

Return to the Malwarebytes AdwCleaner guide.Adware is one of the most irritating things that get installed on your PC itself anonymously, it is very dangerous too. WARNING: Do NOT click the Run Basic Repair button unless instructed to by a Malwarebytes support agent.

If the AdwCleaner scan did not detect any items, you instead see a screen like below.Ĭlick Skip Basic Repair to finish the cleaning process. Your device is now clean of adware, Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs), and preinstalled software. You can also find them later in the Log Files tab. You can click the View Log File button if you would like to see detailed scan and cleanup results in Notepad format.


Check the boxes next to any items you want to quarantine and disable, then click Next. Once the scan completes, AdwCleaner shows you all detected PUPs and adware.This article shows you how to start a scan and clean your device using AdwCleaner, and what to do after the scan completes. Once a scan completes, you can decide if you want to delete or restore detected items. Malwarebytes AdwCleaner is designed to scan and clean adware, PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs), and unwanted preinstalled software from your Windows device.
