AdwCleaner updates and discussion thread

Hello @hayc59,

You are most welcome ...

 

Should i clean these or are they fp's .....
PUP.Optional.Legacy, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{B9507101-E464-4B3B-A4CB-291AAEDD94F2}
PUP.Optional.Legacy, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{2316C625-B487-4410-A1A5-FF040B65245F}
PUP.Optional.Legacy, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{D77AA852-DEF3-43CB-A3F5-BD679DE72F32}
PUP.Optional.Legacy, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{F66C7EC4-63CC-4452-A8C9-5A2E898F8EFF}
PUP.Optional.Legacy, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{F8698E62-9284-432A-9C62-C1293A2B1DD3}

 

AdwCleaner v7.0.2.1 Released

It's a hotfix release for 7.0.2.0 to fix a bug discovered during the release process. It address a misbehavior of the updater while using AdwCleaner offline.
Other than that, it contains several (good) bugfixes, improve the update experience and fix (most of) crashes.
A lot of modules have been updated (DNS, files/folders, registry, heuristics..) to cover more detections. The database has also been updated bringing a lot of new PUP/Adware families to the list of supported elements.

The final binary is also lighter by a few KB.

Whats New
Bugfixes
• Fix update module when running offline

Download: AdwCleaner

 

# AdwCleaner 7.0.1.0 - Logfile created on Wed Aug 30 16:52:08 2017
# Updated on 2017/05/08 by Malwarebytes
# Database: 08-29-2017.2
# Running on Windows 7 Home Premium (X64)
# Mode: scan
# Support: https://www.malwarebytes.com/support

****************** Should i uncheck PUP.Optional.Legacy, [Key] and then clean all the rest of them.

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

PUP.Optional.Legacy, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{D77AA852-DEF3-43CB-A3F5-BD679DE72F32}
PUP.Optional.SavepathDeals, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{F66C7EC4-63CC-4452-A8C9-5A2E898F8EFF}
PUP.Optional.SavepathDeals, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{F8698E62-9284-432A-9C62-C1293A2B1DD3}
Adware.BrowseFox, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{B9507101-E464-4B3B-A4CB-291AAEDD94F2}
Adware.Searchbar, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{1568A0B0-9ACF-4F20-98DF-0F1525075BA1}
Adware.Searchbar, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{33AA987A-C47F-4C84-AA3B-3DDB9D22C6A5}
PUP.Optional.ShopToWin, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{67D688EC-87DA-4A28-BFA5-C4DB8BE5C9EA}
PUP.Optional.ShopToWin, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{0095C290-A428-4BDD-B98C-E0A116F1C702}
PUP.Optional.ShopToWin, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{20FEC4E7-F7B7-438B-8191-33D2EFC5EBEA}
PUP.Optional.ShopToWin, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{27376903-C3DA-492B-9622-E4AB4DEBBE54}
PUP.Optional.StartNow, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{1BC1FC4B-B0D2-4D8D-9307-2E40E2A8C257}
PUP.Optional.WebConnect, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{2316C625-B487-4410-A1A5-FF040B65245F}
PUP.Optional.InfoG, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{DABA66F2-5B6F-4EF2-9257-D0AE82191297}
PUP.Optional.HRSearch, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{074CBB23-DF20-45E8-B32A-C6D346FB2F46}
PUP.Optional.Winsearchag, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{0AEEFF1A-2239-484D-98CC-4398D0B923B8}
Adware.WinsHelp, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{3EF359D7-0482-406A-8AB0-B19C3ACFD0CD}
Adware.WinsHelp, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{3EF359D7-0482-406a-8AB0-B19C3ACFD0C6}
Adware.WinsHelp, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{3EF359D7-0482-406a-8AB0-B19C3ACFD0C7}
Adware.WinsHelp, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{3D556137-234E-4ed4-9DCF-F4F2469073E2}
Adware.WinsHelp, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{3EF359D7-0482-406a-8AB0-B19C3ACFD0CF}

PUP.Optional.UtilZone, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\ActiveX Compatibility\{1C5099DD-7923-45E8-9680-5F285DC61213}

 

delete the PUP - kill all.

 

https://toolslib.net/forum/viewthread/13127-false-positives-v7 Edit ... Installed new update 7.0.2.1 and new scan shows no elements found..

 

AdwCleaner v7.0.3.1 Released (September 30, 2017)
Website

Changelog v7.0.3.0:

v7.0.3.1 fixes this bug:

 

right on mood!

 

AdwCleaner v7.0.4.0 Released
10.27.2017

Whats New
• Update MyWebSearch detections
• Update Pokki detections
• Update SmartSystemCare detections
• Update EasyPCOptimizer detections
• Update Browser Module
• Update libsodium to 1.0.15
• Database 2017.10.27.2
Bugfixes
• Fix BitDefender False Positive

Download: AdwCleaner

 

I just scanned and found this. What should i do with it..
PUP.Optional.Legacy, [Key] - HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\OverlayIcon.DLL

 

AdwCleaner 7.0.5.0 (Nov 30, 2017)
https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/216070-release-adwcleaner-7050/

 

When i tried to install it, i was blocked by ZAM... Now what ... I restored it in ZAM and installed and ran it..

 

thank you anon

 

AdwCleaner v7.0.6.0 Released (December 21, 2017)
Announcement
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AdwCleaner v7.0.7.0 Released (January 18, 2018)

Announcement
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AdwCleaner v7.0.8.0 Released (February 8, 2018)

Code:

## v7.0.8.0 [08/02/2018]
### Changes

- Update MyWebSearch generics
- Update Multiplug generics
- Update WebCompanion generics
- Update WinYahoo generics
- Update DealPly generics
- Update folders generics
- Update Italian translation
- Backport v7.1 internal naming

- Database 2018.02.08.1

Announcement
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I dl'd the new version in hopes this issue would be resolved...

 

you never wrote/asked about issues.

 

7.1 should be out tomorrow.

 

...and there it is:
AdwCleaner v7.1.0.0 Released (April 12, 2018)

Announcement
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New Features
• Brand new user interface, with high-DPI support, accessibility improvement
• Add a dedicated Help section with various resources to get assistance and contribute.
• Support for synchronized addons in Chrome, and include massive improvements in browsers scan and clean efficiency.
• Display a scan summary at reboot.
• Exclusions Support for elements and families to be excluded from the detections.
Enhancements
• Major improvements in scan and remediation speed.
• Reduce binary size.
• Improve the reliability of the update process
• Improve translations coverage.
• Settings format is more effective and less error prone.
• Improved report design for better usability
• Redesign https://www.malwarebytes.com/adwcleaner/
• Update definitions to 2018.04.11.1
• Component updates
Bug Fixes
• Quarantine process and restoration work again.
• Fix numerous generic detection issues and design flaws.
• Fix various crashs and miscellaneous issues.

 

The scanner is incredibly fast now. Good job!

 

My scan with V7.1 showed a pup.optional.legacy. Am i supposed to just clean this now not knowing what that is. It looks like the 2 pup's detected were for ... Ask and Aol

# Build: 04-12-2018
# Database: 2018-04-11.1
# -------------------------------
# Mode: Scan
# -------------------------------
# Start: 04-12-2018
# Duration: 00:00:10
# OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
# Scanned: 40609
# Detected: 2
***** [ Services ] *****

***** [ Registry ] *****
No malicious registry entries found.
***** [ Chromium (and derivatives) ] *****
No malicious Chromium entries found.
***** [ Chromium URLs ] *****
PUP.Optional.Legacy Ask
PUP.Optional.Legacy AOL

 

thankyou!!