I'm a regular user of Spybot, Adaware, Hijack This and The Cleaner. I
thought I had a clean system.
I just tried Regcleaner. It found registry entries for AOL Messenger,
Yahoo Pager, Get Right, Imesh, Kazaa and Netscape Navigator. I never
downloaded or used any of these programs. So, how did they get into my
registry?
8192 wrote:
> I'm a regular user of Spybot, Adaware, Hijack This and The Cleaner. I
> thought I had a clean system.
>
> I just tried Regcleaner. It found registry entries for AOL Messenger,
> Yahoo Pager, Get Right, Imesh, Kazaa and Netscape Navigator. I never
> downloaded or used any of these programs. So, how did they get into my
> registry?
No way to tell. Just delete everything in the registry and the problem will
go away. Nothing stored in the registry is important.
In article <skkib.825$05.84413@news.uswest.net>,
Some idiot calling himself Prince Albert Innahkan wrote:
>No way to tell. Just delete everything in the registry and the problem will
>go away. Nothing stored in the registry is important.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This statement is true only if
1. You back up your registry before you begin deleting stuff.
2. You have installation CDs for all the programs that you use.
3. You know how to deal with a peecee that won't boot up anymore.
4. The time you spend putzing with your peecee is not important.
--
David Arnstein
arnstein+usenet@pobox.com
"Prince Albert Innahkan" <albert@royaltymanor.net> wrote in message
news:skkib.825$05.84413@news.uswest.net...
> 8192 wrote:
> > I'm a regular user of Spybot, Adaware, Hijack This and The Cleaner. I
> > thought I had a clean system.
> >
> > I just tried Regcleaner. It found registry entries for AOL Messenger,
> > Yahoo Pager, Get Right, Imesh, Kazaa and Netscape Navigator. I never
> > downloaded or used any of these programs. So, how did they get into my
> > registry?
>
> No way to tell. Just delete everything in the registry and the problem
will
> go away. Nothing stored in the registry is important.
>
IMHO
This might be funny among persons that know better and if you know
everyone's knowledge of puters. But to say "Just delete everything in
the registry and the problem will go away. Nothing stored in the registry
is important."
in a a NG that is suppose to give help is like giving out virus disk.
On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 16:11:39 -0600, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, "Prince Albert
Innahkan" <albert@royaltymanor.net> wrote:
>
> 8192 wrote:
> > I'm a regular user of Spybot, Adaware, Hijack This and The Cleaner. I
> > thought I had a clean system.
> >
> > I just tried Regcleaner. It found registry entries for AOL Messenger,
> > Yahoo Pager, Get Right, Imesh, Kazaa and Netscape Navigator. I never
> > downloaded or used any of these programs. So, how did they get into my
> > registry?
>
> No way to tell. Just delete everything in the registry and the problem
> will go away. Nothing stored in the registry is important.
>
NEWBIE ALERT: It is safe to presume that anything posted by "Prince Albert
Innahkan" <albert@royaltymanor.net> (or "Lord Avner Williamsburr Smythe"
<smythe@unknown.net>, or "Rev. Quentin P. Johannas"
<qpjohannas@heavenhelpus.invalid> -- all the same idiot, under different
alii) is a complete load of crap.
In this particular case, the "advice" proffered is downright dangerous.
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On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 16:11:39 -0600, "Prince Albert Innahkan"
<albert@royaltymanor.net> prounounced a fatwah thus:
>8192 wrote:
>> I'm a regular user of Spybot, Adaware, Hijack This and The Cleaner. I
>> thought I had a clean system.
>>
>> I just tried Regcleaner. It found registry entries for AOL Messenger,
>> Yahoo Pager, Get Right, Imesh, Kazaa and Netscape Navigator. I never
>> downloaded or used any of these programs. So, how did they get into my
>> registry?
>
>No way to tell. Just delete everything in the registry and the problem will
>go away. Nothing stored in the registry is important.
HA HA HA HA HA!! Good one.
The BEST RegCleaner
http://www.jv16.org/
On 12 Oct 2003 10:09:41 -0700, 8192@ny.com (8192) wrote:
>I'm a regular user of Spybot, Adaware, Hijack This and The Cleaner. I
>thought I had a clean system.
>
>I just tried Regcleaner. It found registry entries for AOL Messenger,
>Yahoo Pager, Get Right, Imesh, Kazaa and Netscape Navigator. I never
>downloaded or used any of these programs. So, how did they get into my
>registry?
Which "Reg Cleaner" - post the URL where you got it.
Most are trash, with few exceptions.
--
siljaline
"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
>siljaline <siljaline@null.com> wrote in message > Which "Reg Cleaner" - post >the URL where you got it.
> Most are trash, with few exceptions.
>
I got my regcleaner from: http://www.sofotex.com/RegCleaner-download_L4965.html
On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 19:53:00 -0400, siljaline <siljaline@null.com> wrote:
>>I just tried Regcleaner. It found registry entries for AOL Messenger,
>>Yahoo Pager, Get Right, Imesh, Kazaa and Netscape Navigator. I never
>>downloaded or used any of these programs. So, how did they get into my
>>registry?
Make sure you have configured a Backup/ remove everything except Netscape, if you're
running IE, that's there by design.
I find it hard to believe that what you say was never installed by you got there by
itself, especially AOL Messenger and Yahoo Pager! These may "phone home" but don't get
installed by Spyware.
Your Registry Cleaner can be had at the default site, here: http://www.jv16.org/
HTH
--
siljaline
"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
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