Malwarebytes desktop icon

[whatmeworry?]

I hesitate to ask this question, since it's so trivial, but for some time now, I have been unable to get the blue MBAM icon on my desktop shortcut. Instead, I get a very ugly generic icon (see attached small screenshot). The blue MBAM icon appears (in a much smaller version, of course) in my system tray. Is it possible that MBAM did not include a graphics file for a desktop icon? I even tried to create another shortcut, but when I dragged it to the desktop, it appeared with the ugly generic icon. I have about two dozen shortcuts on my desktop, and all of them have specific program-related icons except for MBAM. I should add that I am using MBAM Pro 1.75.0.1300 on Windows 7 Prof. 64-bit. Also, scans turn up no malware. Is there some way to get the real MBAM icon to appear on my desktop shortcut?

Thanks in advance.

[daledoc1]

Hi:

That's been a Windows glitchy thing for many years.

There's a MS Fixit for this that should resolve that for you: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware icon has been replaced with a generic Windows file icon

Let us know if that helps,

daledoc1

[whatmeworry?]

Many thanks, DaleDoc! The MS Fixit solved the problem.

[iam4iam]

I was happy to see whatmeworry?s glitch fixed. I was going to try the same thing, but the page linked to MS Fixit no longer exists.

[Firefox]

Hello and Welcome iam4iam

 

Normally its better to start your own topic rather than tagging along on someone else's topic. Also normally its frowned upon to reply to an old topic.

 

That being said, you can probably fix your issue by following the steps from HERE or HERE

[daledoc1]

Hi:

 

I was happy to see whatmeworry?s glitch fixed. I was going to try the same thing, but the page linked to MS Fixit no longer exists.

 

Cross-post here:

https://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?/topic/137583-mbam-taskbar-icon/#entry856265

 

@iam4iam:

 

Thanks very much for reporting the 404 links.

And thanks for providing the other links in your reply in the other forum thread.

 

As @Firefox pointed out, there's not much that can be done about it.

Web pages (here, at MS and all over the internet) are often moved or removed.

This is especially so when replying to internet forum posts that are "stale".

It can be a pain, but it's a fact of life.

 

I think the new links that @Firefox provided ought to get you squared away.

 

Thanks again,

[iam4iam]

Sorry for the poor forum etiquette. I guess I figured someone doing a search on this issue (which is what originally brought me here--and to the other topic where I posted updated links) would find the updated info useful.

[daledoc1]

Indeed.

No problem.

 

Thanks for the new link.