Select “RegShield” in the Ad-Watch main menu to open the RegShield screen.
The registry is a database that stores settings and options for the operating system for Microsoft Windows 32-bit and 64-bit versions. The registry contains information and settings for the hardware, operating system software, users, and preferences of your computer.
RegShield allows you to protect the areas in your registry that are common targets for malware by alerting you when a program attempts to make changes to sections in your registry.
Protected Areas
RegShield allows you to protect the following areas of your registry:
· | Internet Explorer Settings: Internet Explorer stores settings in the registry that contain information on your default home page and default search page, as well as other user settings that control the browser’s behavior. These settings are common targets for browser hijackers. |
· | Windows Start-up Settings: Windows start-up settings affect which parts of Windows are loaded at start-up and what programs are started. |
· | Windows security Restrictions and Policies: These are settings for user access rights, and other security settings that are used to protect the system’s integrity by making it harder to change files and folders that are vital for Windows to run properly. |
· | Windows Scripts: Windows Scripts are executed when logging-in to Windows. |
· | Windows Session Manager: Session Manager keeps track of your current system state, including the applications that are open and the documents each application has opened, so that the same state can be restored when you log-in or log-out. |
· | Windows File Associations: This data is needed to associate certain file types with certain programs (for example, to associate “.psd” with Photoshop, or “.html” with your browser of choice). |
User List
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