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Strange registry problem

Started by devandicator , Sep 23 2005 01:41 PM

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devandicator

Posted 23 September 2005 - 01:41 PM

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Whenever i start up my pc, i get an error opening some files such as need for speed or microsoft backgammon.
I have windows xp sp2 pentium 4

I tried to fix the problem using adaware se 1.05 and it finds and fixes the problem:

Vendor:Windows
Category:Vulnerability
Object Type:RegData
Size:6 Bytes
Location:exefile\shell\open\command "" (%1 %*)
Last Activity:9-23-2005
Risk Level:Low
TAC index:3
Comment:Possible virus infection, executable file extension compromised
Description:General Windows Security Issue. Your system security may be compromised. The specifics of the possible compromised item are listed in the comments section.

but everytime that i restart my pc i get it again and i have to use adaware each and every time... can someone please help?

Edited by devandicator, 23 September 2005 - 01:43 PM.