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    Default "Startup file does not exist"

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    --- Spybot - Search & Destroy version: 1.5 (build: 20070830) ---

    2007-08-31 blindman.exe (1.0.0.6)
    2007-08-31 SDMain.exe (1.0.0.4)
    2007-08-31 SDUpdate.exe (1.0.6.4)
    2007-08-31 SDWinSec.exe (1.0.0.8)
    2007-08-31 SpybotSD.exe (1.5.1.15)
    2007-08-31 TeaTimer.exe (1.5.0.9)
    2007-09-22 unins000.exe (51.46.0.0)
    2007-08-31 Update.exe (1.4.0.5)
    2007-08-31 advcheck.dll (1.5.3.0)
    2007-04-02 aports.dll (2.1.0.0)
    2007-04-02 DelZip179.dll (1.79.5.3)
    2007-08-31 SDHelper.dll (1.5.0.8)
    2007-08-31 Tools.dll (2.1.2.0)
    2007-09-19 Includes\Cookies.sbi
    2007-07-25 Includes\Dialer.sbi
    2007-09-19 Includes\DialerC.sbi
    2007-08-29 Includes\Hijackers.sbi
    2007-09-19 Includes\HijackersC.sbi
    2007-07-25 Includes\Keyloggers.sbi
    2007-09-19 Includes\KeyloggersC.sbi
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    2007-08-21 Includes\Tracks.uti
    2007-09-12 Includes\Trojans.sbi
    2007-09-19 Includes\TrojansC.sbi
    2008-12-24 Plugins\TCPIPAddress.dll

    Category: Startup file does not exist
    Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\nwiz
    Filename: nwiz.exe
    Data:

    Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\hp deskjet 840c series_Driver
    Filename: rundll32 hpzcon04.dll,VendorJettison hp deskjet 840c series
    Data:

    Category: Startup file does not exist
    Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\NvCplDaemon
    Filename: RUNDLL32.EXE
    Data:

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    "Startup file does not exist" indicates just that. The program can not be found in the path indicated by the startup entry. Therefore the startup entry will not actually start a program.

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