Re: items not clearing from DNS cache

Thanks for the reply Tashi.

Not sure why I need to start a new thread, but here is my HJT log.
A couple of sites have been put into the trusted sites zone because of a problem that frequently occurs where one has to use ctrl A to get into a text entry box. A few sites where text entry is often required have thus been 'trusted'. Otherwise, some 'persistant offenders' like Google Update, have had their folders deleted.

As I am just the 'manager' of this pc, I cannot vouch for all that is in the log, and I am surprised that there are still mentions of McAfee, as I thought I had removed this, when we switched to Avast.

Anyhow, much appreciate your casting your expert eye over:


Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 17:52:08, on 23/04/2009
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
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:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\aawservice.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\RF Wireless Mouse\cm20.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\CDBurnerXP\NMSAccessU.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Tablet.exe
C:\Program Files\UPHClean\uphclean.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\MsPMSPSv.exe
C:\Program Files\HOSTS Secure\HOSTS_Secure.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveMonitor.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashDisp.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxpers.exe
C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashWebSv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Wtablet\TabUserW.exe
C:\Program Files\FlashSwitch\FlashSw.exe
C:\Program Files\ProcessExplorer\procexp.exe
C:\Program Files\Taskbar Activate\TaskbarActivate.exe
C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = about:blank
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings,ProxyOverride = 127.0.0.1
R3 - URLSearchHook: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll (file missing)
O2 - BHO: Skype add-on (mastermind) - {22BF413B-C6D2-4d91-82A9-A0F997BA588C} - C:\Program Files\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\SkypeIEPlugin.dll
O2 - BHO: MyBHO Class - {46B9D770-1B7D-45D1-81B4-AC07B2F127EF} - C:\PROGRA~1\FLASHS~1\FlashBHO.dll
O2 - BHO: Spybot-S&D IE Protection - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: Groove GFS Browser Helper - {72853161-30C5-4D22-B7F9-0BBC1D38A37E} - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveShellExtensions.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_01\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - C:\Program Files\Google\Google Toolbar\GoogleToolbar.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Google Toolbar - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - C:\Program Files\Google\Google Toolbar\GoogleToolbar.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Start RF Wireless Mouse] C:\Program Files\RF Wireless Mouse\cm20.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HOSTS_Secure] C:\Program Files\HOSTS Secure\HOSTS_Secure.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [GrooveMonitor] "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveMonitor.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Google Desktop Search] "C:\Program Files\Google\Google Desktop Search\GoogleDesktop.exe" /startup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [avast!] C:\PROGRA~1\ALWILS~1\Avast4\ashDisp.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [igfxtray] C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [igfxhkcmd] C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [igfxpers] C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxpers.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SpybotSD TeaTimer] C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [WMPNSCFG] C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe
O4 - Startup: FlashSwitch.lnk = C:\Program Files\FlashSwitch\FlashSw.exe
O4 - Startup: Shortcut to procexp.exe.lnk = C:\Program Files\ProcessExplorer\procexp.exe
O4 - Startup: Taskbar Activate.lnk = C:\Program Files\Taskbar Activate\TaskbarActivate.exe
O4 - Startup: TClock2.lnk.disabled
O4 - Global Startup: TabUserW.exe.lnk = C:\WINDOWS\system32\Wtablet\TabUserW.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: Skype - {77BF5300-1474-4EC7-9980-D32B190E9B07} - C:\Program Files\Skype\Toolbars\Internet Explorer\SkypeIEPlugin.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Spybot - Search & Destroy Configuration - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O15 - Trusted Zone: http://www.bbc.co.uk
O15 - Trusted Zone: http://en.wikipedia.org
O16 - DPF: IEPrint - http://www.visiontech.ltd.uk/softwar...ad/IEPrint.CAB
O16 - DPF: {01A88BB1-1174-41EC-ACCB-963509EAE56B} (SysProWmi Class) - http://support.dell.com/systemprofiler/SysPro.CAB
O16 - DPF: {03A89EFD-E023-5707-A22D-45F77558EB4C} (ILINCInstall73 Class) - http://corp.nisai.com/learnlinc/download/ilinci76.dll
O16 - DPF: {05CA9FB0-3E3E-4B36-BF41-0E3A5CAA8CD8} (Office Genuine Advantage Validation Tool) - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=58813
O16 - DPF: {156BF4B7-AE3A-4365-BD88-95A75AF8F09D} - http://www.hp.com/cpso-support-new/S...dObjSigned.cab
O16 - DPF: {17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700} (Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool) - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=39204
O16 - DPF: {30528230-99f7-4bb4-88d8-fa1d4f56a2ab} (YInstStarter Class) - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Common\yinsthelper.dll
O16 - DPF: {493ACF15-5CD9-4474-82A6-91670C3DD66E} (LinkedIn ContactFinderControl) - http://www.linkedin.com/cab/LinkedIn...derControl.cab
O16 - DPF: {5AA8C009-52B9-492D-931A-55F6A1CE17A9} (OBOffline Control) - https://tco.cfbt-inspections.com/tco.../OBOffline.cab
O16 - DPF: {5AE58FCF-6F6A-49B2-B064-02492C66E3F4} (MUCatalogWebControl Class) - http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/...?1235140525265
O16 - DPF: {5D86DDB5-BDF9-441B-9E9E-D4730F4EE499} (BDSCANONLINE Control) - http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/scan_uk/scan8/oscan8.cab
O16 - DPF: {5F0C30E4-1E72-4DCC-85E5-57810F1CA97B} (McUpdatePortalFactory Class) - http://amiuptodate.mcafee.com/vsc/bi...datePortal.cab
O16 - DPF: {60EFC337-15C2-4369-B2A0-3429B071D8B8} (Hewlett-Packard Printer Diagnostics) - http://h20278.www2.hp.com/HPISWeb/Cu...WebManager.CAB
O16 - DPF: {86A88967-7A20-11D2-8EDA-00600818EDB1} (ParallelGraphics Cortona Control) - http://www.parallelgraphics.com/bin/cortvrml.cab
O16 - DPF: {A796D216-2DE1-4EA8-BABB-FE6E7C959098} (HPSDDX Class) - http://www.hp.com/cpso-support-new/S...dObjSigned.cab
O16 - DPF: {A90A5822-F108-45AD-8482-9BC8B12DD539} (Crucial cpcScan) - http://www.crucial.com/controls/cpcScanner.cab
O16 - DPF: {B1E2B96C-12FE-45E2-BEF1-44A219113CDD} (SABScanProcesses Class) - http://www.superadblocker.com/activex/sabspx.cab
O18 - Protocol: grooveLocalGWS - {88FED34C-F0CA-4636-A375-3CB6248B04CD} - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveSystemServices.dll
O20 - AppInit_DLLs: C:\PROGRA~1\Google\GOOGLE~1\GOEC62~1.DLL
O23 - Service: Lavasoft Ad-Aware Service (aawservice) - Lavasoft - C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\aawservice.exe
O23 - Service: Adobe Active File Monitor (AdobeActiveFileMonitor) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 3.0\PhotoshopElementsFileAgent.exe
O23 - Service: avast! iAVS4 Control Service (aswUpdSv) - ALWIL Software - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe
O23 - Service: avast! Antivirus - ALWIL Software - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashServ.exe
O23 - Service: avast! Mail Scanner - ALWIL Software - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashMaiSv.exe
O23 - Service: avast! Web Scanner - ALWIL Software - C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashWebSv.exe
O23 - Service: BlueSoleil Hid Service - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\IVT Corporation\BlueSoleil\BTNtService.exe
O23 - Service: Google Desktop Manager 5.7.806.10245 (GoogleDesktopManager-061008-081103) - Google - C:\Program Files\Google\Google Desktop Search\GoogleDesktop.exe
O23 - Service: Google Update Service (gupdate1c9b922fb89e2) (gupdate1c9b922fb89e2) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: NMSAccessU - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\CDBurnerXP\NMSAccessU.exe
O23 - Service: Photoshop Elements Device Connect (PhotoshopElementsDeviceConnect) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 3.0\PhotoshopElementsDeviceConnect.exe
O23 - Service: ServiceLayer - Nokia. - C:\Program Files\PC Connectivity Solution\ServiceLayer.exe
O23 - Service: TabletService - Wacom Technology, Corp. - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Tablet.exe

--
End of file - 8868 bytes

Edit:

Quote:

---

Not sure why I need to start a new thread, but here is my HJT log.

---

As said in forum faq, our volunteer analysts look for topics without a response. One of them will help you when available.

More reading up, and I learn that the items appearing in the DNS are to be expected from loopbacks from Spybot's own adding of 127.0.0.1 to some of the hosts file entries.

However, while on the subject of hosts files: this latest update of Spybot has brought back a problem that the last Spybot update created: which is to cause our Hosts Secure, to put up an irritating 'needs jit debugger' message on start up. So it looks like I need to reinstall this each time Spybot is updated.

Still be interested to know if there is anything odd in the HJT log though.

Cheers,
S

Welcome to Safer Networking, I wish to be sure you have viewed and understand this information.
"BEFORE you POST" (READ this Procedure before Requesting Assistance) http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288
All advice given is taken at your own risk.
Please make sure you have read this information so we are on the same page.

You must have read and followed the "Before you Post" instructions, anything else will waste your time and mine.
If you still need help, read the directions so you can see stuff like this:

Quote:

---

Posting additional comments or logs before a volunteer responds, can push you back instead of forward, because your thread ends up with a newer date. Also, helpers may think you are already being assisted because of the post count.

---

Ask questions about Spybot S&D here:
http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=4

If you have malware issues, post a new HJT log (after the directions are read and followed) and describe those issues. Post any error message you receive word for word.

Thanks

This is proving to be more time wasting than the fault itself.

Perhaps Spybot is no longer for me.

S

I am puzzled by your response? I am a volunteer, I don't work for anyone, though I have been a Spybot S&D user for many years and I certainly appreciate that the creator provides it free. I responded to your query by giving you the best possible information I could. What you do with that information is certainly up to up.

Thanks

Well all I've seen is several attempts to get out of providing me with any advice, during which time I have answered my own question with a more detailed web search, while all you have done is whinge about protocol and send me round in circles.

And still nobody has made any attempt to explain either this, or my earlier question as to the 'jit debugger' problem, which as I have noted again above turns out to have been caused by Spybot itself interfering with my Hosts Secure application during its updates.

It seems that any simple question is avoided by a request to post a hjt log instead of actually reading what is being asked.

Thankfully, there are other fora.

S