Windows 10: Suspicious Registry Entry. Should I remove it?

Discus and support Suspicious Registry Entry. Should I remove it? in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; Hi! Recently, I was tricked into installing a dubious Android emulator called GameLoop. I find it dubious because when it was running, it registered a... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by KenLayug, Jan 3, 2020.

  1. KENLAYUG
    KenLayug Win User

    Suspicious Registry Entry. Should I remove it?


    Hi!
    Recently, I was tricked into installing a dubious Android emulator called GameLoop. I find it dubious because when it was running, it registered a service that has an string of Asian characters as a name I think Chinese. I just do not like to have any service I don't know running in my laptop, or a service that has a name that I cannot read.
    So I uninstalled the emulator and swore to never install any emulator in the future. So, I checked the running services and found that the service with Chinese characters is gone. I felt relieved, but I still have my doubts that it must had left something within my hard drive or even within the registry. Then, I checked out my registry and found a weird registry entry I never saw before, it is:

    Computer\HKEY_USERS\QMConfig


    It only contains a Default REG_SZ entry with no data value set.

    But then, I am always afraid of editing the registry since even I tweak it sometimes, I am still not confident of myself. Perhaps this registry entry is a new feature or is actually not related to the emulator I installed recently.

    So my question is: should I remove this registry entry folder?

    Thank you and have a great day!

    :)
     
    KenLayug, Jan 3, 2020
    #1
  2. WUNGRAILENG VASHI
    Wungraileng Vashi Win User

    Registry entries missing

    Hi Arvid,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

    I understand the inconvenience caused. I will be glad to assist you with this.

    This might be due to the registry entries getting corrupted or missing. I would suggest you to click the article given below and try the 3rd step from the article first. If that doesn't work, continue with the other suggested troubleshooting steps one after
    the other.

    Fix network connection issues

    Let us know the result. We will be glad to help if you need further assistance.
     
    Wungraileng Vashi, Jan 3, 2020
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  3. ROOKE
    Rooke Win User
    Miscellaneous Registry entries?

    W1zzard: Miscellaneous Registry entries?

    For W1zzard,

    *Respect :respect:

    What are the registry entry names and data types for the Miscellaneous entries:

    Currently selected Catalyst A.I. level, and Geometry Instancing Enabled?

    I can't find anything that looks like those that are defined in that registry key, and I have to manually set them everytime I reboot my PC. *Frown Suspicious Registry Entry. Should I remove it? :(

    It would be nice to be able to keep them set across reboots. *Smile Suspicious Registry Entry. Should I remove it? :)

    Or are they taken care in version 0.25b11? I'm currently using 0.24.
     
    Rooke, Jan 3, 2020
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  4. STEPHEN PETITT
    Stephen Petitt Win User

    Suspicious Registry Entry. Should I remove it?

    winsock registry entries missing

    I've installed windows update 10 on two computers and I am now getting a report that the winsock registry entries are missing on both computers.

    I've tried all of the suggested solutions;

    resetting winsock

    removing the faulty reg entries and rebuilding

    installing reg entries from a working system

    none of these have removed the problem

    The issue is causing multiple problems on my network, visibility of devices and computers and access to shares.
     
    Stephen Petitt, Jan 3, 2020
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