registry editor

[hernan]

I was tryong to open my registry editor but the registry
window would just pop open and close, is there any
setting I need to change to open this window? Please help
me out, thank you.

 

[Kaylene aka Taurarian]

You may have a virus

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_emerutils.htm
Creates usable copies of REGEDIT, MSCONFIG and Task Manager

You could be infected with one of these worms:

W32.Spybot.Worm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.spybot.worm.html
W32.Klez.Worm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]
W32.Yaha.Worm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

These viruses terminate Regedit.exe and taskmgr.exe
W32.HLLW.Kefy:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.hllw.kefy.html
W32.HLLW.Cydog@mm:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]
Backdoor.IRC.Yoink.A:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/backdoor.irc.yoink.a.html
Backdoor.Volac.dr:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/backdoor.volac.dr.html
W32.Kwbot.R.Worm:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.kwbot.r.worm.html

These viruses delete the Regedit.exe, Regedt32.exe, Msconfig.exe, Taskmgr.exe
W32.Petch.B:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.petch.b.html
W32.HLLW.Maax.B@mm:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]