STEP 4: Scan and clean your computer with Emsisoft Anti-Malware STEP 5: Scan and clean your computer with Zemana AntiMalware. STEP 6: Use AdwCleaner to remove adware from a computer.

Here's how to remove it from your computer. Removing a program from your programs menu won't actually get rid of it. When you install a program, it leaves files all around your system.

But during a recent antivirus scan on my main computer, I was surprised to find a bunch of adware lurking on my device. Where did it come from? And most importantly, how did I get rid of it?