Registry protection

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Hello all,
How can I protect my registry files from being edited???
Thanks in advance
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When you install Spybot S&D, also install Tea Timer. It will alert you
to any change in the registry. It's up to you to allow the correct
changes; if you've recently made a change, you may be expecting a Tea
Timer prompt, but if you opened an email, or browsed to a new site on
the internet and there's a prompt, you should probably disallow the
change to the registry.
 
none said:
Hello all,
How can I protect my registry files from being edited???
Thanks in advance
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Turn off the computer. Seriously. You see, whenever the computer is
in use, small changes are constantly being made to various portions of
the registry. If you lock down the registry completely, the computer
(or, more accurately, the operating system) simply won't operate properly.

If you're trying to prevent specific users from making unwanted,
deliberate edits, simply ensure that these user accounts aren't
operating with any sort of elevated privileges; that way, they won't be
able to make any serious changes.

HOW TO Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279783


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Well, thank you all... I just want to prevent my registry files from
being modified by hidden installers or any stuff of that sort, I need
the defence also to be sort of silent, is that possible??? hmm, I need
that beside the anti virus, cos anti virus don't usually catch
everything..
Thanks again
 
none said:
Well, thank you all... I just want to prevent my registry files from
being modified by hidden installers or any stuff of that sort, I need
the defence also to be sort of silent, is that possible??? hmm, I need
that beside the anti virus, cos anti virus don't usually catch
everything..
Thanks again
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Then the simplest precaution you can take would be to create a Limited
User account for your daily use. If you don't run the computer with
elevated privileges most installers will fail.

Routinely using a computer with administrative privileges is not
without some risk. You will be much more susceptible to some types of
malware, particularly adware and spyware. While using a computer with
limited privileges isn't the cure-all, silver bullet that some claim it
to be, any experienced IT professional will verify that doing so
definitely reduces that amount of damage and depth of penetration by the
malware. If you get infected/infested while running as an
administrator, the odds are much greater that any malware will be
extremely difficult, if not impossible, to remove with formating the
hard drive and starting anew. The intruding malware will have the same
privileges to all of the files on your hard drive that you do.

A technically competent user who is aware of the risks and knows
how to take proper precautions can usually safely operate with
administrative privileges; I do so myself. But I don't recommend it for
the average computer user.


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