DarthVitrial #1 Posted August 5 Adwcleaner has been stuck at cleaning "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{5669AB71-1302-4412-8DA1-CB69CD7B7324}" for six minutes with no progress. I ended up having to quit it with the task manager. According to the log, this is what it was trying to remove: ***** [ Preinstalled Software ] ***** Preinstalled.DellCommand|PowerManager Preinstalled.DellCommand|Update Preinstalled.DellSupportAssistAgent Preinstalled.DellUpdateforWindows10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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DarthVitrial #3 Posted August 5 OK, on the second try it instead hung on "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{18469ED8-8C36-4CF7-BD43-0FC9B1931AF8}" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jboursier #4 Posted August 5 (edited) Hello, Please don't kill AdwCleaner. Instead, leave it open, and follow this: Keep AdwCleaner in its current blocked state, Download Procmon from here: https://download.sysinternals.com/files/ProcessMonitor.zip Extract the zip archive to your Desktop Run Procmon.exe Procmon should start logging, click on the `Save` icon, In the prompt dialog, be sure to select "All Events", and save the file with a PML format. Attach this .pml file to your next answer. Hopefully it's not too late, thanks, Edited August 5 by fr33tux Quickly sent a message to try to not be too late.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarthVitrial #5 Posted August 5 What am I supposed to do if it just runs indefinitely if I can't kill it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jboursier #6 Posted August 5 (edited) I edited my message just above, I wanted to send something quick before you would kill it Quote Instead, leave it open, and follow this: Keep AdwCleaner in its current blocked state, Download Procmon from here: https://download.sysinternals.com/files/ProcessMonitor.zip Extract the zip archive to your Desktop Run Procmon.exe Procmon should start logging, click on the `Save` icon, In the prompt dialog, be sure to select "All Events", and save the file with a PML format. Attach this .pml file to your next answer. Hopefully it's not too late, thanks, Thanks, Edited August 5 by fr33tux Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarthVitrial #7 Posted August 5 The log is too large to attach here... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jboursier #8 Posted August 5 Oh, please try here then: https://up2sha.re/ (and share the generated link) Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarthVitrial #9 Posted August 5 hold on, what data is included in the log? This is crashing on a work pc, have to be careful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jboursier #10 Posted August 5 You can send me the link in DM, and I'll remove the file from Up2Share once downloaded. It contains detailed information about running processes and their action on the system, I hope this will help us to find exactly where AdwCleaner gets stuck (we are unable to reproduce this issue unfortunately). Let me know if you have any questions, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jboursier #12 Posted August 5 Thank you so much! We will go through the logfile and let you know quickly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarthVitrial #14 Posted August 6 After about six tries it sort of worked (as in it's not finding all four things anymore but I have no proof it actually fully removed them and didn't leave many traces in the registry from when it crashed, since after the crash it no longer detected them), but no matter how many times it "successfully cleans" and reboots, it find "Preinstalled.DellUpdateForWindows" on all following scans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarthVitrial #15 Posted August 6 Also the "Preinstalled Software" section of the Quarantine is empty despite allegedly quarantining three or four things. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TechExperts #16 Posted August 6 I have experienced this issue as well. Specifically, I've found this occurs when the folder or registry key it is attempting to scan through does not exist. I'll attach a few pictures here to show what I mean. It stays stuck at this point until I kill the scan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarthVitrial #17 Posted August 8 Here's my debug log. (Also as a random aside shouldn't the malwarebytes sslcert be update to tls 1.3?) AdwCleaner_Debug.log Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Livi #18 Posted August 8 I have the same issue. Where adwcleaner is running but not getting past. I uploaded the logfile to up2share because this site doesn't accept .pml files. Here is the link: logfile.pml https://up2sha.re/file?f=WMuIcO&token=5HQ2mjbu%2FhBAIpjcX4kzeLLFal9W4Ezd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jboursier #19 Posted August 9 Hello, @DarthVitrial thank you so much! As a last request, would it be possible for you to zip C:\AdwCleaner and share it? Thanks! @Livi Thank you very much. We'll reach back shortly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarthVitrial #20 Posted August 9 here you go AdwCleaner.zip Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
