ad.yieldmanager 1

[fox7hr5]

Hello all,

I have had a pop up recently come up on my machine showing the address ad.yieldmanager.com
I have searched a few forums for advice but haven't actuallgot aywhere as all the software required requires payment to use and i'm reluctant to give out card details to random sites recommended by random internet posts.
Is there a free way of going about locating this infected part of a program and eliminating it?

Thanks
Rob

 

[sggaunt]

as far as I know yiedmanager is a tracking cookie provider.
i.e they are used by many websites to install tracking cookies when the site is visited.

They are not normally a problem, and are easily removed by most Free tracking cookie scanners e.g. Spyware terminator AVG Free and several others.

But just in case run a scan with hijack-this and post the results.


Steve: N.M.N.F.
If something is popular, it must be wrong: Mark Twain

 

[fox7hr5]

hi,

here's the log file:

i,Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 21:10:56, on 24/11/2009
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16915)
Boot mode: Normal

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\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMAgent.exe
c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Shared\sqlwriter.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\MsPMSPSv.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgrsx.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgnsx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMax4PNP.exe
C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\Smax4.exe
C:\Program Files\SlySoft\AnyDVD\AnyDVD.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgtray.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SM1BG.EXE
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
C:\Program Files\Roxio\Easy Media Creator 7\Drag to Disc\DrgToDsc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Gadwin Systems\PrintScreen\PrintScreen.exe
C:\Program Files\SAGEM\SAGEM F@st 800-840\dslmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page =

http://www.google.co.uk/

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

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page =
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page =
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHelperStub - {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShim.dll
O2 - BHO: RealPlayer Download and Record Plugin for Internet Explorer - {3049C3E9-B461-4BC5-8870-4C09146192CA} - c:\program files\real\realplayer\rpbrowserrecordplugin.dll
O2 - BHO: WormRadar.com IESiteBlocker.NavFilter - {3CA2F312-6F6E-4B53-A66E-4E65E497C8C0} - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgssie.dll
O2 - BHO: Ipswitch.WsftpBrowserHelper - {601ED020-FB6C-11D3-87D8-0050DA59922B} - C:\Program Files\WS_FTP Pro\wsbho2K0.dll
O2 - BHO: PDFCreator Toolbar Helper - {C451C08A-EC37-45DF-AAAD-18B51AB5E837} - C:\Program Files\PDFCreator Toolbar\v3.3.0.1\PDFCreator_Toolbar.dll
O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: JQSIEStartDetectorImpl - {E7E6F031-17CE-4C07-BC86-EABFE594F69C} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deploy\jqs\ie\jqs_plugin.dll
O3 - Toolbar: PDFCreator Toolbar - {31CF9EBE-5755-4A1D-AC25-2834D952D9B4} - C:\Program Files\PDFCreator Toolbar\v3.3.0.1\PDFCreator_Toolbar.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMAXPnP] C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMax4PNP.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SoundMAX] "C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\Smax4.exe" /tray
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SiSUSBRG] C:\WINDOWS\SiSUSBrg.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSPM Startup] C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\UPDATE~1\ISUSPM.exe -startup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [CloneDVDElbyDelay] "C:\Program Files\Elaborate Bytes\CloneDVD\ElbyCheck.exe" /L ElbyDelay
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ElbyCheckAnyDVD] "C:\Program Files\SlySoft\AnyDVD\ElbyCheck.exe" /L AnyDVD
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AnyDVD] C:\Program Files\SlySoft\AnyDVD\AnyDVD.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG8_TRAY] C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgtray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SM1BG] C:\WINDOWS\SM1BG.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RoxioDragToDisc] "C:\Program Files\Roxio\Easy Media Creator 7\Drag to Disc\DrgToDsc.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe ARM] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Gadwin PrintScreen] C:\Program Files\Gadwin Systems\PrintScreen\PrintScreen.exe /nosplash
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [EPSON Stylus Photo R220 Series] C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\E_FATIAIA.EXE /FU "C:\DOCUME~1\crasher\LOCALS~1\Temp\E_S11.tmp" /EF "HKCU"
O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-18\..\Run: [DWQueuedReporting] "C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\dwtrig20.exe" -t (User 'SYSTEM')
O4 - HKUS\.DEFAULT\..\Run: [DWQueuedReporting] "C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\dwtrig20.exe" -t (User 'Default user')
O4 - Startup: PowerReg Scheduler.exe
O4 - Global Startup: DSLMON.lnk = C:\Program Files\SAGEM\SAGEM F@st 800-840\dslmon.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://c:\program files\microsoft office\office10\excel.exe/3000
O8 - Extra context menu item: SYSTRAN: &Clear Translation Cache - C:\Program Files\Systran\Standard\menuClearCache.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: SYSTRAN: &Options - C:\Program Files\Systran\Standard\menuConfigure.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: SYSTRAN: &Register - C:\Program Files\Systran\Standard\menuRegister.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: SYSTRAN: &Translate - C:\Program Files\Systran\Standard\menuTranslate.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: SYSTRAN: Check for &Updates - C:\Program Files\Systran\Standard\menuUpdate.html
O8 - Extra context menu item: SYSTRAN: Translate All &Frames - C:\Program Files\Systran\Standard\menuTranslateAll.html
O9 - Extra button: @sysiecom.dll,-2100 - {703436F1-3E1F-11d3-8F6B-00105A2A1D59} - C:\Program Files\Systran\Standard\MenuTranslate.html
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @sysiecom.dll,-2102 - {703436F1-3E1F-11d3-8F6B-00105A2A1D59} - C:\Program Files\Systran\Standard\MenuTranslate.html
O9 - Extra button: @sysiecom.dll,-2103 - {703436F2-3E1F-11d3-8F6B-00105A2A1D59} - C:\Program Files\Systran\Standard\MenuTranslateAll.html
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @sysiecom.dll,-2105 - {703436F2-3E1F-11d3-8F6B-00105A2A1D59} - C:\Program Files\Systran\Standard\MenuTranslateAll.html
O9 - Extra button: @sysiecom.dll,-2115 - {703436F3-3E1F-11d3-8F6B-00105A2A1D59} - C:\Program Files\Systran\Standard\MenuConfigure.html
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @sysiecom.dll,-2117 - {703436F3-3E1F-11d3-8F6B-00105A2A1D59} - C:\Program Files\Systran\Standard\MenuConfigure.html
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {703436F4-3E1F-11d3-8F6B-00105A2A1D59} - C:\Program Files\Systran\Standard\MenuClearCache.html
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @sysiecom.dll,-2108 - {703436F4-3E1F-11d3-8F6B-00105A2A1D59} - C:\Program Files\Systran\Standard\MenuClearCache.html
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {703436F5-3E1F-11d3-8F6B-00105A2A1D59} - C:\Program Files\Systran\Standard\MenuRegister.html
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @sysiecom.dll,-2111 - {703436F5-3E1F-11d3-8F6B-00105A2A1D59} - C:\Program Files\Systran\Standard\MenuRegister.html
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {703436F6-3E1F-11d3-8F6B-00105A2A1D59} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\shdocvw.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @sysiecom.dll,-2114 - {703436F6-3E1F-11d3-8F6B-00105A2A1D59} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\shdocvw.dll
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
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
O16 - DPF: {0CCA191D-13A6-4E29-B746-314DEE697D83} (Facebook Photo Uploader 5 Control) -

http://upload.facebook.com/controls/2008.10.10_v5.5.8/FacebookPhotoUploader5.cab

O16 - DPF: {6E32070A-766D-4EE6-879C-DC1FA91D2FC3} (MUWebControl Class) -

http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/client/muweb_site.cab?1230483366730

O16 - DPF: {8100D56A-5661-482C-BEE8-AFECE305D968} (Facebook Photo Uploader 5 Control) -

http://upload.facebook.com/controls/2009.07.28_v5.5.8.1/FacebookPhotoUploader55.cab

O16 - DPF: {E2883E8F-472F-4FB0-9522-AC9BF37916A7} -

http://platformdl.adobe.com/NOS/getPlusPlus/1.6/gp.cab

O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{E56C492B-09E0-4B96-8869-52186A828352}: NameServer = 62.24.139.6 62.24.139.7
O18 - Protocol: linkscanner - {F274614C-63F8-47D5-A4D1-FBDDE494F8D1} - C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgpp.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: avgrsstarter - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\avgrsstx.dll
O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: EsozoniuMsu - {030AB8DB-A37C-4A28-AA47-48079571960E} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\esozoniu.dll
O23 - Service: AVG Free8 WatchDog (avg8wd) - AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\AVG\AVG8\avgwdsvc.exe
O23 - Service: ##Id_String1.6844F930_1628_4223_B5CC_5BB94B879762## (Bonjour Service) - Apple Computer, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe
O23 - Service: FLEXnet Licensing Service - Macrovision Europe Ltd. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Macrovision Shared\FLEXnet Publisher\FNPLicensingService.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\1050\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: Java Quick Starter (JavaQuickStarterService) - Sun Microsystems, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Display Driver Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: Remote Packet Capture Protocol v.0 (experimental) (rpcapd) - CACE Technologies - C:\Program Files\WinPcap\rpcapd.exe
O23 - Service: SoundMAX Agent Service (SoundMAX Agent Service (default)) - Analog Devices, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMAgent.exe
O23 - Service: STSService - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\SoundTaxi Media Suite\STSService.exe (file missing)

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End of file - 10781 bytes




thanks rob

 

[BadBigBen]

Ok, no obvious problems, except perhaps the SCHEDULER.EXE running in the background, as it is unknown which program uses it...

O4 - Startup: PowerReg Scheduler.exe

and this one is unknown to me as well:

O22 - SharedTaskScheduler: EsozoniuMsu - {030AB8DB-A37C-4A28-AA47-48079571960E} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\esozoniu.dll

according to SuperAntiSpyware, this should be removed...

so I suggest you download both of the following and run scans on your system, the free versions will do:

SuperAntiSpyware

http://www.superantispyware.com/index.html

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

Delete anything they find, run MBAM first with a quick scan then do a full scan...



Ben
"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."
How to ask a question, when posting them to a professional forum.
Only ask questions with yes/no answers if you want "yes" or "no"

 

[fox7hr5]

thanks for the help - i'll give it a go tonight.

 

[kjv1611]

fox7hr5,

Did you get your issue cleared up? I doubt it was anything serious, but has it gone away?

Another thing you could check into as well would be a good ad blocker or pop-up blocker, or simply tweaking your cookie/privacy settings on whatever web browser you're using.

Also, if you don't have a software firewall installed, I'd look at Online Armor or Comodo Internet Security to help keep any such stuff from getting installed in the first place.

--

"If to err is human, then I must be some kind of human!" -Me

 

[fox7hr5]

Hi,
yes it worked thanks. I also went into the registry to check out any instances of the ad.yield manager and got rid of those too.

cheers for your help.
rob

 

[electronicsfreak]

Just a suggestion, but why not update your host file with one that has most of those sites inputted into it?

Like from here

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

There is a point in wisdom and knowledge that when you reach it, you exceed what is considered possible - Jason Schoon

 

[kjv1611]

electronicsfreak,

Thanks for that link. I've probably seen it before, but I don't recollect it. It's worth a read.

--

"If to err is human, then I must be some kind of human!" -Me

 

[electronicsfreak]

n/p, its a very useful site. Host file works wonders when its updated.

There is a point in wisdom and knowledge that when you reach it, you exceed what is considered possible - Jason Schoon