Unauthorized Registry Modification??

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Help! Is it normal for my PC to be running registry modifications
continually??? I have Ad-Aware, and Ad-watch; and my Ad-watch shows that
"Registry Modification" are being "detected" every second. There are at
least 3 per second while my PC is running. I don't even have to be connected
to the internet. I also have Norton installed to the hilt...I have had
problems with ad-ware; is this the same thing?? Someone please let me know,
I want to make sure I'm not getting hacked into. I'm 25, female, and worried
that that this thing is going to get out of control. Thanks for any help!!

~Sunne

 

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Sunne wrote:
> Help! Is it normal for my PC to be running registry modifications
> continually??? I have Ad-Aware, and Ad-watch; and my Ad-watch shows
> that "Registry Modification" are being "detected" every second.
> There are at least 3 per second while my PC is running. I don't even
> have to be connected to the internet. I also have Norton installed
> to the hilt...I have had problems with ad-ware; is this the same
> thing?? Someone please let me know, I want to make sure I'm not
> getting hacked into. I'm 25, female, and worried that that this
> thing is going to get out of control. Thanks for any help!!

Deep breaths.
As for what the edits are - you have to tell us that.. What entries are
being modified?

I wish Lavasoft Ad-Aware (even the full version) was enough. Get and
install Spybot Search and Destroy.. Update it, scan with it and immunize
with it. Also get SpywareBlaster and IE-SpyAd and immunize with those. You
should turn off "Ad-watch" while you do those things.. Otherwise it might
driver you batty.

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