[PCWorld]

Post your comments for Windows Icons Suddenly Looking Generic? Here's the Fix here

[WallyDuke]

"Word of warning: that page is rife with ads, making it darn near impossible to know where to click to actually download the utility. In fact, be sure not to click the big blue Download button. The one you do want to click looks like this:"
One of the biggest annoyances on the entire internet. I hate websites like this, how do they remain in operation? I avoid them like the plague.

[rje49]

I've run into this icon problem occasionally, but only since using Windows 7 RC. I vaguely remember going through a couple of "fixes", but what works everytime these days is to simply boot into Safe Mode - then normal boot, and everything is OK. I don't know why; but it works.

[oldschoolh4ck3r]

One of my friends inadvertantly installed some BAD software instead of a very reputable antivirus program, all because the site linked to a mainstream download site featuring deceptive ads.