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Registry modified
I am using WindowsMe, Adware Professional and AVG.
Lately, every time when I boot up, Adware kept giving me a warning message saying there is a Registry Modification in - HKCU\Software\MS\IE\ SearchUrl, new data is "+" Since "+" seems to be harmless, I accepted it every time. Would someone please let me know what is going on and if this is normal? If not, what steps should I do to prevent this from happening? Thanks in advance Charles. |
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This is often an indicator of an infection by malware, which AVG isn't
designed to look for - try using a spyware killer, such as Ad-Aware www.lavasoft.de -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Charles W" wrote in message ... I am using WindowsMe, Adware Professional and AVG. Lately, every time when I boot up, Adware kept giving me a warning message saying there is a Registry Modification in - HKCU\Software\MS\IE\ SearchUrl, new data is "+" Since "+" seems to be harmless, I accepted it every time. Would someone please let me know what is going on and if this is normal? If not, what steps should I do to prevent this from happening? Thanks in advance Charles. |
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