AdwCleaner, the popular adware and preinstlaled software removal tool from Malwarebytes, has the first beta for version 8.0 released and is available for download. Malwarebytes AdwCleaner 8.0 has got most of the changes under the hood, the tool will no longer run on Windows XP and Vista versions. The initial release of the tool doesn’t support Firefox scanning and cleaning as company hints it will introduce a new module for the same in version 8.0.1 which may available in early December of 2019.
AdwCleaner v7.4.2 is the last release to be supported on Windows XP and Vista versions. The tool introduces a new module “to scan and clean Chrome fully in a comprehensive manner.”
Malwarebytes planning to release AdwCleaner v8 next Tuesday, i.e on November 26, 2019. As you know, AdwCleaner is a standalone utility, doesn’t require to be installed on your device to function, but it can still be uninstalled or removed. With the new version, the company has taken care not to leave any traces when you remove the tool.
The Malwarebytes download link in AdwCleaner UI has been updated with that of version 4.0 and it installs the latest build of Malwarebytes. AdwCleaner 8.0 beta can be downloaded from here, you can find the final version’s changelog below.
## v8 [26/11/2019] ### Changes - Following the release of MB4, the in-app installer now installs Malwarebytes 4. - Always download the very latest Malwarebytes build - Update Qt to 5.13 branch - Upgrade the build toolchain to Visual Studio 2017 - Update OpenSSL - No longer force the generation of the debug logfile - Support again the very latest versions of the Chrome Browser and allow for proper remediation - Temporarily disable Firefox scanning and remediation - will be added back in the upcoming 8.0.1 release - Update translations - Update definitions to 2019.11.19.1 - Completely drop support for Windows XP and Vista. Refer to <link will be shared next at launch day> ### Bugfixes - Crash when the UI is displayed in Arabic - Make the uninstallation process more robust and less likely to leave traces behind - Make the quarantine process more stable and less susceptible to corruption
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