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Hi,

I've just installed the new Avira Antivirus Pro v15.0.24.146 (virus definition 8.12.141.148)

It's detecting a bad thing: DR/Autoit.haroo into the 6.041 AdwCleaner file (consequently sent in quarantine).

Are you aware?

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HiSpeed, 2016-12-16 16:07:05 (UTC)

This "problem" is not up to AdwCleaner...

The problem is that Avira detects Adwcleaner wrongly as Malware. This is a false positive ...

Hello,

Please share the whole scan logfile usually located in C:\AdwCleaner\AdwCleaner[Sxx].txt.

Thanks,

This is getting worse and serious!!!!

Today I was scanning a computer that had a folder clled "ppt" on the desktop, which contained a lot of the user's powerpoint files and adwcleaner wanted to delete it!!!!! Fortunately I catched it on time!

WHY ON EARTH would adwcleaner delete user's files???????

Hello,

You can read more about our criterias here. Also, feel free to fill a complain at the same adress if you think the detection is abusive.

Best regards,

Auslogics disk defrag and wise disk cleaner ARE NOT PUPs!!!!!!

They are 100% LEGITIMATE utilites! and VERY USEFUL, I might add. They may install additional software, but that can be easily unchecked during installation. SOMEONE PLEASE FIX THIS!!!!!!!

Hi,

Now it will delete programs such as Auslogics disk defrag and Wise disk cleaner. THIS ARE 100% LEGITIMATE, CLEAN and useful programs.

AdwCleaner is part of MBAM-family and thus gets tougher on PUPs:

https://blog.malwarebytes.com/malwarebytes-news/2016/10/malwarebytes-gets-tougher-on-pups/

https://www.malwarebytes.com/pup/

I've seen such programs bundled with other software itself. ...

Hi!

This has been bothering me for a while. Adwcleaner has been deleting legitimate programs for quite some time now. But it got worse with the latest version. Now it will delete programs such as Auslogics disk defrag and Wise disk cleaner. THIS ARE 100% LEGITIMATE, CLEAN and useful programs. Yes they try to install some crap upon installation, but you can easily opt-out and end up with a C...

HI

Reimage is now has a new drivers updater programs and others craps software’s out there so not sure if adwcleaner detected them or not .

# AdwCleaner v6.040 - Logfile created 13/12/2016 at 17:10:28
# Updated on 02/12/2016 by Malwarebytes
# Database : 2016-12-13.2 [Server]
# Operating System : Windows 10 Home  (X64)
# Username : Lucas - DESKTOP-SB5FFL7
# Running from : C:\Users\Lucas\Downloads\adwcleaner_6.040.exe
# Mode: Scan
# Support : https://www.malwarebytes.com/support

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

No malicious services found...

Greetings,

I've forwarded your message to ZHPCleaner's author.

Which security software are flagging ZHPCleaner? The VT report seems pretty nice to me: https://www.virustotal.com/fr/file/441231b1fb372820556369bc5d1d45d00b34b96cb722c2eb81201b626b0cfd83/analysis/1481643103/

Regards.