AntiSpyware Beta Startup Bug...

[MR_GRIMM]

Startup Problem # 1:
If you select the option "Enable the Microsoft
AntiSpyware Security Agents on startup" the process
gcasServ.exe is placed in your startup in registry key
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.

However, if you de-select the option "Enable the
Microsoft AntiSpyware Security Agents on startup" the
process gcasServ.exe does NOT get deleted from startup.
I.E. gCasServ.exe remains in registry key
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.

I would expect gcasServ.exe to be removed from the above
startup registry key.

Startup Probelm #2:
If you do go into registry and delete gcasServ.exe from
starting up in registry key
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run and
later on you re-select the option "Enable the Microsoft
AntiSpyware Security Agents on startup" the process
gcasServ.exe does NOT get re-inserted into startup
registry key
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.

I would expect gcasServ.exe to be re-inserted into the
above startup registry key.

 

[Steve Dodson [MSFT]]

I will file a bug to investigate this issue further.

-steve


Steve Dodson [MSFT]
MCSE, CISSP
PSS Security

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