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Allison asked in Computers & InternetSecurity · 8 years ago

AdwCleaner Do I want to delete everything it found?

I know a few of the things I want to get rid of but some I don't know what they are and I can't even find a decent clue searching the internet for them. I don't want to delete registry keys that I shouldn't and mess everything up. Would there be important things in there or are they all ok to remove?

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  • 8 years ago

    Anything such as the following can be removed, all are PUP"s=potentially unwanted programs:

    Browser Defender, BrowserProtect, Ask Toolbar, Babylon, Browser Manager, Claro / iSearch, Conduit, Coupon Printer for Windows, Crossrider, Facemoods / Funmoods, iLivid, Incredibar, MyWebSearch, Searchqu, Web Assistant, Qvo6,CouponDropDown, 22Find, Search.certified-Toolbar, Vgrabber, SweetPacks Toolbar and SweetIM Toolbar, Secure Trusted, WebCake Deals n WebCake Ad’s, Savepath Deals, Any Toolbar of any kind, OtShot, Tuvaro, Safe Search, Ad.yieldmanager, Yahoo Toolbar, Google Toolbar, Bing Toolbar, Golsearch, Delta_Homes, Delta Toolbar, Iminent Toolbar, Whitesmoke Toolbar, Adlyrics, PCSpeedUp, Boxore, Speddupmypc, Strongvault, Dealcabby, infoadams, Translategenius, BuenoSearch, MyBrowserbar, Spigot Toolbar, Dealio Toolbar, MyPcBackup, Search.ueep.com, Nattly Search, OpenCandy(Can also be malicious), Quone8, Defaulttab, JFileManager 7, SevereWeatherAlerts, Softango, Rocketfuel Installer, Start Page Search,

    More being added every day as they are found/detected

    Browser Hijacker/Adware Removal

    http://vmsar.wordpress.com/2013/08/25/browser-hija...

  • Gary
    Lv 6
    8 years ago

    If you are unsure of anything then Untick it. Better safe than sorry. I use Advanced System Care nevr tried adwcleaner.

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