When the download is finished, open the file location and double-click the AdwCleaner icon. It will run the AdwCleaner utility and you will see a screen as displayed below. If the User Account Control prompt will ask you want to start the application, press Yes button to continue.
This procedure may take quite a while, so please be patient. While the utility is scanning, you can see how many objects and files has already scanned. After AdwCleaner has finished scanning, AdwCleaner will show a screen that contains a list of malware that has been found as shown on the screen below.
All detected items will be marked. It will display a prompt. Once the clean-up is finished, the tool may ask you to restart your personal computer.
After reboot, the AdwCleaner will open the log file. The ad-blocker tool such as AdGuard is a program which basically removes advertising from the World Wide Web and blocks access to malicious web-pages. Moreover, security experts says that using ad blocker software is necessary to stay safe when surfing the Internet.
When downloading is finished, run the downloaded file. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, which is located on your desktop.
So, be very careful when you agree to install anything. The best way — is to choose a Custom, Advanced or Manual setup mode. Here disable uncheck all third-party programs in which you are unsure or that causes even a slightest suspicion. The main thing you should remember, you do not need to install any optional software which you do not trust!
After completing the few simple steps above, your personal computer should be clean from this ad supported software and other malware. Unfortunately, if the step by step instructions does not help you, then you have caught a new adware, and then the best way — ask for help.
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