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Unchangeable Read Only attributes, Rootkit?

Asked by cpicker in Networking Security Vulnerabilities

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Hello, I am working on a WinXP Home system. I cannot seem to locate nor rid this machine of a bug.

Every folder and all subfolders have the Read Only bit set. I cannot change the setting, and every new folder I create also inherits the Read only attribute.

Initially, the computer suddenly stopped printing. The jobs spool up for the printer but never print. Also, I can't kill the 1st job in the print queue without stopping the spooler and manually removing the job from C:\WINDOWS\System32\Spool\Printers.

I have scanned and cleaned with NAV, which has been installed and kept up-to-date for quite some time, Spybot S&D, Ad-Aware, ewido, Avast BART CD and Symantec scanners that directly target most of the infections listed below. These scanners have fould and deleted many files identified as Altnet, BonziBuddy, CoolWebSearch, Cydoor, DeskWiz, Downloadware, Huntbar, IBISToolbar, IEPlugin, Myway, Network Essentials, Smitfraud-C, SpySherriff, SurfsideKick, Tango, WebHancer, WebNexus, QooLogic-T. All of these scanners now report a clean system.

Rootkit Revealer reports:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\webcal\URL Protocol      10/23/2004 5:07 PM      13 bytes      Data mismatch between Windows API and raw hive data.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG\Seed      2/15/2006 8:18 AM      80 bytes      Data mismatch between Windows API and raw hive data.

svv reports:

C:\svv-2.2>svv check
ntoskrnl.exe         (804d7000 - 806eb100)... suspected! (verdict = 5).

SYSTEM INFECTION LEVEL: 5
    0 - BLUE
    1 - GREEN
    2 - YELLOW
    3 - ORANGE
    4 - RED
--> 5 - DEEPRED
SUSPECTED modifications detected. System is probably infected!

I have booted Avast Bart CD and cannot change the Read only attributes, either thru the GUI or a DOS command.

I have booted my own Bart CD and cannot change the Read only attributes, either thru the GUI or a DOS command.

I am a little confused by the lack of data concerning this problem and the reports concerning possible rootkits. I get the feeling that I just need to put my tools to use in the correct order to resolve this. Can you suggest a plan of attack?

Thank You

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5 PC infected with WLCtrl32
6 Persistent Spyware /Rootkit infection.
 
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