Possible hijacker in IE7

[cvath]

A couple days ago, internet explorer 7 would close whenever i would choose to open a new tab, after disabling a browser helper object called PIUALA.DLL i was told that it was possibly a hijacker, i ran spy-bot and it didn't pick anything up. is there any info on that particular object? x.x i only got two results from google.

heres my hijack this log


Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 6:05:47 PM, on 3/1/2007
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16414)

Running processes:
D:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
D:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
D:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
D:\Program Files\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\sched.exe
D:\Program Files\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avguard.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
D:\Program Files\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avgnt.exe
D:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_11\bin\jusched.exe
D:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
D:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe
D:\Program Files\ISS\BlackICE\blackice.exe
D:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
D:\Program Files\ISS\BlackICE\blackd.exe
D:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\usnsvc.exe
D:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
D:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
D:\Program Files\ISS\BlackICE\rapapp.exe
D:\Documents and Settings\Cameron\Desktop\hijackthis\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.live.com/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page =
O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {0BF43445-2F28-4351-9252-17FE6E806AA0} - (no file)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [avgnt] "D:\Program Files\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avgnt.exe" /min
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "D:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_11\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] D:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [WMPNSCFG] D:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe
O4 - Global Startup: BlackICE PC Protection.lnk = D:\Program Files\ISS\BlackICE\blackice.exe
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - D:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_11\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - D:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_11\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - D:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - D:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O11 - Options group: [INTERNATIONAL] International*
O16 - DPF: {5ED80217-570B-4DA9-BF44-BE107C0EC166} (Windows Live Safety Center Base Module) - http://cdn.scan.onecare.live.com/resource/download/scanner/wlscbase9602.cab
O18 - Protocol: livecall - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - D:\PROGRA~1\MSNMES~1\MSGRAP~1.DLL
O18 - Protocol: msnim - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - D:\PROGRA~1\MSNMES~1\MSGRAP~1.DLL
O21 - SSODL: WPDShServiceObj - {AAA288BA-9A4C-45B0-95D7-94D524869DB5} - D:\WINDOWS\system32\WPDShServiceObj.dll
O23 - Service: AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic Scheduler (AntiVirScheduler) - Avira GmbH - D:\Program Files\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\sched.exe
O23 - Service: AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic Guard (AntiVirService) - AVIRA GmbH - D:\Program Files\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avguard.exe
O23 - Service: BlackICE - Internet Security Systems, Inc. - D:\Program Files\ISS\BlackICE\blackd.exe
O23 - Service: RapApp - Internet Security Systems, Inc. - D:\Program Files\ISS\BlackICE\rapapp.exe

[pskelley]

Welcome to the forum, a check of your HJT log reveals no malware? A google of this: PIUALA.DLL returns only one instance. http://www.tomcoyote.org/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t74860.html
where that file was running from here: C:\WINDOWS\AppPatch\piuala.dll
and it never made it to Jotti for a scan. I see no evidence of it in your log through.

It appears you may have missed this very important information: "BEFORE you POST" -Preliminary Steps
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288
If you believe you have a malware issue, then read and follow those directions, post the required antivirus scan, a new HJT log and supply me with information about the malware.

Thanks

[tashi]

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