With this in place, it performs the classic rootkit behavior: Hooking a number of system calls, mainly to hide/protect its user-mode components. It achieves this by modifying ntoskrnl.exe and ndis.sys in memory, followed by creating a new IDT entry (at index 0xc3) and redirecting all hooked functions to a. I basically downloaded the 1607 Windows update, the latest one. And one time, my AVG came up with 800 plus threats to do with a rootkit or somethin.

Hi folks, I've found this nasty little problem on my girlfriend's computer. It sounds like it is the exact same problem as jadedummy is having below in the 'NTOSKRNL-HOOK & Skynet Virus' thread. I previously was able to scan the computer a couple times using MBAM and McAfee and I saw this skynet and NTOSKRNL problem come up, after seeing that Google was being redirected. Both programs would attempt to remove, but it would just be reinstalled when I restarted. I'm not comfortable with making registry changes, which seems to be how to resolve this, so I figured I would ask for help.

I'm sure you guys are sick of seeing this problem by now, but I would appreciate your help. I just happen to have some free time until Monday. So I try to take some logs here Please download by Swandog46 and unzip it to your Desktop Please open The Avenger. Then, please copy/paste the script inside the codebox into the Input script here: box. Begin copying here: Files to move: C: WINDOWS system32 logevent.dll C: WINDOWS system32 eventlog.dll Note: the above code was created specifically for this user. If you are not this user, do NOT follow these directions as they could damage the workings of your system. • Now, click on Execute.

Just say Yes at every prompted The Avenger will automatically do the following: • It will Restart your computer. ( In cases where the code to execute contains ' Drivers to Delete', The Avenger will actually restart your system twice.) • On reboot, it will briefly open a black command window on your desktop, this is normal.

• After the restart, it creates a log file that should open with the results of Avenger’s actions. This log file will be located at C: avenger.txt • The Avenger will also have backed up all the files, etc., that you asked it to delete, and will have zipped them and moved the zip archives to C: avenger backup.zip. Please copy/paste the content of c: avenger.txt into your reply.

Make sure you save Win32kDiag on your Desktop BEFORE doing below fix. Go to Start >>Run >>copy/paste below >>Enter. When it's finished, there will be a log called Win32kDiag.txt on your desktop. Please open it with notepad and post the contents here. '%userprofile% desktop win32kdiag.exe' -f -r. Small ones this time. Win32kDiag: Log file is located at: C: Documents and Settings Allison Mandara Desktop Win32kDiag.txt WARNING: Could not get backup privileges!

Searching 'C: WINDOWS'. Cannot access: C: WINDOWS system32 eventlog.dll [1] 2004-08-10 07:8 C: WINDOWS $NtServicePackUninstall$ eventlog.dll (Microsoft Corporation) [1] 2008-04-13 20:0 C: WINDOWS ServicePackFiles i386 eventlog.dll (Microsoft Corporation) [1] 2008-04-13 20:2 C: WINDOWS system32 eventlog.dll () [2] 2008-04-13 20:0 C: WINDOWS system32 logevent.dll (Microsoft Corporation) [1] 2004-08-10 07:8 C: i386 eventlog.dll (Microsoft Corporation) Finished! Please download by Swandog46 and unzip it to your Desktop Please open The Avenger.

Then, please copy/paste the script inside the codebox into the Input script here: box. Begin copying here: Files to move: C: WINDOWS system32 logevent.dll C: WINDOWS system32 eventlog.dll Note: the above code was created specifically for this user. If you are not this user, do NOT follow these directions as they could damage the workings of your system. • Now, click on Execute. Just say Yes at every prompted The Avenger will automatically do the following: • It will Restart your computer.

( In cases where the code to execute contains ' Drivers to Delete', The Avenger will actually restart your system twice.) • On reboot, it will briefly open a black command window on your desktop, this is normal. • After the restart, it creates a log file that should open with the results of Avenger’s actions.

This log file will be located at C: avenger.txt • The Avenger will also have backed up all the files, etc., that you asked it to delete, and will have zipped them and moved the zip archives to C: avenger backup.zip. Please copy/paste the content of c: avenger.txt into your reply. NEXT Please make sure you disable ALL of your Antivirus/Antispyware/Firewall before running ComboFix. If you don't know how. Please re-enable them back after performing all steps given.

Please download ComboFix by sUBs from or and save it to your Desktop. During the download, rename Combofix to Combo-Fix as follows: It is important you rename Combofix during the download, but not after. **NOTE: If you are using Firefox, make sure that your download settings are as follows: • Tools->Options->Main tab • Set to 'Always ask me where to Save the files'. After that, double-click and run Combo-Fix. Let it finish its job and post the log here If ComboFix asked you to install Recovery Console, please do so. It will be your best interest. Note: DON'T do anything with your computer while ComboFix is running.

Let ComboFix finishes its job.

Just bought a new computer (running Windows Vista home premium). My old computer (running Windows XP professional) is infected with Hacktool.Rootkit. I've tried the Norton fix but to no avail. Rather than dance around it or do 'brain surgery' on the computer, I plan to wipe the old computer clean by reformatting the hard drive, and reinstalling operating system and necessary software - I figure I'll have a local computer repair shop do that for me so it gets done right. However, before that, I'd like to transfer some files (pictures, iTunes music library, various documents - MS Word, Excel, Publisher, Adobe PDF, etc.) from the old computer to the new one using my external hard drive. Of course, I want to be sure that I don't end up infecting my new computer by doing this.

Any advice on what files to avoid transferring just to be safe? Any advice on how to handle peripherals that may or may not be compromised? I scanned my external hard drive (WD Sync) and Norton didn't find any infected files on it. My other peripherals include an iPod and 3 flash drives.

Just bought a new computer (running Windows Vista home premium). My old computer (running Windows XP professional) is infected with Hacktool.Rootkit. I've tried the Norton fix but to no avail. Rather than dance around it or do 'brain surgery' on the computer, I plan to wipe the old computer clean by reformatting the hard drive, and reinstalling operating system and necessary software - I figure I'll have a local computer repair shop do that for me so it gets done right. However, before that, I'd like to transfer some files (pictures, iTunes music library, various documents - MS Word, Excel, Publisher, Adobe PDF, etc.) from the old computer to the new one using my external hard drive. Of course, I want to be sure that I don't end up infecting my new computer by doing this.

Any advice on what files to avoid transferring just to be safe? Any advice on how to handle peripherals that may or may not be compromised? I scanned my external hard drive (WD Sync) and Norton didn't find any infected files on it.

My other peripherals include an iPod and 3 flash drives. Considering the fact that a new computer is a valuable investment, I can only recommend that you take the appropriate steps to protect it. Rootkits are comprised of many different files. Because you see one, does not mean that is all there are.

There are several people on this forum that can help you, if you wish to proceed. Once it is fully identified, it doesn't take too long to remove it. You will be asked to follow the instructions given precisely because those who didn't compromised there operating system. Once the main computer is clean, you will be able to use it to ensure that the peripherals are secure. Only then would I suggest transferring files. Chasethedog - Right now I would not transfer anything from the old system or any files from the peripherals to the new system until ALL the rootkits are removed from the old system and the peripherals. When Norton scanned the WD Sync files did it uncompress the files to the original format (a Word document file say) or just look at the uncompressed encrypted file itself?

(WD Sync does encrypt the files also.) If you are not sure, don't transfer any of them. Unfortunately, the time to backup files is not after you find your system compromised. If you want help in cleaning your old system so you can safely move the files, there are those here that are very knowledgeable about this and more than willing to help. If you are worried about the 'surgery' aspect of this, the only times I have seen this not go smoothly is where the users became impatient and did things on their own. Hacktool.Rootkit comprises a set of programs and scripts that work together to allow attackers to break into a system. If Hacktool.Rootkit is detected on a system, it is very likely that an attacker has gained complete control of that system. All files that are detected as Hacktool.Rootkit should be deleted.

Infected systems may need to be restored from backups or patched to restore security. Rootkits first appeared on the UNIX operating system. Administrator/Superuser accounts on UNIX systems are called root. Rootkits are kits of programs that are designed to gain root access on a system.

The term rootkit now refers to any set of tools that can be used to gain unauthorized access to a system. Occasionally a rootkit may use legitimate programs or operating system files to carry out part of an attack. These files are not detected as Hacktool.Rootkit. ______________________________________________________________ Have you followed the Removal Instructions (below)? Removal Instructions for Hacktool.Rootkit:. Hi chasethedog, Welcome to Norton Community! First of all, let us know which Norton program(name and version) do you have in your new computer.

Run LiveUpdate repeatedly until you see the message 'No more updates.' And then run a full system scan. This is to make sure that your new computer is free from viruses. Now, go ahead and transfer the files from your old computer to the external harddrive(to a specific folder if possible).Attach the external drive to your new computer.

When this removable drive appears under My Computer section, right-click on it and select the option to run a Norton scan. Check the scan results and if it detects any threats, fix/remove those threats. For your old computer, if you have created any system restore points in it using Windows, better try restoring it than going for a complete clean wipe. Hi Chasethedog I would suggest that, on your old pc, you run Root repeal and GMER scans (SCANS ONLY, NO FIXING) and attach the logs here ('Add Attachments' below the 'post' button). That way we can see what rootkits and other little buggers you have on your pc, and then we will be able to give you the best possible advice.

Personally, I would take the old pc's HDD, put it in the new one, and boot in safe mode, then transfer the files over and do a manula scan with Norton (or whateva AV u have on the new one) by going start - run - type: nav32.exe /L (my memory is failing me here, that command might be wrong) and let it do a full scan. Problem = I cant gurantee that those rootkits you have won't be active in safe mode. I just don't know. But, in my opinion, what I have said would be the safest way of doing it. Also would suggest scanning your ext.

HDD in safemode (also NAV32.exe /L (can't remember commands for specific drives etc.) Good luck Matt. Thanks for the replies everyone! Sounds like I'm right to be concerned about transferring any files from my old computer to my new one, until I get the Hacktool.Rootkit issue fully taken care of. I am interested in getting help. Anyone willing to walk me through it step by step? I did begin an on-line chat on the problem with the Norton techs in India. Apparently, they have the ability to take control of the computer remotely to help with this as well.

What would you folks recommend? Info & instructions from the forum community members (like yourselves), or trying to work with the Norton techs? Here are some of the details from the infected computer: • Dell Dimension 2400 • Windows XP Professional • running low on hard drive space (only 1.7GB free of 40GB total) • Norton Internet Security 2009 installed and running • Full scans flag the Hacktool.Rootkit virus and various tracking cookies. • I select the 'fix' option for the tracking cookies, and it eliminates those • There's no fix option for the Hacktool.Rootkit - I clicked 'Get Help' and followed the instructions on the Norton website, but to no avail - these steps included, turning off Windows System Restore, rebooting computer in Safe Mode, running full scan, reversing steps on system restore. This didn't resolve the issue, and from what forum members have said, I'm guessing I have to run some other kind of scan to find and delete specific files. Advice on next steps?

- My new computer is clean, and is also running Norton Internet Security 2009. Any chance I can use my new computer to check and clean my peripherals (WD Sync external hard drive, 3 small flash drives, iPod, Sony Walkman MP3 player) - or should I be 100% careful, and not even plug these into my new computer - i.e., clean the old computer and then use it to check/clean these peripherals. [edit: Changed font for better viewing.] Message Edited by shannons on 01:46 PM. Here's what I got when I ran the gmer software. Let me know if I should attach any of my peripherals and run gmer again to diagnose them.

Conduction Heat Transfer Schneider Pdf Writer on this page. I didn't scan it properly the first time with GMER. I just did it again the right way and here's what I got. GMER said it did find rootkits.

Are the red lines of text the problem areas? I'll wait for your instructions on next step, but should I also attach my peripherals (iPod, Sony MP3 player, 3 flash drives, WD Sync external hard drive), and run GMER on them somehow? **ACTUALLY - what is below is just a portion of the GMER log - the Norton forum text editor said my posting was over 20,000 characters long, so I deleted some lines of the log that didn't seem to indicate anything unusual. ---- System - GMER 1.0.15 ---- SSDT?? C: WINDOWS system32 Drivers SYMEVENT.SYS (Symantec Event Library/Symantec Corporation) ZwDeleteKey [0xB10142C0] SSDT?? C: WINDOWS system32 Drivers SYMEVENT.SYS (Symantec Event Library/Symantec Corporation) ZwDeleteValueKey [0xB1014820] SSDT??

C: WINDOWS system32 Drivers SYMEVENT.SYS (Symantec Event Library/Symantec Corporation) ZwSetValueKey [0xB1014A70] SSDT 8A1A3978 ZwSuspendProcess SSDT 8A459630 ZwSuspendThread SSDT?? C: Program Files SUPERAntiSpyware SASKUTIL.sys ZwTerminateProcess [0xB0E9F660] ---- Kernel code sections - GMER 1.0.15 ----.text ntoskrnl.exe!_abnormal_termination + 450 804E2AAC 8 Bytes JMP AF0C3B61 PAGE ntoskrnl.exe!ZwOpenKey + 7 80568D60 1 Byte [F5] PAGE ntoskrnl.exe!ZwCreateKey + 7 80570664 1 Byte [57]? SYMEFA.SYS The system cannot find the file specified.! Hi Now (read carefully) If you have Spybot S&D uninstall it. Also during the restarts with Avenger if Your PC has a Startup repair center like with HP and Toshiba tell it to start Normally if it kicks in. Download Avenger to your desktop, Unzipped version Creators website with zipped version to the unzip to desktop 2. Click to run 'Avenger.exe' (right click 'Run as Administrator' if using Vista) 3.

Quads et al., Sorry for the delay in responding. Summer vacation interrupted my follow up. I just followed your instructions - downloaded and ran Avenger with the script from your message. Attached is the Avenger log that resulted. First couple lines says no rootkits found??

Looks like it successfully disabled 1 driver and deleted 1 driver, 1 file, and 1 registry key, but it failed to disable or delete a bunch of others that were in your script. After the computer restarted fully, Norton's autoprotect warning came up saying that a Hacktool.rootkit virus was still detected. Should I run a full Norton virus scan to confirm that the Hacktool.rootkit is still there? What should my next step be? Re-run GMER and send you the new log file? Delphinium et al., I downloaded, installed, and updated malwarebytes. I turned off the system restore, then I ran a full malwarebytes scan.

It found a bunch of malware, and I told it to delete all of this. Attached is the log file.

Feels like progress - THANKS! Is that the last step?

Can I turn on my system restore, run a full Norton scan just to be sure, and if clean - declare victory? If yes, then one last question. Any suggestions on how to proceed in scanning my peripheral devices to make sure they are not infected - i.e., WD Sync external hard drive, 3 flash drives, iPod, Sony Walkman MP3 player. Hi ChasetheDog I Noticed these entries and ones in the registry belonging to the Seneka Rootkit c: WINDOWS SYSTEM32 DRIVERS seneka.sys (Trojan.Agent) ->Quarantined and deleted successfully. C: WINDOWS SYSTEM32 DRIVERS senekapqipxtny.sys (Trojan.Agent) ->Quarantined and deleted successfully.

C: WINDOWS SYSTEM32 DRIVERS senekatqvvdltf.sys (Trojan.Agent) ->Quarantined and deleted successfully. C: WINDOWS SYSTEM32 senekamuiyqogq.dat (Trojan.Agent) ->Quarantined and deleted successfully. C: WINDOWS SYSTEM32 senekaqwykmtxa.dat (Trojan.Agent) ->Quarantined and deleted successfully. Peaky Blinders 1080p S01e03 720p Download. Please Update Malwarebytes and Run a Full Scan again, Why?? With some of the Rootkits and like Vundo, Malwarebytes and Superantispyware say deleted but with another scan it is still there. I did the Avenger scan for 2 different Rootkit names, Not Seneka, If it still shows up I will have to create a new script.

Removable Flash Drives Quads. I'll update Malwarebytes and re-run. If that detects anything I'll delete it and forward the new log file. If it says my computer is clean, I'll follow Delphinium's instructions on scanning my peripherals. I'll use the flash disinfector if I have access issues with my peripherals. Question - how do I turn off the auto run feature in Windows?

I assume I should do this, so that any viruses on the peripherals don't have a chance to jump back to my computer when I plug them in. Makes sense, but I don't know how to turn off/on the auto run feature in Windows XP.