CCleaner .reg file left on site with public access

CCleaner for Windows
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I inadvertently had a CCleaner .reg file run against my system even though I didn't have CCleaner on my system as a CCleaner user had left it on a server with PUBLIC ACCESS privileges. They have since wiped it out, but I went back earlier and saved the offending .reg file on my hard drive. I tried to attach it to this post but got "Upload failed. You are not permitted to upload this type of file." I'm downloading my own copy of CCleaner now. Can I recover??? Here's the background from EMail message I sent to them which will hopefully help you realize that I "was tricked" or something and not overtly stupid.

Sent to XXXX@brookdalecc.edu: "A link, found thru a Dogpile metasearch for Automap.Map.NA a registry error reported by Norton WinDoctor ( search results link http://www.dogpile.com/info.dogpl/search/r...filter=moderate )

, to your website changed my number of registry errors from 5 to over 80 plus. (per Norton WinDoctor). **** note: as above the user at www.brookdalecc.edu have since wiped out all files on the server ***

I clicked on the link

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\

CLASSES_ROOT\Automap.Map.NA\CLSID] @="{A49EEA00-9231-4C77-AA9E-2F89D72B480 ...

www.brookdalecc.edu/fac/engtech/backup/cc_20061112_.... [Found on Ask.com]

thinking it was going to give me definition of the file but instead of giving me a definition it ran a .reg http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documen...g.mspx?mfr=true software routine (Java? ActiveX or something that skirted my firewall) that changed my registry such that the next time I ran Norton Windoctor I had somewhere around 80 errors rather than the MERE 5 errors that I had previously to getting either "assisted" or sabotaged by your website."

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Were you possibly using Internet Explorer when the .reg file imported?

By default .reg files ask for permission when importing, unless they are imported by RegEdit.exe with the silent switch which is: /s

To sort of stop that behaviour on your system from happening again you can change RegEdit's default behaviour from Merge to Edit, by going into:

Windows XP instructions:

1. Open any folder, then click: 'Tools->Folder Options->File Types'

2. Scroll down until you see 'REG Registration Entries', then highlight it and click the 'Advanced' button.

3. Now highlight 'edit', then click the 'Set Default' button, then keep clicking OK to exit.

Note: This won't stop a command that uses the RegEdit silent switch /s from auto-importing data.