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    Senior Member alicez's Avatar
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    Default Widgi Toolbar

    I donwloaded the new defs today and the following two 'problems' were found.

    I am a bit hesitant to remove/fix them because they mention "System 32."

    What should I do? What are they and how did they get there?
    It also mentions: Kind = "2 Entries, AdwareC" --- What is that?
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    Problem:
    Widgi Toolbar

    SBI $1F57ACC3 APPLICATON DATA FOLDER
    C"\WINDOWS\system32]\config\systemprofile\Application Data\Application Update\

    SBI $4051b8EE APPLICATON DATA FOLDER
    C"\WINDOWS\system32]\config\systemprofile\Application Data\Application Update\temp\
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    Origianl post (and logs) at: http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=66002

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    Operating System = Windows XP
    Browser and Version (Internet Explorer 8)
    Version of Spybot S&D = 1.6.2 \
    and date of the latest update = 5/30/2012
    where did the false positive occur = Scan result
    Last edited by alicez; 2012-06-02 at 21:32.
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    Hi!

    This is not a FP as such. Nevertheless we adjusted our rules a bit so that these folders will not be flagged that easily anymore.

    Thank you.
    (m/f)

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    Quote Originally Posted by (m/f) View Post
    Hi!

    This is not a FP as such. Nevertheless we adjusted our rules a bit so that these folders will not be flagged that easily anymore.

    Thank you.
    What do I have to do now?

    Also, I just ran another scan and the same two items (Widgi Toolbar) are showing. Will they always be showing after a scan?
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    After the rules are updated this week, they should not show up anymore, unless you still have Widgi.Toolbar installed on your system. Empty folders are not flagged anymore.
    (m/f)

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    Thank you for looking at this,(m/f).

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    Default Widgi.toolbar

    Quote Originally Posted by (m/f) View Post
    After the rules are updated this week, they should not show up anymore, unless you still have Widgi.Toolbar installed on your system. Empty folders are not flagged anymore.

    I just downloaded the newest defs to my Win7 computer and ran a S&D scan. Once again, the results show:

    Widgi.Toolbar

    When I click on the "+" box on the left of the Widgi.Toolbar it shows many entries (Registry Value, File)....

    What should I do now?
    Last edited by alicez; 2013-05-08 at 18:37.
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    Quote Originally Posted by alicez View Post
    I just downloaded the newest defs to my Win7 computer and ran a S&D scan. Once again, the results show:

    Widgi.Toolbar

    When I click on the "+" box on the left of the Widgi.Toolbar it shows many entries (Registry Value, File)....

    What should I do now?
    Re my previous post. Wiki states that " Widgi Toolbar is also a type of spyware, since it may force information out of a targeted PC. Security analysts have discovered how this malicious software extracts financial data such as credit card numbers and banking details from legitimate PC users. Worse, the Widgi Toolbar spyware may leave any infected PC exposed to further threats and other malicious infestations. To take care of this malware, you need to remove this from your computer using legitimate PC security software."

    If it is "dangerous," shouldn't we use the S&D "Remove Selected" option?
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