windows security centre has detected spyware

[dingar]

Hello to all am new to this forum but need some advice help!!

I currently have a black screen on XP when i log on with the message that "windows security centre has detected spyware" have run AdAware and cleaned the system but cannot get rid of the black screen, I have also lost the ability to open task manger.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

many thanks

Dingar

 

[howard_hopkinso]

Hello and welcome to Techspot.

I have moved and retitled your thread in the correct forum.

Go and read the Trojan Pakes and other nasties preliminary removal instructions. Follow all the instructions exactly.

Post fresh HJT and AVG Antispyware logs as attachments into this thread, only after doing the above.


Regards Howard :wave: :wave:


This thread is for the use of dingar only. Please don`t post your own virus/spyware problems in this thread. Instead, open a new thread in our security and the web forum.

 

[dingar]

Morning Howard

Firstly many thanks for replying and apologies for posting in the wrong place.

Attached are the two logs/reports that you asked me to attach.

I am still having problems in so much that the Spyware warning has now dissapeared and Task manager has returned, however the desk top screen is now solid blue (instead of black) + Norton will not run in safe mode!

many thanks

Dingar

 

[howard_hopkinso]

Oh dear, you have the Bravesentry infection. It`s a real nasty, based on a rootkit and it`s very difficult to get rid of. I`ll be honest and say, if it were on my system, I`d reformat and reinstall from scratch. However, it`s up to you.

Start by following These instructions.

Open your task manager, by holding down the ctrl and alt keys and pressing the delete key.

Click on the processes tab and end process for(if there).

bravesentry.exe
vxgamet[X2].exe
vxh8jkdq[X2].exe
win32.exe
xpupdate.exe
alg.exe
kerneles8.exe
maxd64.exe
services.exe
taskdir.exe
voi[X1].exe
vxgame[X2].exe
dxvwabxj.exe


Close task manager.

Click start/run type regedit into the run box and press the enter key. Maximise the window and navigate and delet the following registry keys in the righthand pane.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\bravesentry
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\bravesentry\scan
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\bravesentry\systemsecurity
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\bravesentry\updates
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\runbravesentry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\bravesentry
BraveSentry

Close regedit.

Click start/run and type regsvr32 /u bravesentry0.dll and press the enter key. Do this for all the following files.

bravesentry1.dll
bravesentry2.dll
bravesentry3.dll
comdlg64.dll
msupdate32.dll
tio[X1].dll
winbixnkq32.dll
zlbw.dll

Don`t woryy if not all the above are found.

Next, locate and delete the following files(if there).

bravesentry.exe
vxgamet[X2].exe
vxh8jkdq[X2].exe
win32.exe
xpupdate.exe
bravesentry0.dll
bravesentry1.dll
bravesentry2.dll
bravesentry3.dll
comdlg64.dll
msupdate32.dll
tio[X1].dll
winbixnkq32.dll
zlbw.dll
alg.exe
kerneles8.exe
maxd64.exe
services.exe
taskdir.exe
voi[X1].exe
vxgame[X2].exe
desktop.html
Explorer 2238
dxvwabxj.exe
BraveSentry
BraveSentry.lnk

Post fresh HJT and AVG Antispyware logs, only after doing the above.

Regards Howard

This thread is for the use of dingar only. Please don`t post your own virus/spyware problems in this thread. Instead, open a new thread in our security and the web forum.

 

[dingar]

Morning Howard

Again, many thanks for the help and advice.

I took your advice and reformatted and reinstalled.

All now appears to be working well.

Many thanks


Dinger

 

[howard_hopkinso]

That`s great news.

Thanks for taking the time to get back to us.

If you have any further virus/spyware problems, please post in this thread.

Regards Howard

This thread is for the use of dingar only. Please don`t post your own virus/spyware problems in this thread. Instead, open a new thread in our security and the web forum.