CWS Removal

Can someone please help me! I've tried to get rid of this myself but the problem continues to reappear.

The variant of CWS I have is undetectable by the software I am using:

All the following programs have recently been updated:
McAffee Enterprise 7.1
CWShredder v1.59.0
SpyBot 1.3
Ad-aware 6

I've since run Windows update and followed the CWShredder recommendation to install the ByteVerifier
Patch and remove MS Java VM. I plan on installing SyGate Personal Firewall.

Using TaskManager and jv16 Power Tools I was able to clean up my PC to a point but I can't
seem to find what triggers the nasty critter. Every time I open IE (after I've cleaned up everything I can find)
a new .exe file is created on the fly. It is created under c:\winnt or c:\winnt\system32.
Then this new file is added to the Windows startup programs in the registry (RunOnce).
My IE home page changes to res://cgxx.dll/index.htm#… Also, two programs
are installed, Home Search Assistent (miss-spelled) and Shopping Wizard.

When I run HijackThis the res://cgxx.dll/index.htm entries are in the registry but in the listing below I have removed them.

Below is my HijackThis scan with the items cleaned up as best I can.

Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7
Scan saved at 4:15:22 PM, on 06/19/2004
Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 (WinNT 5.00.2195)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106)

Running processes:
C:\WINNT\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\services.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\ibmpmsvc.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINNT\System32\S24EvMon.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Symantec\pcAnywhere\awhost32.exe
C:\WINNT\MS\SMS\CORE\BIN\CLISVCL.EXE
C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DWRCS.EXE
C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\KodakCCS.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\ePOAgent\FrameworkService.exe
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\Mcshield.exe
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\VsTskMgr.exe
C:\Program Files\Kodak\Kodak EasyShare software\bin\ptssvc.exe
C:\WINNT\System32\QCONSVC.EXE
C:\WINNT\System32\RegSrvc.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\regsvc.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\MSTask.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\ScsiAccess.EXE
C:\WINNT\System32\WBEM\WinMgmt.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\svchost.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\xpoint\agent\XPAGENT.EXE
C:\WINNT\system32\inetsrv\inetinfo.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\xpoint\EEClient\xpclient.exe
C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\xpoint\SAS\jre\bin\javaw.exe
C:\WINNT\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINNT\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe
C:\Program Files\Nortel Networks\Extranet_serv.exe
C:\WINNT\MS\SMS\clicomp\apa\Bin\smsapm32.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\TATRUEMAN\Desktop\Spyware Removal\HijackThis.exe
C:\Program Files\Terminal Services Client\MSTSC.EXE
C:\WINNT\system32\taskmgr.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\EXCEL.EXE
C:\Program Files\jv16 PowerTools\jv16 PowerTools.exe
C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\ePOAgent\UpdaterUI.exe
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\SCAN32.EXE
C:\PROGRA~1\Lavasoft\AD-AWA~1\Ad-aware.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\TATRUEMAN\Desktop\Spyware Removal\CWShredder.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Window Title = Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Beckman Coulter Inc.
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {14B61A3A-3F46-9DCA-7FC9-CB56B4D6FA68} - C:\WINNT\addxa32.dll
O3 - Toolbar: @msdxmLC.dll,-1@1033,&Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINNT\System32\msdxm.ocx
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Synchronization Manager] mobsync.exe /logon
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AGRSMMSG] AGRSMMSG.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATIModeChange] Ati2mdxx.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATIPTA] C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [BMMLREF] C:\Program Files\ThinkPad\Utilities\BMMLREF.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [EZEJMNAP] C:\PROGRA~1\ThinkPad\UTILIT~1\EzEjMnAp.Exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TPHOTKEY] C:\PROGRA~1\ThinkPad\PkgMgr\HOTKEY\TPHKMGR.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TrackPointSrv] tp4serv.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SynTPLpr] C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPLpr.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SynTPEnh] C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TP4EX] tp4ex.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [tgcmd] "C:\Program Files\Support.com\bin\tgcmd.exe" /server
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [dla] C:\WINNT\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PRPCMonitor] PRPCUI.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ACUMon] "C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\Aironet Client Monitor\ACUMon.Exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [UpdateManager] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sonic\Update Manager\sgtray.exe" /r
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [McAfeeUpdaterUI] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\ePOAgent\UpdaterUI.exe" /StartedFromRunKey
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ShStatEXE] "C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\SHSTAT.EXE" /STANDALONE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PCRecSA] C:\PROGRA~1\xpoint\pe\PCRecSA.exe -noshow
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SMS Application Launcher] C:\WINNT\MS\SMS\CORE\BIN\LAUNCH32.EXE
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [tgcmd] C:\Program Files\Support.com\bin\tgcmd.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Eraser] C:\Program Files\Eraser\eraser.exe -hide
O4 - Global Startup: Service Manager.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\sqlmangr.exe
O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll
O16 - DPF: {30FE4017-9CC6-45D2-9D6C-E96F4E385B8F} (ClientInstallControl.EverestInstall) - URL
O16 - DPF: {5E1358C4-8831-4DEF-8293-0834F9B9C4A5} (ClientDiag.EverestDiagnostic) - URL
O16 - DPF: {74FFE28D-2378-11D5-990C-006094235084} (IBM Access Support) - file://C:\Program Files\Support.com\Bin\IBMAccessSupport\common\install\ibmegath.cab
O16 - DPF: {9b935470-ad4a-11d5-b63e-00c04faedb18} (Oracle JInitiator 1.1.8.16) -
O16 - DPF: {A8658086-E6AC-4957-BC8E-7D54A7E8A78E} (SassCln Object) - URL
O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - URL
O16 - DPF: {E06E2E99-0AA1-11D4-ABA6-0060082AA75C} (GpcContainer Class) - URL
O16 - DPF: {EE6DD3BD-B5E5-4A05-9FF2-9DB265522F0D} (ZaboCheckAndRunControl Class) - URL
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = beckman.com
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{62BAE703-C8FE-4C4C-90E2-16C44EACC266}: NameServer = 134.217.244.17,134.217.106.6
O17 - HKLM\System\CS1\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = beckman.com
O17 - HKLM\System\CS2\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: Domain = beckman.com

StatupList

jv16 PowerTools 1.4.1 - Registry Manager
[ Program, Filename, Description, Loaded From ]

ACUMon, "c:\program Files\cisco Systems\aironet Client Monitor\acumon.exe", N/A, HKEY_LM\Run
McAfeeUpdaterUI, "c:\program Files\common Files\epoagent\updaterui.exe" /startedfromrunkey, N/A, HKEY_LM\Run
UpdateManager, "c:\program Files\common Files\sonic\update Manager\sgtray.exe" /r, N/A, HKEY_LM\Run
ShStatEXE, "c:\program Files\network Associates\virusscan\shstat.exe" /standalone, N/A, HKEY_LM\Run
QuickTime Task, "c:\program Files\quicktime\qttask.exe" -atboottime, N/A, HKEY_LM\Run
Tgcmd, "c:\program Files\support.com\bin\tgcmd.exe" /server, N/A, HKEY_LM\Run
Agrsmmsg, Agrsmmsg.exe, N/A, HKEY_LM\Run
ATIModeChange, Ati2mdxx.exe, N/A, HKEY_LM\Run
Atipta, C:\program Files\ati Technologies\ati Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe, ATI Desktop Control Panel, HKEY_LM\Run
Eraser, C:\program Files\eraser\eraser.exe -hide, N/A, HKEY_CU\Run
Service Manager, C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\sqlmangr.exe, SQL Server Service Manager, C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\,
Tgcmd, C:\program Files\support.com\bin\tgcmd.exe, Support.com Scheduler and Command Dispatcher, HKEY_CU\Run
SynTPEnh, C:\program Files\synaptics\syntp\syntpenh.exe, Synaptics TouchPad Enhancements, HKEY_LM\Run
SynTPLpr, C:\program Files\synaptics\syntp\syntplpr.exe, TouchPad Driver Helper Application, HKEY_LM\Run
Bmmlref, C:\program Files\thinkpad\utilities\bmmlref.exe, N/A, HKEY_LM\Run
Tphotkey, C:\progra~1\thinkpad\pkgmgr\hotkey\tphkmgr.exe, N/A, HKEY_LM\Run
Ezejmnap, C:\progra~1\thinkpad\utilit~1\ezejmnap.exe, IBM ThinkPad EasyEject Support Application, HKEY_LM\Run
PCRecSA, C:\progra~1\xpoint\pe\pcrecsa.exe -noshow, N/A, HKEY_LM\Run
SMS Application Launcher, C:\winnt\ms\sms\core\bin\launch32.exe, Systems Management Server, HKEY_LM\Run
Dla, C:\winnt\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe, Direct Access Component, HKEY_LM\Run
Synchronization Manager, Mobsync.exe /logon, N/A, HKEY_LM\Run
PRPCMonitor, Prpcui.exe, N/A, HKEY_LM\Run
Tp4ex, Tp4ex.exe, N/A, HKEY_LM\Run
TrackPointSrv, Tp4serv.exe, N/A, HKEY_LM\Run

I really appreciate any suggestions out there.

I solved it all by myself. The final piece to the puzzle was the HijackThis log. By deleting addxa32.dll file and registry entry I no longer get CWS.

Yahoo!!!

I'm sure there's a good reason why you posted this thread four times.

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