[Resolved] TROJ_generic.dim found by Trend Micro; other problems

Thanks so much for your help, Tomk! I'll take your advice and head over to the other forum if things keep behaving badly. I do have one last question for you, though, but it's not Malware related… I hate having a cluttered desktop, and I've had to download a lot of things for this. How many of them may I uninstall and/or move to a different folder? I already have a folder on my desktop for stuff I call "useless junk!" (It's my alternative to "unused desktop items") and I've moved all the zipped folders into it. May I go ahead and delete these, since I've extracted the programs from them? I will, of course, keep HJT and Malwarebytes, but what about AFT Cleaner, JavaRa, Dial-a-Fix, and the system restore program, along with all the "installer" and "setup" things for these programs? PS-that is exactly where I got my name from. Good to know you're listening to the right kind of stuff when trying to fix my computer issues! I think it helps the mojo.

crazydiamond, Hjt is your choice. If you ever need it again, you can re-download it, even if you have to transfer it from a different computer. Keep ATF and run it before running Mbam. It just gets rid of the temp clutter and helps the scan run faster. Dial-a-Fix and Javara can go. Java uninstalls itself now that you've gotten rid of the old versions. SystemRestore is your choice. It's an easy way to make a restore point but you probably won't be creating a restore point manually very often. Any misc. .zip and .txt files left can be junked. Anything else?

No, that should be everything. Thanks again for your help!

crazydiamond, You are very welcome. Good Luck and Be Well.

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