AdwCleaner is a program that searches for and deletes Adware, Toolbars, Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP), and browser Hijackers from your computer.
| Date | 2025-09-23 04:45:31 |
| Filesize | 9.10 MB |
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AdwCleaner is a small, free utility for scanning your computer for malware. Imagine you're browsing the internet and visit a website, and after visiting it, your browser crashes. Let's say your start page changes to something strange, and you can't get everything back to normal. This program can help you fix it.
The application doesn't require installation and can even be run from a flash drive, which is very convenient. It also supports a cloud database containing up-to-date information on a variety of threats. Naturally, if the program detects an unknown threat, the file can be moved to a so-called "quarantine," and after updating the database, an attempt can be made to disinfect the file without deleting it. This is useful if the infected file is valuable to you.
AdwCleaner has an exclusion list where you can add files you don't want the program to scan. This feature is primarily useful for preventing false positives, as every antivirus program has them. Incidentally, the app can reset the "Host" file, which is very useful, as some viruses add their own entries there. However, for the average user, this is difficult to do manually, meaning restoring it to its original state.
