AdwCleaner

## v8.6.0 [19/08/2025] ### Changes * Improve json-parsing for all internal components (exclusions, settings, etc) to optimize loading times and memory usage. * Update bundled definitions to 2025.08.19.1 ### Bugfixes * Fully fix network-related issue for TLS connections. OpenSSL detections was not working well in the past few versions, which led to connection failures.

## v8.5.0 [17/10/2024] ### Changes * Major upgrade to Qt6 * Update bundled definitions to 2024.10.23.2

## v8.4.2 [04/03/2024] ### Changes * Update bundled definitions to 2024.03.04.1 ### Bugfixes * Fix the updater process verification mechanism failure and migrate from OpenSSL to Wincrypt. https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/308931-release-adwcleaner-842/

### Features and improvements * Enhanced logging around process termination. * Improved the Web browser module. * Logfiles are sorted by ID. * Updated database definitions to 2022.03.15.1. * Updated translations. ### Issues fixed * ADWC-259: Updated logfile to include Windows 11 naming. * ADWC-265: DLL Hijacking issue.

## v8.3.1 [22/11/2021] ### New Features * Official support for Windows 11. There is one cosmetic glitch that we are aware of and that will be fixed in an upcoming version. * Add support for Windows Installer in basic repair actions. ### Changes * Update definitions to 2021.11.18.1 * Update translations. ### Bugfixes * It is now possible to use `/path` again in parallel of other commands. * Fix startup issues on Windows 10 under specific conditions. * Fix a crash due to parsing a malformed `/etc/hosts` file. * Fix the German translation.

## v8.3.0 [29/06/2021] ### New Features * Rewritten updater. It now keeps track of the previous channel and uses it for the updated version. * When running in non-release mode (e.g alpha or beta) the channel is displayed on the title bar. * Make the database update channel distinct from the product update channel (for instance it makes it possible to use AdwCleaner alpha with a beta database). ### Changes * Improve handling of json operations. * Update Malwarebytes branding to "Cyberprotection for everyone". * Consolidate most external urls to "adwcleaner.malwarebytes.com". * Update definitions to 2021.06.29.1 * Update translations. ### Bugfixes * Make the updater more robust as sometimes the updater didn't launch the new AdwCleaner version. * Make the GUI arguments parsing more robust. * Fix some cut-off buttons rendering in Brazilian Portuguese