[dba-Tech] Junk in the Registry

Hi Rocky,
There's tons of registry cleaners on the web. Beware! Many of them can cause
problems by being overly aggressive in their cleaning.

IMO it really isn't necessary to clean the registry unless you are having
problems.

A safe registry cleaner is CCleaner. It may not appear to clean everything
if you run it in comparison to other registry cleaners but it is safe for
non-registry gurus to use and those others more than likely aren't. It's
free and doesn't include adware, although it may include Yahoo toolbar with
Ccleaner quick links on it in the setup so uncheck that option when
installing (unless you want it).

If I run into problems where I think registry cleaning (after an infection
has been cleaned or something equally as traumatic) I then also run a
registry defragger when completely finished with all other remediation
processes. I find that Auslogics' Registry Defragger is very good (and free)
Again, watch for the tag along Ask Toolbar during installation). I download
it and their file defragger which is very quick (and free) and run it and
then the registry defragger to optimize HD access speeds. When done I
uninstall both because I schedule Windows defragger to do it from then on.

Best of luck,
John B.

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 5:00 PM
To: List
Subject: [dba-Tech] Junk in the Registry

Dear List:

 

I had an occasion to scan my registry for something and I see a whole lot of
keys with a .com extension - tried a few in the browser and they don't link
to anything.  A couple of them are identified as attack sites.

What's the best way to get rid of the junk - dangerous or otherwise?

MTIA

 

Rocky