Ardell,
You may also find this interesting (I have not tried it) :
http://www.tangosoft.co.uk/re-enablev2.html
rogerX
--- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, Ardell Faul <ardell@...> wrote:
>
> I will. 106 Mbytes, Wow!
>
> Ardell Faul
> Computer Monitor Service Inc.
> Ardell's Laptop and PC Repair
> 10816 E. Mission Ave.,
> Spokane Valley, Wa. 99206
> ardell@...
> 509-891-5188
>
>
> On 9/1/2011 9:28 PM, spud wrote:
> >
> > I like Emsisoft Anti-Malware soooooooo much better !!
> > http://www.emsisoft.de/en/software/antimalware/
> >
> > The free version ...
> >
> > Try it Ardell !!!
> >
> > --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>, Ardell Faul <ardell@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > This is all really interesting, because I am working on a unit that the
> > > customer, or at least his nephew, got an infection from some porn sites
> > > (He forgot to erase the IE history), and after that he ran
> > > SuperAntiSpyware (nice to have log reports), which I had installed a
> > few
> > > months ago. Well the short of the story is that his efforts left the
> > > computer with a bunch of broken file associations. I have also been
> > > having this residual effect in some of the units I have cleaned over
> > the
> > > past few months, and I always have been running SAS as one of the first
> > > cleaning tools.
> > >
> > > Now I am wondering if the broken file associations are the result of
> > the
> > > spyware removal, which I assumed, or if they are because of this
> > problem
> > > with SAS. AT any rate, for the time being I am going to avoid running
> > > SAS as one of my primary cleaning tools and watch for any broken file
> > > associations from soyware removal using other tools.
> > >
> > > Ardell Faul
> > > Computer Monitor Service Inc.
> > > Ardell's Laptop and PC Repair
> > > 10816 E. Mission Ave.,
> > > Spokane Valley, Wa. 99206
> > > ardell@
> > > 509-891-5188
> > >
> > >
> > > On 9/1/2011 5:17 PM, emailshere wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Yes, I noticed the same thing....that it was supposedly fixed (posted
> > > > by the
> > > > forum's Admin member).
> > > >
> > > > And the fact that it doesn't exhibit this issue with your Win7 system
> > > > using
> > > > a paid version of SAS is, well, perturbing.
> > > >
> > > > I suppose I could try to communicate with SuperAntiSpyware's tech
> > > > support or
> > > > submit a post to that 14-month-old thread. I'll post here with any
> > > > feedback I get.
> > > >
> > > > SB
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > [mailto:simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of
> > > > vincentwinterling
> > > > Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 4:40 PM
> > > > To: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > Subject: [Simply Computers] Re: SuperAnitSpyware reports HKCR
> > broken file
> > > > association
> > > >
> > > > The thread indicates that the error was apparently fixed when it was
> > > > brought
> > > > to SAS's attention.
> > > >
> > > > Interestingly on W7 HP 32-bit with the Pro version no such problem is
> > > > identified. Just updated and scanned.
> > > >
> > > > --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>, "emailshere"
> > <emailshere@>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes, I saw that thread, but those posts are well over a year old.
> > > > > You'd think SuperAntiSpyware would have written a patch for this
> > > > > problem and included it with the various updates. My copy (free
> > > > > version) was up to date when I ran it two days ago. I've updated it
> > > > > again and will re-run it today to see if it persists in warning
> > me about
> > > > the broken file association.
> > > > >
> > > > > SB
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > > [mailto:simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of David Ron
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 3:31 PM
> > > > > To: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > <mailto:simplycomputers2%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > > Subject: Re: [Simply Computers] SuperAnitSpyware reports HKCR broken
> > > > > file association
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Have you seen this forum posting about a similar issue:
> > > > >
> > http://forums.superantispyware.com/index.php?/topic/3741-systembrokenf
> > > > > ileass
> > > > > ociation/
> > > > >
> > > > > It appears to be a problem with SuperAntiSpyware, not actually a
> > > > > problem with your computer. I don't use Windows, so I don't know if
> > > > > this is accurate information.
> > > > >
> > > > > --David
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 1:02 PM, emailshere <emailshere@>wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > **
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Last Friday, my internet experience became unstable (sites
> > would not
> > > > > > load in either Chrome or MSIE7; entering a good URL resulted
> > in the
> > > > > > URL's being altered with spaces or odd characters added). This
> > looked
> > > > > > like a browser hijacking, but after running SuperAntiSpyware
> > in Safe
> > > > > > Mode and deleting the only serious threat it found, upon restart,
> > > > > > Windows could not load a couple Start-up programs ("Windows cannot
> > > > > > find this program; please select from a list or search
> > online..." or
> > > > > > words to that effect), I could no longer open programs using my
> > > > > > desktop shortcuts, and I could not get online. Most of my
> > quick-start
> > > > > > icons had changed to generic file icons. I tried to do a System
> > > > > > Restore, but Windows could not find that program either. If
> > I'd had
> > > > > > more patience and a second computer, I may have been able to
> > resolve
> > > > > > these problems on my own, but.......
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The threat SuperAntiSpyware found and removed was named "HKCR
> > broken
> > > > > > file association" (HKEY_Classes_Root contains file name extension
> > > > > > associations...and is primarily intended for compatibility
> > with the
> > > > > > registry in 16-bit Windows). Removing that "threat" didn't fix the
> > > > > > instability; it made it worse. You can find posts online where
> > people
> > > > > > complain about this situation. Apparently, SuperAntiSpyware
> > reports
> > > > > > this Critical Threat, but when people remove it, their file
> > > > > > associations go missing. There are "fixes" suggested for this
> > > > > > apparently false-positive result, but I don't trust the
> > sources of
> > > > the
> > > > > > "fixes," so I haven't run any of them. I hired a roving tech who
> > > > ran a
> > > > > > program that re-associated the files with their programs, but he
> > > > ended
> > > > > > up simply doing a System Restore, because everything else he tried
> > > > > > didn't totally fix the problem. I re-ran SuperAntiSpyware
> > which found
> > > > > > the so-called threat again, but I have NOT removed it, and my
> > > > computer
> > > > > > is working just fine.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I also ran a new, updated copy of MalwareBytes which found no
> > > > > > problems
> > > > > > on c, but it did find Trojan.AVKiller on my backup drive.
> > Avast found
> > > > > > no threats on any drives.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any thoughts on this HKCR broken file association that
> > > > > > SuperAntiSpyware reports as a Critical Threat?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > By the way, I posted about this same issue a month ago ("Does
> > > > > > antimalware program fix or delete a key?"). One reply said:
> > "It will
> > > > > > not fix the broken association it will delete it. From what your
> > > > > > wrote(HKCR\.exe), there is nothing to be concerned about because
> > > > there
> > > > > > is no file associated with that ".exe"."
> > > > > >
> > > > > > SB
> > > > > > WinXP,SP3
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> >
> >
>
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