Lavasoft/Adaware Fucks up again!

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2005-03-09 10:39am

Well a while ago lavasoft quitly dropped detection of a known spyware app.

Now they went one step futher.

Try this.

Start Spybot Search & Destroy

Start Adaware crapware

Run AAW while S&D is running.

And this is what you get:

AAW

This is going to make a big splash over at DSLReports

Yea I am Faram there to...

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2005-03-09 11:04am

Would it be that you've used Spybot/Tea Timer to make start up registry changes? Because I know I had it detect Spybot after I had done that. Apparently it thought because it was messing with the registry it was potentially harmful.

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2005-03-09 11:17am

Stormbringer wrote:Would it be that you've used Spybot/Tea Timer to make start up registry changes? Because I know I had it detect Spybot after I had done that. Apparently it thought because it was messing with the registry it was potentially harmful.

Nope I don't use Tea Timer.

This only works if S&D is running while AAW scans.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2005-03-09 11:23am

Faram wrote:
Stormbringer wrote:Would it be that you've used Spybot/Tea Timer to make start up registry changes? Because I know I had it detect Spybot after I had done that. Apparently it thought because it was messing with the registry it was potentially harmful.
Nope I don't use Tea Timer.

This only works if S&D is running while AAW scans.

Ah, I've only noticed it on my computer with Tea Timer. But if Spybot has to be running that would explain it since it's going through the registry and is capable of manipulating much as malware would. I can see how Ad-ware can flag it.