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Analyzing results of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware scan

Asked by kgtgg in Anti-Spyware, Desktop Anti-Virus

Tags: Anti-spyware Anti-virus Security Malware

Last night (with guidance from rpggamergirl here at Experts Exchange), I fixed a serious malware problem on my kids' PC using Smitfraudfix and the free version of Malwarebytes' Anti-malware program.

Though I haven't had any spyware/malware problems with my work PCs I thought it would be a good idea to run Malwarebytes' program on my laptop to see if it would turn anything up. Results of the scan are included below.

My first question: are any of the legitimate toolbars I use flagged as problems? I have toolbars from the following web sites installed in my browser:
Google
LinkedIn
Furl
Sidestep

And also use browser toolbars installed by Adobe Acrobat and SnagIt (screen capture software).

I do not want to remove any of the six (I use them all) but it's not clear to me which, if any, of the Registry Key entries in the Malwarebytes' log pertain to them. Can you help me figure that out? (Also curious to know if there is a database/directory anywhere on the Internet that can tell you what entries are associated with legitimate programs but are sometimes flagged as bad?)

Once that's done, should I mark (any of) those entries on an Ignore list?

Finally, can you suggest a standard scanning routine - what tools to use, how often I should use them, should I be doing it automatically or only manually, so I can see what shows up and decide what to do with it, etc.? I have used Adaware and Spybot together in the past, but now am wondering now if those are the best programs to use (vs. Malwarebytes or others).

Thank you.

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             Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.30
Database version: 1433
Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3
 
11/29/2008 6:51:27 AM
mbam-log-2008-11-29 (06-51-15).txt
 
Scan type: Quick Scan
Objects scanned: 66028
Time elapsed: 7 minute(s), 37 second(s)
 
Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 10
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 2
 
Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
 
Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
 
Registry Keys Infected:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{1e5cc2ae-aab0-4ec3-bab2-ba9308cc43bd} (Adware.DosPopToolbar) -> No action taken.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{25bb059a-697b-435b-823e-1561b816e946} (Adware.DosPopToolbar) -> No action taken.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{4897bba6-48d9-468c-8efa-846275d7701b} (Adware.SoftMate) -> No action taken.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{9ebb289a-2d7b-465b-825f-1530b813e95a} (Adware.DosPopToolbar) -> No action taken.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{cd5c92ae-97b0-4bc3-ba65-ba0308d543bf} (Adware.DosPopToolbar) -> No action taken.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{ca3eb689-8f09-4026-aa10-b9534c691ce0} (Trojan.BHO) -> No action taken.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{4509d3cc-b642-4745-b030-645b79522c6d} (Trojan.BHO) -> No action taken.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{01e69986-a054-4c52-abe8-ef63df1c5211} (Adware.SoftMate) -> No action taken.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{2d2bee6e-3c9a-4d58-b9ec-458edb28d0f6} (Rogue.DriveCleaner) -> No action taken.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\URLSearchHook.ToolbarURLSearchHook (Adware.DosPopToolbar) -> No action taken.
 
Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
 
Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
 
Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
 
Files Infected:
C:\Program Files\Furl Toolbar\tbhelper.dll (Trojan.BHO) -> No action taken.
C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files\atmgr.exe (Trojan.Agent) -> No action taken.

           
         

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Analyzing results of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware scan

Asked by kgtgg in Anti-Spyware, Desktop Anti-Virus

Tags: Anti-spyware Anti-virus Security Malware

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