On Mon, 2 Feb 2015 14:00:16 -0600, VanguardLH  wrote in
 

>I use SpywareBlaster but did not pay for it.  I just use the free
>version.  As I recall, the only extra you get with the paid version is
>an automatic update check.  What it does is not by having it run
>resident all the time, as with other anti-malware programs.  It adds
>"kill bits" to the registry.  It adds class IDs for known malicious
>programs that register themselves.  It then adds a data item with a
>value that tells Windows not to load that program.  So, in effect,
>SpywareBlaster is pre-loading all the CLSIDs for known badware into the
>registry but setting the kill bit so Windows won't run that badware.  If
>the badware ever shows up, it cannot run. 

I wonder if Avira is doing something similar?  That would explain the
Avira installation creating 9060 new Registry entries, would it not?
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