i regularly scan for and remove usage tracks. in my last installation of windows 10, there were 2 results that kept coming back no matter how many times i tried to remove them. i never saw them again after my new install--until today. i will attach a screenshot. what bugs me is why did they reappear all of a sudden, and what do they mean--especially the (is not) after the entries? i can't help but think this is something suspect and/or sinister. please help to put my mind at ease... thanks!!
question about usage tracks
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thank you for your reply to this one as well. i was thinking the (is not) meant that it was an aliased filename, but how could it be found if that's not actually it? however i cannot find those in the registry, so they can't be registry keys then, can they? i need to learn more about this--i mean i know the tracks of some activities are in the registry, but why can't i find these? i hope that made sense, and thanks for all your help, tashi.
Hello circe801,
Those are not a threat, I'll ask about the (is not) entry.
Best regards.
hi, tashi or anyone else that might see this--just one more question. those usage tracks i sent the screenshot of--are they supposed to be registry entries? because if so, they are not there, so where could they be?? thanks!!
"Is not" explained
Hi, the term "is not" refers to a default value to a key. Spybot detects some altered values, especially if these enable backdoors or lower the general security level of the system. Example: "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableTaskMgr" default value is "0". If this gets altered for example to "1" (Taskmanager disabled), Spybot will detect this change and try to change it back to "0" as the value "is not" 0.
Hope this helps.
Hi, the term "is not" refers to a default value to a key. Spybot detects some altered values, especially if these enable backdoors or lower the general security level of the system. Example: "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableTaskMgr" default value is "0". If this gets altered for example to "1" (Taskmanager disabled), Spybot will detect this change and try to change it back to "0" as the value "is not" 0.
Hope this helps.