Re: "Free" program changes registry key...

From: Torgeir Bakken (MVP) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com)
Date: 11/09/02

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From: "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com>
Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2002 00:11:29 +0100

Fishface wrote:

> A "free" download manager program called "FreshDownload" changed the
> following key:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cryptography\RNG
>
> I have a feeling this is not good. Is this an acceptable thing for it to do?
> Thanks for any help!

If my memory serves me right from all my SW install surveillance I have done,
this value *always* changes.

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torgeir
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI
Porsgrunn Norway

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