re: Issues with Desktop & Taskbar Notification Area - Windows 8.1
I would also strongly suggest rerunning AdwCleaner now that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware has taken care of the other problem.
Also, you should run a Temp file cleaner such as CCleaner (not the registry section, just use the main and applications tab).
The First time you will likely want it to have all items under the Internet Explorer on main tab, and Firefox and/or Chrome on the Applications menu.
After the main time you run it, you can adjust your settings in CCleaner to maybe leave cookies, session, history, as desired for future runs. You may also want to adjust it so you can retain recently open files, etc. on the main tab.
I would strongly suggest allowing it to add CCleaner to the Recycle Bin menu during installation so you can more easily run it later after closing browsers for the day and just right click on the Recycle Bin and choose Run CCleaner from the drop down menu.
