Remove Not-a-Virus - how to delete adware

Files with "Not-a-Virus" in their name are adware programs that can make changes to your browser settings. To remove them from your PC, it helps to use an appropriate tool or go through the Control Panel.

Remove Not-a-Virus: it works with this tool

If you find a file on your PC that contains "Not-a-Virus" in its name, it is not a virus, but an adware. Although this is not malicious, it should still be removed from the PC because it can independently make changes to your browser settings.

1. The easiest way to remove Not-a-Virus adware is with the help of an appropriate program such as "AdwClear".
2. First, install the tool on your computer and then open it. From there, click "Scan" to perform the search for adware on your computer and delete all the found files.
3. Once the deletion of all adware files is complete, your computer will restart automatically.
4. To undo any browser settings changes made by Not-a-Virus, it is necessary to perform a browser reset.

How to remove Not-a-Virus manually from the Windows Registry

For experienced users, there is an additional option to delete all files with Not-a-Virus added via the Control Panel. To do so, go to "Programs and Features" in it, look for the adware in the displayed list and uninstall the corresponding programs from the PC. After that, it is additionally necessary to delete all the corresponding entries related to Not-a-Virus in the following registry folders: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\", "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Not-a-virus: Adware.win32.Bromngr.i" and "HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun".