AdwCleaner v8.0.8 released

[HarborFront]

v8.0.8 [09/10/2020]​

Changelog

AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner is a free anti-malware removal tool designed to eliminate: Adware (ads software) PUP/LPI (Potentially Unwanted Programs) Toolbars Hijackers (browser homepage hijackers) SpywareAdwCleaner quickly scans and removes adw...

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New Features​

• Set the correct attributes to the working directory (usually C:\AdwCleaner) to overcome potential malicious modifications
• Detect if AdwClean runs in a corporate environment

Changes​

• Improve Services detection
• Update translations
• Update definitions to 2020.09.29.1

Bugfixes​

• Fix an issue preventing shortcut cleanup from working correctly
• Fix the QSharedMemory error message

Download here

AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner is a free anti-malware removal tool designed to eliminate: Adware (ads software) PUP/LPI (Potentially Unwanted Programs) Toolbars Hijackers (browser homepage hijackers) SpywareAdwCleaner quickly scans and removes adw...

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[Kongo]

I wonder why they still don't implement ADWCleaner to Malwarebytes.

 

[EndangeredPootis]

I wonder why they still don't implement ADWCleaner to Malwarebytes.

The same reason avast and AVG havent been implemented into a single product.

 

[Kongo]

The same reason avast and AVG havent been implemented into a single product.

What's the reason if I may ask? I mean they contribute ADWCleaner as a free removal tool so they don't make money out of it. It wouldn't hurt to add it's database to Malwarebytes at all.

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

Official site: AdwCleaner - Free Adware Cleaner & Removal Tool

 

[EndangeredPootis]

What's the reason if I may ask? I mean they contribute ADWCleaner as a free removal tool so they don't make money out of it. It wouldn't hurt to add it's database to Malwarebytes at all.

The Malwarebytes ad at the top right and more user downloads, aswell as probably selling user info, it may simply be its not in their priority list, also, adding the adwcleaner database just means larger defenition updates.

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

Anyone having problems? I can't start Adwcleaner:

Application popup: adwcleaner_8.0.8.exe - Application error: The application could not start correctly (0xc0000005). Click "OK" to close the application.

This is from Windows event notification log

 

[Kongo]

Anyone having problems? I can't start Adwcleaner:

I started it twice then it worked.

 

[FireHammer]

Hi, I would very much like to use Adwcleaner without Malwarebytes, thanks

 

[plat]

I updated straight from the 8.07 interface and then it didn't run for me IF 8.07 was still open on the desktop. Clicking on the "Launch" tab seemed like it was dead--and from Downloads, the cmd-like window would flash for a second and then nothing. Only after closing the older version first did the v. 8.08 open. The initial scan took 3 seconds longer than the 8.07 version.

Funny, no error or anything in Reliability Monitor but I ain't complaining. Windows 20H2 is so stable. Brag on/

Spoiler

/Brag off

Edit: yeah, I dodge the Malwarebytes part and get it from the Toolslib site, it's the same thing.

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[Kongo]

Hi, I would very much like to use Adwcleaner without Malwarebytes, thanks

Huh?

 

[FireHammer]

Huh?

Hi @SecureKongo I just mean, I am not a fan of Malwarebytes.

 

[ChoiceVoice]

I wonder why they still don't implement ADWCleaner to Malwarebytes.

they likely have implemented aspects of it into malwarebytes already. but the two programs don't necessarily have the identical purposes. i don't find malwarebytes to be as aggressive as adwcleaner on ... ads and what not. that aggressiveness can turn away paying customers that use 3rd party programs that are flagged in adwcleaner and not in malwarebytes. though, malwarebytes does have settings to ramp up that detection. i wonder if it more closely detects what adwcleaner detects when that is checked (?). it's always hard to know what's going on under the hood, lol.

there is also something to be said for keeping the development teams separate, so as to not stifle creativity (if you can afford it).

 

[HarborFront]

Anyone having problems? I can't start Adwcleaner:


This is from Windows event notification log

I have no issue with starting AdwCleaner. Delete the file and download again. Maybe a corrupted download

 

[Freud2004]

No problem running the program, but had a lack of information about what is detected:

 

[Kongo]

No problem running the program, but had a lack of information about what is detected:

View attachment 247210

Lack of information? You know that you can see the detected items when you click the arrow, right?

 

[Freud2004]

Lack of information? You know that you can see the detected items when you click the arrow, right?

Yes, but just the location in the machine, no information about the PUP found. A little description about the PUP found was welcome.

 

[Kongo]

Yes, but just the location in the machine, no information about the PUP found. A little description about the PUP found was welcome.

Got you now.

 

[Freud2004]

But looks pretty efficient removing what we found:

 

[Azure]

The same reason avast and AVG havent been implemented into a single product.

The users would be confuse