I am running spybot sd and it found malware called fraud.windowsprotectionsuite.
I go to fix the selected problem and get an error message:
Cannot create file c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
Access denied
what the f!
I am running spybot sd and it found malware called fraud.windowsprotectionsuite.
I go to fix the selected problem and get an error message:
Cannot create file c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
Access denied
what the f!
Can you post a log of the results?
You can find it in the Advanced Mode of Spybot-SD. I don't have it installed atm, but it should be around the third tab or so. It'll saw "View logs". And then there'll be "View previous logs". There will be a [bunch] (not necessarily) of text files and the one you want to look for is:
Checks.YYMMDD-####. It'll latest date... Like it should be anywhere near this past week.
What did you do after Spybot finished the scan?
(My guess is that, your machine is infected with a Rouge AV [maybe it's symptoms are not actively showing] and Spybot is attempting to remove it's traces in the Windows HOSTS file. Either that or Spybot found references or traces on your machine without the infection actually being there)
Edit: I found a similar thread, which was started very recently:
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=52316
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It seems to be a redirection to the malicious link.
Alright, there's no need to copy the logs if you can confirm results in the link.
I would suggest you follow the instructions posted by Zenobia and get your own thread started in the Malware Removal Forums.
Last edited by drragostea; 2009-10-09 at 03:33.
is this what you need?
Fraud.WindowsProtectionSuite: [SBI $B197733A] Redirected host (Redirected host, nothing done)
4-open-davinci.com=74.125.45.100
Fraud.WindowsProtectionSuite: [SBI $B197733A] Redirected host (Redirected host, nothing done)
securitysoftwarepayments.com=74.125.45.100
Fraud.WindowsProtectionSuite: [SBI $B197733A] Redirected host (Redirected host, nothing done)
privatesecuredpayments.com=74.125.45.100
Fraud.WindowsProtectionSuite: [SBI $B197733A] Redirected host (Redirected host, nothing done)
secure.privatesecuredpayments.com=74.125.45.100
Fraud.WindowsProtectionSuite: [SBI $B197733A] Redirected host (Redirected host, nothing done)
getantivirusplusnow.com=74.125.45.100
Fraud.WindowsProtectionSuite: [SBI $B197733A] Redirected host (Redirected host, nothing done)
secure-plus-payments.com=74.125.45.100
Fraud.WindowsProtectionSuite: [SBI $B197733A] Redirected host (Redirected host, nothing done)
www.getantivirusplusnow.com=74.125.45.100
Fraud.WindowsProtectionSuite: [SBI $B197733A] Redirected host (Redirected host, nothing done)
www.secure-plus-payments.com=74.125.45.100
Fraud.WindowsProtectionSuite: [SBI $B197733A] Redirected host (Redirected host, nothing done)
www.getavplusnow.com=74.125.45.100
Fraud.WindowsProtectionSuite: [SBI $B197733A] Redirected host (Redirected host, nothing done)
www.securesoftwarebill.com=74.125.45.100
Fraud.WindowsProtectionSuite: [SBI $B197733A] Redirected host (Redirected host, nothing done)
secure.paysecuresystem.com=74.125.45.100
Fraud.WindowsProtectionSuite: [SBI $B197733A] Redirected host (Redirected host, nothing done)
paysoftbillsolution.com=74.125.45.100
--- Spybot - Search & Destroy version: 1.6.2 (build: 20090126) ---
2009-01-26 blindman.exe (1.0.0.8)
2009-01-26 SDFiles.exe (1.6.1.7)
2009-01-26 SDMain.exe (1.0.0.6)
2009-01-26 SDShred.exe (1.0.2.5)
2009-01-26 SDUpdate.exe (1.6.0.12)
2009-01-26 SpybotSD.exe (1.6.2.46)
2009-01-26 TeaTimer.exe (1.6.4.26)
2009-10-07 unins000.exe (51.49.0.0)
2009-01-26 Update.exe (1.6.0.7)
2009-01-26 advcheck.dll (1.6.2.15)
2007-04-02 aports.dll (2.1.0.0)
2008-06-14 DelZip179.dll (1.79.11.1)
2009-01-26 SDHelper.dll (1.6.2.14)
2008-06-19 sqlite3.dll
2009-01-26 Tools.dll (2.1.6.10)
2009-01-16 UninsSrv.dll (1.0.0.0)
2009-05-19 Includes\Adware.sbi (*)
2009-10-06 Includes\AdwareC.sbi (*)
2009-01-22 Includes\Cookies.sbi (*)
2009-08-10 Includes\Dialer.sbi (*)
2009-10-06 Includes\DialerC.sbi (*)
2009-01-22 Includes\HeavyDuty.sbi (*)
2009-05-26 Includes\Hijackers.sbi (*)
2009-10-06 Includes\HijackersC.sbi (*)
2009-09-29 Includes\Keyloggers.sbi (*)
2009-10-06 Includes\KeyloggersC.sbi (*)
2004-11-29 Includes\LSP.sbi (*)
2009-10-06 Includes\Malware.sbi (*)
2009-10-06 Includes\MalwareC.sbi (*)
2009-03-25 Includes\PUPS.sbi (*)
2009-10-06 Includes\PUPSC.sbi (*)
2009-01-22 Includes\Revision.sbi (*)
2009-01-13 Includes\Security.sbi (*)
2009-10-06 Includes\SecurityC.sbi (*)
2008-06-03 Includes\Spybots.sbi (*)
2008-06-03 Includes\SpybotsC.sbi (*)
2009-04-07 Includes\Spyware.sbi (*)
2009-10-06 Includes\SpywareC.sbi (*)
2009-06-08 Includes\Tracks.uti
2009-10-06 Includes\Trojans.sbi (*)
2009-10-06 Includes\TrojansC.sbi (*)
2008-03-04 Plugins\Chai.dll
2008-03-05 Plugins\Fennel.dll
2008-02-26 Plugins\Mate.dll
2007-12-24 Plugins\TCPIPAddress.dll
Which directly is: "BEFORE you POST"(READ this Procedure BEFORE Requesting Assistance) in the Malware Removal Forum
Malware forum topic: http://forums.spybot.info/showthread...785#post341785
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