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You should run through the basic anti-malware steps listed in these EE Articles. The first two are basic, the third one is specifically for the symptoms you describe.<br />
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You should run through the basic anti-malware steps listed in these EE Articles. The first two are basic, the third one is specifically for the symptoms you describe.

https://www.experts-exchange.com/A_4922.html [https://www.experts-exchange.com/A_4922.html] Rogue-Killer-What-a-great-name
https://www.experts-exchange.com/A_5124.html [https://www.experts-exchange.com/A_5124.html] Stop-the-Bleeding-First-Aid-for-Malware

Windows-XP-Vista-Recovery-rogue-Desktop-icons-missing-Empty-program-files: [https://www.experts-exchange.com/A_6209.html]

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Thanks for your response but everytime i use some av tools it starts up with windows media player also in safemode
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Thanks for your response but everytime i use some av tools it starts up with windows media player also in safemode

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I have a hp win 7 pc and all the icons have changed windows media player.and icons are missing I think it could be a virus anyone have any ides tried unhide but as soon as i use it the icon goes to media player
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Hi all

I have a hp win 7 pc and all the icons have changed windows media player.and icons are missing I think it could be a virus anyone have any ides tried unhide but as soon as i use it the icon goes to media player

Icons changed to windows media player

Anti-virus software was originally developed to detect and remove computer viruses. However, with the proliferation of other kinds of malware, antivirus software started to provide protection from other computer threats. In particular, modern antivirus software can protect from malicious browser helper objects (BHOs), browser hijackers, ransomware, keyloggers, backdoors, rootkits, trojan horses, worms, malicious layered service providers (LSPs), dialers, fraud tools, adware and spyware. Some products also include protection from other computer threats, such as infected and malicious URLs, spam, scam and phishing attacks, online identity theft (privacy), online banking attacks, social engineering techniques, Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), botnets and DDoS attacks.