NoAdware Detection

Yesterday when I ran Spybot it detected the following:

NoAdware: Settings (Registry key, nothing done)
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-569453849-3404735932-1995148486-1005\Software\NoAdware

When I tried to get Spybot to delete it, it couldn't do it - something about files in the memory still using it. Tried the Spybot option to shut down and check on start up - that didn't work either.

I have not downloaded Noadware software to my PC - so don't know where it has come from!

Do I need to worry about this detection?

Thanks for your help

hello,

yes you should be concerned. A software that is installed on your computer without your knowledge is always a reason for concern.

NoAdware is a known fake security software that often installs itself via a trojan horse.

which version of Spybot S&D are you using? If you are using a version earlier than 1.5 you should upgrade to 1.5.

please follow the steps in the sticky thread to generate a Spybot S&D log file, attach the log here or send it to detections-at-spybot.info (replace -at- with @) and refer to this thread.

NoAdware reply

Thanks for your reply. Here's the log:

Report generated: 2007-11-22 11:45 ---

Microsoft.WindowsSecurityCenter.FirewallDisableNotify: Settings (Registry change, nothing done)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify!=dword:0

Microsoft.WindowsSecurityCenter.AntiVirusDisableNotify: Settings (Registry change, nothing done)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify!=dword:0

Hope this is what you want!


NoAdware: Settings (Registry key, fixing failed)
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-569453849-3404735932-1995148486-1005\Software\NoAdware


--- Spybot - Search && Destroy version: 1.3 ---
2007-11-21 Includes\Cookies.sbi
2007-10-31 Includes\Dialer.sbi
2007-11-21 Includes\DialerC.sbi
2007-11-07 Includes\Hijackers.sbi
2007-11-21 Includes\HijackersC.sbi
2007-10-04 Includes\Keyloggers.sbi
2007-11-21 Includes\KeyloggersC.sbi
2004-11-29 Includes\LSP.sbi
2007-11-07 Includes\Malware.sbi
2007-11-21 Includes\MalwareC.sbi
2007-10-24 Includes\PUPS.sbi
2007-11-21 Includes\PUPSC.sbi
2007-11-21 Includes\Revision.sbi
2007-05-30 Includes\Security.sbi
2007-11-21 Includes\SecurityC.sbi
2007-11-07 Includes\Spybots.sbi
2007-11-21 Includes\SpybotsC.sbi
2007-11-06 Includes\Tracks.uti
2007-11-14 Includes\Trojans.sbi
2007-11-21 Includes\TrojansC.sbi

Hello,

Please upgrade your program, version 1.5 is available!
First, please uninstall the old version according to this link:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/howto/uninstall.html
Now, you can download the new version here:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html
Or choose the direct installation file:
http://www.spybotupdates.com/files/spybotsd15.exe
Don't forget to update afterwards!
Here is a tutorial:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/howto/update.html

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot

gary9149 said:

NoAdware: Settings (Registry key, fixing failed)
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-569453849-3404735932-1995148486-1005\Software\NoAdware


--- Spybot - Search && Destroy version: 1.3 ---

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please update to Spybot S&D 1.5, it is able to detect more and is able to unload/kill more running processes.

after a scan and fix with Spybot S&D 1.5 please make another log file (make sure to have all checkboxes marked)

NoAdware continued

Thanks to everyone for their help.
Have installed version 1.5 and the problem appears to have been sorted. The NoAdware detection has gone!

Have generated the report and will e-mail it.

Many thanks again.