Hi Martin,

So they are no registry hacks and therefore PUMS?

NewStartPanel is a sub-key of Hide Desktop Items.A PUM detection means a "Potentially Unwanted Modifcation (PUM)". It is considered potentially unwanted because the program making the detection cannot determine if the modification was set by the user, a legitimate program or by malware.

If you recognize the PUM detection items, you can ignore the detection. If you don’t recognize the detections, then you may need to investigate further as to what program made the modification(s) or remove them.

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What you probably meant is there were no additional signs of an infection. * above quote from quietman7 on bleeping computer Security Forum

Damian