| Whenever I am asked whether a registry cleaner | | | | Does a Registry Cleaner Remove Spyware and |
| remove spyware and malware the short answer is, | | | | Malware? |
| 'no'. That's simply because spyware and malware are | | | | No, you will need protective software such as a good |
| cleaned by an antivirus program not a registry cleaner. | | | | antivirus with a spyware remover on your PC to be |
| There are many fine antivirus programs that will | | | | safe from these miscreants, on the other hand, it is a |
| remove this type of threat, like all software some of | | | | registry cleaner's job is to help fix the corrupted values, |
| them are good and some are not so good. | | | | repair damaged keys and resolve the various conflicts |
| When speaking of these types of threats and the | | | | that spyware or malware will leave in its wake. |
| way they work, whilst it is true that they can affect | | | | How do Registry Cleaners help with Spyware and |
| your registry by adding commands to the registry that | | | | Malware? |
| will allow this type of software to carry out whatever | | | | The system registry is a data warehouse; a giant |
| task the spyware or malware was originally intended | | | | database that stores information about all of the |
| for, a registry cleaner will not remove this type of | | | | currently installed applications that are on the computer |
| threat. | | | | at that given time and those that have been installed, |
| To appreciate the usefulness of registry cleaners in | | | | deleted or modified in previously. Certain programs will |
| relation to spyware and malware, we have to know | | | | actually rely upon common registry values in order to |
| what those two troublemakers really do. | | | | allow them to work and this means that if the |
| What is Spyware? | | | | common values are corrupted or otherwise tampered |
| Spyware, as the name suggests, is built to spy on your | | | | with then these programs will cease to work. Does a |
| computer. It can be as innocuous as something | | | | Registry Cleaner Remove Spyware and Malware? |
| tracking the sites you visit to give its owner stats on | | | | No. What does it do then? It fixes the damage such |
| internet usability (...by the way, that's not so innocuous | | | | programs create. |
| when you don't want anyone to know where you've | | | | The Dream Team: Rigistry Cleaners in tandem with |
| been), or it can be malicious spyware that is created | | | | Antivirus Software |
| with the aim of assisting identity theft. Keyloggers are | | | | A common mistake is to assume that when running |
| a type of spyware, for instance, they keep a track of | | | | antivirus software and removing the spyware/virus is |
| the keys you press on your keyboard, trying to find | | | | the end of the matter. More sophisticated viruses are |
| codes and passwords so as to access your accounts. | | | | created in such a way that a small part of them |
| This is one source of credit card frauds over the | | | | remains affixed to the registry even after they have |
| internet. | | | | been removed from the computer...much like a cancer |
| What is Malware? | | | | sitting dormant in a body for a while. Nor does |
| Malware, on the other hand is software created for | | | | removing the malware repair the damage that has |
| the purpose of harming your computer, infecting it and | | | | been inflicted on your machine. A registry cleaner |
| generally being a nescience. Again, there is a huge | | | | repairs that damage. |
| range of malware, some will just induce pop-ups...which | | | | Does a Registry Cleaner Remove Spyware and |
| are annoying as hell but they don't match the | | | | Malware? In the strictest sense of that sentence, it |
| maliciousness of malware that is designed to corrupt | | | | does not. BUT, it is incredibly useful in cleaning up the |
| your data or bring your OS to a halt. | | | | damage spyware and malware do to you computer. |