Re: Registry - this can't be good
Shadow <[email protected]> Sun, 20 Sep 2020 18:50:20 -0300
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.anti-virus,alt.comp.virus,comp.security.misc |
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| Organization | A noiseless patient Shadow |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On Sun, 20 Sep 2020 17:31:33 +0200, "s|b" <[email protected]> wrote: >So I'm visiting my sister and as usual I take a look at her PC (Windows >10, all recent updates), mostly to update old software. Her C: drive was >all clogged up, a folder (Software) that I use has miraculously >vanished, Fortnite was installed, ... At his point, I'm happy Chrome >isn't installed (again). > >Then I look at the Registry and I see this: ><https://i.postimg.cc/W3TGJbdK/regedit.png> The hOhOhOhOhOhOhOhOhOhOhOhOhOhOhO Sounds suspicious. A Chinese Santa Claus? ;) Seriously, try to put that as a filter in Regmon(or whatever it's called now) and try to see what program is summoning it. Cross posted to other relevant groups. []'s > >That can't be good, right? Avast can't find anything. CCleaner doesn't >show me these files and SUPERAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes don't raise an >alarm either. > >What could this be? The most recent backup image (Macrium) is dated >2018, but I'm inclined to use it to get rid of this crap... unless >anyone else has a better idea? -- Don't be evil - Google 2004 We have a new policy - Google 2012