Re: Computer Statement Usage

From: Robert Wagner (robert_at_wagner.net.yourmammaharvests)
Date: 10/13/04 

Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 23:00:41 GMT

On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 19:36:37 GMT, Warren Simmons
<wsimmons5@optonline.net> wrote:

>> FWIW, the victory was illusory, hacker code is still functioning. We
>> keep thinking .. if I could find THE file and delete it, the problem
>> would gone. In this case it's not a file, it's a sequence of registry
>> entries and scripts intertwined with legit Microsoft stuff. They use
>> Microsoft software to install their hooks.
>
>This may not apply at all, but in case it might.
>
>A program called Register Mechanic $30, cleans the registry by doing
>a complete scan in Windows systems. The freebee only cleans 20 of
>those it finds. It reminds me of a program that came with Norton.
>
>There are other programs that do the same kind of thing.
>
>Of course, this may be a far cry from what you are doing..

It is a far cry. Registry scanners like this delete classids that
reference missing files, and entries referencing those classids.
Microsoft offers a free one 'regclean', apparently written by
Microsoft programmers on their own time.

These programs don't understand semantics of the entries. They can't
detect entries that don't belong there.

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