Windows 10: Strange Registry Key- Possible spyware

I was looking through regedit and was this key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\·ÎÄà ÀÀ¿ë ÇÁ·Î±×·¥ ¸¶¹ý»ç¿¡¼* »ý¼ºÇÑ ÀÀ¿ë ÇÁ·Î±×·¥

I believe its some spyware. I need advice on how to deal with it
Thank you

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Unable to install Windows 10 due to the application conflicts

I am getting the same error message but its telling me to uninstall PC Tools Spyware Doctor. I uninstalled Spyware Doctor at least 2 years ago, have checked through the registry and deleted two left over pieces along with turning off my Norton firewall
and STILL I get the same message and Windows 10 will not install!! Any other possible options??

 

Can't find file "C:/WINDOWS/system32/taskmgr.exe",but taskmgr.exe is overthere...

out put : Error: the system cannot find the specified registry key or value

It looks so strange...and terrible..

 

Scan the system with antispyware / antivirus.

Report back findings.

 

Recommended malware scanners:

Malwarebytes (Free version will work well)

AdwCleaner

TDSSKiller (To rule out the possibility of rootkits)


Note
When running TDSSKiller, launch the program, click on the blue text "Change Parameters" & check the box marked "Detect TDLFS File system." Click OK & then run the scan.

 

I did a full system scan with malewarebytes and Avast and both found nothing

 

Malwarebytes and TSDDKILLER found nothing. Doing AdwCleaner right now

Edit: AdwCleaner found nothing

 

Hi.
That's definitely an odd entry. I am surprised that none of the scans returned anything at all.
Please try running an ESET Online Scan. You can find detailed instructions in the thread below on how to manipulate it.
BSOD after boot up, during login or right after, (bad spool header?) Solved - Page 3 - Windows 7 Help Forums

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Has the system been cleaned from infection in the past? Could be a leftover?
Have you run CCleaner Free on the registry to see if that particular key is flagged as broken?

 

It didn't come up in CCleaner, and i do not believe that this is a leftover infection that was cleaned. (The only infection that avast has picked up are tracking cookies)

ESET Scanner flagged the following
C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-550920438-923572385-2769641918-1001\$RZL59UK.exe a variant of Win32/Adware.Coupons.AA application

Should i go ahead an clean it. Dunno if it'll solve what that registry key is tho.

 

Hi. Sorry for the delay in responding. Yes, I would go ahead and clean that - it's something to do with coupon printers, which are considered adware/spyware.

Please see my post #7 above.

 

Cleaned the adware out, but the registry key is still there. I didn't get the exact thing in CCleaner when i scanned the registry, but something similar

 

Okay. I usually uncheck Help Files when I run Ccleaner on the registry, only because some program's help files are not fully initiated until they are run the first time.

It might be easier to run it, checking only one or two items at a time, so there are not so many things to evaluate at once. I would also have a look at your startup items and scheduled tasks (in Ccleaner Tools>Startup tab) for anything suspicious.

It seems to me that this reg key may be a leftover from a previous cleaning?

 

I dunno if its a leftover from a previous cleaning.
I dont see this registry key coming up anywhere in the CCleaner scan. Startups are good as well. Here it is in the registry



Is it safe to just delete it?

 

Have a look here first and see if any of these games ring a bell:
What is dfpatcher.exe ? dfpatcher.exe info

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