Program AdwCleaner: reviews. How to use this program?

Naturally, any user who spends a lot of time surfing the Internet, knows firsthand how annoying annoying advertising, the installation of some obscure panels in the browser, the ever slower connection speed, etc. Now we will consider one of the most interesting utilities Under the name AdwCleaner. What is this program and how to use it, will be described in the review. In addition, everyone will be able to draw their own conclusions about the appropriateness of using this software product.

AdwCleaner: what is this?

If you understand what a small utility AdwCleaner is, it can be briefly described as a means of blocking advertising and removing spyware or potentially unwanted programs installed either in the Internet browser or in the "operating system" itself, for example, for the subsequent theft of personal data and Information.

To prevent such situations, the AdwCleaner application is used. Feedback about the program looks very encouraging. Let's see what this is connected with.

Advantages of the portable version

First of all, analyzing, for example, the topic: "AdwCleaner: how to use the program?", It is necessary to say that the utility is released in a portable version (Portable). What it is? It's simple. Install it in the system is not necessary. Simply put, say, an unpacked folder with the program at any convenient place for the user's hard drive or logical partition, and then use the executable EXE file to launch.

However, in passing it must be said that the first time the program is launched AdwCleaner (reviews confirm this) creates its own quarantine folder on the hard disk, where all dangerous, suspicious or unwanted objects (files and folders) are placed on the hard disk and also specifies the storage location Reports and backups.

In addition, when using the portable version, there will never be problems associated with removing the application from the system, and even more so of residual files, registry entries, etc. It's enough just to delete the program folder (of course, together with the quarantine folder) - and, As they say, it's a hat. And in the process of using the application, there is no need to install any additional components or platforms such as the Microsoft .NET Framework, as it is done for most software products of such a plan with full installation and, so to speak, implementation in the system.

Interface

As for the interface, consider it on the version of the program AdwCleaner 4.1, reviews of which are most often found on the Internet. It is so simple that even a child can cope with it.

The main window is a few basic fields. At the top is a standard menu bar with basic action commands and help system, and just below it there is a window with the application logo. He allocated about a third of the entire working space, however, it is somewhat incomprehensible why there are so many.

Then follows the progress line of this or that action being performed at the moment, just below the button of the basic manipulations. The rest of the space is occupied by the results display window, and it is divided into several tabs, which can contain the found threats: services, folders, files, shortcuts, registry and several tabs of browsers found in the system.

Basically it is for browsers and the AdwCleaner program is used. Reviews, of course, say that through them most of the threats, advertising debris penetrate the system, and there are also installed additional unnecessary panels and add-ins that only then can generate their keys in the system registry, change the home pages of browsers at startup etc.

AdwCleaner: how to use?

As for the use, everything is simple and obvious. At the first start the program independently searches for all suspicious objects, and then issues a detailed report. At subsequent start-ups, the scan (analysis) will need to be started in manual mode.

Go ahead. Scanning completed, the user received the results. Now the user has two tools that can be used at will. They are presented in the form of buttons "Delete", in earlier versions it is the button "Clean" and "Uninstall". The difference between these two processes is that when the first button is used, the object (objects) is removed to quarantine, from which the data can be restored in case of an error before the system is rebooted.

The second button is intended for the complete removal of all objects of the program itself without the possibility of recovery, including the main program directory, as well as the quarantined folders, reports and backups created by it.

One more thing: it is important to know that before running the utility, it is absolutely necessary to close absolutely all currently active applications and programs, until the closing of some services "hanging" in the system tray.

Restore accidentally deleted objects

An interesting feature of the application is the ability to restore accidentally deleted objects. Unlike most other utilities of this nature, this tool is equipped with the AdwCleaner package. User reviews everywhere say that the recovery process is quite simple and no one has any difficulties or problems.

The only thing worth paying attention to is three types of warnings. The first message suggests saving the results of the current test, the second concerns recommendations, how to avoid encountering similar threats in the future, the third signals about the upcoming restart of Windows.

At once we will make a reservation: if the user agrees with the offer on reboot, it will be impossible to cancel removal of potentially dangerous or undesirable objects.

Restart Windows and completely delete objects

Like many other programs of such a plan, the AdwCleaner application performs full deletion of threats only when the system is restarted, after which a report is displayed on all detected objects, their location on hard disks or in logical partitions, as well as about all the files on which -For any reasons missed during the scan. For example, it can be system services, access to which is limited by the Windows OS itself.

On the other hand, the program automatically generates the creation of backup copies, with which you can then restore the deleted objects using the so-called "Quarantine Manager".

Advantages and disadvantages

As for merits, they are, so to speak, the main "chip" of the program AdwCleaner. Feedback from the user community suggests that the application is very stable and uses a minimum of system resources. In addition, the application in some cases finds even such threats that miss eminent software packages such as iObit Uninstaller versions 3 and 4.

Needless to say, not the least role is played by the fact that a portable version that does not require installation, a small size, the ability to restore data from backup copies and, of course, the simplicity and ease of use is used.

Disadvantages, according to most users, this unique application simply does not exist.

Conclusion

In general, if we sum up some results, we can confidently say that today the AdwCleaner application is one of the best and most simple tools for removing MalWare, AdWare and SpyWare. Actually, if you carefully read reviews about this software development, you can not doubt that they fully confirm all of the above. Many people think that there is nothing better than this program. Moreover, many software packages of this type are so deeply integrated into the system that it is almost impossible to remove them afterwards without special tools and knowledge.