Is this a rootkit clue?

one of my security programs intercepted this attempted reg change?
It looks like a HIDDEN files ie the "~"
Could this be a root kit using hidden modified files?

Bobby


reg key change: value hacker eliminator
rEG KEY: hkey_local_machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run
Value"Hacker Eliminator
Data:\Program Files\securityD\HackerEliminator.exe
Has been changed to D:\PROGRA~1\SECURI~1\HACKER~1.EXE

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"D:\Program Files\securityD\HackerEliminator.exe" and "D:\PROGRA~1\SECURI~1\HACKER~1.EXE" mean the same thing. The first is in "long file name" notation while the second is in "MS-DOS-readable 8.3 short file name" notation. I have seen this behavior in some programs I use. The program installer may initially write to the registry in long notation, while the program itself later changes the entry to short notation.

Rootkits do use wild card characters to hide processes, services, files, and registry keys. But that is not the case here.

Nick