i have been getting a yellow triangle appearing in my toolbar the last few months. it stays for a couple of minutes then disappears. while it is there the other toolbar icons do not display their names when i hover over them.
i have not left-clicked the triangle at all.
the only malware detected by AVG recently was a false positive trojan.
i enclose a picture of the toolbar complete with yellow triangle.
what will happen if i leave it ?
also is it safe to use the Combifix program as i have read several reports that it may contain rootkits ?
here is a hijackthis log from today:
Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 13:49:36, on 21/10/2009
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702)
Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\a-squared Free\a2service.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgrsx.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgemc.exe
C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\Core\smax4pnp.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_03\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgcsrvx.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Modem Event Monitor\IntelMEM.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe
C:\Program Files\Dell Photo AIO Printer 922\dlbtbmgr.exe
C:\Program Files\Thomson\SpeedTouch USB\Dragdiag.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe
C:\Program Files\Dell Photo AIO Printer 922\dlbtbmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxpers.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgtray.exe
C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
C:\Program Files\ScreenPrint32 v3\ScreenPrint32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Eraser\eraser.exe
C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscntfy.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgui.exe
C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgcsrvx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dlbtcoms.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgnsx.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\charles.DJ7H5S1J\Local Settings\Application
Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\charles.DJ7H5S1J\Local Settings\Application
Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\charles.DJ7H5S1J\Local Settings\Application
Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\charles.DJ7H5S1J\Local Settings\Application
Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\charles.DJ7H5S1J\Local Settings\Application
Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Program Files\HijackThis.exe
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL =
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL
= http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page =
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page =
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
about:blank
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,First Home Page =
http://www.euro.dell.com/countries/uk/enu/gen/default.htm
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Connection Wizard,ShellNext =
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=74005
O2 - BHO: WormRadar.com IESiteBlocker.NavFilter -
{3CA2F312-6F6E-4B53-A66E-4E65E497C8C0} - C:\Program
Files\AVG\AVG8\avgssie.dll
O2 - BHO: Spybot-S&D IE Protection -
{53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} -
C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: DriveLetterAccess - {5CA3D70E-1895-11CF-8E15-001234567890} -
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswshx.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Wanadoo - {8B68564D-53FD-4293-B80C-993A9F3988EE} -
C:\PROGRA~1\Wanadoo\WSBar\WSBar.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMAXPnP] "C:\Program Files\Analog
Devices\Core\smax4pnp.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program
Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_03\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IntelMeM] "C:\Program Files\Intel\Modem Event
Monitor\IntelMEM.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [dla] C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Dell Photo AIO Printer 922] "C:\Program Files\Dell Photo
AIO Printer 922\dlbtbmgr.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SpeedTouch USB Diagnostics] "C:\Program
Files\Thomson\SpeedTouch USB\Dragdiag.exe" /icon
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [igfxtray] C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [igfxhkcmd] C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [igfxpers] C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxpers.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DLBTCATS] rundll32
C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\DLBTtime.dll,_RunDL
LEntry@16
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG8_TRAY] C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ZoneAlarm Client] "C:\Program Files\Zone
Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ScreenPrint32] C:\Program Files\ScreenPrint32
v3\ScreenPrint32.exe -startup
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Eraser] C:\Program Files\Eraser\eraser.exe -hide
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SpybotSD TeaTimer] C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search &
Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} -
C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Spybot - Search & Destroy Configuration -
{DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} -
C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} -
C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger -
{FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program
Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O14 - IERESET.INF: START_PAGE_URL=http://www.wanadoo.co.uk
O17 -
HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{8C7C153F-7D8C-4D42-9B08-639CA395
F385}: NameServer = 195.92.195.91 195.92.195.90
O18 - Protocol: linkscanner - {F274614C-63F8-47D5-A4D1-FBDDE494F8D1} -
C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgpp.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: avgrsstarter - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\avgrsstx.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: igfxcui - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\igfxdev.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: WgaLogon - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WgaLogon.dll
O23 - Service: a-squared Free Service (a2free) - Emsi Software GmbH -
C:\Program Files\a-squared Free\a2service.exe
O23 - Service: ASP.NET State Service (aspnet_state) - Unknown owner -
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_state.exe (file
missing)
O23 - Service: AVG8 E-mail Scanner (avg8emc) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. -
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgemc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG8 WatchDog (avg8wd) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. -
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe
O23 - Service: dlbt_device - Dell - C:\WINDOWS\system32\dlbtcoms.exe
O23 - Service: Google Updater Service (gusvc) - Google - C:\Program
Files\Google\Common\Google Updater\GoogleUpdaterService.exe
O23 - Service: Intel NCS NetService (NetSvc) - Intel(R) Corporation - C:\Program
Files\Intel\PROSetWired\NCS\Sync\NetSvc.exe
O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs, LLC -
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
thanks for your help
cc
i have not left-clicked the triangle at all.
the only malware detected by AVG recently was a false positive trojan.
i enclose a picture of the toolbar complete with yellow triangle.
what will happen if i leave it ?
also is it safe to use the Combifix program as i have read several reports that it may contain rootkits ?
here is a hijackthis log from today:
Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 13:49:36, on 21/10/2009
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702)
Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\a-squared Free\a2service.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgrsx.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgemc.exe
C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\Core\smax4pnp.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_03\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgcsrvx.exe
C:\Program Files\Intel\Modem Event Monitor\IntelMEM.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe
C:\Program Files\Dell Photo AIO Printer 922\dlbtbmgr.exe
C:\Program Files\Thomson\SpeedTouch USB\Dragdiag.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe
C:\Program Files\Dell Photo AIO Printer 922\dlbtbmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxpers.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgtray.exe
C:\Program Files\Zone Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe
C:\Program Files\ScreenPrint32 v3\ScreenPrint32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Eraser\eraser.exe
C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wscntfy.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgui.exe
C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgcsrvx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dlbtcoms.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\taskmgr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgnsx.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\charles.DJ7H5S1J\Local Settings\Application
Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\charles.DJ7H5S1J\Local Settings\Application
Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\charles.DJ7H5S1J\Local Settings\Application
Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\charles.DJ7H5S1J\Local Settings\Application
Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\charles.DJ7H5S1J\Local Settings\Application
Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
C:\Program Files\HijackThis.exe
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL =
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL
= http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page =
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page =
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =
about:blank
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,First Home Page =
http://www.euro.dell.com/countries/uk/enu/gen/default.htm
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Connection Wizard,ShellNext =
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=74005
O2 - BHO: WormRadar.com IESiteBlocker.NavFilter -
{3CA2F312-6F6E-4B53-A66E-4E65E497C8C0} - C:\Program
Files\AVG\AVG8\avgssie.dll
O2 - BHO: Spybot-S&D IE Protection -
{53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} -
C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: DriveLetterAccess - {5CA3D70E-1895-11CF-8E15-001234567890} -
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswshx.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Wanadoo - {8B68564D-53FD-4293-B80C-993A9F3988EE} -
C:\PROGRA~1\Wanadoo\WSBar\WSBar.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMAXPnP] "C:\Program Files\Analog
Devices\Core\smax4pnp.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program
Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_03\bin\jusched.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IntelMeM] "C:\Program Files\Intel\Modem Event
Monitor\IntelMEM.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [dla] C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Dell Photo AIO Printer 922] "C:\Program Files\Dell Photo
AIO Printer 922\dlbtbmgr.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SpeedTouch USB Diagnostics] "C:\Program
Files\Thomson\SpeedTouch USB\Dragdiag.exe" /icon
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [igfxtray] C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [igfxhkcmd] C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [igfxpers] C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxpers.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DLBTCATS] rundll32
C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\DLBTtime.dll,_RunDL
LEntry@16
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG8_TRAY] C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ZoneAlarm Client] "C:\Program Files\Zone
Labs\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ScreenPrint32] C:\Program Files\ScreenPrint32
v3\ScreenPrint32.exe -startup
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Eraser] C:\Program Files\Eraser\eraser.exe -hide
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SpybotSD TeaTimer] C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search &
Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} -
C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Spybot - Search & Destroy Configuration -
{DFB852A3-47F8-48C4-A200-58CAB36FD2A2} -
C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} -
C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger -
{FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program
Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O14 - IERESET.INF: START_PAGE_URL=http://www.wanadoo.co.uk
O17 -
HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{8C7C153F-7D8C-4D42-9B08-639CA395
F385}: NameServer = 195.92.195.91 195.92.195.90
O18 - Protocol: linkscanner - {F274614C-63F8-47D5-A4D1-FBDDE494F8D1} -
C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgpp.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: avgrsstarter - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\avgrsstx.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: igfxcui - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\igfxdev.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: WgaLogon - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WgaLogon.dll
O23 - Service: a-squared Free Service (a2free) - Emsi Software GmbH -
C:\Program Files\a-squared Free\a2service.exe
O23 - Service: ASP.NET State Service (aspnet_state) - Unknown owner -
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_state.exe (file
missing)
O23 - Service: AVG8 E-mail Scanner (avg8emc) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. -
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgemc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG8 WatchDog (avg8wd) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. -
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe
O23 - Service: dlbt_device - Dell - C:\WINDOWS\system32\dlbtcoms.exe
O23 - Service: Google Updater Service (gusvc) - Google - C:\Program
Files\Google\Common\Google Updater\GoogleUpdaterService.exe
O23 - Service: Intel NCS NetService (NetSvc) - Intel(R) Corporation - C:\Program
Files\Intel\PROSetWired\NCS\Sync\NetSvc.exe
O23 - Service: TrueVector Internet Monitor (vsmon) - Zone Labs, LLC -
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe
thanks for your help
cc