What is regedit.exe?

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The table below includes any processes that may be associated with regedit.exe, from which further information can be found by clicking on the process title. The icon beside the information can be used to quickly determine if this is a safe file in combination with the key below:


This file is normally safe to leave running.	In most cases, this file is not required to run on startup and can be run manually.	Warning, this file may be a virus, spyware, resource hog and running it is not recommended.	This file may or may not be necessary to load on startup, depending on your circumstances.	No information is available for this item.

regedit.exe Processes:

File Type	Process Name and Information
	Ccao Probably a variant of MediaTickets adware. Note - this is not the valid Windows registry editor which resides in Windows or Winnt and will not figure in Msconfig/Startup! This version resides in a "mduu" subfolder, which may change
	Data789 Homepage hijacker
	Internal Added by the FORTNIGHT.D TROJAN!
	Microsoft Regestry Edit Manager Detected by Trend Micro as the SHEUR.HC WORM! See here
	NeroCheck Added by the DOOMJUICE.B WORM! Note - this is not the valid Ahead Nero CD/DVD burning program. Also, it is not the valid Windows registry editor which resides in Windows or Winnt and will not figure in Msconfig/Startup! This version resides in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder
	OPQFile Unsavoury program that resets your homepage every time you restart - uncheck in MSCONFIG and delete it via a registry edit
	PowerSet Appears to be Toshiba power management related
	regedit Added by the BRID.A WORM! Note - this is not the valid Windows registry editor which resides in Windows or Winnt and will not figure in Msconfig/Startup! This version resides in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder
	regedit Added by the GANBATE.A WORM! Note - this is not the valid Windows registry editor which resides in Windows or Winnt and will not figure in Msconfig/Startup! This version resides in a "securityDatabase" subfolder
	setupuser Regfile in disguise - another CoolWebSearch parasite variant
	Symantec Antivirus professional Added by a variant of the FORBOT WORM!
	SysSearch Added by the STARTPAGE-FN TROJAN! Note that regedit.exe is a legitimate Microsoft file and shouldn't be deleted. The "pcsearch.reg" file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder
	SysSearch Added by the STARTPA-ME TROJAN! Note that regedit.exe is a legitimate Microsoft file and shouldn't be deleted. The "sysreg.reg" file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder
	SystemSearch Installs a Seachxl.com browser page hijack
	SystemSearch Installs a i--search.com browser page hijack

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