Registry Mechanic Advice Please

brumankids

Hi

A new icon has appeared on my desktop - Registry Mechanic. I am not aware that I clicked on anything to download it.

Can anyone advise if this is safe and what it is?

Thanks

RussJK

Anyone else use your computer?

Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, install and update it, then run a quick scan and post a log here please:

http://www.users.on.net/~russ/mb.exe

(seems others have had the same problem - it must have a naughty way of installing itself on people's computer)

Just make sure you don't have any malware, and then uninstall registry mechanic. Definitely don't use it - it's far more likely to make things worse than it is to make anything better IMO.

GunJack

registry mechanic is a PITA, get shut. It's not malicious, but it has been known to delete stuff it shouldn't and by doing so cause system stability or worse issues. For such things, stick with CCleaner and Glary Utilities

brumankids

Thanks for your reply. No-one else has used my laptop. Here is the scan result


Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.50.1.1100
www.malwarebytes.org
Database version: 6422
Windows 6.1.7600
Internet Explorer 8.0.7600.16385
22/04/2011 22:26:21
mbam-log-2011-04-22 (22-26-21).txt
Scan type: Quick scan
Objects scanned: 161164
Time elapsed: 7 minute(s), 4 second(s)
Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 0
Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Files Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

RussJK

Well at least you know you're computer is clean

closed

post a hijackthis log if you want to make sure

jsman

Registry Mechanic is a piece of software which is installed when you install or update Adobe Shockwaves and by default, is selected to install. This is the most likely way this software got onto your PC. It is safe, but I don't know how effective it is so would just uninstall it, sometimes registry cleaners do more bad than good.

Just keep an eye-out for the checkbox when installing/updating Adobe Shockwaves and uncheck it (im not sure if any other adobe software is bundled with it).