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    Default Registry Optimizer virus?

    It came with uTorrent.. Snuck its way in.. I thought i unchecked all the checkboxes..

    Is it a virus? Google kinda seems to think so?..

    I just wanna uninstall it.. But is that not enough?

    What program do you guys use? (FREE)

    AVG?

    I have none atm.



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    I used to use MSE but after some discussion on here a few months back (sorry can't find thread) I changed to BitDefender (the free version) and it's sweet. It was rated the top antivirus or something.


    E: http://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=96603
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    This is what I do when I find something weird on my PC.

    Run this online scan:
    http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/

    Run a full system scan:
    http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/

    Review all the startup programs.
    Run msconfig.exe Look in the startup tab.

    Use CCleaner to repair the registry.
    https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

    Reboot my PC.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wetish View Post
    This is what I do when I find something weird on my PC.

    Run this online scan:
    http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/

    Run a full system scan:
    http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/

    Review all the startup programs.
    Run msconfig.exe Look in the startup tab.

    Reboot my PC.
    After doing that get your windows disk and do a repair to fix the registry.

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    If it's Uniblue's registry optimizer then you're safe.

    It's actually the only ad-ware that works free.
    *RuneScape Helper(Open Source)
    -Upcoming features
    --Price Checker(Fully Working)
    ---A system that will calculate how long until you level up in the selected skill(s).
    ---Better GUI(Partly Done)

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    Quote Originally Posted by xtrapsp View Post
    After doing that get your windows disk and do a repair to fix the registry.
    Ah yes, I forgot to state that I repair the registry using CCleaner. The windows disk will work just as well.

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    https://www.virustotal.com/
    You can scan urls and files

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    Quote Originally Posted by xtrapsp View Post
    After doing that get your windows disk and do a repair to fix the registry.
    Quote Originally Posted by The Mayor View Post
    I used to use MSE but after some discussion on here a few months back
    Quote Originally Posted by Wetish View Post
    This is what I do when I find something weird on my PC.
    Cheers guys ..
    Will attempt these tips soon.



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    Dude check if it's a virus first lol.
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    Quote Originally Posted by double codes View Post
    Dude check if it's a virus first lol.
    Although perhaps not a virus, I try my hardest to remove unwanted adware because it's bloaty and annoying. Once I got a toolbar accidentally while installing something, it was annoying how it automatically set itself up and made itself hard to remove.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BMWxi View Post
    Although perhaps not a virus, I try my hardest to remove unwanted adware because it's bloaty and annoying. Once I got a toolbar accidentally while installing something, it was annoying how it automatically set itself up and made itself hard to remove.
    If it's Uniblue's software it's not annoying it's the only ad-ware that works fine and i would recommend not removing it.
    *RuneScape Helper(Open Source)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wetish View Post
    Ah yes, I forgot to state that I repair the registry using CCleaner. The windows disk will work just as well.
    CCleaner doesn't have a lib of the clean files. for cleaning reg it's better to do windows disk. Otherwise, ccleaner is good for cleaning out crap

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