an unsafe site might exploit vulnerabilities still unknown to search engines.

a safe website might have been hacked and the attacker might upload malware.

an unsafe website might host zero-day malware (a previously unknown malware) for which search engines have no signatures yet.

Return to the Malwarebytes AdwCleaner guide. 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. Once you've logged in after your device restarts, AdwCleaner automatically opens to show that your scan is complete.Click Restart now to complete the cleanup process. After cleaning, you are prompted to restart your device.Click Continue when ready to clean your device. AdwCleaner prompts you to save and close your work before continuing.Check the boxes next to any preinstalled software you want to quarantine and disable, then click Quarantine.If you didn't see this message, continue to the next step.

If any preinstalled software was detected on your device, a message notifies you that your action is requested.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.

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