Advanced Windows Manager is a program you did not install on your PC. Its appearance is usually accompanied by tons of unwanted advertisements and different alterations to your system. In that post, I will explain to you why that virus appeared on your PC, and how to get rid of it.

Advanced Windows Manager – what is it?

This strange application can correctly be identified as potentially unwanted program and adware. That type of virus shows you a lot of unwanted advertisements, flooding every website you visit with them. People who created that malware make profit on you in this way. Pay-per-view ad showing model has the smallest premium for each user. However, when banners are displayed chaotically, and “watchers” do not have a choice to skip the ad, it is quite easy to raise funds with these promotions.

Advanced Windows Manager is spread as a separate app that “will help you to change the design of Windows Manager”. Windows Manager is a system application which is responsible for organizing the access to connected devices, disk drives and computers in the local network. However, Advanced Windows Manager does not try to mimic that app. It offers questionable functionality, and gives you a huge amount of unwanted advertisements on all websites.

How did I get the Advanced Windows Manager?

This potentially unwanted program is spread in different ways. Sometimes, users on online forums may advise it to you, as a way to customize your system. Of course, those users are paid by the adware developer. Another popular distribution way is software bundling.

Software bundling is a way used by the freeware developers to raise funds. They also want to have lunch, but since their apps are free, they pack their program into a bundle with other apps. Those apps may be legit and safe, and you usually can choose if you want to install these programs or not. However, in cases when free software developers bundle their apps with viruses, you do not have any choice.

Another case when the software is spread in a bundle with viruses is when someone hacks the license checking mechanism of the certain app. In both cases, you need to check precisely the installation windows. You need to find the button named “Advanced installation settings” or “Choose the components”. After clicking it, you will likely see the list of additional programs which are about to be installed, and marks near them. Unmark all “side” programs to avoid the virus injection.