Auslogics Registry cleaner is detected as malware application!

[Purshu_Pro]

Hi just downloaded Auslogics Registry cleaner 4th time from the legal website, but my ESET detects it as potentially unsafe? Its also been detected as virus over on demand scan by ESET itself, but its safe says malwarebytes. So what should i do? Should i keep or delete?

 

[yigido]

I think there is an adware in the installer ? What is detection name

 

[spywar]

Either FP, either bundled with PUP ?

 

[Jaspion]

If you could show us the name of the detection, it would be easier to determine. But surely it's a PUP warning, Auslogics don't make viruses.

 

[BoraMurdar]

Hi just downloaded Auslogics Registry cleaner 4th time from the legal website, but my ESET detects it as potentially unsafe? Its also been detected as virus over on demand scan by ESET itself, but its safe says malwarebytes. So what should i do? Should i keep or delete?

registry-cleaner-setup.exe a variant of Win32/OpenCandy.A potentially unsafe application Threat was detected upon access to web by the application
It offers OpenCandy toolbar to install, that's why ESET detects it

 

[Purshu_Pro]

it says C:\Users\Purshotham\Downloads\registry-cleaner-setup.exe a variant of Win32/OpenCandy.A potentially unsafe application ,

 

[BoraMurdar]

it says C:\Users\Purshotham\Downloads\registry-cleaner-setup.exe a variant of Win32/OpenCandy.A potentially unsafe application ,

This program is advertising supported and may offer to install third party programs that are not required for the program to run.
These may include a toolbar, changing your homepage, default search engine or other third party programs.
Please watch the installation carefully to opt out.

 

[Purshu_Pro]

This program is advertising supported and may offer to install third party programs that are not required for the program to run.
These may include a toolbar, changing your homepage, default search engine or other third party programs.
Please watch the installation carefully to opt out.

i ignored the msg and installed, but no signs of open candy toolbar, so is it hiding or what?, evn no check thing to install the toolbar during installation process.

 

[Jaspion]

So probably you're clean. Many such optional bundles simply don't fire up for some reason, I assume it's something like region, for example, only offering to install in Europe and North America.

 

[BoraMurdar]

i ignored the msg and installed, but no signs of open candy toolbar, so is it hiding or what?, evn no check thing to install the toolbar during installation process.

If it's installed you will notice

 

[Purshu_Pro]

opps i was wrong i tried running the installer again , while accepting for licence agreement the page is filled with both auslogics and opencandy agreements in which we must forcefully accept it without making any changed , can any one help me checking to it and confirm whether to install or not ??
I tried to upload the images but MT is not accepting it.

 

[KaptainBug]

Opencandy installer in Auslogics registry/defrag are buggy. Sometimes they pop up and sometimes they don't. But the installer only pops up after main program is installed. So if you don't see any prompt after installing the registry cleaner you need not worry. If it pops up then just decline.

 

[Purshu_Pro]

Opencandy installer in Auslogics registry/defrag are buggy. Sometimes they pop up and sometimes they don't. But the installer only pops up after main program is installed. So if you don't see any prompt after installing the registry cleaner you need not worry. If it pops up then just decline.

Thank u for ur reply, Well Decline in what way? Uninstall the app?

 

[Jaspion]

No, when (if) it asks "Do you want to install the wonderful OpenCandy?", you just click "Decline", or "No".

 

[BoraMurdar]

Thank u for ur reply, Well Decline in what way? Uninstall the app?

When this page opens

click Custom Installation and uncheck "Install Smileys We Love" box... then click next

 

[Ink]

Edit: @BoraMurdar beat me by a few moments.

OpenCandy is seem here as part of License Agreement, you have to Agree to Continue. This will not install OpenCandy sponsored software.

After Auslogics Registry Cleaner is installed, you will see the OpenCandy part.

Here you must choose Custom and then uncheck any pre-selected boxes. See image below.

Any OpenCandy sponsored software should not be installed.

On the other-hand, if you hadn't chosen Custom / Unchecked the boxes, you'd notice a spawn of new processes running.

And a new tray icon of the unwanted software, ie. Search Protect.

 

[Purshu_Pro]

well when i ran the installer my eset product detected open candy installer and gave an option for cleaning, i cleaned after that auslogics installer came along with that the licence agreement of both, i continued, after insaller completes nothing more happened , no open caandy installer appera as u mentioned Earth, i guess eset has removed the installer of open candy . Any way thank u for all of u.

 

[Chromatinfish 123]

well when i ran the installer my eset product detected open candy installer and gave an option for cleaning, i cleaned after that auslogics installer came along with that the licence agreement of both, i continued, after insaller completes nothing more happened , no open caandy installer appera as u mentioned Earth, i guess eset has removed the installer of open candy . Any way thank u for all of u.

Something to prevent this is Unchecky:
http://www.unchecky.com