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Hello i recently upgraded to Windows 7 Home Premium (clean install), and i also just recently installed MBAM when i scanned my computer it came up with 2 infections (listed below)

Hijack.StartMenu and Hijack.DisplayProperties

nothing feels wrong with my computer it runs fine so i was wondering if i should remove both or just ignore. Any tips/info would be great.

Thank you all for your time.

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Greetings and welcome :)

Please post a copy of the scan log so that I may see the exact detections.

For the Hijack.DisplayProperties entry please take a look at this thread.

Thanks :)

Posted below is my scan log, sorry i forgot to do that

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.41

Database version: 3178

Windows 6.1.7600

11/16/2009 9:02:39 AM

mbam-log-2009-11-16 (09-02-32).txt

Scan type: Quick Scan

Objects scanned: 105958

Time elapsed: 3 minute(s), 23 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0

Memory Modules Infected: 0

Registry Keys Infected: 0

Registry Values Infected: 0

Registry Data Items Infected: 2

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.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Start_ShowSearch (Hijack.StartMenu) -> Bad: (0) Good: (1) -> No action taken.

Folders Infected:

(No malicious items detected)

Files Infected:

(No malicious items detected)

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The Start_ShowSearch indicates that the Search option is not in the Start Menu which is quite normal for Vista and 7 since Microsoft was forced to remove it by Google in the anti-trust lawsuit. You can safely have Malwarebytes' ignore both of these detections as they aren't directly malicious and are quite normal in the operating system you're running :) .

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The Start_ShowSearch indicates that the Search option is not in the Start Menu which is quite normal for Vista and 7 since Microsoft was forced to remove it by Google in the anti-trust lawsuit. You can safely have Malwarebytes' ignore both of these detections as they aren't directly malicious and are quite normal in the operating system you're running :D .

thanks Exile for your help and the quick replies :)

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