False positives?

Are these keys FPs? Could someone verify this? Thank you.

# AdwCleaner 7.0.0.0 - Logfile created on Sun Jul 23 10:21:28 2017 # Updated on 2017/17/07 by Malwarebytes # Database: 07-16-2017.1 # Running on Windows 7 Home Premium (X86) # Mode: scan # Support: https://www.malwarebytes.com/support

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No malicious services found.

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No malicious folders...

Re: AdwCleaner not responding at post actions

Firstly, make sure you cleaned up your Adware fully, otherwise, the problem might still persist. Newest updated of AdwCleaner shouldn't have this issue. Try doing a full reinstall of the software and see if that helps!

Re: Version 7 FPs (262 elements)

I have no proxies on either machine.

Just updated and ran scan - still same result as yesterday as below - 280 entires found!

The Chrome entries found are simply my personalisations for the Chrome start up page! Should definately not be selected or cleaned!

# AdwCleaner 7.0.0.0 - Logfile created on Fri Jul 21 08:26:44 2017 # Updated on 2017/17/07 by Malwarebytes # Database: 07-16-2017.1 # Ru...

Re: PUP.Legacy.Optional - 3 Threats Identified

Agreed. One strange result after running AdwClnr v7 safe mode scan -- first time used search engine noticed it had been switched to duckduckgo -- figured it's a browser hijack of some sort so chgd search engine setting bk to google and removed duck from list.

I then searched for add ons and related software and found none. Ran v7 safe mode scan again next day. No unwanted objects found, but ag...

Re: Version 7 FPs (262 elements)

Just 1 entry this time after updating.

# AdwCleaner 7.0.0.0 - Logfile created on Fri Jul 21 15:44:03 2017 # Updated on 2017/17/07 by Malwarebytes # Database: 07-21-2017.1 # Running on Windows 7 Ultimate (X64) # Mode: scan # Support: https://www.malwarebytes.com/support

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No malicious services found.

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No malicious folders found.

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Re: Version 7 FPs (262 elements)

sure, these are immunization entries detected from SpywareBlaster by AdwCleaner.

# AdwCleaner 7.0.0.0 - Logfile created on Fri Jul 21 15:18:41 2017 # Updated on 2017/17/07 by Malwarebytes # Database: 07-16-2017.1 # Running on Windows 7 Ultimate (X64) # Mode: scan # Support: https://www.malwarebytes.com/support

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No malicious services found.

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No...

Re: PUP.Legacy.Optional - 3 Threats Identified

Glad you could solve the issue. And yeah, Malwarebytes is amazing, but I have found myself using ADWCleaner as well, there are something things one software doesn't clean as good as other, which is why it is always recommended to do multiple scans with multiple anti-malware solutions, just to be 100% sure.

Re: AdwCleaner signature

Hello, 

Here is the logfile that was displayed:

== Scan for security software untrusted certificates | Support: <mailto:untrustedcerts@fr33tux.org> == This software will look for known security vendor certificate in the Windows Untrusted Store and remove the legit ones. This should allow your security software to launch again properly.

========= 03D22C9C66915D58C88912B64C1F984B8344EF09 [!] F...

Re: Version 7 FPs (262 elements)

Thanks. 10 reg keys are still detected.

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PUP.Optional.GameVance, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{02F0243C-2E71-4A1A-A790-6C30888119D0} PUP.Optional.GameVance, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{AEB04B5E-C981-47A9-B847-33EE4C92F6B9} PUP.Optional.Legacy, [Value] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windo...

Re: Version 7 FPs (262 elements)

Thanks. AdwCleaner still detects 12 reg keys. One is the value I deliberately changed :

PUP.Optional.Legacy, [Value] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext | DisableAddonLoadTimePerformanceNotifications

 

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PUP.Optional.GameVance, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{02F0243C-2E71-4A1A-A790-6C30888119D0} PUP.O...