=1
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = LaserNet_CPT
O17 - HKLM\Software\..\Telephony: DomainName = LaserNet_CPT
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{225D0BD3-73C7-46DB-9FA8-B4F0A547A37F}: NameServer = 196.7.0.138
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{A7B83BCA-A7B6-48DE-892E-661B5558658E}: NameServer = 196.7.0.138
O17 - HKLM\System\CS1\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = LaserNet_CPT
O17 - HKLM\System\CS2\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = LaserNet_CPT
Only fix the above 017 entries, if they don`t belong to your domain or ISP.
O23 - Service: system service (system) - Unknown owner - C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\system.exe
Click on the fix checked button.
Close HJT.
Locate and delete the following
bold files and/or directories(if there).
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\
system.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\
scvhost.exe<Not to be confused with svchost.exe.
c:\windows\system\
svchost.exe This is not the legit svchost.exe and is running from the wrong location.
C:\Program Files\
DAP
Reboot into normal mode, turn system restore back on and rehide your protected OS files.
Make sure to rename the HijackThis.exe to HijackThis1991.exe and post a fresh HJT log.
Let me know how your system is running.
Regards Howard :wave: :wave:
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