I think that the new Adwcleaner installs the pup (advinstanalytics)

[biomembrain]

Every time I keep running the new Adwcleaner, it keeps installing this advinstanalytics.ini file. Are you sure that you checked the signature of the adwcleaner program?

Test it out. Download it from the official adwcleaner page, and run it. It will keep reappearing, I swear.

[biomembrain]

I am never using this stupid program again. 

[Aura]

Downloaded and executed it from Malwarebytes website (which redirected to ToolsLib). No AdvinstAnalytics.ini file. Where is it supposed to be? I checked in Local, LocalLow and Roaming.

[biomembrain]

47 minutes ago, Aura said:

Downloaded and executed it from Malwarebytes website (which redirected to ToolsLib). No AdvinstAnalytics.ini file. Where is it supposed to be? I checked in Local, LocalLow and Roaming.

It is in a folder called Advinstanalytics. It is in the local folder right after a scan with it.

It keeps reappearing if I run the program again, and it doesn't reappar when I don't run the scan again. It is in it's own folder in in the local folder.

Can you check your local folder again? I am confused on why this is happening.

[Aura]

Just ran a scan with AdwCleaner, and no AdvinstAnalytics folder, nor .ini file.

[biomembrain]

I don't know where it's from. I deleted it on both of my computers, so I hope it doesn't reappear again, and I just have to hope for the best. 

Can you recommend any other 2nd opinion scanners? I am using just Malwarebytes and Hitman Pro for scanning, and it didn't detect it like Adwcleaner did.

Can you list some other tools for me that I can use?

Thanks Aura. 

[Aura]

Malwarebytes (Free) and AdwCleaner are two good second opinion scanners. I cannot recommend any other products really, since this forum belongs to Malwarebytes, and it would be weird for me to recommend competitors  I can say though that with Malwarebytes (Free) and AdwCleaner you'll be fine. Even better if you get Malwarebytes Premium, for real-time protection, though.

[biomembrain]

I have Malwarebytes premium, and I did run a scan with the latest Adwcleaner already. 

Thanks for the advice. I uploaded the track.ini files on virustotal, and all of the competitors think that this file is okay. I just changed the analytics from true to false, in the ini file. I hope that helps me Lols.

[jboursier]

@biomembrain Can you share the link of the "official webpage" you mentionned in your first post?

[biomembrain]

https://toolslib.net/downloads/finish/1/

[jboursier]

Ok, then I confirm what @Aura said above

[biomembrain]

9 hours ago, fr33tux said:

Ok, then I confirm what @Aura said above

Thank you. Can't you just check the program files though manually, to see if anything is suspicious in there?

[jboursier]

Hello,

Yes, I've checked the proposed binary and it's safe

[biomembrain]

Thank you fr33tux! I really appreciate your effort.

Hitman pro detected nothing, so maybe is it not totally bad, so I will hope for the best that it is removed with the Adwcleaner.