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Ad-Watch & winlogon.exe

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cajunlibra

New member
I just installed Ad-Aware Pro and let Ad-Watch run and it keeps popping up asking me about winlogon.exe, whether I want to allow or block it from making a registry change. In just a few minutes I got 19 of those notifications. I ran SD and it didn't show any major issues.

My question is is it normal for winlogon.exe to change the registry so much?
Should I tell Ad-Watch to allow winlogon.exe to make changes all the time? I have S&D run daily and to fix items automatically.

Thanks


XP Pro SP3
 
Hi cajunlibra

Click here to download HJTInstall.exe
  • Save HJTInstall.exe to your desktop.
  • Doubleclick on the HJTInstall.exe icon on your desktop.
  • By default it will install to C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis .
  • Click on Install.
  • It will create a HijackThis icon on the desktop.
  • Once installed, it will launch Hijackthis.
  • Click on the Do a system scan and save a logfile button. It will scan and the log should open in notepad.
  • Click on "Edit > Select All" then click on "Edit > Copy" to copy the entire contents of the log.
  • Come back here to this thread and Paste the log in your next reply.
  • DO NOT use the AnalyseThis button, its findings are dangerous if misinterpreted.
  • DO NOT have Hijackthis fix anything yet. Most of what it finds will be harmless or even required.
 
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