I am running Windows XP Pro., and AVG anti spyware pro., Superantispyware Pro, Advanced Window Care 2 Pro., Malwarebytes Pro.  NONE of my primary anti spyware finds this Suspicious Entry when I scan.  (I know that with anti spyware software usually one will always find what the others missed).

Download loaded Spy Cleaner Gold 9.5 just to see if the program performs as claimed. (Evaluation only).  Upon completion of the scan below suspicious entry was found in my registry.  The word ¨Suspicious¨, concerns me, as English is not my primary language. 

After a search of the suspicious dll, on the www I am more confused as to the value is a necessary value for Windows NT and is and important dll in Microsoft Windows XP Pro., log on or is a Trojan.

Please advise do I leave this entry as is??, or do I delete the entry in my registry.

Suspicious Entries
Item Type  : Registry Key Value
Key Path   : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\windows
Key Value  : appinit_dlls

Thanks in advance,

Mind DoctorAccording to my sources Spy Cleaner was once listed as a rogue app...that is one that reports false positives to induce a user to buy their protection app to clean out what may or may not even be there...
I would personally not put much credence in whatever it reports is wrong with your machine...http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/spycleaner.net?ref=safesearch&client_ver=FF_26.6_6275&locale=en-US&premium=false&aff_id=0

This site represents one of many sites run by the same person that also runs dozens of clones of dubious download sites known as topdownloads.net. On the site, it says "if you are choosing Anti-Spyware make sure you choose one that is proven and has genuine awards from one or more world leading research labs such a PC Magazine, PC World, CNET, PC Pro Magazine, PC Authority, PC Answers and other trusted labs."

That's good advice - which this sites ignores. The site says spycleaner:

"continues to be awarded the HIGHEST honors by many of the worlds leading PC publications such as PC Pro, PC Plus, PC Authority, PC Utilities, PC Advisor, PC Choice, Microdatorn, PC Answers Magazine plus number of reputable 5-STAR ratings including CNET's Download.com."

The site owner, Leo van Opstal, isn't very creative with his bogus claims. The above quote was copied, WORD FOR WORD, from the PC Tools web site. He simply substituted "Spycleaner" in place of "Spyware Doctor" and left Tucows off the end. See for yourself here:

http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/

A search of these web sites reveals very little about SpyCleaner Platinum. There are NO AWARDS. PC World lists the software in the download section of its site. In spite of it having been there for over two years, nobody has reviewed it and it has been downloaded a mere 1,868 times. On Download.com, three of the five user reviews gave SpyCleaner one star out of five. One of those reviewers simply said "don't waste your money." On other sites, there were NO reviews by the editorial staff and no awards.

Other ridiculous claims abound, like "used by millions world wide" and "has been downloaded over 100 million times." Yet, further up the home page it says "Downloads: 15,123,456." OOPS! That's about eighty-five million short of 100 million. Both numbers are fiction.

Would you like to know more about who you are buying this dubious software from? Forget about it - there is no contact information WHATSOEVER - no postal address or phone number. Links for FAQ, forums and support all take you to the same login page at supportdesk.bz - not exactly informative. There is also a "free downloads" link that takes you to topdownloads.net, which has proven to be a source of adware in the past and is rated RED by SiteAdvisor.

This program continues to be listed as rogue software on spywarewarrior.com for having bundled WhenU adware in the past. While there doesn't appear to be any evidence of bundled adware at present (based on a scan by VirusTotal), the promotion of software based on unsubstantiated claims along with a complete lack of contact information is certainly compatible with the description "rogue." All of this makes a Bad Shopping Experience very likely.