Re: AdwCleaner can't remove Program Files (x86)\MPC Cleaner

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Ah, minor problems remain.

Opera now works again as my default browser.  However, Opera could not see that it was the default browser until I used Windows: Control Panel: Default Programs to set it as the default.

Even then:

  • Neither Windows: Settings: System: Default apps: Web browser nor Windows: Settings: System: Default apps: Choose default applications by protocol: HTTP shows any of the ...

Re: What are these registry keys

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Ok thanks so much for the quick response

So they aren't malicious in any way?

Re: What are these registry keys

Hello,

These keys are IOBit related.

Best regards,

What are these registry keys

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Key Found:  [x64] HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{10921475-03CE-4E04-90CE-E2E7EF20C814}

Key Found:  [x64] HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{10921475-03CE-4E04-90CE-E2E7EF20C814}

Key Found:  HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{10921475-03CE-4E04-90CE-E2E7EF20C814}

Re: AdwCleaner 6.0 registry threats

Hello,

You can uncheck the two first elements (FWToolsForSOHLib.FWToolsAsSOHLibVersion & FWToolsForSOHLib.FWToolsAsSOHLibVersi.1), but you can safely remove the four others, they belong to malicious elements.

Best regards,

Re: AdwCleaner 6.0.1 Registry Threats?

By the way, I've run Malwarebytes several times (including treating PUP and PUMs as malware) and have come up completely clean. Only AdwCleaner is listing these five items as "threats."

Re: AdwCleaner 6.0.1 Registry Threats?

Ditto the above two registry entries for OpcMp4Player,

Are they false positives? they are part of Sony Sonic Stage on my PC, a legit program that I have installed.

AdwCleaner 6.010 Registry Threats?

Hello.

Now I've used the newest AdwCleaner version 6.0.1 and got 5 errors. My computer is running fine so I'm hesitant to delete these without knowing exactly what they are. Can you tell me, one-by-one, what these threats are precisely? I'd really appreciate it.

I believe the first four are related to Sony software on my Vaio.

Thank you.

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Key Found:  HKLM\SOFTWARE\C...

Re: AdwCleaner 6.0 registry threats

Hello again.

Now I've used the newest version 6.0.1 and got 5 errors. My computer is running fine so I'm hesitant to delete these without knowing exactly what they are. Can you tell me, one-by-one, what these threats are precisely? I think the first four are related to Sony software running on my Vaio.

By the way, Malwarebytes scans come up as completely clean.

Thank you.

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