Now I am confused

[Votan]

I just installed the utility Free-Spy WareScan and run it. It pointed to a dozen of registry keys in DomainZone and says they are spyware/adware. All of those are not detected by Ad-Aware and by the online virus scan TrendMicro.

In my understanding the domainzone in the registry HKCU is the list created by SpywareBlaster to deny those sites spawning cookies. Now I am confused. Should these key values be removed? I would think not, but a feedback would be helpful.

[NooNoo]

Can you link to this free-spy scan product? Some of them are themselves spyware and want you to remove keys so that they can download their own ads.

[Jeff the Brit]

Is your program on this list?
If so, dump it and refer to NooNoo's sticky thread for the good stuff.

[Votan]

Can you link to this free-spy scan product? Some of them are themselves spyware and want you to remove keys so that they can download their own ads.

I don't remember how I got to that download, but this is the information about it:

Spyware BeGone! Main Engine Version: 5.00, DataBase Versio: 07003
Free Scanner Edition
Copyright 2003-2004
MiroSmarts Enterprise
Programmer: Tarek Mansour
www.spaywarebegone.com


I think I am going to uninstall this one.

[Votan]

Is your program on this list?
If so, dump it and refer to NooNoo's sticky thread for the good stuff.

Yes, Noonoo stuff is worth keep link to it in my Favorites. It is superb techincal presentation, worth more than an article in a PC publication.

[NooNoo]

thanks

review of spyware begone the last paragraph is pretty damning.

[eedmond]

Spyware Begone is on that list that Jeff the Brit listed. It is junk and is adware itself basically.