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AdwareAlert.exe is valid!?

#1 Lloyd T

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Posted 25 January 2009 - 05:52 PM

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/A....Exe-10412.html

"This is a valid program, but it is up to you whether or not you want it to run on startup."

AdwareAlert is supposed to be bad.

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Posted 25 January 2009 - 09:12 PM

Per SystemLookup the entry was previously found to be of dubious repute. In SpywareWarrior_List it was delisted.

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Posted 28 January 2009 - 06:50 PM

If it is delisted, it is no longer considered a rogue or malware.

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#4 Lloyd T

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Posted 28 January 2009 - 07:41 PM

So does this mean that AdwareAlert is no longer considered as a rogue?

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Posted 28 January 2009 - 08:21 PM

Lloyd T, on Jan 28 2009, 06:41 PM, said:

So does this mean that AdwareAlert is no longer considered as a rogue?

I think that was already answered in pretty simple terms in the post just above yours. :thumbsup:

To make sure you don't miss it this time, I'll quote it for ya.

Grinler, on Jan 28 2009, 05:50 PM, said:

If it is delisted, it is no longer considered a rogue or malware.

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