Av_md.exe (Av_md) Trojan Virus File Removal

Danger Av_md.exe is a dangerous file which creates activities on a user’s computer which may be highly undesirable. This file is unsafe.

Type: Trojan Horse (Click Here To Learn More)
Location: C:\WINDOWS\system32\Av_md.exe (Click Here To Learn How To Locate)
Risk Level: Moderate (Learn More About Risk Levels)

Av_md.exe is generally also located at C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Av_md.exe. Av_md.exe has the ability to communicate with an outside server. Av_md.exe will also add an entry to the registry to have the file startup with the computer.

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Av_md.exe File Details -
File Type – EXE – Av_md.exe is a executable file
First Identified – December 4 2023

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One Response to “Av_md.exe (Av_md) Trojan Virus File Removal”

Ferry December 6th, 2023 at 12:33 pm

I have av_md in my computer. I’ve run HijackThis and here is the log. Please advise.

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 6:35:03, on 06/12/2009
Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP3 (6.00.2900.5512)
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\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\acs.exe
C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe
C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\ConfigFree\CFSvcs.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
C:\WINDOWS\wind7upd.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxtray.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxpers.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxsrvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\RTHDCPL.EXE
C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TOSHIBA Direct Disc Writer\ddwmon.exe
C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\E-KEY\CeEKey.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\TDispVol.exe
C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TOSHIBA Zooming Utility\SmoothView.exe
C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TouchPad\TPTray.exe
C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\ConfigFree\NDSTray.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\thpsrv.exe
C:\Program Files\Atheros\ACU.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.exe
C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\ConfigFree\CFSServ.exe
C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\Apoint.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoomingHook.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveMonitor.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Spybot – Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ThpSrv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\TODDSrv.exe
C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\TosBtSrv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\TPSBattM.exe
C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\TosBtMng.exe
C:\Program Files\Logitech\SetPoint\SetPoint.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\av_md.exe
C:\Program Files\Windows Desktop Search\WindowsSearch.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\SearchIndexer.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\ONENOTEM.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\Apntex.exe
C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\TosA2dp.exe
C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\TosBtHid.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Logishrd\KHAL2\KHALMNPR.EXE
C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\TosBtHsp.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\av_md.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Prevx\prevx.exe
C:\Program Files\Prevx\prevx.exe
c:\program files\common files\installshield\updateservice\isuspm.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\agent.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\SearchProtocolHost.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\FERRY\Desktop\HijackThis.exe

R0 – HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = https://search.conduit.com?SearchSource=10&ctid=CT2233703
R3 – URLSearchHook: (no name) – {9CB65206-89C4-402c-BA80-02D8C59F9B1D} – C:\Program Files\AskTBar\SrchAstt\1.bin\A5SRCHAS.DLL (file missing)
R3 – URLSearchHook: 4shared.com Toolbar – {09ec805c-cb2e-4d53-b0d3-a75a428b81c7} – C:\Program Files\4shared.com\tb4sh1.dll
F2 – REG:system.ini: UserInit=C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe
O2 – BHO: 4shared.com Toolbar – {09ec805c-cb2e-4d53-b0d3-a75a428b81c7} – C:\Program Files\4shared.com\tb4sh1.dll
O2 – BHO: AcroIEHelperStub – {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} – C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShim.dll
O2 – BHO: (no name) – {3CA2F312-6F6E-4B53-A66E-4E65E497C8C0} – (no file)
O2 – BHO: Spybot-S&D IE Protection – {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} – C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll
O2 – BHO: Groove GFS Browser Helper – {72853161-30C5-4D22-B7F9-0BBC1D38A37E} – C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\GRA8E1~1.DLL
O2 – BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In SSV Helper – {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} – C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\ssv.dll
O2 – BHO: Ask Search Assistant BHO – {9CB65201-89C4-402c-BA80-02D8C59F9B1D} – C:\Program Files\AskTBar\SrchAstt\1.bin\A5SRCHAS.DLL (file missing)
O2 – BHO: (no name) – {A3BC75A2-1F87-4686-AA43-5347D756017C} – (no file)
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: 4shared.com Toolbar – {09ec805c-cb2e-4d53-b0d3-a75a428b81c7} – C:\Program Files\4shared.com\tb4sh1.dll
O3 – Toolbar: (no name) – {CCC7A320-B3CA-4199-B1A6-9F516DD69829} – (no file)
O3 – Toolbar: Ask Toolbar – {FE063DB9-4EC0-403e-8DD8-394C54984B2C} – C:\Program Files\AskTBar\bar\1.bin\ASKTBAR.DLL (file missing)
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [IgfxTray] C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxtray.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [HotKeysCmds] C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [Persistence] C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxpers.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [RTHDCPL] RTHDCPL.EXE
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [DDWMon] C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TOSHIBA Direct Disc Writer\\ddwmon.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [HWSetup] C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TOSHIBA Applet\HWSetup.exe hwSetUP
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [CeEKEY] C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\E-KEY\CeEKey.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [TDispVol] TDispVol.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [SmoothView] C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TOSHIBA Zooming Utility\SmoothView.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [TAccessibility] C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\Accessibility\TAccessibility.exe Instant
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [SVPWUTIL] C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Windows Utilities\SVPWUTIL.exe SVPwUTIL
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [TPNF] C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TouchPad\TPTray.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [TUSBSleepChargeSrv] %ProgramFiles%\TOSHIBA\TOSHIBA USB Sleep and Charge Utility\TUSBSleepChargeSrv.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [NDSTray.exe] NDSTray.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [TPSMain] TPSMain.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [ThpSrv] C:\WINDOWS\system32\thpsrv /logon
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [ACU] “C:\Program Files\Atheros\ACU.exe” -nogui
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [Kernel and Hardware Abstraction Layer] KHALMNPR.EXE
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSPM Startup] “c:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\isuspm.exe” -startup
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [ISUSScheduler] “C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.exe” -start
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [CFSServ.exe] CFSServ.exe -NoClient
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [ITSecMng] %ProgramFiles%\TOSHIBA\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\ItSecMng.exe /START
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [Apoint] C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\Apoint.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [ZoomingHook] ZoomingHook.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] “C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jusched.exe”
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [GrooveMonitor] “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveMonitor.exe”
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [KernelFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -k
O4 – HKLM\..\Run: [av_md] C:\WINDOWS\system32\av_md.exe
O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [SpybotSD TeaTimer] C:\Program Files\Spybot – Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [av_md] C:\Documents and Settings\FERRY\av_md.exe
O4 – HKCU\..\Run: [photo_id] C:\Documents and Settings\FERRY\photo_id.exe
O4 – HKLM\..\Policies\Explorer\Run: [Microsoft Driver Setup] C:\WINDOWS\wind7upd.exe
O4 – Startup: OneNote 2023 Screen Clipper and Launcher.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\ONENOTEM.EXE
O4 – Global Startup: Bluetooth Manager.lnk = ?
O4 – Global Startup: Logitech SetPoint.lnk = C:\Program Files\Logitech\SetPoint\SetPoint.exe
O4 – Global Startup: Windows Search.lnk = C:\Program Files\Windows Desktop Search\WindowsSearch.exe
O8 – Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel – res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 – Extra button: Send to OneNote – {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} – C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\ONBttnIE.dll
O9 – Extra ‘Tools’ menuitem: S&end to OneNote – {2670000A-7350-4f3c-8081-5663EE0C6C49} – C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\ONBttnIE.dll
O9 – Extra button: Research – {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} – C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\REFIEBAR.DLL
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: (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
O10 – Unknown file in Winsock LSP: c:\windows\system32\nwprovau.dll
O17 – HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{6594523D-FB66-4501-8040-14E4F52CE84B}: NameServer = 202.146.178.4
O18 – Protocol: grooveLocalGWS – {88FED34C-F0CA-4636-A375-3CB6248B04CD} – C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office12\GR99D3~1.DLL
O23 – Service: Atheros Configuration Service (ACS) – Atheros – C:\WINDOWS\system32\acs.exe
O23 – Service: Adobe LM Service – Adobe Systems – C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe Systems Shared\Service\Adobelmsvc.exe
O23 – Service: avast!CacheAgent.exe – Unknown owner – C:\WINDOWS\System32\avast!CacheAgent.exe (file missing)
O23 – Service: bEvtService – Unknown owner – C:\WINDOWS\System32\bEvtService.exe (file missing)
O23 – Service: ConfigFree Service (CFSvcs) – TOSHIBA CORPORATION – C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\ConfigFree\CFSvcs.exe
O23 – Service: CSIScanner – Prevx – C:\Program Files\Prevx\prevx.exe
O23 – Service: Java Quick Starter (JavaQuickStarterService) – Sun Microsystems, Inc. – C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\jqs.exe
O23 – Service: ASUSKeyboardService (l4mqxuwaglabk) – Unknown owner – C:\WINDOWS\system32\koonac.exe (file missing)
O23 – Service: Logitech Bluetooth Service (LBTServ) – Logitech, Inc. – C:\Program Files\Common Files\Logishrd\Bluetooth\LBTServ.exe
O23 – Service: MySql – Unknown owner – C:\appserv\mysql\bin\mysqld-nt.exe
O23 – Service: Websense CPM Report Scheduler (n0iaz1yzu2dca9s) – Unknown owner – C:\WINDOWS\system32\sagouvooleg.exe (file missing)
O23 – Service: TOSHIBA HDD Protection (Thpsrv) – TOSHIBA Corporation – C:\WINDOWS\system32\ThpSrv.exe
O23 – Service: TOSHIBA Optical Disc Drive Service (TODDSrv) – TOSHIBA Corporation – C:\WINDOWS\system32\TODDSrv.exe
O23 – Service: TOSHIBA Bluetooth Service – TOSHIBA CORPORATION – C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Bluetooth Toshiba Stack\TosBtSrv.exe

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