Doctor Watson Report post Posted September 15, 2011 Hi. I think the following is a false positive : I am using the program Registry Cleaner (Sammsoft) to - what a surprise - keep my registry clean. When I run SAS, I get this result : Seems at least strange that a program designed to optimise my computer, would in itself endanger it. Does anyone know why SAS considers Registry Cleaner as potentially dangerous ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SAS_Dave Report post Posted September 16, 2011 Hi. I think the following is a false positive : I am using the program Registry Cleaner (Sammsoft) to - what a surprise - keep my registry clean. When I run SAS, I get this result : Seems at least strange that a program designed to optimise my computer, would in itself endanger it. Does anyone know why SAS considers Registry Cleaner as potentially dangerous ? Many "Potentially Unwanted" rules in our system were added by user request because the software in question can be "annoying" (too many popups/alerts) or difficult to remove. If you are happy with this particular software and don't find it disruptive, then simply select it in the list after a scan and click the "trust/allow" button. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doctor Watson Report post Posted September 16, 2011 Many "Potentially Unwanted" rules in our system were added by user request because the software in question can be "annoying" (too many popups/alerts) or difficult to remove. If you are happy with this particular software and don't find it disruptive, then simply select it in the list after a scan and click the "trust/allow" button. Thanks Dave. I just wanted to make sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhabdomantist Report post Posted September 29, 2011 There are reasons not to have registry cleaners, miekiemoes' Blog-Registry Cleaners and System Tweaking Tools http://miekiemoes.blogspot.com/2008/02/registry-cleaners-and-system-tweaking_13.html Bleeping Computer-Search Registry Cleaners-Quietman7 http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic378243.html/page__p__2125825__hl__using+registry+cleaners__fromsearch__1#entry2125825 Demystifying the Windows Registry http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial74.html Why I don’t use registry cleaners http://www.edbott.com/weblog/2005/04/why-i-dont-use-registry-cleaners/ Registry Junk: A Windows Fact of Life http://blogs.technet.com/b/markrussinovich/archive/2005/10/02/registry-junk-a-windows-fact-of-life.aspx AUMHA Discussion: Should I Use a Registry Cleaner? http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
