Have I got a virus

barriejohn69

Hi,

I downloaded something (a keygen program) the other day and since then my computer has gone a bit mad. If I leave it for a while I get a load of windows tabs along the bottom telling me different programs have failed and also that all of the acer e programs have failed.
Also if I type say bbc into google then click on the bbc link it sends me to ask jeeves or other search engines. I just typed in priceline, clicked the link and it sent me to hotwire.
I use bit defender and ran a scan but nothing has come up. I'm a bit worried as I use the computer for my business and if I lost my info I would be stuffed.

Any help appreciated.

digp

sounds like it.

first if possible back up anything that you need

try the following -

mbam: http://www.malwarebytes.org/ (the free version is sufficient. install it. run update. and then run a full scan)

try hitman pro: http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro

try prevx: http://info.prevx.com/downloadprevx.asp

and run the online nod32 antivirus scanner at http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/run_scanner.php

cit_k

Your infected.

You have a choice, try and fix it (and live in fear that the system remains infected, but with no visible symptoms even if the packages say its clean, it may not be) or backup, reformat, and reinstall.

If its for business, I would seriously recommend backing up everything a couple of times if possible, and reformating/re-installing.

Stompa

cit_k wrote: »

If its for business, I would seriously recommend backing up everything a couple of times if possible, and reformating/re-installing.

I'd agree, running a keygen is asking for trouble, it could potentially have caused a great deal of damage.

Browntoa

when you have run malwarebytes it will produce a log file, can you post that on here for us

barriejohn69

This is the log file but it sayd the date is in 2009 for some reason. I have used this program before but the problems that it showed today are the ones in the log file


Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.41
Database version: 2851
Windows 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2
24/09/2009 09:48:35
mbam-log-2009-09-24 (09-48-35).txt
Scan type: Full Scan (C:\|D:\|F:\|)
Objects scanned: 270148
Time elapsed: 1 hour(s), 36 minute(s), 0 second(s)
Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 2
Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Files Infected:
\Adobe Photoshop CS4\cs4keygen\adobe-master-cs4-keygen.exe (Trojan.Downloader) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
\apcs4keygen\adobe-master-cs4-keygen.exe (Trojan.Downloader) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

barriejohn69

I'll run it again to see if it gives a log with todays date. I'm just running eset now and that has found 2 more possible infected files.

DCFC79

Have you updated hijackthis

barriejohn69

Sorry what is hijackthis?

DCFC79

barriejohn69 wrote: »

Sorry what is hijackthis?

oh sorry i meant malwarebytes, hijackthis is a program but i would only use it if someone more knwoledgeable says so,

barriejohn69

I'll update it and rerun the scan. All this hassle because I did someone a favour