Further analysis has revealed that this most likely originates from the max++/ZeroAccess rootkit. Details are available in a pdf here. An article on reverse engineering it is also present here.
Richard
P.S. Thanks go once again to the amazing VirGnarus!
1 x 640Gb (SATA 300)
Western Digital: WDC WD6400AAKS-75A7B0
1 x 1Tb (SATA 600)
Western Digital: Caviar Black, SATA 6GB/S, 64Mb cache, 8ms
Western Digital: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 ATA Device
PSU
Stock PSU - 375W
Case
Dell XPS 420
Cooling
Stock Fan
Mouse
Advent Optical ADE-WG01 (colour change light up)
Keyboard
Dell Bluetooth
Internet Speed
120 kb/s
Other Info
ASUS USB 3.0 5Gbps/SATA 6Gbps - PCI-Express Combo Controller Card (U3S6)
If you have an infection then you really need to take the time to fix it or not use your computer. You don't want to give the attacker an opportunity to spy on you. That could lead to identity theft and other wonderful problems.
