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Has this been used ? HiJack this (missing file)

kingofslaves · 2010-07-05 22:21:12

I bought a new laptop about a week ago. I have transfered some files from my old machine and installed hijackthis. When I did the first scan to set up the ignore list I found some strange entries. Why do some of these have file missing ? Has this machine been used before I got it or is there a valid reason. I haven't…

05-07-2010 10:21PM

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kingofslaves

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I bought a new laptop about a week ago. I have transfered some files from my old machine and installed hijackthis. When I did the first scan to set up the ignore list I found some strange entries. Why do some of these have file missing ? Has this machine been used before I got it or is there a valid reason. I haven't removed anything, the only thing I have done is the HP update.

Here is a screenshot of the Hijackthis results:

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laptop

spyware

windows 7

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#2 06-07-2010 01:07PM

ASJ112

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they are orphaned registry entries, so if you installed something and then removed it, there is a chance they will still be there

Don't worry about them. Also if its x64 bit OS it can be a bug.

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