Advice Request Cannot run Adwcleaner v5.029

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I just tried to download and run Adwcleaner v5.029, but as I try to install Adwcleaner, Windows Smartscreen pops up. Adguard premium pops up and my Zemana premium pops up (blocks a dangerous program), all saying that this is is a dodgy program.
I tried with multiple sites and I get the same result.

Has anyone experienced the same thing?
 
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Nope, mine is running fine. Avast and MBAM didn't give any false positive, but smartscreen fitler alert it, but i run it anyway because i know it's safe. Also, where do you download AdwCleaner? Are you sure you download AdwCleaner from this author site. AdwCleaner
 
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user102 said:
Nope, mine is running fine. Avast and MBAM didn't give any false positive, but smartscreen fitler alert it, but i run it anyway because i know it's safe. Also, where do you download AdwCleaner? Are you sure you download AdwCleaner from this author site. AdwCleaner
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Yes, i downloaded it from the authors site, also from Bleeping Computer, Filehippo, MajorGreeks and Softpedia.
As I attempt to run it, Zemana premium deletes it. Looks like a false positive both from Zemana & Adguard.
 
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Maybe, if you tell/post to ilda15 from Zemana, we can get this false positive taken care of!


I just wrote to @iIda15 about the false positive!
 
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Viking said:
Maybe, if you tell/post to ilda15 from Zemana, we can get this false positive taken care of!


I just wrote to @iIda15 about the false positive!
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Well, maybe you should add AdwCleaner to the exclusion list, because if they are going to whitelist is probably going to be this version, but not for a future version of AdwCleaner.
 
Should you guys have any type of issues, please do send an e-mail to our support team: support@zemana.com
Attach the screenshots, what ZAM version blocked what and so on, this is just easier on us to solve the problem quickly.

Thank you all for bringing this matter to our attention. Seems like everything is working perfectly fine now, from what I have heard. If not please feel free to PM me as well. What ever issues you might have, you are more than welcome to PM me :=)

Best regards,

Ida
 
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Salutations/Greeting!:)

Did anyone send the developers an E-mail? To request valid digital certificate for AdwCleaner, now and in the future?
So we here at malwaretips.com will not have a problem with AdwCleaner. Updating to the most current version.

Kind regards!!!
 
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Yes. Windows Smartscreen popped up saying that it is unsafe. Of course, Windows Smartscreen says a lot of things are unsafe...
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That's due to Smartscreen's Application Reputation algorithm.
  • a hash of the downloaded file
  • the digital certificate used to sign the file (if signed)
Source: SmartScreen® Application Reputation – Building Reputation | IEBlog

It will also defend you against socially-engineered downloads of malicious software using a cloud based app reputation service that is continuously evaluating the billions of new apps that are published to the internet every year for malicious behavior.
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Source: Security in Windows 10

This is one reason (of many) why Smartscreen may flag down new software releases.

At OP, check you have downloaded AdwCleaner from a reputable source or mirror. Delete the current file, and download a new copy.
 
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