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Is this really a Trojan - or a false alert?

Doc_N
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I get this from running Malwarebytes:

Registry Keys Infected:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{549b5ca7-4a86-11d7-a4df-000874180bb3} (Trojan.Agent) -> No action taken.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{549b5ca7-4a86-11d7-a4df-000874180bb3} (Trojan.Agent) -> No action taken.

My guess is it's a false positive - anyone any thoughts please?

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  • aliEnRIK
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    Definitely an infection

    Did you run a FULL scan or just a quick one?

    Id recommend updating, running a FULL scan and post the log here
    :idea:
  • Doc_N
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    aliEnRIK wrote: »
    Definitely an infection

    Did you run a FULL scan or just a quick one?

    Id recommend updating, running a FULL scan and post the log here

    Thanks - I'll do that.

    The reason I suspected it to be a false positive is that it seems only to be Malwarebytes that picks this up, and after an extensive search of the net I can't find any link between these entries and any known trojan. Plenty of references to these registry key entries (all from Malwarebytes) but nothing to suggest what they are.
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