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Version 7.2.3 didn't fix false positives (SpywareBlaster immunization), but now it also detects two new items :

Adware.StartPage                HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\zonemap\domains\qwertysearch123.biz Adware.StartPage                HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\zonemap\domains\quertysearch123.biz

These reg keys si...

The items listed under domains in the original post will have been given a value of 4 in the registry.  This figure means they are "blocked" (by SpywareBlaster or whatever) so should never be reported by ADWCleaner.  We have had this type of FP before so it seems ADWCleaner needs to be programmed to ignore those with that value.

No detection with version 7.2.1

All these reg keys are restricted sites in IE11 (SpywareBlaster protection).

# ------------------------------- # Malwarebytes AdwCleaner 7.2.2.0 # ------------------------------- # Build:    07-17-2018 # Database: 2018-07-16.3 # Support:  https://www.malwarebytes.com/support # # ------------------------------- # Mode: Scan # ------------------------------- # St...

Good to know it works! I'm closing this thread then.

It seems that everything works just fine in this new version.  Thank you! 

Yep, all fixed - thanks very much.  SpywareBlaster (SWB) updates its data base about every two weeks.  Can you tell me if the fix was such that it will no longer generally report SWBs preventative measures?  I fully accept that the odd false positive can happen but the quantity had become very high of late.

Greetings,

Can you please try with the new release (7.0.2.1) ?

=> https://toolslib.net/downloads/viewdownload/1-adwcleaner/files/1114/

Thanks.

Is anyone from the AdwCleaner team able to comment about this yet?

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SWBUser, 2017-08-29 20:09:30 (UTC)

It would be nice wouldn't it? I am solving this myself, by uninstalling AdwCleaner and not recommending it to those requesting help on a forum where I am a mod. Too bad, very good tool, one of the best for removing PUP's but not going to sacrifice SpywareBlaster's ability to block them so ...

ActiveX is used for Microsoft services. I am fairly certain that this is a false positive. There have been a number of threads about the ActiveX issue, still waiting for confirmation from representatives.

I'm running adwcleaner version 7.0.1.0 and this is an issue even now and has been in the last few versions of adwcleaner.

It started with the version where you changed the programs interface.

Most of the time Adwcleaner finds five internet explorer active x registry entries but sometimes it can be over a hundred and the next time it's back to five again even though I have not done anything th...