Dustin Cook wrote:
> kurt wismer <kurtw@sympatico.ca> wrote in news:f97g09$8m5$5@aioe.org:
>> pcbutts1 wrote:
[snip]
>>> The registry keys are
>>> what causes re-infection on reboot.
>> no, failing to remove all the bad programs is what causes re-infection
>> on reboot...
>
> It's a bit scary to see how many people think the registry keys play
> more of a role then they actually do.
>
> False advertising claims made by other products? Who knows...

well, i'm confident that it is technically possible for malware to
reside/persist fully within the registry (as i discussed once in the
past), but i've never heard of it being done in practice so for all
intents and purposes the registry is a no-go for the time being...

(and no, i have no intention of developing a poc to explore the possibility)

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"it's not the right time to be sober
now the idiots have taken over
spreading like a social cancer,
is there an answer?"