
On the website you can find some additional hints about the tool.

This version of the tool was released at the end of November 2019 and can be downloaded from this Malwarebytes website. Martin Brinkmann points this out on in an article linked in the above tweet. Malwarebytes recently released #AdwCleaner 8.0, a free tool to remove #adware and potentially unwanted programs, from Windows devices. With the new version 8.0 of AdwCleaner, Malwarebytes no longer supports Windows XP and Windows Vista. AdwCleaner 8.0, no support for XP and Vista AdwCleaner also targets adware, spyware, potentially unwanted programs (PUPs), and browser hijackers with technology specially engineered to remove these threats. This puts you back in control of your browsing.

Malwarebytes AdwCleaner removes unwanted browser toolbars and bundled programs that can open the door for spyware and PUPs. (Malwarebytes AdwCleaner 8.0, Source: /Malwarebytes) It's the cleaner of choice for home users and technicians. Malwarebytes AdwCleaner employs innovative technology engineered solely to detect and remove these unwanted hitchhikers.

The world's most popular adware cleaner finds and removes unwanted programs and junkware so your online experience stays optimal and hassle-free.Ĭomputer running slow? Strange messages popping up? Browser homepage changed without your permission? This could be the work of adware (and its friends), a sneaky variant of malware that is hard to find, and harder to remove. The manufacturer writes about it on his website: The AdwCleaner tool is intended to clean the system of this by-catch. So if after installing a software suddenly unwanted advertising is displayed or unwanted programs are available under Windows, apparently adware has struck. The AdwCleaner is a free tool from Malwarebytes, which may be used to clean unwanted adware from Windows systems.
