Advice Request What are these additional AdwCleaner settings for?

[Ink]

The built-in glossary doesn't explain what they are, only that they would be cleaned/reset.

WHY are the following defaults (as seen in screenshot) already enabled?

• Delete IFEO keys
• Delete tracing keys
• Delete Prefetch files
• Reset Chrome policies
• Reset TCP/IP
• Reset Firewall
• Reset IPSec
• Reset BITS
• Reset IE policies
• Reset Winsock
• Reset HOSTS files

And should any of the others be marked for basic repair?

Image: Malwarebytes AdwCleaner - After a scan is complete.

Image: Malwarebytes AdwCleaner - Application settings

 

[plat]

I imagine if this is used during a formal malware cleanup, these functions would need to be reset after a heavy infection.

I never use any of them, just the scanner. IMO, that's what AdwCleaner basically is to me--a scanner.

A quick search yields this thread on it.

Malwarebytes AdwCleaner Basic Repair Question - Windows 10 Forums (tenforums.com)

 

[codswollip]

WHY are the following defaults (as seen in screenshot) already enabled?

According to your screenshot, they are disabled. Only 3 settings show enabled.

 

[Ink]

I imagine if this is used during a formal malware cleanup, these functions would need to be reset after a heavy infection.

I never use any of them, just the scanner. IMO, that's what AdwCleaner basically is to me--a scanner.

A quick search yields this thread on it.

Malwarebytes AdwCleaner Basic Repair Question - Windows 10 Forums (tenforums.com)

That was my understanding, so for the average scan, it can be ignored/skipped. Thanks for the link too.

According to your screenshot, they are disabled. Only 3 settings show enabled.

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