My operating system is Windows XP. I frequently clean up my registry manually. This is the first time my Registry Mechanic software has ever detected anything specifically related to Avast. Here is what it is telling me is "Invalid." All seven entries are located in:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps\Avast\
Automatic VPS update\.default
(Default) = C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\English\vpsupd.wav
Detection of suspicious message\.default
(Default) = C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\English\suspic.wav
Mouse over the simple user interface button\.default
(Default) = C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\English\hover.wav
Other malware found\.default
(Default) = C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\English\malfound.wav
Simple user interface button pressed\.default
(Default) = C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\English\press.wav
Task done\.default
(Default) = C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\English\ready.wav
Virus found\.default
(Default) = C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\English\virfound.wav
In other words, it is asking me to delete everything in the .default folders,
leaving the very similar looking Dfault0□ folders in their place. Before I
delete anything, I want to make sure that there isn't something fishy
going on here. Thanks in advance.