Re: Worm removal - Help with LEGACY key in Regedit

From: SJS (sjs[at]yahoo[dot]com)
Date: 10/24/05


Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 22:30:39 -0400

Thanks. It worked.

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message
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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 
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> 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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