Dns Hijack Wont Go Away

[paultclark]

I have tried multiple methods for getting rid of the 017 entries. No matter what technique I try (housecall, smitfraud, mbam, spybot, adaware, regedit in safe mode, etc) it does not work. This may mean some TSR or program is reinserting it back.

I do not think my router is affected since the DNS entries are correct on it and none of the other computers on my network are affected.

I use firefox and only use IE when I need to run housecall.

Thanks so much for your help.

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2

Scan saved at 10:38:20 AM, on 12/25/2008

Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)

MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16762)

Boot mode: Normal

Running processes:

C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe

C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe

C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE

C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\aawservice.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\PnkBstrA.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscntfy.exe

C:\WINDOWS\CTHELPER.EXE

C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe

C:\Program Files\Roxio\Roxio DVDMax Player\PDVDServ.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE

C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe

C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe

C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyOverride = *.local

O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll

O2 - BHO: RealPlayer Download and Record Plugin for Internet Explorer - {3049C3E9-B461-4BC5-8870-4C09146192CA} - C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\rpbrowserrecordplugin.dll

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CTHelper] CTHELPER.EXE

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ZoneAlarm Client] "C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe"

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RemoteControl] C:\Program Files\Roxio\Roxio DVDMax Player\PDVDServ.exe

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe

O4 - Startup: Adobe Gamma.lnk = C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Calibration\Adobe Gamma Loader.exe

O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000

O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL

O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe

O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe

O16 - DPF: {215B8138-A3CF-44C5-803F-8226143CFC0A} (Trend Micro ActiveX Scan Agent 6.6) - http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/housecal...ivex/hcImpl.cab

O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://fpdownload2.macromedia.com/get/shoc...ash/swflash.cab

O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{062884C6-E7DC-41EF-8631-B255E66C635A}: NameServer = 85.255.115.5;85.255.112.24

O17 - HKLM\System\CS1\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: NameServer = 85.255.115.5;85.255.112.24

O17 - HKLM\System\CS1\Services\Tcpip\..\{062884C6-E7DC-41EF-8631-B255E66C635A}: NameServer = 85.255.115.5;85.255.112.24

O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: NameServer = 85.255.115.5;85.255.112.24

O23 - Service: Lavasoft Ad-Aware Service (aawservice) - Lavasoft - C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\aawservice.exe

O23 - Service: Adobe LM Service - Adobe Systems - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe Systems Shared\Service\Adobelmsvc.exe

O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1050\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe

O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe

O23 - Service: PnkBstrA - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\PnkBstrA.exe

O23 - Service: Remote Packet Capture Protocol v.0 (experimental) (rpcapd) - CACE Technologies - C:\Program Files\WinPcap\rpcapd.exe

O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs, LLC - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe

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[paultclark]

Found it. Persistence pays.

Installed superantispyware and it found a.sys file in my drivers. It also found the corresponding registry key. I am not sure I would have ever found it by myself.

You can close this case. I checked my DNS and ran another scan and everything is fine. Thanks.

[hitest]

You can close this case. I checked my DNS and ran another scan and everything is fine. Thanks.

Closed as per your request. Welcome to our forum:)