RE: Worm removal - Help with LEGACY key in Regedit
From: Malke (notreally_at_invalid.invalid)
Date: 11/22/05
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Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 05:45:37 -0800
Blair wrote:
> Is it necessary to remove any legacy registry keys? Do they present
> any threat?
>
> "SJS" wrote:
>
>> 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.
Do a thorough scan in Safe Mode with your antivirus. If it still can't
remove the registry key, start regedit and navigate to the key.
Right-click on it and try Delete. If that doesn't work, use right-click
again and change its permissions to full control for your user account
and/or Administrator. Then you will be able to delete it.
Malke
-- Elephant Boy Computers www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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