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ToolsLib has released version 5.0 of AdwCleaner. This program aims to remove malware, toolbars that are added to web browsers and so-called hijackers, which modify the homepage and search engine, among other things. Support is available for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. After the scan has been performed, you can decide for yourself what needs to be removed. In version 5.0, support for Windows 10 has been added, there is a debug mode and various network settings can be reset. The complete changelog looks like this:

New

• Debug mode added
• New generic detections engine
• Quarantine manager is now fully integrated into AdwCleaner
• Compatibility with W10
• “Reset Proxy settings” option added
• “Reset Winsock settings” option added
• “Reset TCP/IP settings” option added
• “Reset Firewall settings” option added
• “Reset IPSec settings” option added
• “Reset BITS queue” option added
• “Reset Internet Explorer policies” option added
• “Reset Chrome policies” option added
• Generic.BrowseFox added to generic detections

Updated

• Local database v14-08-2015.3
• Code optimization
• SQLite version updated to v3.8.11.1
• Chrome preferences detection improved
• “HKLM\SOFTWARE\AppDataLow\Software” added to handled keys
• “HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShellBrowser” added to handled keys
• “HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext\CLSID” added to handled keys
• “HKEY_USERS” subkeys added to handled keys
• “Generic.Netfilter” renamed to “Generic.Vitruvian”
• All generic detections updated
• Tasks detection improved (x64 folders handled)
• AppInit detection improved (x64 values ​​handled)
• Infected shortcuts detection improved (recursive search)
• Auto-resize for all columns in GUI
• “Files / Folders” report sections split
• Reports are now saved to C:\ instead of C:\AdwCleaner
• Searching reports are now called “AdwCleaner[SX].txt”
• Cleaning reports are now called “AdwCleaner[CX].txt”
• New caption in cleaning reports:
  • [-] : The element has been deleted
  • [+] : The element has been deleted after resetting its ACL
  • [#] : The element will be deleted on reboot
  • [!] : The element can’t be deleted
  • [x] : The element has not been marked for deletion

Removed

• “Internet Explorer” tab removed (keys are now listed in “Registry” tab)
• Illyx generic detection removed
• Gomita generic detection removed
• Skin trim generic detection removed
• Pirrit generic detection removed
• Maintainer generic detection removed
• AdPeak generic detection removed