What is this reg key all about?

[see.cher]

[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1292428093-436374069-1343024091-1003\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\UserAssist\{75048700-EF1F-11D0-9888-006097DEACF9}\Count]

stumbled upon this key and was wondering if anyone knew what it was
all about?

it contains a lot of unintellegable entries.

 

[Eddy]

[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1292428093-436374069-1343024091-1003\Software\Microso
ft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\UserAssist\{75048700-EF1F-11D0-9888-006
097DEACF9}\Count]

stumbled upon this key and was wondering if anyone knew what it was
all about?

it contains a lot of unintellegable entries.

It is a record of your IE web activity, "encoded" in ROT13 format.

What's it doing there? Good question! Ask Microsoft...

 

[Dave Patrick]

One of these may help.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...88-006097DEACF9"+UserAssist+count&btnG=Search

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[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1292428093-436374069-1343024091-1003\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\UserAssist\{75048700-EF1F-11D0-9888-006097DEACF9}\Count]
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| stumbled upon this key and was wondering if anyone knew what it was
| all about?
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| it contains a lot of unintellegable entries.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

The MFU / Pinned list entries are stored there (ROT13 encrypted).

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Correction:

The key holds the recently launched programs list (ROT13 encryption), and
the information regarding the 'personalized favorites' feature (i think).
Here is some more information:

From Wesley Vogel.
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/fe01f8cd1db19cf3?hl=en&

"user assist spy"
http://www.google.com/search?q="user+assist+spy"

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Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

The MFU / Pinned list entries are stored there (ROT13 encrypted).

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Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1292428093-436374069-1343024091-1003\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\UserAssist\{75048700-EF1F-11D0-9888-006097DEACF9}\Count]

stumbled upon this key and was wondering if anyone knew what it was
all about?

it contains a lot of unintellegable entries.