Introduction
Over the months/years, rogue entries have made their way into my computer's
registry to the point that I want to scream. Nothing miffs me more than to
be browsing away and then find that some ActiveX or Java script has infiltrated
my system, thus in/directly causing unwanted registry entries and unwanted files
to lay claim to my computer. I have my IE settings pretty tight, but not
to the point where browsing would be impossible. I get prompted for
cookies and the running of scripts. I also have a popup-ad blocker.
Even with all of that protection, the inevitable happens. Arghh!
All this aggravation prompted me to create an INF file that I could "run" on
a routine basis to cleanse the registry of junk. The file started with but
a few lines, and has grown to a several dozen lines of late. Thinking
that others might benefit from this file too, I decided to share it. The
problem I found was that some folks' definition of junk, or otherwise useless
entries, is not the same as mine. If they were to use the file as is,
legitimate entries might be removed.
Solution
One solution I thought of was to create a little utility that does nothing
but look for those entries in the registry, and display them on the screen if
they are present. It adds nothing, deletes nothing, just reads. By
"scanning" the registry first, accidental deletions can be avoided. If the
utility finds that certain entries exist, further steps can be taken to remove
them (e.g., using the INF file). By modifying the source code, a person
could very easily tailor it to their personal environment.
This utility was not meant to be a solution for everyone, as we all use our
computer(s) in different ways. My attempt was to provide a (semi) useful
utility, and demonstrate a quick and easy way of reading registry entries.
There are dozens of bigger, slicker utilities out there that do this sort of
thing and more, but I wanted something small and to the point!
In addition, I have also provided the INF file for removing those nefarious
entries. You might need to tailor it, too. Take note that the
HKEY_USERS entries will most definitely need to be changed to
use your specific SID.
Here are the entries that are looked at:
HKCR,"CLSID\{2662BDD7-05D6-408F-B241-FF98FACE6054}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{57E69D5A-6539-4d7d-9637-775DE8A385B4}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{6E6DD93E-1FC3-4F43-8AFB-1B7B90C9D3EB}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{26E8361F-BCE7-4F75-A347-98C88B418322}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{6A85D97D-665D-4825-8341-9501AD9F56A3}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{0A5CF411-F0BF-4AF8-A2A4-8233F3109BED}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{CE31A1F7-3D90-4874-8FBE-A5D97F8BC8F1}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{69135BDE-5FDC-4B61-98AA-82AD2091BCCC}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{000004CC-E4FF-4F2C-BC30-DBEF0B983BC9}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{00000762-3965-4A1A-98CE-3D4BF457D4C8}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{000007AB-7059-463E-BD44-101A1750D732}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{947E6D5A-4B9F-4CF4-91B3-562CA8D03313}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{000006B1-19B5-414A-849F-2A3C64AE6939}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{07F0A543-47BA-11D4-8A6D-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{07F0A545-47BA-11D4-8A6D-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{19DFB2CB-9B27-11D4-B192-0050DAB79376}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{2079884B-6EF3-11D4-8A74-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{2306ABE4-4D42-11D4-8A6D-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{2BABD334-5C3F-11D4-B184-0050DAB79376}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{3D7247E8-5DB8-11D4-8A72-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{55910916-8B4E-4C1E-9253-CCE296EA71EB}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{58359010-BF36-11d3-99A2-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{B1DD8A69-1B96-11D4-B175-0050DAB79376}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{C03351A4-6755-11D4-8A73-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{C4FEE4A7-4B8B-11D4-8A6D-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{D290D6E7-BF9D-42F0-9C1B-3BC8AE769B57}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{00A6FAF1-072E-44cf-8957-5838F569A31D}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{00A6FAF4-072E-44cf-8957-5838F569A31D}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{D5C778F1-CF13-4E70-ADF0-45A953E7CB8B}"
HKCR,"TypeLib\{43732063-1BDA-45A0-BBEE-13E014CB4041}"
HKCR,"TypeLib\{909E0059-F545-42DE-9D2C-CC4A3E336EC3}"
HKCR,"TypeLib\{C6C2871F-7467-4A35-90FA-9E9894BC1916}"
HKCR,"TypeLib\{4EB7BBE8-2E15-424B-9DDB-2CDB9516A2A3}"
HKCR,"TypeLib\{BE35582C-9796-4CF1-AED9-556ADA120B38}"
HKCR,"TypeLib\{95B3AF07-0E4F-4CDF-ACFD-3D4EFD9AEC0B}"
HKCR,"TypeLib\{690BCCB4-6B83-4203-AE77-038C116594EC}"
HKCR,"TypeLib\{07F0A536-47BA-11D4-8A6D-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKCR,"TypeLib\{083FA8F4-84F4-11D4-8A77-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKCR,"TypeLib\{58359011-BF36-11D3-99A2-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKCR,"TypeLib\{8A044396-5DA2-11D4-B185-0050DAB79376}"
HKCR,"TypeLib\{C0335197-6755-11D4-8A73-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKCR,"TypeLib\{00A6FAF0-072E-44CF-8957-5838F569A31D}"
HKCR,"TypeLib\{07B18EA0-A523-4961-B6BB-170DE4475CCA}"
HKCR,"TypeLib\{8E6F1830-9607-4440-8530-13BE7C4B1D14}"
HKCR,"TypeLib\{E47CAEE0-DEEA-464A-9326-3F2801535A4D}"
HKCR,"XTSearch.XTSearchHook"
HKCR,"XTSearch.XTSearchHook.1"
HKCR,"XTUpdate.XT"
HKCR,"XTUpdate.XT.1"
HKCR,"XupiterToolbar.Band"
HKCR,"XupiterToolbar.Band.1"
HKCR,"Ie_clrsch.IEHooks"
HKCR,"Ie_clrsch.IEHooks.1"
HKCR,"Interface\{D686DB39-659A-491A-A35C-60B99495C16E}"
HKCR,"Interface\{C6906A23-4717-4E1F-B6FD-F06EBED14177}"
HKCR,"Interface\{297AFC77-2039-4D3C-BEF9-598819EB2C8A}"
HKCR,"Interface\{07F0A542-47BA-11D4-8A6D-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKCR,"Interface\{07F0A544-47BA-11D4-8A6D-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKCR,"Interface\{19DFB2CA-9B27-11D4-B192-0050DAB79376}"
HKCR,"Interface\{3D7247F1-5DB8-11D4-8A72-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKCR,"Interface\{7EDC96E1-5DD3-11D4-B185-0050DAB79376}"
HKCR,"Interface\{07B18EAA-A523-4961-B6BB-170DE4475CCA}"
HKCR,"Interface\{07B18EAC-A523-4961-B6BB-170DE4475CCA}"
HKCR,"Interface\{63D0ED2B-B45B-4458-8B3B-60C69BBBD83C}"
HKCR,"Interface\{63D0ED2D-B45B-4458-8B3B-60C69BBBD83C}"
HKCR,"Interface\{A8516F49-8046-4295-8EE9-C59D5041C9E2}"
HKCR,"Apuc.UrlCatcher"
HKCR,"Apuc.UrlCatcher.1"
HKCR,"MyWebSearchSearchAssistant.Auxiliary"
HKCR,"MyWebSearchSearchAssistant.Auxiliary.1"
HKCR,"BTIEINScriptConfigProj.BTIEINScriptConfig"
HKCR,"IMIToolbar.BottomFrame"
HKCR,"IMIToolbar.BottomFrame.1"
HKCR,"IMIToolbar.imiTool"
HKCR,"IMIToolbar.imiTool.1"
HKCR,"IMIToolbar.LeftFrame"
HKCR,"IMIToolbar.LeftFrame.1"
HKCR,"IMIToolbar.PopupBrowser"
HKCR,"IMIToolbar.PopupBrowser.1"
HKCR,"IMIToolbar.PopupWindow"
HKCR,"IMIToolbar.PopupWindow.1"
HKCR,"IPInsigt.IPInsigtObj.1"
HKCR,"AppID\{8A044397-5DA2-11D4-B185-0050DAB79376}"
HKCR,"AppID\{C0335198-6755-11D4-8A73-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKCR,"AppID\eZulaBootExe.EXE"
HKCR,"AppID\eZulaMain.EXE"
HKCR,"EZulaAgent.eZulaCtrlHost"
HKCR,"EZulaAgent.eZulaCtrlHost.1"
HKCR,"eZulaAgent.IEObject"
HKCR,"eZulaAgent.IEObject.1"
HKCR,"EZulaAgent.PlugProt"
HKCR,"EZulaAgent.PlugProt.1"
HKCR,"eZulaAgent.ToolBarBand"
HKCR,"eZulaAgent.ToolBarBand.1"
HKCR,"EZulaBootExe.InstallCtrl"
HKCR,"EZulaBootExe.InstallCtrl.1"
HKCR,"EZulaFSearchEng.eZulaCode"
HKCR,"EZulaFSearchEng.eZulaCode.1"
HKCR,"EZulaFSearchEng.eZulaHash"
HKCR,"EZulaFSearchEng.eZulaHash.1"
HKCR,"EZulaFSearchEng.eZulaSearch"
HKCR,"EZulaFSearchEng.eZulaSearch.1"
HKCR,"EZulaFSearchEng.PopupDisplay"
HKCR,"EZulaFSearchEng.PopupDisplay.1"
HKCR,"EZulaFSearchEng.ResultHelper"
HKCR,"EZulaFSearchEng.ResultHelper.1"
HKCR,"EZulaFSearchEng.SearchHelper"
HKCR,"EZulaFSearchEng.SearchHelper.1"
HKCR,"EZulaMain.eZulaSearchPipe"
HKCR,"EZulaMain.eZulaSearchPipe.1"
HKCR,"EZulaMain.TrayIConM"
HKCR,"EZulaMain.TrayIConM.1"
HKCR,"SP.SmartPops"
HKCR,"SP.SmartPops.1"
HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main","Search
Bar"
HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main","Search
Page"
HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main","Start
Page"
HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer","Search"
HKCU,"Software\Xupiter"
HKCU,"Software\eZula"
HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run","eZmmod"
HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Start
Menu\Programs\TopText
iLookup"
HKCU,"Software\RealNetworks\RealDownload\4.0","Referrer"
HKCU,"Software\FunWebProducts"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{8A044397-5DA2-11D4-B185-0050DAB79376}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{C0335198-6755-11D4-8A73-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\eZulaBootExe.EXE"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\eZulaMain.EXE"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{07F0A543-47BA-11D4-8A6D-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{07F0A545-47BA-11D4-8A6D-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{19DFB2CB-9B27-11D4-B192-0050DAB79376}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{2079884B-6EF3-11D4-8A74-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{2306ABE4-4D42-11D4-8A6D-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{2BABD334-5C3F-11D4-B184-0050DAB79376}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{3D7247E8-5DB8-11D4-8A72-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{55910916-8B4E-4C1E-9253-CCE296EA71EB}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{58359010-BF36-11d3-99A2-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{B1DD8A69-1B96-11D4-B175-0050DAB79376}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{C03351A4-6755-11D4-8A73-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{C4FEE4A7-4B8B-11D4-8A6D-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{D290D6E7-BF9D-42F0-9C1B-3BC8AE769B57}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{2662BDD7-05D6-408F-B241-FF98FACE6054}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{57E69D5A-6539-4d7d-9637-775DE8A385B4}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{6E6DD93E-1FC3-4F43-8AFB-1B7B90C9D3EB}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{00000762-3965-4A1A-98CE-3D4BF457D4C8}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{000007AB-7059-463E-BD44-101A1750D732}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{947E6D5A-4B9F-4CF4-91B3-562CA8D03313}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{000006B1-19B5-414A-849F-2A3C64AE6939}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{00A6FAF1-072E-44cf-8957-5838F569A31D}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{00A6FAF4-072E-44cf-8957-5838F569A31D}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{D5C778F1-CF13-4E70-ADF0-45A953E7CB8B}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\EZulaAgent.eZulaCtrlHost"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\EZulaAgent.eZulaCtrlHost.1"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\eZulaAgent.IEObject"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\eZulaAgent.IEObject.1"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\EZulaAgent.PlugProt"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\EZulaAgent.PlugProt.1"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\eZulaAgent.ToolBarBand"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\eZulaAgent.ToolBarBand.1"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\EZulaBootExe.InstallCtrl"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\EZulaBootExe.InstallCtrl.1"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\EZulaFSearchEng.eZulaCode"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\EZulaFSearchEng.eZulaCode.1"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\EZulaFSearchEng.eZulaHash"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\EZulaFSearchEng.eZulaHash.1"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\EZulaFSearchEng.eZulaSearch"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\EZulaFSearchEng.eZulaSearch.1"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\EZulaFSearchEng.PopupDisplay"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\EZulaFSearchEng.PopupDisplay.1"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\EZulaFSearchEng.ResultHelper"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\EZulaFSearchEng.ResultHelper.1"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\EZulaFSearchEng.SearchHelper"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\EZulaFSearchEng.SearchHelper.1"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\EZulaMain.eZulaSearchPipe"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\EZulaMain.eZulaSearchPipe.1"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\EZulaMain.TrayIConM"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\EZulaMain.TrayIConM.1"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\MyWebSearchSearchAssistant.Auxiliary"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\MyWebSearchSearchAssistant.Auxiliary.1"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\MyWebSearch"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{07F0A542-47BA-11D4-8A6D-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{07F0A544-47BA-11D4-8A6D-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{19DFB2CA-9B27-11D4-B192-0050DAB79376}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{3D7247F1-5DB8-11D4-8A72-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{7EDC96E1-5DD3-11D4-B185-0050DAB79376}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{D686DB39-659A-491A-A35C-60B99495C16E}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{07B18EAA-A523-4961-B6BB-170DE4475CCA}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{07B18EAC-A523-4961-B6BB-170DE4475CCA}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{63D0ED2B-B45B-4458-8B3B-60C69BBBD83C}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{63D0ED2D-B45B-4458-8B3B-60C69BBBD83C}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{A8516F49-8046-4295-8EE9-C59D5041C9E2}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{07F0A536-47BA-11D4-8A6D-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{083FA8F4-84F4-11D4-8A77-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{58359011-BF36-11D3-99A2-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{8A044396-5DA2-11D4-B185-0050DAB79376}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{C0335197-6755-11D4-8A73-0050DA2EE1BE}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{43732063-1BDA-45A0-BBEE-13E014CB4041}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{909E0059-F545-42DE-9D2C-CC4A3E336EC3}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{C6C2871F-7467-4A35-90FA-9E9894BC1916}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{95B3AF07-0E4F-4CDF-ACFD-3D4EFD9AEC0B}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{690BCCB4-6B83-4203-AE77-038C116594EC}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{00A6FAF0-072E-44CF-8957-5838F569A31D}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{07B18EA0-A523-4961-B6BB-170DE4475CCA}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{8E6F1830-9607-4440-8530-13BE7C4B1D14}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{E47CAEE0-DEEA-464A-9326-3F2801535A4D}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\SP.SmartPops"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\SP.SmartPops.1"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\XTSearch.XTSearchHook"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\XTSearch.XTSearchHook.1"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\XTUpdate.XT"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\XTUpdate.XT.1"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\XupiterToolbar.Band"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\XupiterToolbar.Band.1"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\Ie_clrsch.IEHooks"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\Ie_clrsch.IEHooks.1"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main","Search Bar"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main","Search Page"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Search","SearchAssistant"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Extensions\{000007C6-17DF-4438-92A4-DE5537471BA3}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HTOOL_UNINSTALL"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Lycos
Sidesearch"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\eZula"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\MyWebSearchSearchAssistant"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code
Store Database\Distribution
Units\{10000273-8230-4DD4-BE4F-6889D1E74167}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code
Store Database\Distribution
Units\{30000273-8230-4DD4-BE4F-6889D1E74167}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code
Store Database\Distribution
Units\{00000EF1-0786-4633-87C6-1AA7A44296DA}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code
Store Database\Distribution
Units\{26E8361F-BCE7-4F75-A347-98C88B418322}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code
Store Database\Distribution
Units\{8522F9B3-38C5-4AA4-AE40-7401F1BBC851}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code
Store Database\Distribution
Units\{EB6AFDAB-E16D-430B-A5EE-0408A12289DC}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser
Helper
Objects\{00A6FAF1-072E-44cf-8957-5838F569A31D}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser
Helper Objects\{D5C778F1-CF13-4E70-ADF0-45A953E7CB8B}"
HKU,"S-1-5-21-114231137-2012957344-1061364738-1170\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main","Search
Bar"
HKU,"S-1-5-21-114231137-2012957344-1061364738-1170\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main","Search
Page"
HKU,"S-1-5-21-114231137-2012957344-1061364738-1170\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Main","Start
Page"
HKU,"S-1-5-21-114231137-2012957344-1061364738-1170\Software\Xupiter"
HKU,"S-1-5-21-114231137-2012957344-1061364738-1170\Software\eZula"
HKU,"S-1-5-21-114231137-2012957344-1061364738-1170\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run","eZmmod"
HKU,"S-1-5-21-114231137-2012957344-1061364738-1170\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder\Start
Menu\Programs\TopText
iLookup"
HKU,"S-1-5-21-114231137-2012957344-1061364738-1170\Software\RealNetworks\RealDownload\4.0","Referrer"
HKU,"S-1-5-21-114231137-2012957344-1061364738-1170\Software\FunWebProducts"
Notes
Some of the entries referenced files on the hard drive. As you examine
each of the entries, make a note of any files that are referenced, and deal with
those files accordingly.
If you run a tight ship, you'll probably have a pristine registry with only
legitimite entries in it. Kudos to you! Other folks are not as lucky.
Improvements
If a person deemed it necessary, this little utility could be expanded to be
both a "reader" and a "cleaner." It makes a good starting point for a
beginner. As if it's not mentioned enough already, remember to treat the
registry with respect. One wrong move could mess up your entire day!
Also, if you have registry entries that are known to be nothing more than
junk, send me a note and I'll try and add them.
Enjoy!