Re: Problems

Hello,

Just a follow-up.

I hope these amendments clears up the confusion.

Regards.

Re: False Positives V7

ActiveX detection started after the new update. I am getting the same pop-ups. I can assure you it is not malware. ActiveX detections are usually guidelines for processes and services to follow. While they can be exploited, I doubt this is the case.

Re: False Positives V7

Herewith registry log:

***** [ Registry ] *****

PUP.Optional.SavepathDeals, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{F66C7EC4-63CC-4452-A8C9-5A2E898F8EFF} PUP.Optional.SavepathDeals, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{F8698E62-9284-432A-9C62-C1293A2B1DD3} Adware.BrowseFox, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\A...

My First Post: Are These Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility Entries False Positives

# AdwCleaner 7.0.1.0 - Logfile created on Thu Aug 24 18:42:33 2017

# Updated on 2017/05/08 by Malwarebytes # Database: 08-22-2017.4 # Running on Windows 7 Professional (X64) # Mode: scan # Support: https://www.malwarebytes.com/support

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

No malicious services found.

***** [ Folders ] *****

No malicious folders found.

***** [ Files ] *****

No malicious files found.

...

Adware 7.0.2.0 Beta 3 Still crashing Win 7

After download & install, I checked debug. Upon launch, a message said this was outdated version, and asked if I wanted a newer version. I said OK. Still crashed.

Thank I returned and downloaded the "updated" version, which was the same, but this time said no to a newer version. It will not go beyond heuristics analysis. Here's the error message.

Problem signature:   Problem Event Name:    BE...

Re: False positives?

Still that same single result...

***** [ Registry ] *****

PUP.Optional.Legacy, [Data] - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main | ImageStoreRandomFolder [mv9xu40]

Re: More false positives

You know that, i know that, but a schoolstudent does not. As a servicedeskmanager i have been promoting adwcleaner for years on our schools but now it's causing confusion among collegues and other cliënts when adwcleaner is stating that there might be a problem or maybe something is a PUP while there isnt anything wrong. I understand there's a behavior pattern wich puts it in a categorie for ma...

Re: More false positives

Hello,

These detections are not FPs - please refer to this page to ask for changes.

Best regards,

Re: Start\Windows icon

hello it's the first time I read that about clean_dns !

is it an upgrade from 7 or 8 ? or a native windows 10 ?

Re: More false positives

Yesterday the Windows 10 machine from my wife was scanned by 7.0.1.0 and referred Zylom games and TryMedia as suspicious. Removal of it all led to no gaming anymore because these files (and dirs) are apearently necessary to run and check validation of the Zylom Games. Such a shame because a noob does not understand that.  

# AdwCleaner 7.0.1.0 - Logfile created on Mon Aug 21 19:08:44 2017 # Up...


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