RegistryCleanerXP

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Updated: June 29, 2007 1:26:45 PM
Type: Misleading Application
Name: RegistryCleanerXP
Publisher: www.registrycleanerxp.com
Risk Impact: Medium
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

When the program is executed, it creates the following files:
%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\RegistryCleanerXP.lnk %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\RegistryCleanerXP.lnk %ProgramFiles%\RegistryCleanerXP\RegistryCleanerXP.exe

It also creates the following registry subkeys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RegistryCleanerXP
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\RegistryCleanerXP

It then scans the registry and reports a critical error if it finds a reference to a file that it cannot locate.





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