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RE: [Full-Disclosure] Registry Watcher
- To: <m.garg@xxxxxxx>, <full-disclosure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: RE: [Full-Disclosure] Registry Watcher
- From: "Aditya, ALD [Aditya Lalit Deshmukh]" <aditya.deshmukh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 9 May 2004 09:35:18 +0530
>> the common installation inserts and all programs have values that must be
>> inserted. If a "watcher" would have a data base to follow and any odd or
>> uncommon entries could be flagged. As far as I know all newly found viruses
>> insert registry entries and these could be placed in a data base that would
>> cause registry to deny and flag.
> viruses generally attack registry first because most of the application
> including
> os use registry for running properly.. so registry is the favorite target.
> but
> a virus can do much harm without changing registry also.
hey for this sort of thing i use a program called as proport, it watches all
the autostart up registry entries and alerts u when any new program is added to
it. this program sits in the system tray so it is not obstrusive download it
from www.tudpage.com u dont want regmon but proport for this sort of thing
-aditya
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