Is developer going to do something about false positives ?
Right now,this tool is dangerous and could leave users with broken apps and addons.
False positives (it's a legitimate VPN extension):
C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Hola
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\Extensions\ncffjdbbodifgldkcbhmiiljfcbgjag
If I remember correctly there's also a false positive for the Hola Unblocker Firefox add-on. However, the Firefox add-on stopped working for me - possibly due to AdwCleaner cleaning away files needed for it to work - and re-installing it doesn't help, so I can't submit a report for that add-on. The add-on can be installed from here if anyone wants to have a look at it: http://hola.org/
The following entries are false positives:
C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\ProgSense (included with some software to look for updates - nothing malicious or deceiving)
C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Simple Adblock (adblocker now known as Adblock Plus knowingly installed by user for Internet Explorer)
C:\Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Application Data\Hola (knowingly installed by user)
HKCU\Software\ProgSense (included with some software to look for updates - nothing malicious or deceiving)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{459DD0F7-0D55-D3DC-67BC-E6BE37E9D762} (belongs to ZoomBrowser EX, a Canon camera utility)
The following are proxy settings knowingly added by user:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings [ProxyEnable] - 1
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings [ProxyOverride] - *.local
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings [ProxyServer] - socks=localhost:1234
Thanks in advance for correcting the issue.
False Positives :
Everything
http://www.voidtools.com/
New Tab Homepage
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/new-tab-homepage/?src=ss
This latest version has many false positives. In favorites, i have a folder name 'online' it is detecting that folder. In registry, it is detecting IDM helper addon for IE (I have Internet download manager installed). In firefox, it is detecting an addon xpi file 'SuperDrag', i have been using this addon for months it is not a adware. Please fix this problems if possible.
Thanks a lot for this superb program.
For People Who Think Everything Anti-Virus/Anti-Malware is really virus..
Wake up Pls..There are a lot of False Positives..This is one of them..If u Look on youtube for Adwcleaner There are a lot of videos teaching how to use it..Showing this specific website to download.
Bonne année à tous les geeks du monde entier et tous les bénévoles !
Je viens vers vous avec un problème de fenêtres intempestives qui s'ouvraient et que j'avais résolu avec AdwCleaner version 4.105. Le problème est réapparu le jour de l'an (!!) est n'est pas résolu avec la nouvelle version 4.106. Je ne sais plus quoi faire. Configuration : PC Windows 7, FireFox et Bit Defender.
Merci pour tous les commentaires qui pourraient m'aider.
ll est encore temps pour les bonnes résolutions ;-))
Bonjour,
j'ai découvert votre logiciel il y a quelques jours, suite à l'infection de mon PC par un adware particulièrement énervant : GO SAVE, une cochonnerie qui envoie sur des pages non désirées et incruste ses propres pub dans les pages web que je consulte.
Après un premier scan et nettoyage il me semblait que tout était rentré dans l'ordre, et puis non, il revient, toujours et encore, et n'est plus détecté maintenant. Je ne comprends pas le mécanisme qui lui permet de refaire surface malgré une suppression que je croyais définitive (scan, nettoyage, ccleaner par dessus, autres tentatives avec malwarebytes, mais sans succès, effacé dans la foulée, tentative manuelle de le supprimer, rien n'y fait, il revient à chaque fois après quelques minutes de navigation) - est-ce que la future version 4, dont on parle tant dans les commentaires, pourra y remédier après sa re-publication ? y'a-t-il quelque chose de spécial à faire ? - pour info je suis sous seven et j'utilise chrome pour le web -
As an experienced user i still sometimes accidentally install adware. This program makes uninstalling those very easier and faster than removing on your own. 5/5, will recommend and install on the computers of my relatives.
I have found that a reading of AdwCleaner[0] gives a better result than many other settings. The AdwCleaner *Quarantined* items are showing in other Antivirus scans at times. For this reason when helping others I ask them to Uninstall their version and install a Fresh copy after about 3 scans. Is this useless, or can this be a good idea ??
