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Hello, I have XP home sp1a and have all critical updates installed. Spybot is a powerful tool, and need to be certain of things pertaining to it. I recently installed and ran spybot. It returned the following. Can I safely remove any of these with out causing a problem in Windows.  Do I need to retain any of these.  Thanks..........   Alexa Related: What's related link (Replace file, nothing done)  C:\WINDOWS\Web\related.htm DSO Exploit: Data source object exploit (Registry change, nothing done)  HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\0\1004=W=3 DSO Exploit: Data source object exploit (Registry change, nothing done)  HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\0\1004=W=3 DSO Exploit: Data source object exploit (Registry change, nothing done)  HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-861567501-1383384898-682003330-1004\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\0\1004=W=3 DSO Exploit: Data source object exploit (Registry change, nothing done)  HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\0\1004=W=3 DSO Exploit: Data source object exploit (Registry change, nothing done)  HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\0\1004=W=3 Windows Media Player: Client ID (Registry change, nothing done)  HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\Settings\Client ID= Windows Media Player: Client ID (Registry change, nothing done)  HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\Settings\Client ID= --- Spybot-S&D version: 1.2  ---2004-02-26 Includes\Cookies.sbi2004-02-29 Includes\Dialer.sbi2004-02-29 Includes\Hijackers.sbi2004-02-26 Includes\Keyloggers.sbi2004-02-29 Includes\Malware.sbi2003-03-16 Includes\plugin-ignore.ini2004-03-09 Includes\Revision.sbi2004-02-26 Includes\Security.sbi2004-02-29 Includes\Spybots.sbi2003-03-16 Includes\Temporary.sbi2004-02-26 Includes\Tracks.uti2004-02-29 Includes\Trojans.sbi

lawnmowerguy · Answer

IIRC, I encountered those same files when I ran Spybot for the first time.  I too was a bit nervous about letting Spybot delete them, but decided to go ahead and allow it.  That was 7 weeks ago, and my computer seems to be working just fine.

BBlackie · Answer

If Spybot recommends removal by assigning a check mark to them at the conclusion of a scan, then they are safe to remove.

Dr. Lawrence Ho · Answer

If you are uncertain, Spybot allows you to create a backup file of each item removed.  I have used this program for several years without any trouble.

BrickYard · Answer

Ok...........Thanks

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