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From: aditya.deshmukh at online.gateway.technolabs.net (Aditya, ALD [Aditya Lalit Deshmukh])
Subject: Registry Watcher

>> the common installation inserts and all programs have values that must be
>> inserted. If a "watcher" would have a data base to follow and any odd or
>> uncommon entries could be flagged. As far as I know all newly found viruses
>> insert registry entries and these could be placed in a data base that would
>> cause registry to deny and flag. 

> viruses generally attack registry first because most of the application including 
> os use registry for running properly.. so registry is the favorite target. but 
> a virus can do much harm without changing registry also. 



hey for this sort of thing i use a program called as proport, it watches all the autostart up registry entries and alerts u when any new program is added to it. this program sits in the system tray so it is not obstrusive download it from www.tudpage.com u dont want regmon but proport for this sort of thing

-aditya


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