Registry Defender
Posted: February 9, 2007
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Threat Level: | 4/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 5 |
First Seen: | July 24, 2009 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
Registry Defender is a security program that gives false scan reports and misleading warnings. Our analysis of Registry Defender Platinum v5, version 5.2.1 ("Registry Defender"), suggests that caution is warranted in using this product. We ran Registry Defender on a clean install of Windows XP SP2 Home Edition, and Registry Defender identified 127 "Issues" from this clean install. No registry repair product is perfect, but in our opinion, the 127 "Issues" Registry Defender contained an inordinate number of false positives.
We also are concerned that, once a scan is performed, the Registry Defender software loads upon startup and, after each restart of the system, generates a window reminding the user that "127 Issues Remain" and prompting the user to "Upgrade for Full Repair." In our opinion, such prompting is overly aggressive. Registry Defender doesn't pose a severe security threat. However, if you wish to remove Registry Defender anyway, you can use the uninstaller that is bundled with the program.
Technical Details
File System Modifications
Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
The following files were created in the system:RegistryDefender.exe
File name: RegistryDefender.exeSize: 1.12 MB (1126400 bytes)
MD5: b3c66c0f4f53f4dd15d8e814c6535665
Detection count: 58
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 11, 2009
%PROGRAMFILES%\Angle Interactive\RegDef2010\RDAssistant.exe
File name: RDAssistant.exeSize: 869.88 KB (869888 bytes)
MD5: a79111ca8fea2ae3dd2750cd62173d03
Detection count: 5
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\Angle Interactive\RegDef2010
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: January 5, 2012
I was charged twice and still cannnot use the program