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Old 23-04-2006   #13 (permalink)
annoyed
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Re: AnyDVD spyware???

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Originally Posted by Katanovic
I think that AnyDVD behaves quite suspicious after installing update 5957. It tries to access the trusted zone (10.0.0.254) and also attempts to access one site (209.23.116.91) which is not belonging to Slysoft, but to BOClean. I use BOClean software. What has AnyDVD to do with BOClean? Isn't such behavior suspicious?
I don't see questionable outgoing connections from AnyDVD 5.9.5.7, but I have noticed (what I think is) a new registry key, created by AnyDVD each time it runs:

Code:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Zepter Software
The questionable thing about this registry key is that it makes use of nulls in order to avoid casual deletion.

One can delete the subkeys under Zepter Software using Sysinternals RegDelNull utility, using the regdelnull hku -s command. Do that with AnyDVD not running, then delete the entire Zepter Software key, and rerun AnyDVD. Watch the key be recreated.

I've already contacted SlySoft, but they have a nasty habit of ignoring me or providing useless replies that don't answer the question asked.
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