AdwCleaner, which according to Malwarebytes gets downloaded 200,000 times per day, can curtail unwanted software and adware.įor a startup set up by three 17-year-old students in 2011, AdwCleaner’s growth is impressive but indicative of the problem faced by unwanted software finding its way onto people’s personals and work computers. This ‘grey’ software can also lead to information being shared with undesirable third-parties and open up people to malware threats. These programmes are often bundled into legitimate software downloads, and while are not malware, they can cause problems like replace browser search bars and install invasive and irritating programmes onto a person’s computer, as well as slow the machine down. Removing malware and other viruses may be Malwarebytes raison d’etre but when it comes to tackling adware and unwanted programmes things get a little more difficult. Malwarebytes also noted it will continue to support the growth of AdwCleaner, which it believes will aid awareness of the Malwarebytes brand in Europe, Asia and other nation beyond the US. While terms of the deal were not disclosed, Malwarebytes will retain the AdwClaner brand name for the time being and the acquisition gives it access to the startup’s tool which will bolster its own malware-fighting offerings. Malwarebytes has announced its acquisition of AdwCleaner, a tool created by three French students aimed at removing potentially unwanted programs (PUPs), adware, and tool bars.

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