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Originally posted by ChatterBox
Some parts of Lavasofts Ad-Aware software are indeed more for "peace of mind". On a whole though I have found the software quite good at reducing infestations on my computer. The notifications from Ad-Watch have often alerted me to something suspect.
After being burnt a few time with very destructive malware I have been become much more cautious and have more "protective" software running. I think an increasing amount of people are becoming aware and doing the same.
I checked the settings of Ad-watch and it is not possible to exempt this particular Run Key from being monitored.
tbh, this is not a "piece of mind"-setting in Ad-watch, it's more a useless function... When you get the notice from Ad-watch, the "damage" is already done!!!!
The change is performed when MSN Messenger closes. And that is the time when it should be detected. Not when Windows starts up the next time, because by then the program from that run-key value is already started up. Imagine if this is a real adware/spyware program!
So, this detecting routine is very dodgy and rather useless. If you wanna monitor the run-key then use proper programs (like
StartupMonitor,
RegMon,
AutoRuns) , not some anti-adware tool (wannabe-monitor tool) which isn't designed for it...
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