Re: ADWCleaner deleted a folder it shouldn't

on AdwCleaner by ****

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...

Re: CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED

on AdwCleaner by ****

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...

Re: Error: variable used without being declared

Hi nasdaq2 & mmperezh,

 

Please activate Debug Mode as follows so we can see a report which may be helpful with identifying the problem.

  • Double-click on AdwCleaner.exe to open the tool.
  • Click on Options in the top menu.
  • Put a check mark next to Activate debug mode
  • Click on the Scan button.
  • If the error message appears again, close AdwCleaner.
  • A logfile report called AdwCleaner_dbg_XXXX....

[EN] - AdwCleaner documentation

AdwCleaner v6 documentation.

Valid only for AdwCleaner v6.x

AdwCleaner interface

 

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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