Please help! Had Defender virus warning - Now desktop icons have vanished!

paddywak

Seems spits has the same problem as me. Will be interesting to see if any of those instructions work. The guys here have had me do all of this I think except step 1. Thanks again.

paddywak

Thanks for the malwares site. There seems to be similar problems to mine on it with one person having the exact same trojan as me. Will be interesting to see if this can be sorted.
The only problem I have is trying out some of the things they suggest. They tell me to use safe mode - do you know what this means? Then I have to run Regedit - what is this?
Some advice would be appreciated.
Thanks

Reluctant_spender

Paddywak - I have not read the entire thread - What appears to be the problem?

Browntoa

it's this line in mbam logs

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{d5bf49a2-94f1-42bd-f434-3604812c807d} (Trojan.BHO) -> Delete on reboot.

that it fails to remove, i've posted a link to the thead on their support forum , hoping they find a cure soon , looks like a new infection

Browntoa

paddywak wrote: »

Thanks for the malwares site. There seems to be similar problems to mine on it with one person having the exact same trojan as me. Will be interesting to see if this can be sorted.
The only problem I have is trying out some of the things they suggest. They tell me to use safe mode - do you know what this means? Then I have to run Regedit - what is this?
Some advice would be appreciated.
Thanks

they have not cured it yet, I would avoid following any advice from that thread unless Reluctant or I tell you to

Reluctant_spender

Could try a reg fix?

paddywak

Hi Browntoa and reluctant spender

Thanks for your advice - will folow what you suggest browntoa. What is a reg fix reluctant spender? There is an exact line of the trojan from a post by knsudhir on that site so am watching that too. Will await your advice.
Thanks

Reluctant_spender

Don't follow someone elses fix. Although there could be similarity's it is not advised to do so.

A reg fix will remove the line.

Browntoa

up to you

I was waiting for MBAM to do the work

Reluctant_spender

ok, whilst waiting lets look a little deeper,

• Download random's system information tool (RSIT) by random/random from here and save it to your desktop.
• Double click on RSIT.exe to run RSIT.
• Click Continue at the disclaimer screen.
• Once it has finished, two logs will open. Please post the contents of both log.txt (<<will be maximized) and info.txt (<<will be minimized)