New *October 2016 * Adwcleaner "Cleans" identified issues, and they return upon reboot

Seeking help from the tech community! 

Computer background:

Windows 10 Home

First Virus Protector: McAfee (full) - Nothing found Currently uninstalled

Second Protector - AdwCleaner - Cleaned up items, but they return upon reboot 

Third Virus Protector: Ad-aware (full) - Cleaned up some stuff, but did not identify AdwCleaner items Currently Installed

Fourth Protector - HitmanPro (free) - ...

Re: ADW claener ne supprime pas les virus

bonjour,

il n'y a pas de probleme concernant le délais.je sais bien que vous avez une vie a coté et il n'y a pas que moi sur le forum.C'est pour cela que je me manifeste de temps en temps :)

je viens de terminer le rapport:

j'ai repasser ADW mais toujour pareil.

voici le rapport:

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware www.malwarebytes.org

Date de l'analyse: 06/10/2016 Heure de l'analyse: 17:48:15 Fich...

Adwcleaner ِِApplication not found - report a problem

when I click on "make a donation" on the adware cleaner UI then I got this error ! here a screenshot .https://postimg.org/image/o7popsmf1/

File not disinfected: C:\WINDOWS\System32\dnsapi.dll

As the title suggests. I believe this virus is responsible for Windows Defender not being to update its definitions or run at all. Log:

# AdwCleaner v6.020 - Logfile created 05/10/2016 at 20:24:47
# Updated on 14/09/2016 by ToolsLib
# Database : 2016-10-03.1 [Server]
# Operating System : Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro  (X64)
# Username : Jamie - JAMIES-PC
# Running from : C:\Users\Jamie\Do...

Re: A whole lot of damage

Thanks for your reply. There was one more thing that wasn't working that I forgot to mention, the HP Simple Pass fingerprint reader for logging in. There may have been more. Fortunately I did have a system image, and I restored everything. I have to say I was more than surprised that 18 items were flagged for deletion, I have MalwareBytes and AntiExploit Premium running, I am very picky when it...

AdwCleaner Feature Suggestion

Hello, I use AdwCleaner a lot. I was wondering if you could implement a way to choose another installation directory from C:\AdwCleaner to something like C:\Program Files (x86)\AdwCleaner or C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Roaming\AdwCleaner? I would greatly appreciate this feature.

ADWcleaner Remove and returned next day after cleaning

Hi

I Clean my PC wit ADW and the next day the same Ad comme back

 

[-] [C:\Users\roma\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Web data] [Search Provider] Deleted: speccy.en.softonic.com

[-] [C:\Users\roma\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Web data] [Search Provider] Deleted: the-punisher.fr.softonic.com

[-] [C:\Users\roma\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Web...

Re: Adwcleaner false positive?

# AdwCleaner v6.020 - Logfile created 01/10/2016 at 07:53:28 # Updated on 14/09/2016 by ToolsLib # Database : 2016-09-30.1 [Server] # Operating System : Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (X64) # Username : paulm - DESIGN2015 # Running from : C:\Users\Paulm.TOOLS\Downloads\adwcleaner_6.020.exe # Mode: Scan # Support : https://toolslib.net/forum



***** [ Services ] *****

No malicious serv...

Re: False Positive (Firefox add-on)

# AdwCleaner v6.020 - Logfile created 30/09/2016 at 15:03:49
# Updated on 14/09/2016 by ToolsLib
# Database : 2016-09-28.1 [Server]
# Operating System : Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1 (X86)
# Running from : C:\Users\xxxxx\Desktop\Programs and Stuff\AdwCleaner\adwcleaner_6.020.exe
# Mode: Scan
# Support : https://toolslib.net/forum


***** [ Services ] *****

No malicious services found.

**...

Re: adwcleaner cleaned 2 threats and same ones returned next day after cleaning

Hello,

Please manually reset your Chrome profile like in this picture:

Then, click on "Reset", and everything should be ok.