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free registery scanner

  • 27-02-2011 10:37am
    #1
    thebaz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,742 ✭✭✭✭


    i have noticed on a couple of web pages over the past couple of days, including boards , there is a box advertisement, offering a free windows registery scan - are these virus - i wouldnt run it regardless, but any idea are they safe or virus ****ers ?
    I ran avast on my machine to ensure i have nothing , no infections found !


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  • #2
    T0mmyM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 286 ✭✭T0mmyM


    I haven't seen any of these recently as I use Adblock and am not sure what software it is. Most of the time these are misleading software saying you have dozen ofs problems with your PC etc...and should upgrade to a paid version. Just never click on banner ads full stop ;)


  • #3
    Dude111
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,771 ✭✭✭Dude111


    This is one of the only GOOD reg cleaners out there!

    REGSEEKER!! -- www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm

    Click "Clean the registry" and tick all the boxs and after the scan,ALL THE GREEN ENTRIES CAN BE REMOVED...... (The Red ones may be needed (regseeker marks those as red (Ones it cant tell for sure)))

    First time i ran this it removed over 800 keys!! (I gave it a home straight away!!)


    Good luck!


  • #4
    manna452121
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 871 ✭✭✭manna452121


    I use CCleaner and it has a section for checking reg problems. http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download


  • #5
    LoLth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,339 ✭✭✭✭LoLth


    ccleaner would get my vote as well. Just be careful though as editing the registry can have disastrous results if it goes wrong.


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