Odd Magnifying Glass Icon

Sudsmcduff96

Sudsmcduff96

Banned
Local time
8:07 AM
Messages
12
Location
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
Hello, I noticed an odd magnifying glass icon in the taskbar and I am unable to actually click it and wondering if this is the signs of Malware, Viruses, etc. Anyone else noticed this before? Thanks in advanced.
 

Attachments

  • Taskbar.png
    Taskbar.png
    289.1 KB · Views: 80

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
eMachines eM350 (Acer Aspire One D255)
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit.
Memory
1GB
Monitor(s) Displays
10.1" LED LCD
Screen Resolution
1024x600
Hard Drives
160GB Toshiba MK1665GSX HDD
Keyboard
Built-in
Mouse
Synaptic's Touchpad
Internet Speed
15MB/s

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS 420
OS
Windows 10, Home Clean Install
CPU
Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
6 gb
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650
Sound Card
Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell SP2009W 20"
Hard Drives
640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive
Cooling
Fan
Keyboard
Dell USB Keyboard
Mouse
Dell Premium Optical USB
Internet Speed
DSL 2.85
Nope, that can't be it. It's unchecked. I even went into Run>msconfig>Starup and don't see anything for the Magnifying service.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
eMachines eM350 (Acer Aspire One D255)
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit.
Memory
1GB
Monitor(s) Displays
10.1" LED LCD
Screen Resolution
1024x600
Hard Drives
160GB Toshiba MK1665GSX HDD
Keyboard
Built-in
Mouse
Synaptic's Touchpad
Internet Speed
15MB/s
Go to the icon
right click and see if it says unpin from taskbar.
If you do or dont get rid of it, for your own peace of mind
Run a full anti virus scan
Download and run a full scan with malwarebytes. Update first.

Leave your cursor on it for 5-10 seconds see if the name comes up
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS 420
OS
Windows 10, Home Clean Install
CPU
Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
6 gb
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650
Sound Card
Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell SP2009W 20"
Hard Drives
640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive
Cooling
Fan
Keyboard
Dell USB Keyboard
Mouse
Dell Premium Optical USB
Internet Speed
DSL 2.85
I'm unable to bring anything up (When I right click, nothing comes up. Same with left clicking). I downloaded Malwarebytes now & updated it. I'll post results when they come back if anythings infected.
 
Last edited:

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
eMachines eM350 (Acer Aspire One D255)
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit.
Memory
1GB
Monitor(s) Displays
10.1" LED LCD
Screen Resolution
1024x600
Hard Drives
160GB Toshiba MK1665GSX HDD
Keyboard
Built-in
Mouse
Synaptic's Touchpad
Internet Speed
15MB/s
Keep us posted either way.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS 420
OS
Windows 10, Home Clean Install
CPU
Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
6 gb
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650
Sound Card
Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell SP2009W 20"
Hard Drives
640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive
Cooling
Fan
Keyboard
Dell USB Keyboard
Mouse
Dell Premium Optical USB
Internet Speed
DSL 2.85
Got the results back.
1 Infected file
PUM.Hijack.StartMenu
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Start_ShowSearch (PUM.Hijack.StartMenu) -> Bad: (0) Good: (1) -> No action taken.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
eMachines eM350 (Acer Aspire One D255)
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit.
Memory
1GB
Monitor(s) Displays
10.1" LED LCD
Screen Resolution
1024x600
Hard Drives
160GB Toshiba MK1665GSX HDD
Keyboard
Built-in
Mouse
Synaptic's Touchpad
Internet Speed
15MB/s
OK I will give this to our security expert.
There may be a wait, but you will get the best care we have
Have a great Holiday
Glad that I could help in at least a little way

Run the malwarebytes, too full scan
You came back pretty fast for a full scan. usually at least an hour.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS 420
OS
Windows 10, Home Clean Install
CPU
Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
6 gb
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650
Sound Card
Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell SP2009W 20"
Hard Drives
640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive
Cooling
Fan
Keyboard
Dell USB Keyboard
Mouse
Dell Premium Optical USB
Internet Speed
DSL 2.85
Have you modified any of your search options relevant to your start menu such as in the attached pics

If so it is generally a false positive, the PUM stands for Potentially Unwanted Modification the problem being mbam can not define if the modification was made by the User or Malware.

Start_ShowSearch (PUM.Hijack.StartMenu)
Click to expand...
as indicated here it is "search is not showing in the start menu"

Either way mbam will just change the relevant registry value from (0) to (1) which will re enable the search option in the start menu.

EDIT: BTW i am not the security expert richc46 was referring to, it is just i have seen a lot of this with mbam so thought i would jump in while your waiting & try to help a little :)
 
Last edited:

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Hewlett Packard Compaq Presario CQ60-305au
OS
Windows Seven Home Premium 32bit SP1
CPU
AMD Athlon QI46 2.1Ghz
Motherboard
Wistron 303c
Memory
2048 Mb DDR2 SD RAM
Graphics Card(s)
NVidea GE GoForce 8200M G/256mb dedicated graphics memory
Sound Card
MCP78S NVidea high definition
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6" High definition Brightview Widescreen
Screen Resolution
1336x768
Hard Drives
Toshiba MK2555GSX ATA
I quarantined the infected object. The icon in the taskbar has been removed and hasn't shown up since I quarantined it.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
eMachines eM350 (Acer Aspire One D255)
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit.
Memory
1GB
Monitor(s) Displays
10.1" LED LCD
Screen Resolution
1024x600
Hard Drives
160GB Toshiba MK1665GSX HDD
Keyboard
Built-in
Mouse
Synaptic's Touchpad
Internet Speed
15MB/s
Sorry for the late reply. I stupidly forgot about having Messenger! Plus installed and I must of hit CTRL+Space which locks Windows Live Messenger (Part of M! Plus). I still didn't have a clue about that Registry Entry, but I reinstalled the OS since my last post.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
eMachines eM350 (Acer Aspire One D255)
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit.
Memory
1GB
Monitor(s) Displays
10.1" LED LCD
Screen Resolution
1024x600
Hard Drives
160GB Toshiba MK1665GSX HDD
Keyboard
Built-in
Mouse
Synaptic's Touchpad
Internet Speed
15MB/s
Did you install the 'sponsor software' along with Messenger Plus? If you did, uninstall the program, then re-install it without the 'sponsor software'.

This is not a Microsoft or MSN product! Be aware that any update to "Messenger Plus" will cause the program to prompt you to install the "Sponsor Software".
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Bruce ... somewhere in his 40's
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2400 MHz
Motherboard
INTEL/D975XBX2
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 914v
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
2/500GB each ... ST3500630AS ATA Device.
One is not connected
PSU
Rocketfish 700 W
Case
G.Skill Gigabyte Chassis
Keyboard
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft PS/2 Mouse
Internet Speed
DSL
Antivirus
Avira Internet Security
Browser
IE 11
Other Info
ATI HDMI Audio
I always uncheck the "Do not install sponsor program" whenever I go to install this.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
eMachines eM350 (Acer Aspire One D255)
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit.
Memory
1GB
Monitor(s) Displays
10.1" LED LCD
Screen Resolution
1024x600
Hard Drives
160GB Toshiba MK1665GSX HDD
Keyboard
Built-in
Mouse
Synaptic's Touchpad
Internet Speed
15MB/s
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Change margin when using magnifying tool and panning around
Replies
8
Views
2K
Machariel
Machariel
Solved Magnifying glass mouse-cursor app?
Replies
5
Views
10K
baggerr
B
Back
Top