spybot questions

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OK I know this is nothing to do with viruses, but this is one of the few
groups that have people who are able to answer Spybot queries.

I have two questions after just running Spybot.

1. An alert says Windows Registry Synchronisation Manager Startup
file does not exist mobsync.exe

but a file search tells me that mobsync.exe is in sys32/dllcache

What is this message telling me? What should i do?

2. I have several alerts about "wrong App Path" an e.g. is

Windows Registry pbrush.exe
systemroot\system32\mspaint.exe

Again - what is this telling me, what should I do about it?

Cheers
 
OK I know this is nothing to do with viruses, but this is one of the few
groups that have people who are able to answer Spybot queries.

I have two questions after just running Spybot.

1. An alert says Windows Registry Synchronisation Manager Startup
file does not exist mobsync.exe

but a file search tells me that mobsync.exe is in sys32/dllcache

What is this message telling me? What should i do?

2. I have several alerts about "wrong App Path" an e.g. is

Windows Registry pbrush.exe
systemroot\system32\mspaint.exe

Again - what is this telling me, what should I do about it?
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Both seem to refer to inconistencies found in the registry. Files
aren't located where the registry entry says they are. If you can't
resolve this yourself manually using regedit, then _carefully_ use a
good registry cleaner. I like the free RegCleaner for this sort of
thing. But you have to be careful of what you allow it to correct. If
you happen to have Norton Utilities, the Norton System Check is also
helpful with straightening out these sort of registry problems.


Art
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Me said:
thanks - I'll investigate - SLOWLY!!
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In the case of pbrush.exe and mspaint.exe it is a legitimate
entry so that when pbrush is invoked (legacy graphics
program) mspaint is substituted (new graphics program).
 
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