Malware infection? WinPatrol nortice of the program change - regedit.exe %1 - involved virus Registry Editor?

I use Winpatrol as one of my security features. Lately he has been asking me if the following program changes are acceptable:

(1) "Winpatrol has detected a change to one of your file type associations. REG

The program currently associated with this type of file is:

Notebook
MIcrosoft Corporation
Notepad.exe %1
A change was made to use the following program for this file type:
The registry editor
Microsoft Corporation
RegEditor.exe %1.

(2) "Winpatrol has detected a change to one of your file type associations. SCR
The program currently associated with this type of file is:

Notebook
MIcrosoft Corporation
Notepad.exe %1
A change was made to use the following program for this file type:
The registry editor
Name
Name of the company
% 1/s.

Recently, my computer has been infected by a variety of viruses and spyware despite my ZoneAlarm and Malwarebyes loaded. I ran several other antivirus and anti-spyware programs and, possibly, these programs don't reported no malware or spyware was present.

I wonder if the above changes are made by a virus who missed the antivirus programs I have used.

I would appreciate any comments, advice or information on the changes above the Microsoft community since Microsoft software is involved in the changes requested. I really appreciated any help that can be given and thank you in advance for it.

Many anti-malware programs make changes to this file association as a way to protect yourself.

Types of files. SCR and. REG were often abused and used to encourage users to run what has proved to be malicious.   Programs change your default Notepad program to protect you.

You will notice that most browsers will run is more .reg files.  Instead they will display the text of the script if it is legitimate.  For a long time Outlook has not allowed to download. SCR files.

WilPatrol will warn you of this change and allow you to change it if you want, but what ever malware program performs this change will continue to try to change it to Notepad.

I usually recommend either using the Filetypes Lockdown feature in WinPatrol or just say WinPatrol does not monitor. SCR and. REG and let your other security program all supported.

Bill Pytlovany

BillP Studios

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    A program called 'Vista Internet Security' randomly started scanning my computer today, even if I was not said or was even aware I had. She argues there are 33 infections on my PC and than remove them I have to sign up and buy the program (which I do not!). Even if I click remind me later or leave unprotected it pop again alerts such as Stealth Inrusion balloons! Misuse of the system! System Danger! Found tracking software! Security breach! and private life threatening! It resembles a formal program, but it is not on my PC anywhere. It says 'upgrade to the full version of Vista Internet Security security software now! Clean your system and avoid new attacks. »

    I ran the Spybot program, but he found nothing. I have installed McAfee so I ran which but he found nothing also. I am running Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware scan but it has yet to find anything.

    http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-Internet-Security-2010

    Internet Security 2010 is a fake anti-spyware that is installed through the use of malicious software. Once installed, Internet Security will be configured to start automatically when you log in to Windows. It will then scan your computer and display many infections, but will not remove anything until you purchase the program. These infections, however, are all fake and are only to demonstrate that they trick you into thinking you are infected so that you then purchase the program. It goes without saying that you should definitely not buy this program.

    Follow the steps CORRECT on the link above to remove it, including STOP the THIEF treat 1st before you scan them for it with Malwarebytes:

    1. Print out these instructions we will have to close each open window later in the fix.
    2. Before we do anything, we must first end to the processes that belong to Internet Security 2010 so that it does not interfere with the cleaning procedure. To do this, download the following file on your desktop.

      Rkill.com download link

    3. Once it is downloaded, double-click on the rkill.com in order to try automatically stop all processes related to Internet Security 2010 and other Rogue programs. Please be patient while the program seeks to various malware programs and end to them. When it's over, the black window will close automatically and you can continue to the next step. If you get a message that rkill is an infection, don't be concerned. This message is just a fake warning given by Internet Security 2010, when it terminates programs that can potentially remove. If you encounter these infections warnings that close Rkill, a tip is to leave the warning on the screen and then run Rkill again. By without closing the warning, this typically will allow you to bypass the malware trying to protect itself so that rkill can terminate Internet Security 2010. So, please try to run Rkill until malware is no longer running. You will then be able to proceed with the rest of the guide.

      Do not restart your computer after running rkill as malware programs will start again.

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    As this infection deletes a core of Malwarebytes executable', we will need to download a new copy of it and place it in the folder Anti - Malware\ C:\program Malwarebytes'

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    If necessary, do all the work Safe Mode with network.

     

    To get into Safe Mode with network, press F8 at the Power On / boot and use key arrow upward to get into SafeMode with networking from the list of options, and then press ENTER.

     

     

    Read all the information below before you start:

    http://www.Malwarebytes.org/MBAM.php

    Malwarebytes is as its name suggests, a Malware Remover!

    Download the free Version from the link above.

    Download, install, upgrade and scan once a fortnight.

    How to use Malwarebytes after installation:

    1. open Malwarebytes > click the update tab at the top > get the latest updates.

    2. on the Scanner tab, make sure that the Perform quick scan option is selected and then click on the Scan button to start scanning your computer

    3 MBAM will now start to scan your computer for malware. This process can take some time.

    4. when the scan is complete, a message box will appear

    5. you must click on the OK button to close the message box and continue the process of Malwareremoval.

    6. you will now be at the main scanner screen. At this point, you must click on the button to view the result .

    7. a screen showing all of the malware displayed the program that is

    8. you must now click remove selection button to remove all the listed malware. MBAM will now delete all of the files and registry keys and add them to the programs quarantine. When you remove files, MBAM may require a restart in order to eliminate some of them. If it displays a message stating that it needs to restart, please let him do. Once your computer has rebooted, and logged in, please continue with the remaining steps.

    9. when MBAM has finished remove the malware, it will open the scan log and display it in Notepad. See the log as desired, and then close the Notepad window.

    10. you can now exit the MBAM program.

    And then run Spybot Search & Destroy.

    See you soon.

    Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

  • System Restore cannot run ' do allow you the program following an unknown Publisher to make changes to this computer: rstrui.exe '? "

    I'm trying to run a system restore, and I have Windows 7.  The problem started when Yahoo hacked my Google with Firefox search engine.  I could not understand how to get my search engine to Google, so I tried to do a "system restore."  I get a message from "user account control" who says: ' do you want to allow the program following an unknown Publisher to make changes to this computer: rstrui.exe Editor: unknown origin of the file: hard drive of this computer. "  I think that rstrui.exe is actually the Windows program for the restoration of the system, but I don't think I should get a message like "Editor: unknown."  I ran Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and Spybot, but came to nothing.  If my system restore has been disabled?

    Hello

    This can help you, because these are a few reasons for problems with SR:

    1. If you are using Norton, you should disable Norton inviolable Protection before using the system restore.

    http://Service1.Symantec.com/support/sharedtech.nsf/pfdocs/2005113009323013

    AVG will cause problems with SR too.

    «Temporarily disable AVG»

    http://www.Avg.com/ww-en/FAQ.Num-3857

    2. try to use Safe Mode system restore.

    http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/products/features/system-restore

    "Start your computer in safe mode.

    http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Start-computer-safe-mode#start-computer-safe-mode=Windows-7

    See you soon.

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