What is AdwCleaner.exe?

AdwCleaner.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected AdwCleaner.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on AdwCleaner.exe:

PropertyValue
Product version3.3.8.1
File version3.2.1.6

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product version3.3.8.1
File version3.2.1.6

Digital signatures [?]

AdwCleaner.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

3 of the 55 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the AdwCleaner.exe file. That's a 5% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
CMC Trojan.Win32.Generic!O
Cyren W32/GenBl.B653DD91!Olympus
Kingsoft Win32.Troj.Undef.(kcloud)
3 of the 55 anti-virus programs detected the AdwCleaner.exe file.

AdwCleaner.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove AdwCleaner.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the AdwCleaner.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that AdwCleaner.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate AdwCleaner.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the AdwCleaner.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate AdwCleaner.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\AdwCleaner.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the AdwCleaner.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If AdwCleaner.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If AdwCleaner.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If AdwCleaner.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that AdwCleaner.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








Free Questionnaires

Folder name variants

AdwCleaner.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\users\%USERNAME%\downloads\. The most common variants are listed below:

Other files also named AdwCleaner.exe

AdwCleaner.exe (155 votes)

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5b653dd91d5d6e519d3357a80a15a5dfb
SHA2568de60a9c57b95551de794e8b2374f6482cec8ed9cf6dd8b4548adc901e81aa22

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to adwcleaner.exe:

adwcleaner.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

adwcleaner.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

adwcleaner.exe has stopped working.

End Program - adwcleaner.exe. This program is not responding.

adwcleaner.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

adwcleaner.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with AdwCleaner.exe?

To help other users, please let us know what you will do with AdwCleaner.exe:



What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with AdwCleaner.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
1

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with AdwCleaner.exe. Only 1 user has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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