Re: I'm under the impression my PC has caught a virus of some sort... But...

I did not perform another scan with AdwCleaner as that part confused me. Am I to 'scan' and then 'clean' what it finds? I ask because when you open ADwCleaner, 'clean' is grayed out.

Log from MBAM:

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware www.malwarebytes.org

Scan Date: 02-Dec-16 Scan Time: 6:57 PM Logfile: Administrator: Yes

Version: 2.2.1.1043 Malware Database: v2016.12.02.12 Rootkit Database: v2016.11....

Re: I'm under the impression my PC has caught a virus of some sort... But...

Hello,

Can you relaunch it, do a clean. Then, share the logfile shown at reboot.

Then, use MBAM:

  • Please download MBAM: https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/thankyou/
  • On the Settings tab > Detection and Protection sub tab, Detection Options, tick the box "Scan for rootkits".
  • Under Non-Malware Protection sub tab Change PUP and PUM entries to Treat detections as Malware
  • Click on the Sca...

Re: I'm under the impression my PC has caught a virus of some sort... But...

Hello

Can you share AdwCleaner logfiles ?

You can get them from C:\AdwCleaner\AdwCleanerC[xx].txt and C:\AdwCleaner\AdwCleanerS[xx].txt

Please host them on https://up2sha.re/ and copy/paste the generated links here.

I'm under the impression my PC has caught a virus of some sort... But...

What does this mean? I don't wish to remove/delete it as it sounds ominous.

I'm under the impression my machine has a virus. Less than 30 minutes ago, windows were opening and closing themselves simultaneously to the point of me rebooting.

Re: False positive?

I have same issue too, adwcleaner find wisecleaner and Auslogics

HKLM\SOFTWARE\WISECLEANER

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Auslogics,

But I don't think it is a threat, when I click clean, my wise care 365 change to a Free version, I lost my Pro version, I had to reactivated it.

Re: False positive?

I agree with the second poster and I always use the CCleaner myself, but I would try the second to check.. false positives are always making me anxious (no, I'm serious, I have some anxiety issues which is why I take klonopin to deal with them..