Stubborn search conduit in all browsers

[marconi50]

Have tried everything to remove this stubborn conduit search malware. Tried all of Malware Tips suggestions in an article of June 13th but this little bugger is buried deep. Malwarebytes shows it in IE startup but after I clean it, it comes right back when I open any browser. I'm not that tech savvy so hoping you folks can help me out.

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Download attached fixlist.txt on the same location as FRST (otherwise the fix won't work)
NOTICE: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on that particular machine. Running this on another machine may cause damage to the operating system

Open FRST, and click Fix. Attach me that report after it is finished.




Please download zoek.zip or zoek.rar by smeenk (

) from here or here and save it to your Desktop.
Unpack the archive...

• Close any open browsers
• Temporarily disable your AntiVirus program. (If necessary)
  If you are unsure how to do this please read this or this Instruction.
  
• Double click on zoek.exe to run the tool .
  Please wait while the tool does not start...
  
• Copy the text present inside the code box below and paste it into the large window in the zoek tool:
  NOTICE: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on that particular machine. Running this on another machine may cause damage to the operating system
  
  

  createsrpoint;
  gpt.ini;z 
  C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy;v
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\GroupPolicy;v 
  StandardSearch; 
  emptyfolderscheck; 
  installer-list; 
  installedprogs; 
  uninstall-list;

• Click on
  
  button.
  Please wait until a logreport will open (this can be after reboot)
  
• Save notepad to your Desktop and attach here zoek-results.log
  Note: It will also create a log in the C:\ directory named "zoek-results.log"

 

[marconi50]

Sorry. Was looking for attachment in email. Finally thought to look in the forum for it. Results attached

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Re-run Zoek again with this script:

C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\Machine;fs
C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\User;fs
C:\Users\Nana\AppData\Locallow\YahooCouponAddOn;fs
[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-160218515-4239976380-3939776540-1003-{637FE20B-9A5B-4F51-B1BE-D10045625B40}-0\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run];r
"iLivid"=-;r
[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-160218515-4239976380-3939776540-1003-{ED1FC765-E35E-4C3D-BF15-2C2B11260CE4}-0\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run];r
"iLivid"=-;r
C:\Users\Kids\AppData\Local\iLivid;fs
lcikglifkdmmipnaolbbhonlmnkiaebc;chr
aaaaabcbmongicmdegkmmfgdickgnnob;chr
C:\Users\Nana\AppData\Local\ilividmoviestoolbar181;fs
autoclean;
emptyalltemp;
emptyclsid;
ipconfig /flushdns

 

[marconi50]

Trying to run zoek again but it stalled 30 minutes ago. Is that normal?

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Have you tried to disable antivirus before running?

 

[marconi50]

Yes. Had to reboot. Ran it again. File attached

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

How is the situation now?

 

[marconi50]

When I opened up Firefox and IE it still opened homepage conduit but after I changed it to my own homepage it seems to have stuck this time. Thank you sooooooooooo much!

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

I can recommend you this software to avoid Adware in the future:

http://unchecky.com/

Read here how it works --> http://www.howtogeek.com/179758/how-to-avoid-junkware-offers-with-unchecky/



• The following will implement some post-cleanup procedures:

=> Please download DelFix by Xplode to your Desktop.

Run the tool and check the following boxes below;

Remove disinfection tools

Create registry backup

Purge System Restore
Click Run button and wait a few seconds for the programme completes his work.
At this point all the tools we used here should be gone. Tool will create an report for you (C:\DelFix.txt)

The tool will also record healthy state of registry and make a backup using ERUNT program in %windir%\ERUNT\DelFix
Tool deletes old system restore points and create a fresh system restore point after cleaning.