Plus, it doesn't leave any traces in the Windows registry.

The program doesn't need installation and can be deployed from any storage device, most suitable for portable usage. This particular application is quite lightweight and also a breeze to use.

To help users clean their PCs of such nuisances, utilities like AdwCleaner have been created.

Check its report carefully before you delete anything.Getting rid of annoying toolbars, browser add-ons installed with or without one's consent as well as eradicating adware or hijackers from a system can be a daunting job, especially if the appropriate tools are not at hand. Verdict:ĪdwCleaner did a good job of detecting and removing adware for us, but be careful, it can highlight legitimate programs too. That might be a little inconvenient, but it's the best course of action, and you can always hit Cancel if you change your mind.ĪdwCleaner successfully cleaned our test system, and if it's not quite enough for you then the program can optionally reset a range of Windows settings: proxies, winsock, TCP/IP, firewall, IPsec, BITS, IE and Chrome policies. (Although everything is marked as 'Delete' initially, and there's no 'Clear all' option, so if you only want to delete one out of 20 items then you'll need to clear all the others manually.)Ĭhoose the Cleaning option, and the program warns you that it'll have to close everything and restart your PC to remove the chosen items. It also did a good job of detecting more dubious files, though, and you can always tell the program you'd like to keep something. Click 'Scan' and in a minute or so the program displays everything it's found, organising the report into several tabs: Services, Folders, Files, Shortcuts, Scheduled Tasks, Registry, Firefox, Chrome.ĪdwCleaner was quite aggressive on our test PC, highlighting some applications we'd consider safe. Malwarebytes AdwCleaner is a compact and portable tool which can help you to remove toolbars, adware and similar browser-based pests.

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