i was told to run your software and post my results here. I hope this is the right place.

thank you.

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.40
Database version: 2750
Windows 6.1.7600

9/7/2009 7:49:49 PM
mbam-log-2009-09-07 (19-49-45).txt

Scan type: Full Scan (C:\|D:\|E:\|)
Objects scanned: 161229
Time elapsed: 15 minute(s), 9 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 1
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 0

Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data Items Infected:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoActiveDesktopChanges (Hijack.DisplayProperties) -> Bad: (1) Good: (0) -> No action taken.

Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Files Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

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Welcome Mr. Gump

It appears you're running Vista. If it's the 64 bit version you can safely have Malwarebytes' ignore this detection as the default setting in that OS is different from that of XP, which is the OS that this detection was created for.

For additional information you can take a look at this very long topic on the subject, although it will likely tell you more than you ever wanted to know about it (I warn you, it's 4 pages long ).

thank you

You're very welcome .

This detection threw me for a loop at first as well (you'll notice I posted in the thread long ago that I linked you to), but after some research it was made clear that this particular setting was supposed to be that way in Vista x64 (I believe it is the same for Windows 7 x64 as well).

it's great to have someone to speak to exile. FYI, i also ran the Malwarebytes Antimalware and it did not tell me i have any infections. My ESET program told me i am clean too. Do you think I can safely say my system is ok if all three give me negative results?

Yes, like I said, this is actually the default setting for your version of Windows so you should be fine . ESET is an excellent antivirus by the way, and one of the few that I highly recommend.

On another forum people keep telling me to get "sandboxie" and if i do i wont need to worry about the sites i visit. i am a link clicker, i know, its risky lol


do what do you think?

What was the third tool that said you were clean, just out of curiosity?

I don't use it myself, but I've been told by many very knowlegable users that it works well. Just keep in mind that there is no 100% solution, and there are rare cases where certain infections can still get through SandBoxie.

that makes sense, thanks for the info


so basically i am a novice user and i just got ESET smart security 4. i basically use popular programs and i don't really visit hacker sites and stuff. do you think ESET will pretty much take care of me?

I personally use Sandboxie and think it is great. I sometimes use it to test software, or when browsing

Not to scare you, but your computer can become infected by browsing on any site, not just hacker sites. Facebook or twitter are popular examples. Any site can be hijacked or injected with malicious code. The key is safe browsing and a layered approach to security. Using a more secure browser, a HOSTS file (ex. HpHosts or MVP Hosts), and other security tools that I'm sure others might mention. I don't want to take all the thunder

For the most part, yes. However, I always recommend a layered approach to security as I don't trust any group of malware researchers, no matter how good and dedicated they are, to be able to detect every single threat on the web on any given day. You certainly don't need to go to the extreme that I have (which you can see in my signature at the bottom of my posts), but adding another realtime protection would probably be a good idea, just in case ESET does miss something. That's actually what Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware was created for: to catch the internet threats that the majority of antiviruses either fail to detect or fail to remove. I know it sounds like I'm trying to be a salesman here, but I don't work for Malwarebytes' and I get nothing for convincing people to buy it. I just believe in it because I've seen how effective it is . If you do decide you wish to purchase it you can do so here: http://www.malwarebytes.org/ by clicking the green Purchase full version button. It's a one time fee for life (no subscribtion renewals ) and they offer discounts if you need to purchase multiple copies so that you can run it on more than one computer.