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Eveyrtime I run AdwCleaner it keeps finding the same 57 PcProxy related errors.  Can anyone help please.

Many thanks

When the computer is restarted A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe propmt window appears with the following 2 lines repeated about 20 times

ERROR: Invalid key name.

Type "REG DELETE /?" for usage

The Logfile displayed on restert is as follows

# AdwCleaner v6.041 - Logfile ...

Hi,

I've just installed the new Avira Antivirus Pro v15.0.24.146 (virus definition 8.12.141.148)

It's detecting a bad thing: DR/Autoit.haroo into the 6.041 AdwCleaner file (consequently sent in quarantine).

Are you aware?

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HiSpeed, 2016-12-16 16:07:05 (UTC)

This "problem" is not up to AdwCleaner...

The problem is that Avira detects Adwcleaner wrongly as Malware. This is a false positive ...

Hi,

I've just installed the new Avira Antivirus Pro v15.0.24.146 (virus definition 8.12.141.148)

It's detecting a bad thing: DR/Autoit.haroo into the 6.041 AdwCleaner file (consequently sent in quarantine).

Are you aware?

Hello,

Sorry for not speaking German..

We're working on this topic, thanks for the feedback :)

Hallo schweriner,

wurde Chromium ungewollt/unbewusst auf deinem Computer installiert?

Weiß du evtl. mit welchem anderen Programm es mit installiert wurde?

Benötigst du Hilfe bei der Entfernung?

@ cocochepeau

During the last weeks, I noticed some users that were infected with different PUPs or Adware and Chromium was installed silently, unwanted and automatically on those computers as...

Hello,

We monitor related software, but their detection is on a case by case basis. Feel free to suggest new detections though ;)

Thanks!

Hi,

Now it will delete programs such as Auslogics disk defrag and Wise disk cleaner. THIS ARE 100% LEGITIMATE, CLEAN and useful programs.

AdwCleaner is part of MBAM-family and thus gets tougher on PUPs:

https://blog.malwarebytes.com/malwarebytes-news/2016/10/malwarebytes-gets-tougher-on-pups/

https://www.malwarebytes.com/pup/

I've seen such programs bundled with other software itself. ...

Greetings,

Tracing keys are deleted by default. It does not mean you have bad stuff in your computer. :)

Here is the full documentation in case of need: https://toolslib.net/forum/viewthread/182-en-adwcleaner-documentation/

Should I change my passwords on every site I use?

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Alain Reve, 2016-12-13 18:44:01 (UTC)

Don't worry, it's not needed.

You can always share me the clean logfile from Ad...

# AdwCleaner v6.040 - Logfile created 13/12/2016 at 17:10:28
# Updated on 02/12/2016 by Malwarebytes
# Database : 2016-12-13.2 [Server]
# Operating System : Windows 10 Home  (X64)
# Username : Lucas - DESKTOP-SB5FFL7
# Running from : C:\Users\Lucas\Downloads\adwcleaner_6.040.exe
# Mode: Scan
# Support : https://www.malwarebytes.com/support

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

No malicious services found...

Bonjour,

Parfait!

Il semblerait que ma version de Malwarebytes-Anti malware Pro 1.75.0.1300 soit devenu completement inefficace.

Malwarebytes 3 est sorti il y a quelques jours, vous pouvez utiliser votre licence existante de MBAM 1.75 avec cette nouvelle version.

Cordialement,