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Cant Delete registry key
Name: Aasim Pathan (by BMN12345) Date: April 3, 2008 at 15:35:40 Pacific OS: vista CPU/Ram: amd Product: dell
Comment:
Anyone know how to find out what's keeping a registry from being deleted? Working on a pc that may have some malware hooked on to it - Registry key "BugSoft AnyTrial" seems suspect - every time i delete it it comes back. Trying to use Proccess Monitor to find out what's locking the key but i guess i dont know how to read the results?... :O
Unlike XP Windows File Protection, Windows Vista WRP features protects registry keys and folders in addition to critical system files. Any time you delete something WRP puts it back.
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Response Number 3
Name: btk1w1 Date: April 3, 2008 at 23:06:09 Pacific
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You can try removing the registry key and service with Hijackthis.
The malware associated with bugsoft is usually carried with cracked software so with Vista protecting the registry and possibly a hidden servece running and reinstating the key could mean the removal process may be a multi-faceted task.
Follow Sabertooth's advice, you need malware removal help.
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Response Number 4
Name: XpUser Date: April 4, 2008 at 05:30:41 Pacific
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I agreed with btk1w1 that you do need help removing the registry key BugSoft AnyTrial. If you take a look at the following thread you will discover that you are not alone with this issue.
Name: Aasim Pathan (by BMN12345) Date: April 4, 2008 at 09:19:38 Pacific
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Welp - i enabled 'show hidden devices' in device manager and there it was under Non-plug and play drivers. I uninstalled it and Poof! it was gone from the registry. I already had tried hjt and Spybot but they didnt find anything.
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