GoSave malware issue: can't find file on my computer!!!

[RyDalts]

I really need some help on this one. I have tried to follow some other threads about this issue but to no avail- I can't find the file/program on my computer at all, and so the extension continues to reappear. Help!!!

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Hello,



They call me TwinHeadedEagle around here, and I'll be working with you.



Before we start please read and note the following:

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• Please do not run any tools other than the ones I ask you to, when I ask you to. Some of these tools can be very dangerous if used improperly. Also, if you use a tool that I have not requested you use, it can cause false positives, thereby delaying the complete cleaning of your machine.
  
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Scan with Farbar Recovery Scan Tool

Please download Farbar Recovery Scan Tool and save it to your desktop.

Note: You need to run the version compatibale with your system. If you are not sure which version applies to your system download both of them and try to run them.
Only one of them will run on your system, that will be the right version.

• Double-click to run it. When the tool opens click Yes to disclaimer.
• Press Scan button.
• It will make a log (FRST.txt) in the same directory the tool is run. Please attach it to your reply.
• The first time the tool is run, it makes also another log (Addition.txt). Please attach it to your reply.

 

[RyDalts]

Here is the log from the FarBar scan.

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

You're missing FRST.txt

 

[RyDalts]

Here ya go. Sorry!

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Scan with ZOEK

Please download ZOEK by Smeenk and save it to your desktop (preferred version is the *.exe one)
Temporary disable your AntiVirus and AntiSpyware protection - instructions here.

• Right-click on
  
  icon and select
  
  Run as Administrator to start the tool.
• Wait patiently until the main console will appear, it may take a minute or two.
• In the main box please paste in the following script:
  

  createsrpoint;
  autoclean;
  emptyalltemp;
  ipconfig /flushdns;b

• Make sure that Scan All Users option is checked.
• Push Run Script and wait patiently. The scan may take a couple of minutes.
• When the scan completes, a zoek-results logfile should open in notepad.
• If a reboot is needed, it will be opened after it. You may also find it at your main drive (usually C:\ drive)

Post its content into your next reply.

Fix with AdwCleaner

Please download AdwCleaner by Xplode and save the file to your Desktop.

• Right-click on
  
  icon and select
  
  Run as Administrator to start the tool.
• Wait until the database is updated.
• Accept the Terms of use and click Scan.
• When finished, please click Clean.
• Upon completion, click Report. A log (AdwCleaner[S*].txt) will open.

Please include the contents of that file in your reply.

Note: Reports will be saved in your system partition, usually at C:\Adwcleaner

 

[RyDalts]

Here are the two logs

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Very good. How is your PC behaving now?

 

[RyDalts]

It is better. Video streaming still seems a bit bumpy, but startup time and browser loading is much quicker.

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Scan with Farbar Recovery Scan Tool

Please re-run Farbar Recovery Scan Tool to give me a fresh look at your system.

• Right-click on
  
  icon and select
  
  Run as Administrator to start the tool.
  (XP users click run after receipt of Windows Security Warning - Open File).
• Make sure that Addition option is checked.
• Press Scan button and wait.
• The tool will produce two logfiles on your desktop: FRST.txt and Addition.txt.

Please include their content into your next reply.

 

[RyDalts]

Here are the latest logs

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Fix with Farbar Recovery Scan Tool

This fix was created for this user for use on that particular machine.

Running it on another one may cause damage and render the system unstable.

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Download attached fixlist.txt file and save it to the Desktop:

Both files, FRST and fixlist.txt have to be in the same location or the fix will not work!

• Right-click on
  
  icon and select
  
  Run as Administrator to start the tool.
  (XP users click run after receipt of Windows Security Warning - Open File).
• Press the Fix button just once and wait.
• If for some reason the tool needs a restart, please make sure you let the system restart normally. After that let the tool complete its run.
• When finished FRST will generate a log on the Desktop, called Fixlog.txt.

Please attach it to your reply.

Scan with Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware

Please download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and save it to your desktop.

• Install the progam and select update.
• Once updated, click the Settings tab, in the left panel choose Detection & Protection and tick Scan for rootkits.
• Click the Scan tab, choose Threat Scan is checked and click Scan Now.
• If threats are detected, click the Apply Actions button. You will now be prompted to reboot. Click Yes.
• Upon completion of the scan (or after the reboot), click the History tab.
• Click Application Logs and double-click the Scan Log.
• At the bottom click Export and choose Text file.

Save the file to your desktop and include its content in your next reply.

 

[RyDalts]

Here are the log files

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Very good. How is your PC behaving now?

 

[RyDalts]

Everything else is working great, but the damn video streaming (Netflix, Youtube, etc...) still skips and stutters. I assume this is probably an issue that is deeper seeded than you can help with? You've been such a huge help already, so I'm not too concerned if you can't do much else...

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Does it happen in all browsers?

 

[RyDalts]

Chrome is my primary, Firefox used sometimes. Happens in both

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Use the Windows Error Checking utility (Check Disk), with the options to fix file system errors and scan the disk surface for errors, attempt recovery of data and repair the disk:

• Click the "Windows Orb" Start button, then click Computer.
• Right-click on the drive that you wish to check > Properties > Tools tab
• In the "Error checking" section, click on Check now.
• Place a checkmark in both boxes > Start.
• If the disk you have chosen is the Windows system disk:
• A message will notify you that a restart is necessary ask "Do you want to check for hard disk errors the next time you start your computer?".
• Click Schedule disk check > OK and close all windows.
• Re-start the computer. The disk will be checked when the system boots.
• This will take some time to run and at times may appear stalled but just let it run.
• When the disk check is complete, the system will re-start automatically and load Windows.

A log of the disk check is recorded only if the scheduled re-start is used, and only for drives on the same HDD as the Operating System.
To open Event Viewer and view the log:

• Click the "Windows Orb" Start button -> type "eventvwr" without the quotes -> press the key.
• The Event Viewer window will open.
• In the left pane, expand "Windows Logs" and then click on Application.
• In the right pane, at the top, click on the column heading Source to sort the list alphabetically.
• Look in the Source column for "Wininit", with an entry corresponding to the date and time of the disk check.
• Click on that Wininit entry to select it.
• On the top main menu, click Action > Copy > Copy Details as Text.
• Paste the contents into your next reply.

 

[RyDalts]

Log Name: Application
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Wininit
Date: 5/18/2015 6:32:46 PM
Event ID: 1001
Task Category: None
Level: Information
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: Ryan-PC
Description:


Checking file system on C:
The type of the file system is NTFS.

A disk check has been scheduled.
Windows will now check the disk.

CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 5)...
227584 file records processed.

File verification completed.
1231 large file records processed.

0 bad file records processed.

0 EA records processed.

60 reparse records processed.

CHKDSK is verifying indexes (stage 2 of 5)...
304674 index entries processed.

Index verification completed.
0 unindexed files scanned.

0 unindexed files recovered.

CHKDSK is verifying security descriptors (stage 3 of 5)...
227584 file SDs/SIDs processed.

Cleaning up 403 unused index entries from index $SII of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 403 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 403 unused security descriptors.
Security descriptor verification completed.
38546 data files processed.

CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal...
37135320 USN bytes processed.

Usn Journal verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying file data (stage 4 of 5)...
227568 files processed.

File data verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying free space (stage 5 of 5)...
11847585 free clusters processed.

Free space verification is complete.
CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the
master file table (MFT) bitmap.
CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the volume bitmap.
Windows has made corrections to the file system.

143670293 KB total disk space.
95830116 KB in 173350 files.
112160 KB in 38547 indexes.
0 KB in bad sectors.
337673 KB in use by the system.
65536 KB occupied by the log file.
47390344 KB available on disk.

4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
35917573 total allocation units on disk.
11847586 allocation units available on disk.

Internal Info:
00 79 03 00 c4 3b 03 00 ba db 05 00 00 00 00 00 .y...;..........
14 0e 00 00 3c 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ....<...........
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

Windows has finished checking your disk.
Please wait while your computer restarts.

Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Wininit" Guid="{206f6dea-d3c5-4d10-bc72-989f03c8b84b}" EventSourceName="Wininit" />
<EventID Qualifiers="16384">1001</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>4</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2015-05-18T23:32:46.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>391154</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>Ryan-PC</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>

Checking file system on C:
The type of the file system is NTFS.

A disk check has been scheduled.
Windows will now check the disk.

CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 5)...
227584 file records processed.

File verification completed.
1231 large file records processed.

0 bad file records processed.

0 EA records processed.

60 reparse records processed.

CHKDSK is verifying indexes (stage 2 of 5)...
304674 index entries processed.

Index verification completed.
0 unindexed files scanned.

0 unindexed files recovered.

CHKDSK is verifying security descriptors (stage 3 of 5)...
227584 file SDs/SIDs processed.

Cleaning up 403 unused index entries from index $SII of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 403 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 403 unused security descriptors.
Security descriptor verification completed.
38546 data files processed.

CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal...
37135320 USN bytes processed.

Usn Journal verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying file data (stage 4 of 5)...
227568 files processed.

File data verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying free space (stage 5 of 5)...
11847585 free clusters processed.

Free space verification is complete.
CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the
master file table (MFT) bitmap.
CHKDSK discovered free space marked as allocated in the volume bitmap.
Windows has made corrections to the file system.

143670293 KB total disk space.
95830116 KB in 173350 files.
112160 KB in 38547 indexes.
0 KB in bad sectors.
337673 KB in use by the system.
65536 KB occupied by the log file.
47390344 KB available on disk.

4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
35917573 total allocation units on disk.
11847586 allocation units available on disk.

Internal Info:
00 79 03 00 c4 3b 03 00 ba db 05 00 00 00 00 00 .y...;..........
14 0e 00 00 3c 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ....&lt;...........
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

Windows has finished checking your disk.
Please wait while your computer restarts.
</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Very good. How is your PC behaving now?