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Probable false positive.


DooGie

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Running Windows 7 Home Premium x64.

MBAM flagged the registry key below, I remember this used to occur in Vista x64 some time ago.

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.41

Database version: 3042

Windows 6.1.7600

27/10/2009 17:31:06

mbam-log-2009-10-27 (17-30-57).txt

Scan type: Full Scan (C:\|)

Objects scanned: 173104

Time elapsed: 7 minute(s), 29 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0

Memory Modules Infected: 0

Registry Keys Infected: 0

Registry Values Infected: 0

Registry Data Items Infected: 1

Folders Infected: 0

Files Infected: 0

Memory Processes Infected:

(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Infected:

(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Infected:

(No malicious items detected)

Registry Values Infected:

(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data Items Infected:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoActiveDesktopChanges (Hijack.DisplayProperties) -> Bad: (1) Good: (0) -> No action taken. [5138494534363830417475666876153774848177669049838081708385747084130141443858644

54836344564463436414247386152483953563451386146746883808480718561567479698088846

1

36868383707985557083847480796149807774687470846138898177808370839347803468857487

7

037708476858081367366797270843018130117]

Folders Infected:

(No malicious items detected)

Files Infected:

(No malicious items detected)

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Hello again DooGie :) .

The same applies to 7 x64 as it did to Vista. The default value set by Microsoft for this setting is the opposite of XP, which this detection was originally designed for, so you can safely have MBAM ignore it and it won't show up again :) .

ok :) Thanks for the reply.

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