I would highly recommend a few improvements that would have prevented or minimized the difficulties I experienced.
1. Display the Log File after the Scan is done, so that it's more obvious what was found before Cleaning starts. My Scan didn't find any "Services" to clean so my GUI didn't change. Even if a display had appeared to indicate I should check all tabs before Cleaning, I might have av...
I download adwcleaner from bleepingcomputer and run the file. adwcleaner the opens. I activate debug mode. I do scan and it finds all sorts of bad stuff. I do cleanup. popup comes "all programs will be closed to proceed......." I click ok. Moments later it goes to a blue sceen like this http://www.reviversoft.com/blog/2013/04/critical-process-died/ . It then takes awhile for the machine to boot...
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Hi,
Moreover, "Preferences" file will be added in v5.005 ( Currently, only "Secure Preferences" file is handled )
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AdwCleaner v6 documentation.
Valid only for AdwCleaner v6.x
Description
AdwCleaner is a tool aiming to remove adware (ads software), PUP/LPIs (Potentially Undesirable Program), toolbar, hijacker (hijack of the browser's homepage), ...
It's compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, each of them in both 32 & 64 bits.
This documentation aims to details how to use the software.
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