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No problem. :) Happy if I can help.

By the way, has anyone had a look at the linked thread and does anyone have an idea as to what may have changed my icons to 666? As I said before, I am not too...

From the same website, next paragraph down.

Most recent de-listings: TrueSword (12-26-06), 1-2-3 Spyware Free (12-26-06), Maxion Spy Killer & MaxNetShield (12-26-06), SpyNoMore (11-10-06), Easy...

I might add that both Spyhunter and SpyNoMore are currently not on Spywarrior's rogue anti spyware list, with both having been removed from the suspect list.

With regards to the icon renaming, it...

Thanks for replying.

I am aware of SpyHunter's and SpyNoMore's dubious past (and by the look of things, present as well). The main reason for posting this was to inform Spybot users who may be...

I recently noticed that my desktop icons had their names changed to 666. This prompted me to download various anti spyware scanners, looking for the malware that caused the change. Nothing more...

Aha!

I've been playing around with the registry and Spybot and have made a discovery!

All that SpyThis and SpyThat stuff which is in that registry key is from Spybot's Immunizing database.
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Hello again.

Been looking through my registry with RegSeeker. Found lots and lots of stuff.

Up to 10 different versions of each of these:
(e.g.)...

Checked regedit and the files above are there! Now, is it safe to attempt to remove them after first backing up the registry? What do you think I should do?

Blacklight log

01/12/07 23:22:26 [Info]: BlackLight Engine 1.0.55 initialized
01/12/07 23:22:26 [Info]: OS: 5.1 build 2600 (Service Pack 2)
01/12/07 23:22:26 [Note]: 7019 4
01/12/07 23:22:26...

Thanks again for your time and help.:)


The icons had definately changed before I ran SmitfraudFix. I did notice a warning about the desktop background changing if run on a non-infected...

By the way, in the last post, when I said that "the previous scan did not find anything", I meant SmitfraudFix which I ran after noticing the icons changing.

Symptom wise, my computer is slower,...

Hi.

I ran SmitfraudFix after the icons had changed. The previous scan did not find anything, despite SpyHunter and SpyNoMore indicating Zlob. Are they likely to be false positives? They don't...

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AVG Anti-Spyware - Scan Report
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+ Created at: 07:59:15 12/01/2007

+ Scan...

Here is the SmitfraudFix log. I will run and post the AVG scan next.

What do you think of the SpyHunter and SpyNoMore positive results indicating a Zlob.trojan infection that I mentioned in my...

Thanks for replying and for your time.

Something must have infected my computer to cause the desktop icons names to change to 666, but none of the scans find a problem.

I keep windows regularly...

Hello. I would be very grateful for some advice. Having looked through some of the other threads I must say you guys are an amazingly helpful group.

A portion of the desktop icons on my computer...