Since I have installed Smath Studio, AdwCleaner found four suspicious registry keys. Here is the report :

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# AdwCleaner v5.114 - Rapport créé le 29/04/2016 à 10:48:50
# Mis à jour le 27/04/2016 par Xplode
# Base de données : 2016-04-27.1 [Serveur]
# Système d'exploitation : Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1 (X64)
# Nom d'utilisateur : ****************
# Exécuté depuis : ***************
# Option : Scanner
# Support : http://toolslib.net/forum

***** [ Services ] *****

***** [ Dossiers ] *****

***** [ Fichiers ] *****

***** [ DLL ] *****

***** [ WMI ] *****

***** [ Raccourcis ] *****

***** [ Tâches planifiées ] *****

***** [ Registre ] *****

Clé trouvée : HKCU\Software\Classes\Andrey Ivashov.SMath Studio.sm
Clé trouvée : HKCU\Software\Classes\Andrey Ivashov.SMath Studio.smz
Clé trouvée : HKU\S-1-5-21-295457093-2378653176-778422176-1000\Software\Classes\Andrey Ivashov.SMath Studio.sm
Clé trouvée : HKU\S-1-5-21-295457093-2378653176-778422176-1000\Software\Classes\Andrey Ivashov.SMath Studio.smz

Is it positive falses ?
Best regards
Pekoe

These are registry keys about file type description for the current user

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HKCU - Abbreviated from the registry key name HKEY_CURRENT_USER. HKCU stores settings that are specific to the currently logged-in user. The HKCU key is a link to the subkey of HKEY_USERS that corresponds to the user; the same information is reflected in both locations.

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HKU - Abbreviated from the registry key name HKEY_USERS. HKU contains subkeys corresponding to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER keys for each user registered on the machine

Thanks for this precise answer.

I posted a similar question to the Toolslib Forum but no answer until now. I hoped they put these keys in a white list (no option for the final user). It seems that AdwCleaner is a little bit paranoïd (obviously, it's a safe attitude)...

If not, is it possible to erase these keys in the registry (either by AdwCleaner or directly within the registry, using regedit or other) without disrupting Smath ?

Best regards/Cordiali saluti
Pekoe

Wrote

Thanks for this precise answer.

You are very welcome

Wrote

I posted a similar question to the Toolslib Forum but no answer until now. I hoped they put these keys in a white list (no option for the final user).

I suppose it depends because one may write almost everything in the registry, following is own "pattern", thus is not easy to have precise answers valid for every case.

Wrote

It seems that AdwCleaner is a little bit paranoïd (obviously, it's a safe attitude)...

100% agree

Wrote

If not, is it possible to erase these keys in the registry (either by AdwCleaner or directly within the registry, using regedit or other) without disrupting Smath ?

Not sure, we may wait an answer from the author, but if possible would be better to put it in a local whitelist (if the software let you do it).

Salut Pekoe,

AdwCleaner reminds me years... years ago JV16 would want to zap all Mathcad !!!
AdwCleaner rocognises published crap. It questions what it does not know.
SpyWare is another one of same questionability.

Jean

Hello everyone,
Thanks Jean for your comment. AdwCleaner is several times updated a week.
I received a response from ToolsLib here. The false positive should be corrected.
Best regards,
Pekoe