Stucked hosts

[Itamaram]

Hi there,
I was helping a neighbour with his machine and noticed a problem which I have never encountered before.

After launching a browser, be it IE or FF, the first host visited would get "stuck" in whole subsequent calls.

eg:
I would visit google.com/
I would then visit othersite.com/directory/
and would get a google page saying google.com/directory/ does not exist.

A "stuck" host would last until the next restart, on both browsers.
In some cases, instead of loading pages from the wrong hosts, no webpage would load at all.

I've tried using the nslookup tool, which resolved any number of addresses to IPs with no visible difficulty.

Using those IP addresses instead of the url in a browser made no difference.

I have tried googling this problem, but I am probably using the wrong terms as I am unable to find anything relevant/helpful.

Just in case, here is the HJT log from the machine.

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 11:48:12 a.m., on 21/09/2008
Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (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\savedump.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Rising\Rav\CCenter.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\PROGRAM FILES\RISING\RAV\ravmond.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\PROGRAM FILES\RISING\RAV\RavStub.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\sistray.EXE
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI HYDRAVISION\HydraMD.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI HYDRAVISION\HydraDM.exe
C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\ISUSPM.exe
C:\Program Files\Rising\Rav\RavTask.exe
C:\Program Files\Rising\Rav\Ravmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\RTHDCPL.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\SOUNDMAN.EXE
C:\Program Files\G DATA AntiVirus\AVKTray\AVKTray.exe
C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\G DATA AntiVirus\AVK\AVKService.exe
C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe
C:\Program Files\G DATA AntiVirus\AVK\AVKWCtl.exe
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Distillr\acrotray.exe
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Gendex\VixCfg\VxStart.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\ups.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\G DATA\AVKProxy\AVKProxy.exe
C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
C:\DOCUME~1\d\LOCALS~1\Temp\Rar$EX00.843\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.dentaltoday.co.nz/
O2 - BHO: G DATA WebFilter Class - {0124123D-61B4-456f-AF86-78C53A0790C5} - C:\Program Files\G DATA AntiVirus\Webfilter\AvkWebIE.dll
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: AcroIEToolbarHelper Class - {AE7CD045-E861-484f-8273-0445EE161910} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx
O3 - Toolbar: Adobe PDF - {47833539-D0C5-4125-9FA8-0819E2EAAC93} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat\AcroIEFavClient.dll
O3 - Toolbar: G DATA WebFilter - {0124123D-61B4-456f-AF86-78C53A0790C5} - C:\Program Files\G DATA AntiVirus\Webfilter\AvkWebIE.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SiS Tray] C:\WINDOWS\System32\sistray.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SkyTel] SkyTel.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroFilterCheck] C:\WINDOWS\system32\NeroCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HydraVisionViewPort] C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI HYDRAVISION\HydraMD.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HydraVisionDesktopManager] C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI HYDRAVISION\HydraDM.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] "C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSPM] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\ISUSPM.exe" -scheduler
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RavTask] "C:\Program Files\Rising\Rav\RavTask.exe" -system
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSPM Startup] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\UPDATE~1\ISUSPM.exe -startup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSScheduler] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.exe" -start
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IMJPMIG8.1] "C:\WINDOWS\IME\imjp8_1\IMJPMIG.EXE" /Spoil /RemAdvDef /Migration32
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RTHDCPL] RTHDCPL.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMan] SOUNDMAN.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AlcWzrd] ALCWZRD.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Alcmtr] ALCMTR.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVKTray] "C:\Program Files\G DATA AntiVirus\AVKTray\AVKTray.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KernelFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -k
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [updateMgr] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AdobeUpdateManager.exe" AcRdB7_0_9 -reboot 1
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MsnMsgr] "C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe" /background
O4 - Global Startup: Acrobat Assistant.lnk = C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Distillr\acrotray.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Adobe Reader Speed Launch.lnk = C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\reader_sl.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\OSA9.EXE
O4 - Global Startup: VxStart.Exe.lnk = C:\Program Files\Gendex\VixCfg\VxStart.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: Open Client to monitor &1 - C:\WINDOWS\web\AOpenClient.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: Open Client to monitor &2 - C:\WINDOWS\web\AOpenClient.htm
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: Related - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:\WINDOWS\web\related.htm
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:\WINDOWS\web\related.htm
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\MSMSGS.EXE
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\MSMSGS.EXE
O12 - Plugin for .adf: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\PLUGINS\NPCC.DLL
O16 - DPF: {0E8D0700-75DF-11D3-8B4A-0008C7450C4A} (DjVuCtl Class) - http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/common/cab/DjVuControlLite_EN.cab
O16 - DPF: {4F1E5B1A-2A80-42CA-8532-2D05CB959537} (MSN Photo Upload Tool) - http://gfx1.hotmail.com/mail/w2/pr02/resources/MSNPUpld.cab
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{6A3C22C2-DF11-4B75-98C1-1B178B757F57}: NameServer = 192.168.1.1
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - ATI Technologies Inc. - C:\WINDOWS\System32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: ATI Smart - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\ati2sgag.exe
O23 - Service: G DATA AntiVirus Proxy (AVKProxy) - G DATA Software AG - C:\Program Files\Common Files\G DATA\AVKProxy\AVKProxy.exe
O23 - Service: G DATA Scheduler (AVKService) - G DATA Software AG - C:\Program Files\G DATA AntiVirus\AVK\AVKService.exe
O23 - Service: AntiVirus Monitor (AVKWCtl) - G DATA Software AG - C:\Program Files\G DATA AntiVirus\AVK\AVKWCtl.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: iPod Service - Apple Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: Pml Driver HPZ12 - HP - C:\WINDOWS\System32\HPZipm12.exe
O23 - Service: Rising Process Communication Center (RsCCenter) - Beijing Rising Information Technology Co., Ltd. - C:\Program Files\Rising\Rav\CCenter.exe
O23 - Service: Rising RealTime Monitor (RsRavMon) - Beijing Rising Information Technology Co., Ltd. - C:\PROGRAM FILES\RISING\RAV\Ravmond.exe
O23 - Service: Quick Heal Helper Service WSC (ScanWscS) - Unknown owner - C:\PROGRA~1\QUICKH~1\QUICKH~1\scanwscs.exe (file missing)
O23 - Service: Symantec Network Drivers Service (SNDSrvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SNDSrvc.exe

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Thanks,
Itamar