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Quick Links Fake AdwCleaner is Being Distributed Through Adware Infections Removing the Fake AdwCleaner From Your PC Scan Using MalwareBytes to Remove Other Spyware and Adware The latest trend in the awful Windows ecosystem is pretty ridiculous -- scammers have a fake version of the reputable AdwCleaner tool, which is a real tool for Windows experts. And this one pretends your computer is infected and tries to make you pay them to remove it. AdwCleaner is indeed a real freeware tool, with a good reputation for removing spyware and adware. It's not as well known as MalwareBytes because it's not all that user friendly, since it is meant for Windows experts rather than regular users. And the scammers have tried to mimic the interface, stealing the logo, and even ripping out the icon (badly) for their fake version. Fake AdwCleaner is Being Distributed Through Adware Infections The ironic thing is that this is getting on people's PCs that are already infected with adware or spyware of some type, which then keep popping up windows to a page that looks like this one... which tells you that adware is detected. Which is surprisingly accurate, although the fake app isn't going to remove that adware. Once you click through that dialog, it'll give you a scary message like this, telling you to download AdwCleaner. Since you've probably heard your geeky friends talking about AdwCleaner, a normal user might be tempted to download it. If you make the mistake of downloading and running this fake AdwCleaner, you'll be quickly presented with a window that looks an awful lot like the real thing. Once the fake one finishes scanning, it'll present you with a dialog saying your PC is completely infected with spyware and browser hijackers, and then it'll offer to remove it, as long as you pay $59.99 to them through Paypal. And, of course, that fire sale ends tomorrow. It's important to note here that the real AdwCleaner is completely free. You can download it from BleepingComputer. Hopefully somebody at PayPal can suspend the account by Mardel Innovations, because they are clearly a bunch of scammers. The ironic thing is that the real AdwCleaner doesn't actually detect this fake version at this point. Removing the Fake AdwCleaner From Your PC Removing this fake version of AdwCleaner is luckily really easy. Right-click on the icon in the Taskbar and click Close Window, making

Provides the ability to detect possible new variants of malware. Anti-virus scanners cannot distinguish between "good" and "malicious" use of such programs, therefore they may alert you or even automatically remove them. In these cases the detection is a "false positive" and can be ignored.If you're attempting to download the file, either have avast ignore the detection or temporarily disable it until you download and run the tool.To temporarily disable avast!, right-click on the avast! icon in system tray (looks like this: but orange in color starting with v5). Select avast! shields control and there will be options to disable avast for 10 minutes, 1 hour, until the computer is restarted or permanently. Back to top"> Back to top #3 Graham Johnson Graham Johnson Topic Starter Members 6 posts OFFLINE Local time:01:37 AM Posted 03 December 2013 - 03:12 PM Thanks Bleepin Janitor I have downloaded Adwcleaner hundred's of times before with no problem, only today has the problem started.I think that Bleepingcomputer should provide a MD5 checksum for all it's downloads. Back to top"> Back to top #4 quietman7 quietman7 Bleepin' Gumshoe Global Moderator 63,517 posts OFFLINE Gender:Male Location:Virginia, USA Local time:08:37 PM Posted 03 December 2013 - 03:15 PM You're welcome. Back to top"> Back to top

#1 John H Nolen Members 88 posts OFFLINE Gender:Male Location:Atlanta,GA Local time:12:12 AM Posted 26 March 2015 - 01:05 PM Does any one know how to remove safesear.ch from IE,Firefox and Chrome as the home page. I have tried AdwCleaner, Malware bytes, Junkware removal tool,Hitman Pro and Stopzilla. None of the programs could find Safesear.ch.When I checked Firefox with ABOUT:CONFIG, the home page was locked.. JNEdit: Topic moved from Windows 7 to the more appropriate forum. ~ Animal Back to top"> Back to top BC AdBot (Login to Remove) BleepingComputer.com Register to remove ads #2 John H Nolen John H Nolen Topic Starter Members 88 posts OFFLINE Gender:Male Location:Atlanta,GA Local time:12:12 AM Posted 26 March 2015 - 01:40 PM Where was the topic moved to.? Back to top"> Back to top #3 boopme boopme To Insanity and Beyond Helper Emeritus 85,296 posts OFFLINE Gender:Male Location:NJ USA Local time:01:12 AM Posted 26 March 2015 - 08:46 PM How do I get help? Who is helping me?For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear....Become a BleepingComputer fan: Facebook Back to top"> Back to top