I ran AdwCleaner to help eliminate some issues I have encountered and v5.013 incorrectly deleted at least two folders, following are the two lines from the log.
[-] Folder Deleted : C:\CommonShare
[-] Folder Deleted : C:\Program Files (x86)\Rightword EnterprisesThe CommonShare folder was created by me for CodeTwo support to sync Outlook catagories across my personal systems. Rightword Enter...
# Username : Removed - Removed
# Running from : C:\Users\Removed\Desktop\AdwCleaner (1).exe
# Option : Scan
# Support : http://toolslib.net/forum
***** [ Services ] *****
***** [ Folders ] *****
Folder Found : C:\ProgramData\CCH Small Firm Services
Folder Found : C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\CCH Small Firm Services Folder Found : C:\Users\Removed\AppData\Local\CCH Sm...Here is report
# AdwCleaner v5.009 - Logfile created 28/09/2015 at 15:22:01
# Updated 27/09/2015 by Xplode
# Database : 2015-09-27.1 [Server]
# Operating system : Windows 7 Enterprise Service Pack 1 (x64)
# Username : loewy - TESTWS-W7-1
# Running from : C:\Users\administrator\Downloads\AdwCleaner_2015-09-28.exe
# Option : Cleaning # Support : http://toolslib.net/forum
***** [ Services ] ***...I would highly recommend a few improvements that would have prevented or minimized the difficulties I experienced.
1. Display the Log File after the Scan is done, so that it's more obvious what was found before Cleaning starts. My Scan didn't find any "Services" to clean so my GUI didn't change. Even if a display had appeared to indicate I should check all tabs before Cleaning, I might have av...
I download adwcleaner from bleepingcomputer and run the file. adwcleaner the opens. I activate debug mode. I do scan and it finds all sorts of bad stuff. I do cleanup. popup comes "all programs will be closed to proceed......." I click ok. Moments later it goes to a blue sceen like this http://www.reviversoft.com/blog/2013/04/critical-process-died/ . It then takes awhile for the machine to boot...
AdwCleaner v6 documentation.
Valid only for AdwCleaner v6.x
Description
AdwCleaner is a tool aiming to remove adware (ads software), PUP/LPIs (Potentially Undesirable Program), toolbar, hijacker (hijack of the browser's homepage), ...
It's compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, each of them in both 32 & 64 bits.
This documentation aims to details how to use the software.
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