ADWCleaner results--over zealous?


  1. Posts : 477
    Windows 7 & Windows 10
       #1

    ADWCleaner results--over zealous?


    I managed to acquire some malware that replaces the browser homepage and adds an undesirable search. After no luck with Malwarebytes, N360 and Spybot, I downloaded ADWCleaner which found not only what I was looking for but some other obviously not good stuff and then some that I wasn't so sure needed deleting. I ran clean on the scan results (and it fixed the browser problem) Except for the below list of the registry entries/files/folders that I thought might not want to be deleted (particularly uninstall.exe).

    Would someone mind taking a look and pointing out any that I should NOT delete?

    The program listed:


    ***** [ Files / Folders ] *****

    File Found : C:\Program Files (x86)\Uninstall.exe
    File Found : C:\Users\Mark\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\febeprof.Mark\user.js
    File Found : C:\Users\Mark\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\i5adt1da.default\user.js
    Folder Found : C:\Users\Mark\AppData\Local\apn
    Folder Found : C:\Users\Mark\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\ibnjmihbbanannlbobkbmnmckjnmdnom
    Folder Found : C:\Users\Mark\AppData\Roaming\DataMgr
    Folder Found : C:\Users\Mark\AppData\Roaming\Intermediate
    Folder Found : C:\Windows\installer\{86d4b82a-abed-442a-be86-96357b70f4fe}

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

    Value Found : HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run [DataMgr]
    Value Found : HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run [Intermediate]
    Value Found : HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run [scheck]
    Value Found : HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run [Snoozer]
    Value Found : HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run [ssync]

    Mark
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  2. Posts : 8,608
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1
       #2

    No, it's showing you there's still adware on your computer. Run AdwCleaner again and click to clean all of it.


    For instance .... Folder Found : C:\Windows\installer\{86d4b82a-abed-442a-be86-96357b70f4fe} <---this is the "ask" toolbar.


    Read this http://www.howtogeek.com/138516/the-...e-ask-toolbar/
      My Computer


 

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