keyes528 Posted July 31, 2014 ID:860982 Share Posted July 31, 2014 So I want to do a complete uninstall of malwarebytes and malwarebytes anti rookit. I have uninstalled malwarebytes fine, however 2 files remain. Mbamswissarmy.sys (system32/drivers folder)Mbamchameleon.sys (system32/drivers folder)Can I delete these and delete any malwarebytes registry keys? Now with malwarebytes anti rootkit when I tried deleting the foldermit said folder access denied. I had placed the mbar folder in this directory. C:/users/(myusername)/desktop/sysinternals/Sysinternals as I had some sysinternal programs e.g process explorer.I restarted and I was able to delete it. Why wasnt I able to delete it? Was that behaviour normal? I had just run a scan with it.So can I get help with my two questions? Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted July 31, 2014 ID:860990 Share Posted July 31, 2014 You problaby could have deleted the folder after a computer restart. As for the left over files and registry keys, running the mbam-clean tool would probably have done the trick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyes528 Posted July 31, 2014 Author ID:860997 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I have deleted the folder, im wondering what was the reason that it wouldn't the first time? I had to reboot.I dont mind using regedit to remove the entries.Is it safe to remove the 2 system 32 entries manually? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted July 31, 2014 ID:861001 Share Posted July 31, 2014 If you had either recently ran Malwarebytes Antimalware or Anti-rootkit then the files were still open/in use that is whey you could not delete them. I can not tell you if its safe to remove anything from your registry without seeing the whole key... Again using the mbam-clean tool is the preferred method... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyes528 Posted July 31, 2014 Author ID:861006 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I posted the exact files above. 2 .sys files.I have removed both mbar and malwarebytes so can I just remove those files? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted July 31, 2014 ID:861020 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Sorry I had confused what you were trying to delete because you your statement: I dont mind using regedit to remove the entries. I you do not have any Malwarebytes products installed on your computer, then it is safe to remove those two files. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyes528 Posted July 31, 2014 Author ID:861032 Share Posted July 31, 2014 And I think I found a bug relating to the registry keys, who should I report it to? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted July 31, 2014 ID:861033 Share Posted July 31, 2014 And I think I found a bug relating to the registry keys, who should I report it to?Comments and Suggestions - Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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