Seriously, XP People!
I think it might be a WELL KNOWN FACT that XP was retired on April 8th 2014.
No support from MS = GAPING HOLES for hackers.
Any one still using it while connected to the internet is a blubbering idiotic FOOL !!
It's like going to War with a pen knife...
Personally, with version 4.0.0.2 - I have not had any issues using it on Vista, W7, W8.0, W8.1
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.
I have tried to download this several times with the same result as everyone else, Norton Internet Security is treating this programme as a trojan and deletes it. I have been on the NIS website forums and people there are quoting that the programme is safe to use and providing website links for download, both the BleepingComputer and Xplode links yet is still being blocked by NIS, any ideas if there is another programme available...?
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
i too can conferm that Symantec is treating the lasted verson and modafication of adw as a Trojan Gen/Trojan Horse please veiw and remodavie your progame i enjoyed it ever snice i found it on bleepingcompture and there a great place and site to use so for the bettership of the internert please get on this ASAP.bye
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 ??
Hello,
I am looking for a direct link to download adwcleaner, without using an external site (i.e. Bleeping Computers).
Please send me a direct link.
