NoAdware Detection

[gary9149]

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

[Yodama]

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.

[gary9149]

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

[spybotsandra]

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

[Yodama]

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


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

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)

[gary9149]

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.