Virus aftermath....mshta.exe x 41!!

[Popell]

Ok so my pc got a dose of the clap recently in the form of a rootkit virus as part of the fake Windows Security kit. I had to use a rootkit killer, malwarebytes, superantispyware, did online trend and kaspersky and I think it is now clean, however......
In task manager I now have up to 41 instances of mshta.exe running each on taking about 14mb of ram. I can stop each instance under task manager but over a couple of hours they build up again. Always seems to top out at 41 cases!!
Anyone come up against this or have any idea how to stop it?

I don't have option of using restore as all backups were wiped in cleaning process. Almost at the stage of buying a new hdd and reload the full system

 

[hops]

just a thought

did you disable the system restore before you did all the cleaning? If not the little blighter might have been kept on your system.

 

[Popell]

Im pretty sure I did, I have spent many a late night fighting the little blighter and I will have followed the instructions with each of the many killers I tried.

My next step was to submit a hijack log to one of the help forums but I thought the solution might come from a GS'er

 

[Sudz58]

If you're savvy

Try "hijack this" it's mighty powerful but only for knowledgeable folks. You'll be looking for clues in it's scanned report.

 

[Wberesford]

Personally, I would be backing up all the important stuff (data) etc then rebuilding the machine! Given the number of processes that you running and the fact that the reoccur over a period of time pretty much tells me that your PC / laptop isn't clean at all!

Good luck

WB