A tool for removing PUPs using signatures
I am not currently maintaining this project, so it may have false positives and will NOT detect new threats. I am working on a complete rewrite, including a GUI and a better detection engine, but it may be a while.
WARNING: Due to a bug, the current version flags ALL files as malware. As this may cause harm to your system, please upgrade to the latest version before running this tool
The unwanted program removal tool is a free and open source tool for removing PUPs, which are often missed by antimalware products
The unwanted program removal tool does not require installation; you just need to download and run it.
Download the ZIP of this repo and unzip it.
Open Terminal (or another command line tool) and type cd and then the directory you extracted it to.
Run it using Python.
If you get an error, verify that you have Python 3 installed, and run pip3 install requests
Download the ZIP of this repo and unzip it.
Copy the directory where you extracted it to (open it in Explorer and verify scanner.py is in that directory if you are unsure)
Type cmd into the Windows search bar. Right click on Command Prompt and click Run as admin or Run as administrator. Confirm in the UAC.
Type python3 --version. If you get an error, download and install it from python.org
Type cd and then paste the directory you extracted to, and then type python3 scanner.py