Software

AdwCleaner

by Malwarebytes · Freeware

Adware cleaner

Record

Latest version
8.8.1.639
Release date
20 Feb 2026
Package identifier
Malwarebytes.AdwCleaner

Official downloads

These URLs are the ones Malwarebytes declares in its own manifest. We do not proxy or shorten them, and we do not host a copy.

Verify the file you downloaded

Run this against the file on disk. If the output does not match the hash below, the file is not what Malwarebytes published. Delete it.

Windows · PowerShell

Get-FileHash "adwcleaner" -Algorithm SHA256

macOS · Linux

shasum -a 256 "adwcleaner"

Expected output

7108ed065682eaa24b007c54fd994648c868bfe86a0a61648319e9707da73965

How we scored this 100 out of 100

SignalFindingPoints
SHA-256 hash published1 of 1 installers ship a SHA-256 hashWithout a published hash there is no way to prove the file you downloaded is the file the publisher built.30 / 30
Binary provenance1 on the publisher's own domainThe strongest signal against a repackaged installer: the file should come from the publisher, not from a mirror nobody vouches for.35 / 35
Served over HTTPS1 of 1 over HTTPSAn installer fetched over plain HTTP can be modified in transit.15 / 15
Release recencylast release about 6 months agoSoftware that has not shipped in years accumulates unpatched vulnerabilities.15 / 15
Licence declaredFreewareA declared licence tells you what you are actually allowed to do with the software.5 / 5

Every version on record1

Every AdwCleaner version with a published manifest, newest first. The most recent ones are listed above with their file names and hashes.

  • 8.8.1.639

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