Re: Worm removal - Help with LEGACY key in Regedit

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 10/23/05 

Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 17:05:48 -0400

Right click the key in question. Select Permissions. Ensure that your username has full control. If not, modify the permissions. If your username isn't listed, click Add and add it to the list with Full control. 

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"SJS" <sjs[at]yahoo[dot]com> wrote in message news:%23aXxxFB2FHA.592@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> My Symantec antivirus detected an instance of the W32.Spybot.UBH on my 
> machine, however, it could only quarantine it, not delete it altogether. I 
> have been following the instructions on Symantec' website 
> (http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.spybot.ubh.html) 
> which, at one point, require deleting 
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ENUM\ROOT\LEGACY_SVKP
> 
> Unfortunately, RegEdit just won't allow me. When I locate the key, and press 
> delete, I get an 'Error Deleting Key' popup message. Any suggestion? As 
> always, thank you in advance for your ideas.
> 
> 
> 
>

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