Re: False Detection by AdwCleaner

on AdwCleaner by ****

Hello,

here is the report

# AdwCleaner v5.013 - Rapport créé le 15/10/2015 à 09:18:04
# Mis à jour le 09/10/2015 par Xplode
# Base de données : 2015-10-13.2 [Serveur]
# Système d'exploitation : Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (x86)
# Nom d'utilisateur : Alexandra - POSTE1-PC
# Exécuté depuis : C:\Users\Alexandra\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\72S10...

AdwCleaner v5.013 incorrectly deleted valid folders

I ran AdwCleaner to help eliminate some issues I have encountered and v5.013 incorrectly deleted at least two folders, following are the two lines from the log.

[-] Folder Deleted : C:\CommonShare
[-] Folder Deleted : C:\Program Files (x86)\Rightword Enterprises

The CommonShare folder was created by me for CodeTwo support to sync Outlook catagories across my personal systems. Rightword Enter...

SmartShopping not cleaned :(

Hello and thank you for this softwre.

I have this bad adware SmartShopping which took the control of my browser (Chrome and FireFox).

I run ADV Cleaner, it has found the right think but... I always have the problem.

It found my pb: hxxp://searchinterneat-a.akamaihd.net....

I have seen it has detected Delta-Home a precious bad adware have got few months ago.

Just before, I run CCleaner. I w...

[EN] - AdwCleaner documentation

AdwCleaner v6 documentation.

Valid only for AdwCleaner v6.x

AdwCleaner interface

 

Description

AdwCleaner is a tool aiming to remove adware (ads software), PUP/LPIs (Potentially Undesirable Program), toolbar, hijacker (hijack of the browser's homepage), ...

It's compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, each of them in both 32 & 64 bits.

This documentation aims to details how to use the software.

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