I have had a virus several times in the past month. AdwCleaner seems to fix it, but then it comes back a week or two later. Today it mutated worse than ever. It deleted all the old versions of AdwCleaner off my hard drive. When I came here to download the latest version, IE would not load the page, it just said Waiting, forever. Opera acted like it downloaded, but nothing happened. I clicked Didn't Work? Click Here, and the same thing would happen, countdown from five, and then nothing. This is a pretty smart virus to delete the old copies and not let you download the new one. Do you know about this virus? What must I do to keep it from coming back again?
americanman80> We know Adwcleaner is an awesome program and we all use it to fight the good fight vs malware. However Symantec do not seem to see it that way and have decided that adwcleaner is a virus (false positive). I am hoping this is fixed soon as nothing kicks malware butt better than Adwcleaner.
To some of the other users out there who think this software is a virus, listen up. Any piece of software that performs administrative tasks with or without the user knowledge is considered malware or a trojan. Unfortunately, this is also common for software with a good cause.
the correct path is:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Windows Genuine Advantage
the new 3.309 adwcleaner tells that there is a virus in it...why?
and why ,if it is true, is not possible to remove it...??
Also cannot download as Norton blocks and removes it. Here is copy of Norton details:
Filename: adwcleaner[1].exe
Threat name: Trojan.Gen.SMH
Full Path: c:\users\admin\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\0xz70k18\adwcleaner[1].exe
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Details
Unknown Community Usage, Unknown Age, Risk High
Origin
Downloaded from
http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/ccc7b1be60ac8b673cbab8cd91aea0c9/5405e713/windows/security/security-utilities/a/adwcleaner/AdwCleaner.exe
Activity
Actions performed: Actions performed: 1
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On computers as of
9/2/2014 at 8:45:45 AM
Last Used
9/2/2014 at 9:49:52 AM
Startup Item
No
Launched
No
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Unknown
It is unknown how many users in the Norton Community have used this file.
Unknown
This file release is currently not known.
High
This file risk is high.
Threat type: Virus. Programs that infect other programs, files, or areas of a computer by inserting themselves or attaching themselves to that medium.
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http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/ccc7b1be60ac8b673cbab8cd91aea0c9/5405e713/windows/security/security-utilities/a/adwcleaner/AdwCleaner.exe
Downloaded File adwcleaner[1].exe Threat name: Trojan.Gen.SMH
from bleepingcomputer.com
Source: External Media
adwcleaner[1].exe
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File Actions
File: c:\Users\ADMIN\AppData\Local\microsoft\Windows\temporary internet files\Content.IE5\0XZ70K18\ adwcleaner[1].exe Removed
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File Thumbprint - SHA:
f303a32ba4a44ae7d25b73f5b6f3f2c3dcf6d9970ebf88de816b399eedce80b1
File Thumbprint - MD5:
Not available
Bonsoir,
à toutes fins utiles, Norton antivirus efface AdwCleaner v3.308 sans autre forme de procès, il peut être utile de prévenir Norton de ce faux positif... cordialement. M.L.
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 ??
False alarm:
C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\fhkmpddbiciimgibbkmimhfognpknmeo
It is absolutely legal extension of the store
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/save-as-mhtml/fhkmpddbiciimgibbkmimhfognpknmeo
C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Mail.Ru
In this folder, I have installed "Cloud Mail.ru", it need not be removed, it is completely legal and no it does not apply to advertising
https://cloud.mail.ru/
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Mail.Ru
And in that folder I have is a shortcut to the legal application "Cloud Mail.ru"
https://cloud.mail.ru/
