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Thread: Ad-Aware brings up Windows?

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    I just formated and reinstalled XP SP2 last night and did an Ad Aware scan today. One of the objects that came up was:

    Windows - RegData - Vulnerability - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT:regfile\shell\open...

    What should I do with this? Set it to "Ignore"...Or remove it? I somehow don't think the latter is a good idea.

    I dont remember it coming up before I formatted, but I have just installed SP2 and no other updates and security fixes.
    Last edited by Vamp; 04-29-2007 at 06:57 PM.
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    lightshow's Avatar Asleep at the wheel
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    Are you using someone else's slipstreamed xp service pack 2? or one that is M$'s retail xp sp2?
    I miss the days of random nut '03
    Click for more activation options, then activate by telephone. Run the keygen.
    if I call them, aren't they going to get me? (you know, down there)

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    Updated from MS site.

    I found this on the AdAware forum:

    "According to the log that was posted, Ad-Aware has discovered a missing string value within the registry. Where the string should have contained the value "regedit.exe" "%1", it was actually blank. However, Ad-Aware recognised this and replaced the missing value.

    Nothing to worry about here - in fact, what was identified as a general windows security issue has been resolved by the scan that was carried out!"

    It's still being displayed when I do a scan though, oh well...I put it on the ignore list.
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    Update XP fully. Then scan.

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    Update XP fully. Then scan.

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    Update XP fully. Then scan.

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