Re: False Positive v7?

Sure, here they are:

# AdwCleaner 7.0.2.0 - Logfile created on Sat Aug 26 17:05:27 2017 # Updated on 2017/29/08 by Malwarebytes  # Database: 08-25-2017.1 # Running on Windows 8.1 (X64) # Mode: scan # Support: https://www.malwarebytes.com/support

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

No malicious services found.

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

No malicious folders found.

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

No malicious fil...

General Question about AdsFix

Hi there, 

I just have some questions about your program. 

1: Does AdsFix have a pause button? During the analyzing sequence it took over 4 hours to scan (and that was at 57%), I didn't expect it to go for so long. 

2: When I pressed escape on the keyboard; when it was analyzing, the computer froze up and windows was seizing. Followed by a frozen screen and I had to hard reset the computer. ...

Re: PUP.Legacy.Optional

Addition to your protection, you can also add some form of Adblock to your security arsenal. uBlock does wonders blocking malicious pop-ups, and you will not get any scareware that might concern you in any way.

Re: False Positive v7?

Can you post the full logs? Also, try downloading the newest beta version of Adwcleaner and see if that helps you out? In addition to that, try doing the scans in Windows "Safe mode with networking" as well as add Hitman Pro to your program list. That way you can be certain that the threats are removed. In theory, it should work.

Re: PUP.Legacy.Optional

Hi,

Don't panic, this is a classic "aggressive (scam) advertising" and a (real) false 'Zeus' alert! None zeus virus is present on your computer!

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-zeus-virus-detected-popups

https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2017/06/the-numeric-tech-support-scam-campaign/

I've not seen yet MalwareBytes, ADWCleaner, HitmanPro, uBlock, adblock, a...

False Positive v7?

Today I stumbled upon this detection whilst using Adwcleaner 7.0.1.0:

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PUP.Optional.YahooChrome, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Yahoo\SS

Afterwards I scanned with other virusscanners (Malwarebytes, MBAR, and Roguekiller) and none of them detected aforementioned registery key. Thus, it seems like a false positive generated by adwcleaner. 

Can someone confirm this?

Kind regard...

Re: AdwCleaner 7.0.1.0

Greetings, hopefully, you can understand English. With the power invested in my by Google Translate, I will attempt to answer your questions. AdwCleaner doesn't install anything since it is a standalone software. If you haven't had any malware or there are no files that need to be quarantined/stored, there will be no reason to create a folder in C disk. Try doing a scan once. It should appear a...

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

ActiveX detections are usual FP's. Try doing an additional scan with Malwarebytes to confirm that. But I am fairly certain that these should not be detected. According to the internet and research that I did, ActiveX sets guidelines for processes, it can be exploited to some degree, but Adwcleaner would have removed them if found.

Re: Adware 7.0.2.0 Beta 3 Still crashing Win 7

Hello,

Can you give a try to this one: https://toolslib.net/downloads/viewdownload/1-adwcleaner/files/1077/

Please:

  • Share a screenshot of any messages titled "[AdwCleaner] C++ Exception Caught" you see,
  • Share the file C:\AdwCleaner\AdwCleaner_Debug.log

Thanks again for your help,


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