Scan with AdwCleaner

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Scan with AdwCleaner

 

Please make a NEW System Restore Point before proceeding:

How to Turn On or Off System Protection for Drives in Windows 10
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4533-turn-off-system-protection-drives-windows-10-a.html

How to Create a System Restore Point in Windows 10
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4571-create-system-restore-point-windows-10-a.html

Turn On or Off System Protection for Drives in Windows 11
https://www.elevenforum.com/t/turn-on-or-off-system-protection-for-drives-in-windows-11.3598/

Create System Restore Point in Windows 11
https://www.elevenforum.com/t/create-system-restore-point-in-windows-11.3602/

 

Please make the following system changes.

• Temporarily disable your antivirus real-time protection or other security software first only if it blocks or interferes with the scans or downloads.. Make sure to turn it back on once the scans are completed.
• Temporarily disable Microsoft SmartScreen to download software below only if needed. Make sure to turn it back on once the scans are completed.
• Disable-Fast-Startup
• Show-Hidden-Folders-Files-Extensions

Malwarebytes AdwCleaner

Let's do a special run of Malwarebytes AdwCleaner to help prepare the computer to be able to run other scanning software that may be blocked

Please read all the information below before starting so that you have a good understanding of the process.
Take your time and be careful. Make sure you select all of the listed items below - before- pressing the scan button.

 

• Please download Malwarebytes AdwCleaner and save the file to your Desktop or Downloads folder.
• Here is another link to download if the link above does not work:  Malwarebytes AdwCleaner alternative link
• Locate the program where you downloaded it. Double-click to start AdwCleaner.  Do not rush. There are a few choices to set as listed below.
• Malwarebytes AdwCleaner guide
• Reply YES at the Windows prompt to allow the program to proceed and make changes. That is the usual Windows security prompt.
• Accept the End User License Agreement.
• Wait until the database is updated. Do Not click on anything yet.

 

When AdwCleaner starts, on the left side panel of the window, click on Settings and enable these repair actions on the Application tab

Clicking their button to the far-right will enable the ON status

 

• Delete IFEO keys
• Delete tracing keys
• Delete Prefetch files
• Reset Proxy
• Reset Chrome policies
• Reset IE Policies
• Reset Winsock
• Reset Hosts file (If you're not having any issues accessing security or other websites you can uncheck this item)

 

 

ONLY after you have set the selections above ....only after that .....

Now On the left side of the AdwCleaner window, click on the Dashboard panel and then click the Scan button to perform a computer scan.

 

 

• DO NOT uninstall or remove the Preinstalled software if found. Uncheck any items listed for Preinstalled
• When finished, if items are found please click Quarantine to finish the cleaning process.
• This can take several minutes to complete, please be patient.
• Your PC should reboot now if any items were found.
• After reboot, a log file will be opened. If it doesn't open automatically, please start AdwCleaner.
  Click the Log Files tab...
  Double click on the latest Clean log...
  (Clean logs have a [C0*] suffix, where * is replaced by a number, the latest scan will have the largest number)
  A Notepad file will open containing the results of the removal.
  Attach that log to your next reply.
• If No Detections are found, Click the Basic Repair button to have it reset the checked items above.

 

Thank you

 

 

Edited July 31 by AdvancedSetup
Updated information