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Software => Computer software => Topic started by: ident on December 28, 2009, 04:35:45 AM

Title: Obsolete software key 14919ea49a8f3b4aa3cf1058d9a64cec what is it?
Post by: ident on December 28, 2009, 04:35:45 AM

A friend has an obsolete key which keeps appearing in a registry scan

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Obsolete software key 14919ea49a8f3b4aa3cf1058d9a64cec HKLM\Software\14919ea49a8f3b4aa3cf1058d9a64cec
Google brings up a lot of entrys regarding

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14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC

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There is a hijack entry log which refers to "14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC@p0 C:\Program Files\DAEMON Tools Pro\"
sinc ehe is using daemon.

but what is 14919ea49a8f3b4aa3cf1058d9a64cec

If you look at a hijackthis log http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=31924 there are loads of this entry.

Title: Re: Obsolete software key 14919ea49a8f3b4aa3cf1058d9a64cec what is it?
Post by: Broni on December 28, 2009, 02:15:50 PM

That computer is seriously infected with rootkit(s), so you better continue right there.

Title: Re: Obsolete software key 14919ea49a8f3b4aa3cf1058d9a64cec what is it?
Post by: BC_Programmer on December 28, 2009, 02:33:44 PM

Quote from: Broni on December 28, 2009, 02:15:50 PM

That computer is seriously infected with rootkit(s), so you better continue right there.

agreed.

But, to answer the direct query, "14919ea49a8f3b4aa3cf1058d9a64cec" is a 128-bit GUID.

Title: Re: Obsolete software key 14919ea49a8f3b4aa3cf1058d9a64cec what is it?
Post by: ident on December 28, 2009, 03:06:35 PM

The hijackthislog is nothing to do with me. Found it when googling

"14919ea49a8f3b4aa3cf1058d9a64cec"

can you explain a little mroe what that is plz

Title: Re: Obsolete software key 14919ea49a8f3b4aa3cf1058d9a64cec what is it?
Post by: Broni on December 28, 2009, 03:11:39 PM

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\sptd\Cfg\14919EA49A8F3B4AA3CF1058D9A64CEC
sptd is DAEMON Tools driver, so that numeric entry is part of it. No mystery here.