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   Shadow to samd@who.cares.com   
   Re: Question About Deleting Google 'Uplo   
   10 Aug 19 18:34:31   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-xp   
   From: Sh@dow.br   
      
   On Sat, 10 Aug 2019 11:03:21 -0500, samd@who.cares.com wrote:   
      
   >I don't use Google except for Google Maps.  I see Google 'upload'   
   >links in my registry.  What are the consequences of my deleting   
   >these?   
      
   > I will backup the registry before doing this,   
      
   	A good idea.   
   > but I'm curious what these links are for.   
   >   
   >I'm using Firefox with XP.   
      
   	That's quite a security issue.   
   	Privazer will probably remove them.   
      
   https://privazer.com/en/index.php   
      
   	As a "test" you can run this small tool.   
      
   https://privazer.com/en/download-shellbag-analyzer-shellbag-cleaner.php   
      
   	You will probably be amazed by the crap Windows stores about   
   your computer usage.   
   	PS It's portable, will not harm your machine if you don't   
   press any buttons. Even if you do, it's never harmed mine.   
   	[]'s   
   --   
   Don't be evil - Google 2004   
   We have a new policy  - Google 2012   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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