Sixty winThruster files -- is it a false positive?

[stanhilliard]

I ran a full scan with Malwarebytes after installing Classic Shell in my Dell Studio 1555 laptop. It detected 60 winThruster files. Should I consider this real?

The txt log file is attached. Three keys are deleted. I might have removed some ability to remove winThruster if that is determined to be advisable.

4-18-2016 Malwarebytes detection of 60 Winthruster files.txt

[thisisu]

Hi,

No, it's not a false positive.

[stanhilliard]

I have no experience interpreting Malwarebytes log files, but I worry that my log might indicate that the capability to uninstall has been removed. Am I correct?

[thisisu]

You'd be correct. If it doesn't show in Control Panel -> Programs and Features anymore, you may want to try seeing if CCleaner (if you're familiar with this program) will still pick up its MSI uninstaller.

[stanhilliard]

I uninstalled winThruster in Control Panel. That removed winThruster from the Control Panel list but it was still listed in the start menu. I then ran Malwarebytes again and it found 59 items. This time I quarantined them. I restarted the computer. Malwarebytes is running again at this time. I will post the results when it finishes.

Another thing happened while trying to fix this. With this thread displaying full screen on my desktop computer, I notice twice at about 3:30 CST that a smaller window flashed open for a half-second. It had a black background like a DOS window. I don't think I have any applications that would do that. What might it be?

 

[thisisu]

2 hours ago, stanhilliard said:

I don't think I have any applications that would do that. What might it be?

 

Did this happen before or after you quarantined those 59 items in your previous scan?

[stanhilliard]

The Malwarebytes scan completed withing detecting any objects.

The short/quick display of windows was I quarantined the winThruster files. But it can't be related to that because the infection and quarantine was on my laptop. My display of this thread is where the short occurrences of windows happened -- on my desktop computer. The browser was Firefox. Perhaps a popup blocker was slow in blocking?

[thisisu]

Perhaps. if you suspect something may be off with the desktop computer, I'd recommend asking for assistance here to ensure it's not malware related. Be sure to read the pinned topics there as well.