windows bluescreens after quarantining adwares using adwcleaner [solved]

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was trying to delete some adware on my computer but couldn't due to adwcleaner caused a bsod when trying to quarantine it. stopcode's on the bsod is CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED which from the stopcode's name i can see how it happened but i don't know how to prevent if

OS: Windows 11 Home Insider Preview Single Language
Build: 25206.rs_prerelease.220916-1405

[Gin]

Uninstall adwcleaner and / or other cleaners and scanners too (if any)
These apps are designed to cause troubles and trying to force you to keep using or even pay for them.
Stop downloading stuff from (potential) malicious websites.
That's how you prevent it.

But hey, don't take my word for it.
It's been more than 17 years since i had malicious software.
i'm only using Windows Security AKA Windows Defender.
It does what it needs to do without bsod

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Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Gin:

Uninstall adwcleaner and / or other cleaners and scanners too (if any)
These apps are designed to cause troubles and trying to force you to keep using or even pay for them.
Stop downloading stuff from (potential) malicious websites.
That's how you prevent it.

okay firstly. adwcleaner is made by malwarebytes and i've been using the malwarebytes antivirus for a while and adwcleaner is completely free.
malwarebytes is also free but it does have a premium subscription but it's fine as long it still protects me from malware. tbh it's better than mcafee since it doesn't give false positives and doesn't spam you with offers and stuff.

secondly. the app gave a warning to close all processes that's running and there's a chance that the app accidentally closed one of the programs that are for windows and caused a process error bsod. it does not give me any virus or anything.

ALSO i found the answer how to fix it.

you basically just have to go to settings, scroll down to cleaning options and then uncheck "terminate all processes before cleaning" it's literally that simple.

[GOD RAYS ON ULTRA™]

I agree with comment #1. You don't need any of these softwares, not even Malwarebytes. It's all useless.

Malwarebytes is probably "okay" but I wouldn't use it. I mean why would you? What's it gonna do? Windows built-in security system is enough.

I think the last time I used Malwarebytes was when I used windows XP. That was back in 2010. CCleaner I wouldn't let anywhere near my PC, and if I used a computer with Norton on it it was time reinstall windows.

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Thanks for the info, OP. I have also found AdwCleaner to be a very capable and rapid second opinion scanner. A few years ago, I used to rag on Malwarebytes because they would make these far-fetched marketing claims and then fail miserably in lab testing. But that changed a lot, esp. in the past year. Now they've become very respectable. I have nothing bad to say about it. The free version is the on-demand scanner but I prefer Adw. The web filter in the Premium version has a good reputation also. Sometimes they've had some major issues with updates, but then, so has Microsoft.

I use 2 on-demands and two tiny supplemental security software in addition to Defender b/c I know what the weak points are. It's quite remote that I'd get infected but never impossible b/c anyone can mis-click at any time. Up to you what you run on your device but I don't really think it's "useless" to run MB alongside Defender, esp. if your online behaviors tend to be risky.

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Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από WinNT 6.9:

was trying to delete some adware on my computer but couldn't due to adwcleaner caused a bsod when trying to quarantine it. stopcode's on the bsod is CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED which from the stopcode's name i can see how it happened but i don't know how to prevent if

OS: Windows 11 Home Insider Preview Single Language
Build: 25206.rs_prerelease.220916-1405

Here;s the documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/debugger/bug-check-0xef--critical-process-died
This bugcheck (which by the way should have been green looking at your specs) means one of the base Windows NT processes was terminated, and the kernel triggers the STOP code.

Your build is a Windows Insider Preview build (which this week has been replaced with a new build), so you may want to discuss this in a Windows Insiders forum.

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Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Gin:

Uninstall adwcleaner and / or other cleaners and scanners too (if any)
These apps are designed to cause troubles and trying to force you to keep using or even pay for them.
Stop downloading stuff from (potential) malicious websites.
That's how you prevent it.

But hey, don't take my word for it.
It's been more than 17 years since i had malicious software.
i'm only using Windows Security AKA Windows Defender.
It does what it needs to do without bsod

I'm sorry for necroposting, but reading that statement just makes me cringe.

Is that REALLY your suggestion? "Stop downloading stuff from (potential) malicious websites."? That's like if someone accidentally ate a contaminated food (that they didn't know it was contaminated), they go ill, and you say to them: "You shouldn't had eat bad stuff". That is just dumb as hell.

Malware is pretty much common these days, even if you didn't download any software, Malware doesn't need to be destructive, malware could also be used to log your private information whether it's on a website or your local computer In fact, you could even call website trackers or Microsoft Edge "malware" depending on how you see it.

You also misunderstood between an adware or a malware. Adwcleaner isn't named Adwcleaner for nothing. It literally stands for Adware Cleaner, not Malware Cleaner, those are very different from each other. Adwcleaner is designed to... well... clean adware, which ranges from stuff installed from computer OEMs or a downloaded program. Adwcleaner itself is completely free and made by Malwarebytes, which in itself is also free although, it has some premium features locked behind a paywall, but regardless the free version is still capable for malware removal.

In my opinion, one of the "apps are designed to cause troubles and trying to force you to keep using or even pay for them." is McAfee, which i would 100% agree. I've used that program and it was a horrible experience.

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Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από WOKEISM (banned 14 times):

I agree with comment #1. You don't need any of these softwares, not even Malwarebytes. It's all useless.

Malwarebytes is probably "okay" but I wouldn't use it. I mean why would you? What's it gonna do? Windows built-in security system is enough.

I think the last time I used Malwarebytes was when I used windows XP. That was back in 2010. CCleaner I wouldn't let anywhere near my PC, and if I used a computer with Norton on it it was time reinstall windows.

Some people don't think that Windows Defender is enough for protection. In fact, some people are also annoyed with Windows Defender (especially Windows SmartScreen) for flagging false positives.

I've had experience too with Windows Defender. I downloaded a totally harmless E-book Flash executable I got from my teacher, and Windows Defender flagged it as harmful, while Malwarebytes flagged it harmless. Maybe it had a security hole inside the Flash program? But that was in 2019, before Flash's death in December 31st 2020.

It's not just this time I've gotten a false positive from Windows Defender, I got tons of them. So I just permanently disable Windows Defender and just use Malwarebytes because it's more trustable.