Registrty Care

RegistryCare is a program that may give exaggerated reports of errors in the registry on the compromised computer. It is a low risk Adware. Low Risk Adware is advertising software that displays ads on the desktop but is installed with better notice, disclosure and user consent than the majority of adware programs. Nonetheless, some Low Risk Adware programs may still not fully disclose all potentially objectionable functionality during installation. Some Low Risk Adware programs display less intrusive forms of advertising, such as banner ads or text links embedded within the program itself. Low Risk Adware typically does not transmit personally identifiable information (PII) and is not considered a serious privacy risk.0

General information:

Malware Name:	Registrty Care
Malware Type:	Adware
Company Name:	Registry Care
Company URL:	http://registrycare.com/
Threat Level:	Low Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation.

Company Description:

Registry Care is the only hottest selling Registry cleaning software on the Net today. Registry Care scans the Windows registry and finds incorrect or obsolete information. By cleaning obsolete information in Windows registry, our system will run faster and error free. The backup/restore function lets backup our whole Windows Registry so we can use it to restore the registry to the previous status in case we encounter any kind of system failure. The startup and BHO organizer feature lets manage our startup and IE BHO items with ease, and we can control the programs started with Windows and IE completely.

Spyware Description:

RegistryCare is a program that may give exaggerated reports of errors in the registry on the compromised computer. It is a low risk Adware. Low Risk Adware is advertising software that displays ads on the desktop but is installed with better notice, disclosure and user consent than the majority of adware programs. Nonetheless, some Low Risk Adware programs may still not fully disclose all potentially objectionable functionality during installation. Some Low Risk Adware programs display less intrusive forms of advertising, such as banner ads or text links embedded within the program itself. Low Risk Adware typically does not transmit personally identifiable information (PII) and is not considered a serious privacy risk.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> Displays third-party advertising on the computer -> Tracks browsing habits -> Degrade the performance and stability of the computer.0

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Processes Running:

RegistryCare.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Desktop\Registry Care.lnk	574	Shortcut
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Start Menu\Programs\Registry Care\Registry Care.lnk	586	Shortcut
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Start Menu\Programs\Registry Care\Uninstall Registry Care.lnk	554	Shortcut

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Program Files\RegistryCare\backups
C:\Program Files\RegistryCare\logs

Registry information Created after Installation: