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Regedit Infection :(

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 6:19 pm
by hungryhounduk
Hi All
I did a MalWareBytes Scan today and it picked up this :(

Registry Data Items Infected:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\regfile\shell\open\command\(default) (Broken.OpenCommand) -> Bad: ("regedit.exe" "%1") Good: (regedit.exe "%1") -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

I am not sure what the suspect file did to the Registry, but I thought i would give you all a Heads up, and Avast does not pick this up :?

DownLoad Malwarebytes ( its FREE) and do a scan on your Systems

its better to be safe than sorry

Link Below

http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-A ... 04572.html

Chris

Re: Regedit Infection :(

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 7:09 pm
by NoWayIn
Good thing you got rid of it.
Registry virus are usually just for advertisement for fake anti virus programs, they try to get you to buy it from them, atleast thats wha I think

Re: Regedit Infection :(

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 7:15 pm
by zachman61
the thing thought my acer stuff was a virus

Re: Regedit Infection :(

Posted: Sun Jun 20, 2010 8:53 pm
by hungryhounduk
Hi NoWayIn
ok thanks for the info :)

Chris

Re: Regedit Infection :(

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:06 am
by zachman61
yea but everthing else it found was bad

Re: Regedit Infection :(

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 4:07 pm
by mandai
Looks like the only difference is a pair of quote marks.
There's no problem with either of those entries.

Re: Regedit Infection :(

Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 6:21 am
by hungryhounduk
Hi Mandai
Yeah i noticed that :)
But being a Registry Virgin :) it really meant nothing too me :)

Re: Regedit Infection :(

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 2:30 pm
by Nery
I think microsoft should secure registry a little bit more, in my opinion it is too accessible.