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Comment by Xeogin
about Autoruns · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful 1 Helpful Report as spam

Simply the best at what is does, it shows you everything you need to access and more. Great for both preventing things from running at start-up, and for removing extra menus you don't want to see. Also a virus-busting must.

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