AdwCleaner 5.000 | 1.5 MB
AdwCleaner is a program that
searches for and deletes Adware, Toolbars, Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP),
and browser Hijackers from your computer. By using AdwCleaner you can easily
remove many of these types of programs for a better user experience on your
computer and while browsing the web.
AdwCleaner
is a tool that deletes:
· Adwares (software ads)
· PUP/LPI (Potentially
Undesirable Program)
· Toolbars
· Hijacker (Hijack of the
browser's homepage)
The types of programs that
AdwCleaner targets are typically bundled with free programs that you download
from the web. In many cases when you download and install a program, the
install will state that these programs will be installed along with the program
you downloaded. Unless you perform a Custom install, these unwanted programs
will automatically be installed on your computer leaving you with extra browser
toolbars, adware, and other unwanted programs. AdwCleaner is designed to search
for and remove these types of programs.
AdwCleaner Usage
Instructions:
Using AdwCleaner is very
simple. Simply download the program and run it. You will then be presented with
a screen that contains a Scan and Clean button. The Scan button will cause
AdwCleaner to search your computer for unwanted programs and then display all
the files, folders, and registry entries found on your computer that are used
by adware programs.
When the scan has finished,
look through the scan results and uncheck any entries that you do not wish to
remove. When you are satisfied with the selection, simply click on the Clean
button, which will cause AdwCleaner to reboot your computer and remove the
files and registry entries associated with the various adware that you are
removing. On reboot, AdwCleaner will display a log showing the files, folders,
and registry entries that were removed.
It is also important to note
that certain adware programs such as Babylon and Delta Search include a program
that alerts you when a program is trying to change your browser's search or
home page settings. When running AdwCleaner it will reset your search settings
to the default Microsoft one if it detects it has been changed by an adware. If
you see the warning that states AdwCleaner is trying to change your browser
settings, please allow it to do so.
AdwCleaner also contains
some advanced options that disable certain detections. To access these options,
you can click on the question mark (?) in the upper left corner of the program
and then click on Options. You will then be presented with a dialog where you
can disable various detections.
These options are described
below:
/DisableAskDetection - This
option disables Ask Toolbar detection.
/DisableIEDetection - This
option disables Internet Explorer specific detections.
/DisableFFDetection - This
option disables Firefox specific detections.
/DisableChromeDetection -
This option disables detections for Chrome & Chromium based browsers.
/DisableOperaDetection -
This option disables Opera specific detections.
/DisableProxyDetection -
This option disables Internet Proxy detections.
Whats New:
*+*+*+*+* v5.000 - 14/08/15
*+*+*+*+*
[NEW] - Debug mode added
[NEW] - New generic
detections engine
[NEW] - Quarantine manager
is now fully integrated into AdwCleaner
[NEW] - Compatibility with
W10
[NEW] - "Reset Proxy
settings" option added
[NEW] - "Reset Winsock
settings" option added
[NEW] - "Reset TCP/IP
settings" option added
[NEW] - "Reset Firewall
settings" option added
[NEW] - "Reset IPSec
settings" option added
[NEW] - "Reset BITS
queue" option added
[NEW] - "Reset Internet
Explorer policies" option added
[NEW] - "Reset Chrome
policies" option added
[NEW] - Generic.BrowseFox
added to generic detections
[UPD] - Local database
v14-08-2015.3
[UPD] - Code optimization
[UPD] - SQLite version
updated to v3.8.11.1
[UPD] - Chrome preferences
detection improved
[UPD] -
"HKLM\SOFTWARE\AppDataLow\Software" added to handled keys
[UPD] -
"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShellBrowser"
added to handled keys
[UPD] -
"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext\CLSID"
added to handled keys
[UPD] -
"HKEY_USERS" subkeys added to handled keys
[UPD] -
"Generic.Netfilter" renamed to "Generic.Vitruvian"
[UPD] - All generic
detections updated
[UPD] - Tasks detection
improved (x64 folders handled)
[UPD] - AppInit detection
improved (x64 values handled)
[UPD] - Infected shortcuts
detection improved (recursive search)
[UPD] - Auto-resize for all
columns in GUI
[UPD] - "Files /
Folders" report sections split
[UPD] - Reports are now
saved to C:\ instead of C:\AdwCleaner
[UPD] - Searching reports
are now called "AdwCleaner[SX].txt"
[UPD] - Cleaning reports are
now called "AdwCleaner[CX].txt"
[UPD] - New caption in
cleaning reports :
[-] : The element has been
deleted
[+] : The element has been
deleted after resetting its ACL
[#] : The element will be
deleted on reboot
[!] : The element can't be
deleted
[x] : The element has not
been marked for deletion
[REM] - "Internet
Explorer" tab removed (keys are now listed in "Registry" tab)
[REM] - Illyx generic detection
removed
[REM] - Gomita generic
detection removed
[REM] - Skintrim generic
detection removed
[REM] - Pirrit generic
detection removed
[REM] - Maintainer generic
detection removed
[REM] - AdPeak generic
detection removed
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