![]() ![]() I ran it anyway and adw didn't find anything. After reading your post I scanned my adw, which was already on my computer with Virus Total and got the same results as you 3 items were noted. I have been using it ever since, once a week, updating it when it says there is a new version and have not had any problems. I asked the same question you're asking and was reassured that adw was OK. I had updated adw and checked with Virus Total and at that time they found two suspects. Russell, is that the link I should have used. Could this possibly be due to my VirusTotal not being a latest version. Using the above last listed link, I just now downloaded and checked with VirusTotal and it listed the same 3 items as shown in the OP. You supplied VirusTotal the URL? I downloaded the actual program from the developer's site, sent it to VirusTotal, and got this:Īs I already said, though, I am 100% confident it's clean. If you get it from the developer's site, VirusTotal doesn't flag anything. I am 100% confident there is no malware in the download, and 3 positives are false. Three questionable scanners report a problem, while 53 others (including well respected AVG, Avast, BitDefender, Kaspersky, Malwarebytes, Sophos, Symantec, and so on) do not. It does NOT appear to be clean with the same 3 items as in my previous 5 downloads. I just finished downloading and checked the file with VirusTotal and it found the SAME 3 items listed in my OP. ![]() ADWcleaner does not install, just runs when started.ĭid you check the downloaded file for "Bad Items". I downloaded and installed from this site with no malware detection. This bothers me especially when getting the message after using the same version (not the latest) for several Months with no mentioned message - then shows up today. The below link discusses that Scammers are using a Fake AdwCleaner. I downloaded from 5 different sites (one was the Author's Site another from BleepingComputer) and all showed to have the same 3 "Bad Items" when checked with VirusTotal.ĭoes anyone know a site that provides a Download that does not have these items reported as Bad when scanned using VirusTotal. "Database corrupted, please uninstall AdwCleaner and download a fresh copy" You can safely close the Malwarebytes Support Tool.This morning when I run AdwCleaner, it did not continue and displayed the following message: You have successfully uninstalled and reinstalled Malwarebytes for Windows. After the installation, the Malwarebytes app opens. A window with a loading bar of the installation appears.
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